MDW2025 – Day 4

April 11, 2025

The Balvenie, renowned Scottish distillery, debuts at the Milan Design Week 2025 by collaborating with British artist and designer Dr. Samuel Ross MBE and his studio SR_A. The immersive installation “TRANSPOSITION” explores the future of hospitality, combining industrial craftsmanship and natural elements in the stunning setting of the Napoleonian Foundries at 21 Via Thaon di Revel in Milan’s Isola district.

The work features impressive copper sculptures that symbolize the whiskey distillation process, creating a unique sensory environment. Inside the foundry, elements such as mist, shadow, light and sound combine to provide an immersive experience inspired by the alchemy of whiskey production. A sculptural copper bar serves customized drinks in unique glasses.

A video is uploaded here.

architecture, engineering and construction

To lie or to lose? The tendering dilemma

On unreasonable LOD requirements, dishonest tenders, and who really benefits A friend called me last week. BIM consultant, hands-on experience, knows what he’s doing. The situation he described was nothing new to me, yet it hit the same way it always does. The call He’s

June 24, 2026 9:00 am

books and literature

Arthur Machen’s Ornaments in Jade

Arthur Machen (1863–1947), born Arthur Llewellyn Jones, was an influential Welsh novelist and essayist widely regarded as a forerunner of 20th-century Gothic science fiction and a pioneer of “weird fiction,” so it’s a man after my own heart. Machen lived most of his life in

June 21, 2026 9:00 am

movies and tv

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die — and Other Things We Say Instead of Grieving

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a 2025 science fiction comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) and written by Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying). It was released early this year, but I just got around to seeing it now.

June 20, 2026 9:00 am