Marie Claire Maison KOR — 03/2022

Elle Decor IT — 03/2022

Alfabeto steals the show in Milan and Naples.

A warm, fond thank you to all the friends who visited us in Milan at the ADI Design Index exhibition and in Naples during the EDIT Napoli 2021 show. For 10 days, Alfabeto was presented on handcrafted terracotta at the ADI Design Museum in Milan in an exhibition that collects the best design put into…

Alfabeto has been selected for the ADI Design Index 2021.

Alfabeto, the collection in handcrafted terracotta and lava stone designed by Margherita Rui for 950, has been selected by the Permanent Design Observatory for the “Design for Living” section of Design Index 2021. Alfabeto will thus be competing in the selection for the next Compasso d’Oro that will be awarded in 2022.   Alfabeto has…

Elle Decoration NL — 02/2022

950 at EDIT Napoli 2021 in a project with Margherita Rui.

A unique opportunity and an original context to present a new iconic version – on a lava stone surface – of Alfabeto, the Ninefifty collection designed by Margherita Rui  which won the best new product award at the 2020 edition of the design show. In this installation, interior decoration takes on a sculptural and architectural appeal:…

Casa Living — 09/2021

Elle Decor IT — 07/2021

Alfabeto as a rediscovery of the antique making.

In Scicli, Alfabeto ceramics find again their original language. Grotta and Carrubo, the home-shelter of Margherita Rui, ninefifty’s designer and creative director, hosts the handcrafted terracotta pieces in a place which reveals all the primitive beauty of matter. An ancient aesthetic in which the Sicilian craftsmanship that distinguishes Alfabeto ceramics lives on.   Ceramics as…

Alfabeto, designed by Margherita Rui, won first prize at EDIT Napoli 2020.

Many never-before-seen products were assessed and examined by the jury composed of Debbie Millman – Design Matters –, Luca Nichetto – Nichetto Studio – and Alessandro Valenti – Elle Decor Italia. Alfabeto won first prize thanks to its ability to combine research, creativity and top-quality manufacture.