Fact of the Day
In Mantua's Palazzo Te, Giulio Romano's Room of the Giants has no corners: painted collapsing boulders and stucco wrap continuously around the walls and ceiling, dissolving the architecture so visitors feel engulfed by gods toppling giants.
Source: Smarthistory, Giulio Romano, Room of the Giants, Palazzo Te, Mantua
Today’s design
Louis Ghost Chair
A Louis XVI armchair reborn in a single mould of transparent polycarbonate.
See the real Louis Ghost Chair →A new fact every morning.Saturday, 17 October 2026