Silvia Anna Barrilà is an Italian journalist based in Milan and Berlin. She has been a contributor to DAMn magazine since 2009. Since 2019 she has been in charge of the section Research & Realities, dedicated to research in the field of design.

Concrete & Palm Trees - DAMN° Magazine

Concrete & Palm Trees

Paulo Mendes da Rocha exposed The work of Paulo Mendes da Rocha is almost exclusively situated in South America, but his design concepts have spread throughout the world. His first […]

The Chair that Bounced Back - DAMN° Magazine

The Chair that Bounced Back

Celebrating Lina Bo Bardi One hundred years after the birth of architect Lina Bo Bardi, Arper has decided to produce a limited edition of her iconic Bowl Chair, designed in […]

No More Gassing-Up - DAMN° Magazine

No More Gassing-Up

In praise of the petrol station Professor Susanna Caccia has written two books on the subject of abandoned service stations, blatantly revealing just how incredible these small edifices actually are. […]

Disciplined Multidisciplinarity - DAMN° Magazine

Disciplined Multidisciplinarity

The ways of Thomas Schütte It makes a nice change to focus for a moment on Thomas Schütte’s engagement with architecture. Of his artistic practice and the magnificent range of […]

Wolfgang Laib: Pollen from Hazelnut - DAMN° Magazine

Wolfgang Laib: Pollen from Hazelnut

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Ruinous Joy - DAMN° Magazine

Ruinous Joy

Into the darkness with Cyprien Gaillard In his work, French artist Cyprien Gaillard embraces the dark qualities present in the world of today. Through focusing on the contrary and highlighting the […]

Would-be Paradise - DAMN° Magazine

Would-be Paradise

Desert islands for the taking The economic crisis can certainly have peculiar side effects. Take Greece. It is now selling off its desert islands in an eleventh-hour attempt to offset […]