Yearning for a sense of freedom. Permission to Play. Leif Sebastian’s approach: «I like to plan but also to be present enough to be informed by my surroundings»

3. Photographer Maurizio Annese visits Cascina Linterno in Milan to explore the dynamics and hierarchies among bees. In his shots, the investigation of a complex social structure becomes inspiration

«A mid-century vibe. We bought these postcards in California. A classic kind of collage scrapbook thing. Almost like a wishboard based on our longing». Lazoschmidl’s fantasy is a provoking game

«I love this idea of real objects, somehow flattened to be archived. There’s a mix of natural and artificial fibers. Real hair in contrast with the plastic hair of a brush»

German Expressionism, Egon Schiele, Modernism, Mirò. Rid Burman’s many inspirations draw from a distant, dreamlike world

Milan has many paradoxes: futuristic glass architecture and battered urban spaces: for Paola Valenti and Yosephine Melfi, surviving in modern cities is a question of adaptation – just like a gecko

Sarah Balhadère’s voyeuristic eye captures moments of ordinary monotony, believing it to be the most profound response to our needs

Irish photographer Eimear Lynch dedicated her summertime probing through intimate lives of young people across a series of portraits, freeing herself from introversion

Bravery, the High Jewellery collection – 90 pieces designed by Francesca Amfitheatrof. It took a global three-year search to source the sapphires, emeralds, rubies, diamonds and gemstones used on the pieces

Caterina de’ Medici on her way to Paris: Ginori 1735 launches the new home fragrance collection designed by Luca Nichetto – a tribute to the muse who galvanized France

«My wife Haruka is Japanese, I’m Italian, our daughter Joy is a mix of us with a French touch. Each one has a different story» – Ruggiero Cafagna and his exercises on diversity and the ease of love

Katie Silvester and Sam Carder roam around Scotland recounting how the concept of family has changed and how there is nothing more dynamic than human relationships

Guen Fiore and Rubina Vita Marchiori willing to investigate that eternal feminine that precedes and overcomes every prejudice, showing raw images made of shapes, materials and fabrics

«Behave ourselves, oppress the fire within, stop crying, don’t act so crazy, be quiet, ignore your urges, don’t display so much public affection, don’t be too wild» – freedom lies in doing the opposite

«Did I dream that or not? Sometimes I feel lonely in the heart, I guess it’s alright» – Photographer Joe Fetto’s shots are a nonsense poem 

«Boats are the toys of adults: thus customers want to be cuddled». From these words of Romano Bellini, photographer Luca Grottoli plays a game of glances on the apparently calm background of Iseo Lake

Photographer Jackie Kursel enjoys exploring the geography of sentiments. A photo narrative as a necessary condition for regaining our awareness

To create her portraits, Katerina Jebb works with scanners – «only the medium of scanography can accurately reproduce the subject matter»

A sharp irony that often plays a socially engaged role within Miss Beige’s works. The seriousness of the Milan stock exchange and the rides in Parco Sempione. A contradiction between the places

In the south of France, the photographer follows the workouts of a rugby team – «I shot the girls both before and after training to reveal the effort on their body and faces»

Bodies that morph according to objects, objects that morph according to bodies. Photographer Ottilie Landmark investigates the ever-changing relationship between objects and subjects