Twenty Twentyone

Impressions from Vienna in the latter half of 2021. Images by Mario Gagliardi.

Parallel Universe

Sometimes, you can catch one of these scenes when things seem less real, as if another version of re...

The gilded castle

Besides castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Peles is the most remarkable turn-of-the-century castle i...

The Heavy Palace

The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest was built in the nineteen-eighties after a design by Anca ...

Paris

Paris 2019. (C) Mario Gagliardi

Street Life

Photographic impressions in the streets of Tokyo and Kyoto. (C) Mario Gagliardi

Painted by Time

Inricate patterns created by lichens, made over time around the tiny cracks of ceramic tiles. (C) Ma...

Brand

Brand and product development project for a series of Korean premium specialty food products. (C) Ma...

The art of improvising art

The recently abandoned administrative headquarters of Austrian Post, an imposing turn of the century...

Management 7

7 thoughts on management: Paradox, Management, Hierarchy, Bureaucracy, Trust, Vision, Motivation. (C...

Grids

Twelve essential business analysis grids for design management.

Place cards

Place cards for business meetings: Graphics of common business metaphors are placed in front of meet...

The Many Sides of the Moon

Variations on light refraction patterns through a prism, in a set-up reminding on the iconic cover o...

Muhamma

Happy days in the town of Muhamma, Kerala, India. Images (C) Mario Gagliardi 2014.

Hotel Metropole

Hotel Metropole, Mysore, India. This remarkable building was constructed by the Maharaja of Mysore t...

The ghost of Vasco Da Gama

Kappad beach near Kozhikode (Calicut), India, where the Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama landed on ...

Travel Stories

Images from Taichung, Taiwan; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Berlin, Germany; Frankfu...

Seen or remembered

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Ben...

Postcards from Miami

Art Deco in Miami Beach. Photos (C) Mario Gagliardi

Brasilia, Brazil

Brasilia, Brazil, 1997. Photos have been taken on an analog camera with Kodachrome Film. (C) Mario G...

China

Photographic impressions of Shanghai, Hangzhou and surroundings. © Mario Gagliardi

Hong Kong

Impressions from Hong Kong. © Mario Gagliardi

Mid-century Doha

Many buildings in Doha built between the fifties and seventies have been of special interest for the...

Illustrations

A collection of illustrations and graphics. (C) Mario Gagliardi 2006-2009.

Vienna - Venezia

Memory´s images, once they are fixed in words, are erased, Polo said. Perhaps I am afraid of losing...

The evening in India

I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and...

都 The Miyako

Shinjuku 新宿区

Shinjuku, Tokyo. Ⓒ Mario Gagliardi.

Kawthoung

Impressions of Kawthoung, the southernmost town of Burma (Myanmar).

Street Food

Gastronomy on wheels: Since the economic crisis of 1998, Americans are wholeheartedly embracing the ...

Neighbourhood Transport

The Tuk Tuk: the most symbolic vehicle of Thailand. A cross between a motorcycle and a rickshaw, thi...

Omotesando and Roppongi Hills 表参道ヒルズ 六本木ヒルズ

A walk around Omotesando Hills (表参道ヒルズ) and Roppongi Hills (六本木ヒルズ) in Tokyo...

Dhows

images from my research about the building and repairing of Qatari Dhows, the traditional boats of t...

Milano

Snapshots from the furniture fair in Milan. (C) Mario Gagliardi 2010.

Broadcasting

There was a time when there was no reality show, and news was exciting. Reality only needed a good n...

Sidewalks

People on the sidewalks of London.

La casa

Back to the basics in Tuscany. Images (C) Mario Gagliardi 2018

Carlo Scarpa: Tomba Brion

Black and white photos of the Tomba Brion, designed by Carlo Scarpa.© Mario Gagliardi.

Poul Kjaerholm

chairs designed by Poul Kjaerholm.

Driftwood

Black and white studies of driftwood.

Singapore

Old and new in Singapore.

Chinatown

Portraits of vibrant Chinatown, Bangkok. (C) Mario Gagliardi