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           Singapore        
 
        
          
    
        
           Old and new in Singapore.        
 
       
    
       
           Chinatown        
 
        
          
    
        
           Portraits of vibrant Chinatown, Bangkok. (C) Mario Gagliardi        
 
       
    
       
           Groove        
 
        
          
    
        
           a collection of animated GIFs to look at while listening to good music.        
 
       
    
       
           Nara Vernacular        
 
        
          
    
        
           Vernacular architecture and interior details from Nara, Japan.© Mario Gagliardi.        
 
       
    
       
           Mazinger dreams of Robots        
 
        
          
    
        
           Robots by Morishita, spaceships by Joao Ribeiro, Tyler West, Tuomas Korpi, David Kang and others, ci...        
 
       
    
       
           Looking        
 
        
          
    
        
           Portraits, 2013. (C) Mario Gagliardi        
 
       
    
       
           Colors        
 
        
          
    
        
           The colors of Little India, Singapore. (C) Mario Gagliardi        
 
       
    
       
           Interior 2011        
 
        
          
    
        
           Interior design in Paris        
 
       
    
       
           Liquid Logo        
 
        
          
    
        
           a work in progress        
 
       
    
       
           Mediterranean Impressions        
 
        
          
    
        
           from a boat trip in Adriatic Sea in 2012        
 
       
    
       
           Tom the cat says        
 
        
          
    
        
           hungry!        
 
       
    
       
           The Art of Japanese Food        
 
        
          
    
        
           color. taste. composition. sheer yumminess.        
 
       
    
       
           Wood, Stone, Paper, Water        
 
        
          
    
        
           Black and white photography from Kyoto, Japan.        
 
       
    
       
           Geometric compositions        
 
        
          
    
        
           The beginnings of an idea        
 
       
also:
 Night Stories        
 
        
  
 (C) Mario Gagliardi 2014        
      
        
       
 
 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        
      
        
       
 
 DC Tower        
 
        
  
 Photography and image manipulation of the DC Tower by Dominique Perrault in Vienna as part of a proj...        
      
        
       
 
 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        
      
        
       
 
 fotoform: subjective photography        
 
        
  
 The photographic experiments of the Surrealists and the Bauhaus Group had been interrupted by World ...        
      
        
       
 
 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.        
      
        
       
 
      
      
    
      
      
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