Hello Gazetta Readers,
I didn’t think it would happen like this. That a theme could creep in like voltage under the skin—quiet at first, barely noticeable. And then suddenly, there it is. Buzzing in the fingertips. Charging the page. Flickering like a sign you were never meant to ignore.
We set out to build a design issue. Clean lines. Global perspectives. Something structured, stylish—tidy, even. But instead, we caught a current.
Because design, like the moment we’re living in, no longer sits still.
Art today doesn’t just exist—it reacts. Design doesn’t just decorate—it demands. We’ve entered a world where architecture glows, textiles glitch, and wellness wears couture. Where artists build memory from motion, and machines whisper back when you walk into the room.
So this month, we followed the pulse. From Milan, where Technogym turned movement into an immersive manifesto on wellness, to the neon temples of Tokyo and the dirt-wired poetry of Lagos. From jewelry that speaks to home styled offices— every piece in this issue asks the same question: What happens when the material world starts thinking, feeling, and remembering with us?
And for me, it’s a proud issue for another reason too.
This month, I had the honor of featuring two stories close to my heart—on visionary Eritrean voices:
Cultural designer Teclit Sebhatu, and master painter Michael Adonai. Their work doesn’t just speak of identity—it redefines the language. Their journeys remind us that heritage, art, and innovation can share a canvas. That memory itself can be material. These stories hit home for me—because they are home. They remind me where I come from. They remind me why we do this.
We’re also welcoming two brilliant new minds to the Gazetta contributor circle: April Branch, who joins us in her birthday month, writing from Richmond, VA, with a voice that glows from within. And Felix Adu, whose perspective—shaped between Lagos, Sweden, and everywhere in between—reads like sculpture in motion.
April and I go way back—college corridors, off-campus wanderings, and late-night soul talks. Seeing her voice come alive here feels full circle. Felix, with his precision and poetic curiosity, already feels like part of the creative DNA.
But they’re just two of the many who make this issue what it is.
To Alexandra Popescu-Zorica, whose piece on yours truly still has me blushing (and re-reading). To Raissa Bartoli, reporting from Milan with sharp eyes and soft power. To Movawonen NL, Sonia Haboub, Robert McFadden, EVVIE 7, and everyone who showed up on these digital pages with honesty, wit, and wonder— thank you. You make Gazetta breathe.
And then there’s the cover. Created with AI, but pulsing with something innately human—movement, color, tension, curiosity. It’s the kind of space I’d want to sit in barefoot, sip something strong, and lose track of time. It feels alive. And that’s the point.
So here’s to form that flickers. To stories that vibrate. To innovation that stirs something ancient in us.
Here’s to what doesn’t sit still—and never should’ve.
Plug in. Feel it. You’re home.
