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| Patricia Urquiola's Foliage sofa |
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| Gentry sofa by Patricia Urquiola |
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| Patricia Urquiola's Klara chair |
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| BIKNIT Patricia Urquiola |
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| Ligne Roset, 'Ploum', Design Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec |
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| Enzo Mari for Hermes |
At the last Milan design Week we saw a lot of new proofs for that. The famous luxury brand Hermes made their debut at the fair with impressive new furniture ranged and accesssories and 'Net' by Philippe Starck for Zegna received a lot of attention. The photo right shows the MY Design/100 Bench by Michael Young for the Milan based fashion label Trussardi, made by hand in wood or plastic and covered in Trussardi leather with a pleated motif, and below is an elegant table from Versace's new home collection, where metal is used structurally and decoratively. via
“Multiple” - RAPHAEL CHARLES The "Multiple" low table is made of a group of repetitive elements in solid beech, "glued" to one another by an invisible magnetic system which enables one to modulate the table infinitely. Depending on the different configurations, they will be assembled in order to form just one low table in variable shapes, or in separate , different islets to best fit the space.  |
| V ertical Garden Carpet by Nuala Goodman |
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| Nectar Lamp by Rebecca Asquith |
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| Monstera by Philip Ahlstrom |
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| Grass Light by Jovana Chris Lei |
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| Wig by Tania Da Cruz |
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| Carlo Scarpa |
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| _'Colour on Colour' mirrors by Johanna Grawunder for Glas Italia |
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| 'Candy' lights by Jaime Hayon for Baccarat |
"Fan is a modern take on the classical Windsor chair. A British archetype converted to a contemporary silhouette, Fan makes an exclamation mark in any environment. The process involves spindles of wood carefully turned, thinned and steam bent to create the slatted silhouette. The wood is then stained in our new highlight colour, Indigo. Fan has a black leather seat pad."
“We were particularly interested by the fact that all the equipment is powered by solar energy and that the wood is coming from the surrounding areas to be carefully selected without the use of any chemical treatments. They came back to the basics and this is precisely what piqued our interest and our fascination for the Mattiazzi family’s endeavor”
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| Raw Edges benches at Dilmos gallery |
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| 'Pl(a)ywood' coffee table by Silvia Knüppel, on show as part of Design Deutschland |
There seems to be a lot of fantasy and romanticism this year at Salone in Milan.
"the renowned modern design gallery Nilufar has teamed up with Patricia Urquiola and three other well-known and emerging designers (Michael Anastassiades, Andrea Salvetti, and Studio Nucleo) to exhibit “Ricognizioni,” a collection of new, unique, and limited-edition furniture, art, and lighting... When conceiving the exhibit, Nilufar owner Nina Yasher asked to see some of Urquiola’s favorite designs that never made it into production. “Normally, I like to work with an idea that eventually can become a series,” explains Urquiola, “but sometimes the designs are simply too complicated.” Thus there are four such pieces that she will be exhibiting as limited editions. First, there’s the table that was created for the stage set of Monteverdi’s baroque opera L’Incoronazione di Poppea; it has two legs replaced by stacks of boxes, one of which opens as a drawer. Then there’s an asymmetrical version of the classic Comb armchair, in yellow and petrol blue, which Urquiola admits has been an obsession since childhood. “I had one in white in my playroom when I was little, actually—and I’ve always loved it,” she says. Then, there’s a series of vases from Murano, and lastly, and perhaps most striking when set among the frescoes of the Palazzo, there is a massive interactive sequin-covered canvas entitled, “To waste or not to waste,” a limited-edition of ten. The sequins are printed on both sides with various words, so that, Urquiola explains, “when you touch the canvas, you change it.”" via
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| barbara vos |
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| Floris Wubben |
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| Noa Haim |
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| ExpanTable round |
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| The fair in 1962 |
"launched in 1961 by a small coalition of furniture manufacturers from within the Federlegno-Arredo trade association with the aim of promoting the exportation of Italian furniture...soon became the most prestigious international event in the world of furniture design and production" - and still is!May be one of the most interesting exhibitions expected to be presented at Milan Desin Week 2011 is 'Poetry happens'curated by Werner Aisslinger, Tim Brauns and Fabien Dumas.
"it stands to be a display of archetypal prototyped
objects or installations with a narrative design quality whether it be through the 'poetry of making',
'poetry of collages', 'poetry of prototyping', 'poetry of spaces and installations' or the 'poetry of sustainability.
here, designers, architects and artists give their personal approach and interpretation of their work in relation to poetry." (designboom)
