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For many furniture designers struggling to survive on two to five per cent royalties cheques, the recently departed David Bowie delivers a masterclass in ‘get rich or die at Salone’.
A chair is never simply a chair. In the case of Hlynur V. Atlason’s VON collection for ercol, seating taps into our increasingly blended lifestyle and ongoing search for authenticity. We met Atlason in the furniture halls of Milan Furniture Fair last month.
It’s been touted as a trend, but we predict it will only continue to increase in popularity, that is – furniture designed for use across multiple typologies. Here’s a round-up of standouts from the Salone.
The motoring and lifestyle brand collaborated with the London architecture firm to present MINI Living — Built by All, an installation dedicated to micro-living.
A collaboration with Dutch trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, Google’s Softwear exhibition demonstrates the harmony between technology and interior design.
Following his cast iron Brut collection for Magis, this year Konstantin Grcic translates industrial steel cabinet production to new uses. We spoke at the Magis stand at the Salone del Mobile.
Along with chairs, the Salone del Mobile has become synonymous with extravagant installations. Here is the top 6 from this year.
Oki Sato of Nendo needs no introduction. He has achieved cult status among designers and design-lovers alike, with a prolific output of products that range from cheesecake to robots, furniture items and more.
Short and snappy and straight from the streets. This is the quick-fire digest from a gamut of the world’s best designers at the 2018 Salone del Mobile Milan.
Salone del Mobile never has a shortage of chairs. We’ve picked out six that show why there’s still value in reinventing that wheel.
Vitra’s Typecasting exhibition prods at the way we project versions of ourselves online and in person, and studies the potential effects of societal changes on furniture typologies.
Chairs are the ‘sexy’ part of the furniture design world. And what would Salone del Mobile Milan be without a deluge of chairs? Here are our top picks of the most beautiful, compelling, innovative or just plain impressive chairs.
