Off Cut

For one week a year, during the Salone del Mobile, Milan becomes a fairground, springboard and experimental lab all rolled into one. But with a little luck, there is indeed a small piece of paradise to be found somewhere in this rowdy setting. Taking a systematic approach to the fair won't help you here, but a passion for discovery just might.

He is considered a master of timeless elegance, and many of his designs have been steadily produced by leading manufacturers in the Italian furniture industry: Piero Lissoni, architect, designer and creative director of seven Italian furniture brands, has apparently cracked the "classic" code for furniture design. Now Knoll is launching new outdoor furniture with a claim to imperishability.

The Grand Park Hotel Rovinj by Croatian studio 3LHD and realized in collaboration with the interior designers at Lissoni Casal Ribeiro has become a gesamtkunstwerk looking out over the Old Town and Adriatic.

Located on the shores of Lago d’Orta in the Piedmont, Casa Fantini offers a pleasant combination of elegance and slow-paced living.

Villa Weidendall in Luxembourg by Rodolphe Mertens Architects draws its inspiration from the country’s industrial past and morphs between a delicate lightness and sculptural heaviness.

Why is architecture dangerous and how can a floor protect life – Martina Metzner talked about such things with Piero Lissoni – Special Guest at Domotex 2016.

Rest, nap, read or let your thoughts wander during the day – on a daybed. Be it an upmarket modern version, a narrow bench, a chaise longue or a new wave – they all look great.

Piero Lissoni’s sofas have an almost legendary reputation. In the design process, he draws inspiration from the Italian lifestyle, and not boring functionalism. Sandra Hofmeister talked to the Italian designer about sofas and royalties, beauty and rituals.

"Interieur 2010" in Kortrijk has as its title "The New World". And the trade fair organizers believe that the new world is characterized by optimism not pessimism, by reflection not superficiality, by color not sobriety. And thus it is that the Interieur biennial once again takes its stand as a promising place within the design universe.

Strong and light: Carbon is the high-flyer. In product design too and even in times when sustainability should play an ever greater role, the industrial material shows its sensational potential.