FAIRS & EVENTS A stitch in time4/23/2015From May 4 to 7, 2015 Frankfurt’s Techtextil trade fair will be showcasing smart textiles, luminescent fabrics, sensory garments, and much more besides. We have compiled the must-know details of the exhibition for you below.
FAIRS & EVENTS Fresh from the textiles lab4/23/2015Dynamic walls, luminescent concrete and polar-bear houses, a tour of the experimentation and research going into textile construction.
FAIRS & EVENTS Light emotions 4/22/2015The Euroluce and the events accompanying it in Milan showed how light and luminaire makers are tackling the challenges of the electronic age: with a specific mixture in each case of tradition, technology, and private equity investors.
FAIRS & EVENTS Work like the ancient Greeks4/22/2015Michele de Lucchi is convinced he has found what creative work primarily need. A walk on his installation "Workplace 3.0 - La Passegiata" at the Salone Ufficio.
FAIRS & EVENTS Milan Marginalia4/22/2015Blue is the new black, morning engagements, parties end abruptly, council is sought, and at long last there’s a door handle by Rem Koolhaas.
FAIRS & EVENTS Clerics meet Matrizia4/22/2015“An impure tongue does not taste; dulled senses only notice the sharpest stimuli, or they chew more than they feel.” – Johann Gottfried von Herder
FAIRS & EVENTS Between Fondue, Copy + Paste4/21/2015Visitors were hard pressed to spot any genuine talent at this year’s Salone Satellite – many young designers were championing products made to shine in the social networks. But we did discover them, those ingenious ideas.
FAIRS & EVENTS I am a freaky perfectionist4/21/2015Be it at Bosa, BD Barcelona, Ceccotti, Cassina, Fritz Hansen, Magis, MINI or at the Orto Botanico: Almost anywhere you look in Milan you stumble across designs by Jaime Hayon. Uta Abendroth spoke with the all-rounder about his recipe for success.
ARCHITECTURE A new architectural skin4/19/2015Somewhere between studio, lab, and manifesto: Contemporary architecture has rediscovered textiles’ countless properties and possibilities.
ARCHITECTURE The construction material of the future4/17/2015Textile research institutes and corporations have in recent years researched fiber-based alternative construction materials and developed products ready for market destined to replace classic materials like steel.
INTERVIEWS Klemens Schillinger4/16/2015: likes to keep things sparse and of late has moved back to his native Vienna
FAIRS & EVENTS From Brianza out into the wide world4/13/2015A prototypical design company: Molteni, founded 80 years ago in Brianza, now run by the third generation of family members, presents its products in a setting of Modern art.
FAIRS & EVENTS Sam Son Remo ZigZag4/12/2015Any number of novelties from Konstantin GrcicExcitement’s in the air. Shortly before the Salone opens some news has leaked out as regards what KGID is coming up with.
FAIRS & EVENTS Pattern seeks partner4/12/2015“Ottoman” by Scholten & Baijings for MorosoFresh, but not too sporty, leisurely in shape and color, but not too elegant – a truly fine recliner-cum-seat.
FAIRS & EVENTS On the sunny side4/11/2015Stefan Diez turns Yard into a family for EmuThink of “dolce vita” and of the American way of life. Sun and fresh air are musts, with the sea, the beach, the pool or the patio close by.
FEATURED Minimalist break with Pedrali4/10/2015Fresh colors, minimalist design and stylish furniture by Pedrali – food corporation Nestlé has come up with a persuasive recipe against canteen-world misery in open-plan offices for its new Italian head office in the industrial estate of “Milanofiori” in Assago, southeast of Milan.
FAIRS & EVENTS Gender-sensitive design4/9/2015In Hamburg, after years of preparation, in 2014 a new platform for presentations and debates relating to design opened in the form of designxport. Currently on show: an exhibition on the gender influence in design and possible alternatives.
FAIRS & EVENTS It has to be 484/9/2015“Stochastic” by Daniel Rybakken for LuceplanThe talented Norwegian has come up with a surprising luminaire – and owners can themselves decide the sculptural shape.
FAIRS & EVENTS Selected Manufacturers Milan Design Week 20154/7/2015The Salone with SaloneUfficio and Euroluce will open its doors from Tuesday 14th to Sunday 19th April. Amazing designs can also be found at the showrooms and events across the city. A list of selected manufacturers shows which exhibitors are to be found where.
FAIRS & EVENTS Not just for the lounge4/7/2015Barber & Osgerby for Knoll Int.A lounge chair, simple, slender and yet with a keen touch that makes sure it cuts a fine figure in any setting.
FAIRS & EVENTS Zestful balance4/7/2015“Belleville” by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for VitraThe chairs are light, the tables stand there with gravitas, sturdily grounded.
FAIRS & EVENTS Milan, the full Monty!4/6/2015Given their sheer immensity, you need to plan your visit to the Salone and the Fuorisalone in Milan quite carefully. Find out below which events, places, shows and symposiums are the real musts.
FAIRS & EVENTS Cool twist4/4/2015“Klapp” by Steffen Kehrle for Area DeclicIt may be challenging to design a chair. Even more so if it’s a folding chair.
FAIRS & EVENTS Light for the cave4/3/2015“LEDS Clay” by Maarten Baas and Bertjan Pot for DGPHThe two have little truck with Mainstream. What they do like is atavistic fun.
FAIRS & EVENTS Hungrier for knowledge than his peers4/2/2015Leonardo da Vinci at Palazzo RealeJust in time for the Salone, Palazzo Reale right next to the Cathedral is hosting the largest exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci the country has ever seen.
FAIRS & EVENTS Simply extravagant4/1/2015“Side Comfort” by Formstelle for ZeitraumAnyone possessing a sufficient number of modules can create forever new settee worlds.
FAIRS & EVENTS Surreal idols4/1/2015Jaime Hayon showcases a “Réaction Poétique” at CassinaLe Corbusier, not to mention Joan Mirò and other artists are secretly along for the ride when Jaime Hayon ironically evokes the spirit of Surrealism.
FAIRS & EVENTS In praise of Italianità3/31/2015Members of the furniture industry will soon be flocking to Milan again to worship the novelties cult at the Salone. What can we expect? Or is the furniture fair merely the appetizer before the Expo?
FAIRS & EVENTS Theater eye candy3/31/2015“Melt” by Front for Tom DixonThe British design company is hosting its Milan events in an abandoned theater, where novelties such as the “Melt” luminaire by designer-trio Front can be purchased on site.
FAIRS & EVENTS Get the lowdown on this table3/31/2015“Anemos” by Antonio Facco for CappelliniThere are things that are mysterious and yet very practical for precisely that reason.
FAIRS & EVENTS From carpet to pullover3/31/2015Inga Sempé for GolranFollowing Bertjan Pot and Raw Edges, Inga Sempé got the chance to dream up rugs for Israeli manufacturer Golran. We asked the French designer what she has in store for us.