Furniture on the move

11 maggio 2012

We don’t know if it has something to do with global warming or the longing for nature in our mechanized society, but this year the Salone del Mobile showed its green side and allowed for a true merger of interior and exterior. Whereby, at first glance it was more the decoration than the products themselves that highlighted this phenomenon.

Walking through the trade fair halls, many of the stands were cheerfully greened with plants. Large terracotta pots boasting meter-high plants usually found outdoors adorned living rooms; entire walls were made using palm trees, and hanging flower baskets decorated bedrooms and dining rooms alike. One often only noticed the actual products on the second glance: At first it looks like a seating group for the living room, and only after taking a closer look do you notice that the lavish pillows and wide cushions are in fact made of a weatherproof material, specifically designed for outdoor use. The addition of a thermal coating transforms wooden chairs into garden furniture and classic interior accessories such as side tables and stools are also available in a weather-resistant version. Nature is moving into the living space and furniture is moving outside. est

Outdoor, Salone del Mobile 2012

Green, everywhere you look: Poliform trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Plants take over the living room: Cassina trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Planting pots on the trade fair stand of Ligne Roset, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Green house at Gervasoni’s trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Hedge at Porro’s trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Photographic wallpaper with motifs from nature at Gandia Blasco, photo © Thomas Wagner, Stylepark

Swinging as though in the great outdoors at Dedon, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Cactuses at B&B Italia, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

“Medici” by Konstantin Grcic for Mattiazzi, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

“Gray” by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

“Helsinki” Kitchen-Office Counter by Desalto, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Sofa “Stave” by Piero Lissoni for Pierantonio Bonacina, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Vertical garden at Pierantonio Bonacina’s trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Shady foliage at Roda, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Flowers at Arflex, photo © Thomas Wagner, Stylepark

Rug “Vieques” by Patricia Urquiola for Kettal, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark

Looking through the greenery into the “Austrian Design” exhibition at La Pelota in Milan, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark -

Desalto
Helsinki Kitchen
Caronni - Bonanomi

Gandia Blasco: Normandie sofa @ Stylepark

Gandia Blasco
Normandie sofa
Stefan Diez

B&B Italia
MART
Antonio Citterio

Mattiazzi
Medici outdoor
Konstantin Grcic

Gandia Blasco: Tropez daybed @ Stylepark

Gandia Blasco
Tropez daybed
Stefan Diez

DEDON: SWINGREST Hanging Lounger @ Stylepark

DEDON
SWINGREST Hanging Lounger
Daniel Pouzet

Porro: Inlay chest of drawers @ Stylepark

Porro
Inlay chest of drawers
Front

Gandia Blasco
Tropez sofa
Stefan Diez

Kettal
Vieques rug
Patricia Urquiola

Paola Lenti
Welcome
Francesco Rota

DEDON
MU left modul
Toan Nguyen

Alias
dehors 372
Michele de Lucchi
Philippe Nigro

Gervasoni
Gray 08
Paola Navone

VITEO
Pure Lounge easy chair module

Moroso: Biknit chaise longue @ Stylepark

Moroso
Biknit chaise longue
Patricia Urquiola

SKITSCH
Frolla
Folco Orlandini
Andrea Radice

Cassina
LC3 outdoor
Le Corbusier

Tribù
Pure Sofa with "Casual"

SERRALUNGA
Hug
Marc Sadler

Lampert: Outdoor Lounge Chair Hirche 1953 @ Stylepark

Lampert
Outdoor Lounge Chair Hirche 1953
Herbert Hirche
Eric Degenhardt

Gandia Blasco: Flat Sofá Modular 4 @ Stylepark

Gandia Blasco
Flat Sofá Modular 4
Mario Ruiz

Emu
Intrecci 674
Carlo Colombo

Cassina
LC3 outdoor
Le Corbusier

Fornasarig: Swa lounge chair @ Stylepark

Fornasarig
Swa lounge chair
Shinobu Ito
Setsu Ito

Roda
Net Work 140
Rodolfo Dordoni

Kettal
Bitta Sofa
Rodolfo Dordoni

B&B Italia: CANASTA sofa low back @ Stylepark

B&B Italia
CANASTA sofa low back
Patricia Urquiola

Andreu World: Landscape Alu sofa @ Stylepark

Andreu World
Landscape Alu sofa
Lievore Altherr Molina

Gervasoni
InOut 503

B&B Italia
HUSK OUTDOOR
Patricia Urquiola

B&B Italia
SPRINGTIME sofa
Jean-Marie Massaud

Living Divani
Hoop sofa
Arik Levy

Toying around with a classic

On set in paradise