Dutch designer duo Scholten & Baijings add subtle patterns and colors to forms, make fabric rhubarb stalks objects of communication, envelop design classics with their "Colour Plaids" and reinterpret traditional Dutch items of furniture. At the Milan Furniture Fair, they premiered designs with Established & Sons. Markus Frenzl caught up with the designers in Rotterdam and Milan.
Salone del Mobile 2010 has been and gone. Which of the new designs will endure, and which will swiftly be forgotten? The Stylepark ABC of the most persuasive new products predicts what may that future may be.
Admittedly, the borders of the Zona Tortona are a little frayed at the edges and in the new design district Ventura Lambrate designers are pushing into an area where artists once thronged, but there is a great deal to be discovered here. And, when all is said, when it comes to furniture design, things do tend to go around in productive circles.
News & Stories | Salone del Mobile Milan 2010
Success depends on courage
by Amelie Znidaric
With the exhibition "Quali cose siamo" (The things we are), the Triennale Design Museum in Milan is presenting a new portrayal of Italian design as interpreted by Alessandro Mendini.
News & Stories | Salone del Mobile Milan 2010
Selected Exhibitors at Saloni 2010 in Milan
The exhibition "Totem and Taboo", which is taking place parallel to the Salone del Mobile in Milan, regards art as a kind of "father figure" of design. It features various artists and designers who explore the exciting relationship between the two fields.
News & Stories | Salone del Mobile Milan 2010
Plastered Light
by Amelie Znidaric
What happens if you cross BMW, Kvadrat and Flos with Patricia Urquiola and Guilio Ridolfo in order to try and develop a completely new interior design for an automobile? "The Dwelling Lab" shows you.
April showers bring May flowers: This year it brings the trend color yellow. Be it lemon yellow, Indian yellow or golden yellow - the ambivalent effect of the color is being put to the test.
News & Stories | Salone del Mobile Milan 2010
Jotted down on paper
by Sandra Hofmeister
This year there were again countless things to discover during the Salone del Mobile in Milan. While there is still far too much decoration instead of serious design, the important names in the industry seem to be out to consolidate, not just economically, but also in terms of design.
News & Stories | Salone del Mobile Milan 2010
On your marks, get ready for… Milan
by Daniel von Bernstorff
To help you find your way around beyond the hustle and bustle of the trade fair itself, we have compiled an overview of the numerous exhibitions, installations and orchestrations in the city of Milan during the Salone del Mobile.
This year for the first time the Milan furniture fair will be getting an exciting new "Fuori Salone" zone: "Ventura Lambrate"