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How are kitchens changing in the digital age? Are they being reduced to a few items of furniture or expanding into new spatial concepts? The showrooms and trade-fair booths in Milan offered visionary examples and real concept ideas.

The current upper middle class loves opulent and exclusive things. That said, things are getting upgraded in far less lofty regions of the furniture world.

Whether proudly presenting or skillfully concealing their contents, the new bureaus, sideboards and shelf units at the Milan Furniture Fair deserve our complete attention.

Be they short or long of leg, simply unique or extravagant: there’s no end to the variety of tables in Milan.

Excitement’s in the air. Shortly before the Salone opens some news has leaked out as regards what KGID is coming up with.