Florence Knoll Side Table

Quo vadis, furniture design? This year’s Salone del Mobile reveals a few ideas. An analysis in our glance back at the fair.

Studio Joanna Laajisto has created office spaces for an international agency that staff have already made into their second home.   

It is not only the architecture of the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris that is iconic, but also its interior. Pride of place there goes to Eero Saarinen’s “Conference Chair”, which is now set to furnish the building in a new version.

Everybody is talking about sustainable production. Camira has been practicing it for years. The British textile manufacturer makes fabrics from stinging nettles, hemp and jute and is a great champion of recycling.

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

A bit of precious metal is surely in order for birthdays.