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Maritime flair does not always have to be a matter of blue and white stripes, as is demonstrated by the recently opened Oktopussy design restaurant on the island of Norderney.

The grand review: These are the trends and highlights of this year's Milan furniture fair.

Stylepark at every turn: Follow our encounters and discoveries live from Milan in this daily updated feed.

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

In Milan, Konstantin Grcic presented his furniture collection “Chess” with Magis, a sofa with Established & Sons, a chair with Plank, and much more besides. Uta Abendroth spoke to him about inspiration, materials and the relocation of his studio.

You didn't make it to Salone del Mobile 2018? Never mind! Stylepark brings you the impressions of the trade fair and the showrooms in Milan on your monitor.

Imagine an arcade or a park without benches. Impossible. The parkbench is as important in urban spaces as salt is in soup. The most exciting models in an overview.

Velvet, fringes, cushions and love seats galore: The current sofas and easy chairs are ideal for creating a cozy lounge.

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

If everything becomes virtual, then the solid gets its day, be it heavy or light in appearance. Konstantin Grcic and Jasper Morrison prove this in very different ways.

Off we go! Take a walk with us through trade-fair fairyland, catch the mood at the one or other booth and a glimpse of the novelties at this year’s Salone del Mobile.

With its small, yet refined Interno Italiano line Giulio Iacchetti seeks to offer an alternative to the Big Brands. Typical Italian products from chairs to trays and even vases.