--- title: "Furniture on the move" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/furniture-on-the-move" language: "en" type: "article" description: "Milan’s Salone del Mobile is like a window on the future. A first glance reveals: Plants are moving back indoors, while furniture is stepping out for some fr..." published: "2012-05-11T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2024-10-14T09:01:06+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/moebel-auf-wanderschaft/l2_v333172_1046_237_268-1.jpg" --- # Furniture on the move Furniture on the move May 11, 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* ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_992_1336-1.jpg) Green, everywhere you look: Poliform trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark Green, everywhere you look: Poliform trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_720-3.jpg) “Gray” by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_697-5.jpg) “Helsinki” Kitchen-Office Counter by Desalto, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_373-7.jpg) Sofa “Stave” by Piero Lissoni for Pierantonio Bonacina, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_663-9.jpg) Vertical garden at Pierantonio Bonacina’s trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_720-11.jpg) Shady foliage at Roda, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_360-13.jpg) Flowers at Arflex, photo © Thomas Wagner, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_373-15.jpg) Rug “Vieques” by Patricia Urquiola for Kettal, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_373-17.jpg) Looking through the greenery into the “Austrian Design” exhibition at La Pelota in Milan, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark - ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_720-2.jpg) Plants take over the living room: Cassina trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_373-4.jpg) Planting pots on the trade fair stand of Ligne Roset, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_720-6.jpg) Green house at Gervasoni’s trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_673-8.jpg) Hedge at Porro’s trade fair stand, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_362-10.jpg) Photographic wallpaper with motifs from nature at Gandia Blasco, photo © Thomas Wagner, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_672-12.jpg) Swinging as though in the great outdoors at Dedon, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_320-14.jpg) Cactuses at B&B Italia, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/2012/furniture-on-the-move/l2_v333172_958_480_373-16.jpg) “Medici” by Konstantin Grcic for Mattiazzi, photo © Dimitrios Tsatsas, Stylepark