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Yusuke Kawai has designed the ‘Kawara’ lighting collection made of extruded aluminium for Pedrali. In this interview, he tells us what traditional roof tiles have in common with his collection and why he appreciates the experiment.
Yusuke Kawai has designed the ‘Kawara’ lighting collection made of extruded aluminium for Pedrali. In this interview, he tells us what traditional roof tiles have in common with his collection and why he appreciates the experiment.
The successful ‘Marie’ collection from Freifrau gets a new twist: the ‘Marie Lounge Swing Seat’ with high or low backrest offers comfortable and carefree seating.
The Salone del Mobile.Milano and the Milan Design Week took place from 8 to 13 April 2025. In the review, you can find out which ideas are currently moving the creative minds and which concepts were particularly impressive.
Light has a system – and something to tell. A best-of of the new luminaires from Milan, from the Euroluce Biennale and the exhibitions in the city, with archaic materials and capricious personalities.
During the Milan Design Week, COR is presenting ‘Kagu’, a chair with a very balanced design. Designed by Jehs+Laub, the Stuttgart-based design studio combines a cleverly constructed wooden frame with an upholstered seat shell whose movable backrest offers a high level of comfort.
Arper is presenting exciting research into sustainable production at the Salone del Mobile. This includes the further development of the ‘Catifa’ chair: ‘Catifa (RE) 46’.
Under the motto ‘Metal is our nature’, Desalto is presenting a dialogue between contrasts at the Salone del Mobile 2025: soft upholstery and hard metal. Francesco Rota has devised an installation that harmoniously combines this contrast and picks up on the geometry of Desalto's metal furniture.