MAGAZINE Do I wish to sit on a chair that lights up?6/26/2013The idea is unusual, possibly even revolutionary. In the form of “Natevo” Italian bed specialist Flou has involved the public in the design process – and brought glowing furniture to market.
MAGAZINE 10 Questions for Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli (OMA)5/19/2013The new collection by Rem Kohlhaas’ OMA for Knoll International is one of the positive surprises of this years Salone. Daniel von Bernstorff spoke to Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, head of the OMA design team, about the cooperation with Knoll, the poetry of moving marble and about the end of signature design.
MAGAZINE 18 million coins for the Underground5/7/2013In 2012, Edward Barber uand Jay Osgerby caused quite a stir with their design for the Olympic torch. This year the two architects are placing a renewed emphasis on furniture design. Uta Abendroth met with one half of the duo, Jay Osgerby, in Milan, where their sofas, tables and stool premiered at Knoll.
MAGAZINE Warning: Furniture subject to mood swings5/6/2013From parasitic furniture design to depressing lighting, to poetic wall projections. The young generation of designers at SaloneSatellite turned out to be both fresh and experimental in their approach. And in the competition to be crowned the best young designer at SaloneSatallite it was Portuguese designer Tania da Cruz who came out on top with her range of sustainable cork products.
MAGAZINE Colour Attack!5/6/2013Loud colors, pastel hues and any amount of highlights. New, unusual color designs for tables, chairs and sofas really stimulated the eye in Milan. Following fashion’s suit. The best example is Vitra with a new color concept for its classics. From occasional contrasts to complete color harmony – the trend is definitely for interiors to become more colorful. And a good thing, too.
MAGAZINE Life is too short for jetlag5/2/2013Jean-Marie Massaud lives and works according to the motto “Design is nothing, life is everything.” Uta Abendroth spoke to the Frenchman about his “Lightwing” design for Foscarini, the quality of light, the right way to grow and life outside of work.
MAGAZINE The path is the goal4/26/2013This year’s Ventura Lambrate was part of the FuoriSalone for the fourth time. The meeting point for next-generation design, experiments and ambitious individual exhibitors had a real feel of work in progress about it. Development and manufacturing processes played a major role.
MAGAZINE To light or to illuminate – that is the question4/24/2013For quite some time, manufacturers of decorative luminaires were hard hit by the innovation of LEDs. What to do with their traditional designs that were built around lamps and spots? They have since overcome the future shock and the industry is now fielding new products in all shapes and sizes.
MAGAZINE Head for the exit, eyes closed!4/24/2013It would seem obvious that a sensitive nose need not necessarily offer a good handle on things. And designers of all ages should be making sparing use of spaghetti, leather scraps, iron pipes, champagne buckets, wooden laminate and most certainly erotic objects. The seven deadly Salone sins show just who ignored this advice.
MAGAZINE Good designers, successful products – Milan Marathon part 34/23/2013No, there was no revolt. Even Ventura Lambrate had nothing on offer that even came close to a taste of the future. Instead it was above all Konstantin Grcic who once again showed just what contemporary design can do.
MAGAZINE Streamlined nomads – The Milan marathon part 24/17/2013And on we go. To make headway, we up the pace a little and cast a glance at fluorescent yellow shoes, peek into showrooms, inner courtyards, gardens and historical buildings.
MAGAZINE It’s oh so quiet4/17/2013Beyond the hustle and bustle of the fair, BMW joined forces with the Bouroullec brothers and presented an installation that aims to articulate the automotive marque’s new orientation toward sustainability and electromobility. A chat with Head of Design Adrian van Hooydonk sheds light on an unconventional vision of mobility for the future.
MAGAZINE An evening with Karl4/17/2013None other than Karl Lagerfeld graced this year’s Salone del Mobile with his presence. The master of elegance held court with Cassina, for whom he immortalized a selection of furniture classics on film. A marriage of icons the likes of which has never been seen before. And a one-off, almost one-to-one evening with Karl.
MAGAZINE What a relief – The Milan marathon part 14/17/2013Milan 2013, a mixture of prudence, consolidation and solid design work. A little less hype and fewer prototypes, too. This is certainly doing the industry good.
FAIRS & EVENTS Craftsmanship & Design: Salone Satellite, ever young4/4/2013How you get into the Salone Satellite as a young designer and all the things that can come of it.
INTERVIEWS Nichetto = Nendo: Working with kami no ku and shimo no ku4/4/2013The formula N = N sounds intriguing, as does the collaboration. But how did the whole thing work and what came out of it?
MAGAZINE Aava: Making wood flow4/4/2013Nature offers a really great inspiration source. Finnish designer Antti Kotilainen has adopted the metamorphoses that shape nature for a chair collection in collaboration with Arper.
MAGAZINE Membrane and Cradle: Benjamin Hubert modulates materials4/4/2013Does a comfortable armchair necessarily have to be big and heavy with thick padding nowadays? Benjamin Hubert asks questions, using them as a starting point to design not one, but two armchairs.
MAGAZINE Yoshioka’s mirage: Mirror, mirror, on the wall…4/4/2013Can a mirror be anything more than a mirror? Tokujin Yoshioka responds to this question in the affirmative, and with a great deal of finesse at that.
MAGAZINE Yoko: Anderssen&Voll dream up a luminaire for Foscarini4/3/2013We had thought it to be “ex oriente lux”. But “Yoko’s” charming light actually hails from the North.
MAGAZINE Moormann or Milan, don’t fire my ire!4/3/2013Milan is definitely not just a matter of novelties. There are also defeats and losses to report. One prominent loss who takes his own irritation quite literally playfully is Nils Holger Moormann.
MAGAZINE Fionda, Medici, Radice: wooden items by Jasper, Konstantin and Sam4/3/2013Mattiazzi is extending Konstantin Grcic’s Medici armchair to include a footstool and a table. Jasper Morrison has busied himself with a camping frame, while Sam Hecht has elected to remain upright.
MAGAZINE This That Other: Stefan Diez has a new trick up his sleeve for e154/3/2013It was at the latest with the premiere of “Houdini” that we realized that Stefan Diez is a magician. Now he has shown that he’s a master of card tricks too.
MAGAZINE Bikini Island: 4 questions for Werner Aisslinger4/3/2013What do seating isles, a two-part bathing suit and an atoll have in common? Werner Aisslinger knows...
MAGAZINE Mikado: Showing what you’ve got...4/3/2013... or perhaps not? Cupboards protect objects from prying eyes, light and dust – unless they are designed by Front.
MAGAZINE On Billy Wilder’s set: The things the Eames trained their lenses on4/3/2013Did you know that Charles Eames took photos on his friend Billy Wilder’s movie sets? A current exhibition reveals his photographic work – and much more besides.
MAGAZINE SixE: A PearsonLloyd chair for Howe4/3/2013You can get stacking chairs two a penny. But now PearsonLloyd has developed the SixE for Howe. While it has four legs, it is in fact a combination of six “e”s.
INTERVIEWS 6 Questions to Claudio Luti4/3/2013In times shaped by globalized markets, offering high-quality even perfect products simply doesn’t make the grade. Robert Volhard posed six questions on the future of the Italian furniture sector to Claudio Luti, the new president of Cosmit and CEO of Kartell.
MAGAZINE Gardenias: Jaime Hayon’s garden fantasies4/2/2013Gardenias, even the name has a special ring to it. In particular as the eponymous collection that Jaime Hayon designed for BD Barcelona offers more than just a touch of garden romanticism.
MAGAZINE Club and More: Agape presents Mangiarotti4/2/2013A chair, a table and a retrospective – anyone with an appreciation of Angelo Mangiarotti’s work will certainly get their money’s worth in Milan this year.