Probably on account of all the wood, upcycling and back-to-basics on show at Milan Design Week 2013, Granoff Sofa by
As we believe we’ve said before it is always especially pleasing when a designer you first got to know as
Although as a general rule we don’t want to think about Vienna Design Week during Milan Design Week – as
Back at Saloni Milano 2010 Ronan Bouroullec told us about his feeling that the internet and new technology could, perhaps
For us one of the highlights of Saloni Milano 2013 was/is Italian manufacturer Mattiazzi. And not just because they have
Back at Designers Open 2011 Norwegian designer Caroline Olsson caught our attention with “Curious”, a wooden lamp inspired by pencil
Those Milan Design Week visitors brave enough to venture north of Garibaldi Station, yes there is civilisation up there, will
As it was our first event of Milan Design Week 2013, we’re honouring Artemide with the first post from Milan
Before Milan Design Week and Furniture Fair really get started we took the opportunity to relax a little and to
In little under a week the Doors of Hell will once again open to release Milan Design Week on our
We’re almost at the end of our Milan 2012 coverage. Not because we’ve run out of themes; but have run
As reported elsewhere in these pages, there is a great deal of hope in the UK that the 2012 Summer
Back in October one of our highlights at Vienna Design Week 2011 was the exhibition kidsroomZOOM! Essentially a mid-town Vienna
It’s probably fair to say the biggest surprise at Salone Satellite 2012 was seeing Rui Alves aka My Own Super Studio.
We bow to no man in our admiration for the people of Belgium. Not only have they common sense to
As regular readers will know one of our favourite design festivals is Vienna Design Week. And one of our all-time
At Milan 2011 Moormann presented the prototype of Pressed Chair by Harry Thaler. At Milan 2012 the market ready version
At Fuori Salone Milano 2011 we helped Moormann construct their stand. And of course took the opportunity to chew the
Among the new Vitra products launched in Milan one of the most eye-catching was Waver by Konstantin Grcic. Following an
Billed as being an “… experimental, collaborative journalism project that aims to lift the lid on the design world to
As you know we’re no huge fans of Milan. Love the city. Don’t love the size and cost of their
Among the more interesting co-operations we saw in Milan was the first product from Konstantin Grcic for Azucena. Entre-Deux is
In addition to his Kids Only Collection, Richard Lampert presented two new products in Milan: Stijl by Alexander Seifried and
As you know we are big fans of Brooklyn designer Jason Miller. And of the from Jason Miller established lighting
Sometimes its hard to remember that Milan isn’t just about showing off how clever you are. Its also about furniture.