Milan Design Week Archives - Page 2 of 4

Apr

24

2014

Sarah Böttger & Hanna Emelie Ernsting at Salone Satellite

Milan is awash with churches. Milan is awash with monasteries. Basilica. Friaries. And other suitable locations for submitting penitence. We

Apr

17

2014

One of the stand out objects for us in the Young Perspectives exhibition shown in Boffi’s Cologne flagship store during

Apr

14

2014

Triennale Design Museum Milan Italian Design Beyond the Crisis Autarky Austerity Autonomy Tarshito Di Cillo Garofalo Giangregorio Scarcelli Il vaso l Albero e il Rosso Struttura in ferromuschio cortecce e corda 2013

One could be facetious and say that organising an exhibition looking at “the creative potential triggered by crises in the

Apr

13

2014

If we’re honest, we really, really, should have seen it coming. We didn’t. Having been acquired in 2013 by Vitra,

Apr

11

2014

In design the term “readymade” is used to refer to products created by giving existing objects a new function; generally

Apr

11

2014

“We are red, we are white, we are Danish dynamite!” So sang the Danes their national football team to victory

Apr

11

2014

Moooi Nut Chair Marcel Wanders Prop Light Bertjan Pot

Preparing for his solo exhibition “Pinned Up at the Stedelijk, 25 years of design” clearly helped Marcel Wanders tackle, and

Apr

10

2014

Uncino by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Mattiazzi

“Modern office chairs can be like machines, very technical. We wanted to create something a little softer, more human.” So

Apr

10

2014

Exhibitions in which designers present objects that inspire them are nothing new. But are by their very nature exhibitions that

Apr

09

2014

As regular readers will be aware, unlike The Kinks we are no dedicated followers of fashion. Millinery is another matter

Apr

09

2014

Vitra Charles and Ray Eames EA 101, 102 104

Older readers will remember how last year one of the Vitra Senior Manager’s quoted from this blog in his pre-fair

Apr

08

2014

“With Milan design week, as with life”, we noted in our Milan Design Week 2014 preview, “the best, most interesting, most

Apr

08

2014

Many people, if not peoples, could currently be forgiven for reacting somewhat sceptically to the notion of a “Happy Future”.

Apr

01

2014

“Okay so is there ANYTHING interesting happening in Milan this year?” asked dezeen founder and Editor in Chief Marcus Fairs

Dec

28

2013

As a general rule May doesn’t exist for us… it is just a fluid continuation of April. And of Milan.

Dec

27

2013

The biggest April fool is…. us, for always going to Milan! That said, as ever, we did find a few

May

20

2013

The first object to attract our attention on Atelier Bonk’s stand in the Ventura At Work exhibition in Milan was

May

18

2013

With DMY Berlin standing in front of the door like some excited child waiting to be taken to its chums

May

16

2013

We quote: “It’s probably fair to say the biggest surprise at Salone Satellite 2012 was seeing Rui Alves aka My Own

Apr

24

2013

More intuitive readers will have enjoyed our post on the exhibition “Objects for Neighbours” from IMM Cologne 2013 and for

Apr

19

2013

A few weeks ago in our post on the opening of the Droog Lab exhibition The New Original in Guangzhou,

Apr

16

2013

During Milan Design Week 2013 Knoll formally launched the “Tools for Life” collection from Dutch architecture practice OMA, a collection

Apr

16

2013

Back in October at Orgatec 2012 Vitra unveiled Workbay, the new concept from Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. The latest stage

Apr

15

2013

Ahead of Milan Design Week we received an email from a Belgian designer of our acquaintance letting us know where

Apr

14

2013

The concept of the so-called “Vertical Garden” or “Living Wall” is reasonably well established in architecture. In principle it involves

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