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Meike Langer Blanche Salone Satellite Milan 2014

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

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

Milan 2014 Artek Rival Konstantin Grcic

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

Milan 2014 Berlin Design Selection Crossboard LOCKWOOD

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

Danish Dynamite Alexander Muchenberger Design School Kolding Milan 2014

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

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

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

Milan 2014 Source Material Kaleidoscope Project Space

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

Thomas Schnur Salone Satellite Milan 2014

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

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

Milan Design Week 2014 Le Feu Sacré Designers and glass blowers at Institut Francais cork chairs 01

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

Feeds per minute by Raw Color, as seen at Dutch Invertuals - Happy Future, Milan 2014

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

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

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

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

Milan Design Week 2013 Atelier Bonk Stoemp

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

Werner Aisslinger Bikini Island Moroso Milan 2013

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

Milan Design Week 2013 Sofa Rui Alves aka My Own Super Studio

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

Milan Design Week 2013 Contrast Thomas Schnur Rubber Lamp

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

Milan Design Week 2013 Droog 20+ Up to a beautiful future

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

Milan Design Week 2013 Tools for Life by OMA for Knoll Prada Milano 11 Floor Seating

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

Milan Design Week 2013 Workbay Office by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra 20

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

Milan Design Week 2013 Belgians Two Designers Curiosity

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

Milan Design Week 2013 Live Screen Danielle Trofe Salone Satellite

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

Milan Design Week 2013: AGF Class 3 Bowls by Renee Boute

Many of you will remember the exhibition “Great Taste for Waste” that was staged at Dutch Design Week 2011 AGF