Category: smow in Milan
(smow) Interview: “The thing that would be amazing to try to do is to work with recycled material” James Irvine at Saloni Milano 2010
For 26 years James Irvine has been quietly and unassumingly influencing European industrial design. Immediately after graduating from the London
(smow) in Milan: James Irvine on the worst thing about Milan design week
Last week we vented our spleen on the ridiculous hotel prices in Milan during design week. And against an international
(smow) in Milan: iPhone App of the day
Because the design world is incredibly vain, supercilious and conceited, Milan is a often a lot more about showing off
(smow) in Milan: Ronan Bouroullec on Magis
Working as a furniture designer is a lot like working as a musician or an author. You establish a reputation
(smow) in Milan: iPhone App of the day
Because the design world is incredibly vain, supercilious and conceited, Milan is a often a lot more about showing off
(smow) in Milan 2010: Nils Holger Moormann
We don’t have to go to Milan to visit Moormann. We can just go to Aschau. But we do enjoy
(smow) in Milan 2010: Kartell “Welcome Black 2010”
The undisputed highlight of the Kartell stand at Saloni Milano 2009 was the cat and mouse game with the special
(smow) in Milan: kkaarrlls 2010
For us one of the true highlights of Saloni Milano 2009 was the kkaarrlls showcase from students at the Staatliche
(smow) in Milan 2010: Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Having sold everything, including our kidneys and the neighbours cat, we can finally afford to pay for a hotel in
(smow)offline: Moleskine Hand of the Designer
One of the real joys of spring is that two of our favourite worlds nearly, but very nearly, collide –
new at smow: acousticpearls
As all who work in a small office, or perhaps more importantly from home, know, noise is one of the
smow design spring gems: david turnbridge
In the course of the past three months we at smow have experienced more than our fair share of nonsense
smow in Milan: Philippe Starck on Kartell and democtratic design
One of the principle advantages of trade fairs such as Salone or ICFF is the unrivalled access to producers, products
smow in Milan: A stolen moment
We sadly didn’t meet the colleagues from Stylepark, but had we – a day ticket for Milan costs €3 and
smow in Milan: Established & Sons
As already written, every year the London based producer Established & Sons take over a former municipal sports hall in
smow in Milan: Thonet and Lampert
Despite Lufthansa’s best effort we made it back to Leipzig yesterday evening. We only hope our luggage will arrive this
smow in Milan: Ciao
It’s almost time. The exhibition halls are half-empty, the beer fridge in the press room half-full and the hold of
smow in Milan: And loving that Venice feeling
They say that in every life a little rain must fall. The amount that has fallen in Milan in the
smow in Milan: Unnamed Foldable Cardboard Chair
In our entry on the designersblock showcase we mentioned a foldable cardboard chair that had caught our attention. Now we
smow in Milan: A stolen moment
Make up your own joke… we like: “Apparently, he had heard that there are some classics here that never go
smow in Milan: A stolen moment
What the war on terror being won and everything, it appears Barack Obama has turned to his Secret Service to
smow in Milan: Moormann
As our old snowboard buddy used to say “Beaten tracks are for beaten men”. And as everyone who deliberately strays
smow in Milan: A stolen moment
At the kkaarrllss showcase we couldn’t help noticing that the students were using a copy of “Das Kunstwerk” [The work
smow in Milan: “off-Salone”: Part 3
Having re-read the first two “off-Salone” entries, we fear that it could be interpreted that we are not doing very
smow in Milan: A stolen moment
Picture taken on Corso Garibaldi north of Piazza Moscova. The building in the middle is the “Centro Bonsai” – and