Category: smow in Milan


We must say it is good to get back to the comfort of the Zona Tortona press room and an

After 3 days at the Milan exhibition centre we’re giving it a miss today and spending the whole day “off-Salone”

Looks like it could be a new seating system by Ron Arad – it is in fact a safety barrier

Here in Milan we have the main trade fair in the exhibition centre, the main “off-site” around the Via Tortona,

Graffiti is the plural of the Italian word graffito meaning “writing” and as already reported is a highly regarded art

As a long-standing Vitra partner the (smow)blog team naturally paid an early visit to the Vitra stand. Vitra’s principle new

Milan may be Italy’s second largest city and an important industrial centre … but it also lies close to both

British designer Tom Dixon’s Milan 2009 show is taking place under the motto “Back to Basics – Utility”. A title

Taking photographs in a moving underground train is not as easy as it looks :) But we think we just

Whereas the main Salone exhibition opened today, Wednesday; a lot of those producers and designers who are exhibiting “off-Salone” opened

During the Salone exhibition a parallel “Public Design Festival” is taking place; an event which includes many such installations. This

Firstly apologies for the small delay… the internet connections in Milan aren’t all they could be :) A couple of

We at (smow)blog make no secret of our admiration for the work of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and so were

Among the more interesting events taking place in Milan next week is a design forum on the subject of repairing

Only a week to go and then Europe’s most prestigious furniture trade fair opens it doors. The Salone Internazionale del