Materials
Richard Ginori
During the hectic days of the “salone del mobile”, visiting the Richard Ginori exhibition at the Ex Ansaldo space, couldn’t be anything but a pleasure. This ample space, was offering the possibility to sit comfortably, have a healthy meal (not be taken for granted between all the panini and cotoletta kiosks, newly appeared during the [...]
Rotaliana
This beautiful lamp produced by Rotaliana recalls the warm feeling old chinese paper lanterns, even the delicate glow of a firefly. The choice of the material allows you to have it your garden, but not writing off the possibility of using it indoors.
360 Paper Water Bottle
Environ-mentally friendly world, this is the direction, a paper bottle, well, not just paper, it’s a sort of tetrapack. Anyway, it shows how people awareness is growing, and companies start to really care about the future generations. Designed by Brandimage, 2008
Fuori Salone
The very best of Milan’s furniture fair is what you see during the design week, outside the fairgrounds, the “Fuori salone”. Young designers looking for companies, new companies trying to become visible, and the really established companies doing their best to captivate the public. Above: Pieke Bergmans bases for Rosenthal, and works from the French [...]
Swarovski
No wander why The “Crystal Palace” every year gets more and more admiration, beyond chandeliers, what is shown in Swarovski’s installations are creations, spaces to transport us in a surreal and magic world. Above: “Science and Fiction” by Basso & BrookeAbove from left to right: “Mediterraneo” by Gaetano Pesce, “Hover” by Michael Gabellini, “Crystal Aerospace” [...]
Materialise
For a couple of years 100%natural-monitor has been following the evolution of design products through “prototyping technologies”. While some of the companies have turned into producers of those “prototypes” using more orthodox materials (ceramics, porcelain, plastics etc.) and loosing their originality, Materialise continues coherent with their philosophy, “materialise whatever you dream”. Here there are our [...]
Corian
Corian DuPont was present during the design week in various locations. Between the most interesting were: “Z. island” showing a kitchen for “Ernestomeda” by Zaha Hadid, and “Layering with Corian”, presenting a bench by Setsu & Shinobu Ito.
Lexus
There are no words to describe the work of Tokujin Yoshioka for Lexus L- finesse. This magic and exquisite installation remind us of the beauty of simple things.
Droog Design
Every year Droog Design presents us with conceptual projects full of poetry, and this year their “Garden of delight” is not the exception. Starting with “Solid poetry”, a concrete surface that reveals a subtle decoration when wet; moving to a Swing that serves as a pot, to adorn itself, and finishing with the “Treetrunk bench”.
