MILAN INSIDERS: LAURA SUE-SAN

As part of our coverage of the 2014 Milan design week, we asked members of the Australian design community who were making the pilgrimage to share their thoughts with us. This week we hear from Café Culture + Insitu’s Laura Sue-San.

MILAN INSIDERS: LAURA SUE-SAN

BY Lorenzo Logi

May 13th, 2014

Name: Laura Sue-San

Occupation: Marketing and Brands Manager

Based in: Surry Hills, Sydney

Company: Café Culture + Insitu

Position: Marketing and Brands Manager

How would you describe the 2014 Milan Design Fair in one sentence?

An eye opening, inspirational, community event which puts into perspective the global scale for which we work with our brands and the industry.

What was your favourite:

District: Via Tortona for Superstudio and Moooi

Three Products:

pina
Pina by Jamie Hayon for Magis

Laurel, Stan and Hardy by Simon Kampfler for Zilio A&C (left), Tweetie by Jake Pipps for Casamania (right)

Exhibitor/stand: Arper

Party/event: Casamania meet the designers Monday preview

Newcomer’s stand? Danish LIVINGRoom

What is the 2014 Milan:

Colour: Salmon

Texture: Soft

What was THE place to be for this at Milan 2014?

Santa Maria Street fair to mix with the local design community

What has been the highlight of your time in Milan?

Great weather meant a social, interactive festival where the whole city embraced the event. Great to see restaurants, bars, retail and students all getting involved and celebrating.

For more indesignlive coverage of the 2014 Milan design fair visit: indesignlive.com/category/articles/in-review/milan-14

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