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Milan Day 5

Nicky Lobo filed this report on day five in Milan, dropping by Rossana Orlandi and Tom Dixon’s curated spaces.

Milan Day 5


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April 17th, 2013


Milan Indesign

Spazio Rossana Orlandi – rossanaorlandi.com

A former tie factory with a divine courtyard becomes a journey of delight. Each room in the building is another door to discover international design, with a particularly craft-based approach. Companies like Piet Hein Eek, Cattelani & Smith, &tradition and a bevy of smaller names provide the goods. We even saw the inimitable Rossana herself, but she was too quick for us to catch!

Jaime Hayon Catch Chair for and Tradition Orlandi Milan

Catch Chair – Jaime Hayon for “& Tradition” at Spazio Rossana Orlandi

Piet Hein eek Rossana orlandi milan 2013

Piet Hein Eek at Spazio Rossana Orlandi

Rossana orlandi milan 2013

Pet Light at Spazio Rossana Orlandi

MOST by Tom Dixon – mostsalone.com

Instigated by Tom Dixon, the Museum of Science and Technology features some kooky companies. A wide reprentation of Dixon’s own collection takes up a fair amount of space, but the new Futuristic and multi-functional collaboration with Adidas is MOST impressive.  For more on Tom Dixon’s MOST read our special report here.

brillo quinze and milan most

Andy Warhol “Brillo” Foam Pouf – Quinze & Milan – MOST

tom dixon for adidas milan MOST

Tom Dixon for Adidas – MOST

Studio Job + Lensvelt – lensvelt.com

The best marketing at the fair was hands (noses) down was from Studio Job. A series of posters and postcards featuring international icons Mohammed Ali, Mother Teresa, Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein wearing a gold nose had everyone wondering. The studio chose to feature just three new products en masse, all in white, in their impressive space at MOST – including the drawer with the gold nose as a drawer handle. Picking a nose has never been more functional.

job desk for lensvelt

Studio Job for Lensvelt

studio job for lensvelt at most Milan

Studio Job for Lensvelt

Hero Image: Humour was used in marketing Job’s collaboration with Lensvelt.

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