Rho Fiera Halls 5 & 7

Rachel Lee-Leong does a quick roundup of some of the standouts at Rho Fiera Halls 5 and 7 at the Milan Furniture Fair.

April 26th, 2012

If Halls 16 and 20 are home to the brands that are a little more adventurous and risk-inclined in their design explorations, Halls 5 and 7 host what one might call the design staples of our time. Brands like Poliform, Walter Knoll, Porada, and Desalto all find their place in these 2 halls. Here, we give you a quick run down of our picks from some of these brands.

ARflex

’Frame’ by Carlo Colombo for Arflex

Poliform ’

’Minerva’ bed by Carlo Colombo for Poliform

’Atelier’ by EOOS for Walter Knoll

Gervasoni

’Nuvola’ sofa by Paola Navone for Gervasoni

Ligne Roset

’Serpentine’ by Eleonore Nalet for Ligne Roset

Living Divani

’B2’ by Victor Vasilev for Living Divani

Porada

Noemi chairs by Marelli&Molteni for Porada

Desalto

’Helsinki’ kitchen by Caronni Bonanomi for Desalto

Giogetti

’DIA’ by Chi Wing Lo for Giorgetti

Porro

’Modern Panca’ by Piero Lissoni for Porro

Top image: Ligne Roset’s booth

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