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milan design week 2017

The #Salone17 Review: What More Should We Expect From Milan?

The #Salone17 Review: What More Should We Expect From Milan?

For anyone who couldn’t make it to Milan’s Salone del Mobile and Design Week this year, Cubes magazine’s Milan in Review panel at Xtra had all the need-to-know insights!

Envisions: Favouring Process Over Products

Envisions: Favouring Process Over Products

How exciting can MDF and chipboard be? Very. As Dutch design collective Envisions showed in its Wood in Process exhibition during Milan Design Week.

Playing with Outlines

Playing with Outlines

Nendo showcased 16 delightful exhibits that play with the concept of outlines and blurred boundaries in its solo exhibition Invisible Outlines.

Konstantin Grcic Outlines Soft Comfort for Cassina

Konstantin Grcic Outlines Soft Comfort for Cassina

Moveable cushions allow the new Soft Props sofa system (unveiled during Milan Design Week) to be redefined to suit its space – be it private or public.

News Flash: IKEA is Cool

News Flash: IKEA is Cool

What used to be one of the design world’s most reviled institutions is now earning a reputation as an authentic design house, committed to investing in original talent. And their efforts at the recent Salone del Mobile 2017 were aimed at emphasising this new era for the brand and for design democracy.

Nendo’s Objectextile for Jil Sander

Nendo’s Objectextile for Jil Sander

Fashion meets photography in Nendo’s Objectextile collection for German fashion label Jill Sander. And the results are quite remarkable.

Linking Minds by Diller Scofidio + Renfro for the ‘A Matter of Perception’ Exhibit

Linking Minds by Diller Scofidio + Renfro for the ‘A Matter of Perception’ Exhibit

Very often good ideas are generated by closed encounters and long lasting collaborations. The goal for Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Linking Minds installation is to create an exhibition that lends itself to the creative process between two or more persons.

6 Installations in Milan That Make You Really Think

6 Installations in Milan That Make You Really Think

Milan isn’t just about the latest products, but the latest ideas, too. Here we bring you the best creative installations that have something to say.

Zaha Hadid Architects for Samsung

Zaha Hadid Architects for Samsung

In the spirit of the late Zaha Hadid, ZHA have whipped out an extraordinary collaboration with Samsung for Milan Design Week 2017.

Kartell Presents ContamiNation

Kartell Presents ContamiNation

Kartell is a nation contaminated by different ideas and styles… It has no limits or boundaries and no barriers stand in the way of creativity, which roams freely inside the brand’s presentation this year.

Salone 2017: Linking Minds by Diller Scofidio + Renfro for the ‘A Matter of Perception’ Exhibit

Salone 2017: Linking Minds by Diller Scofidio + Renfro for the ‘A Matter of Perception’ Exhibit

Very often good ideas are generated by closed encounters and long lasting collaborations. The goal for Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Linking Minds installation is to create an exhibition that lends itself to the creative process between two or more persons.

Salone 2017: The Future Of Retail With Multiplex by Tom Dixon

Salone 2017: The Future Of Retail With Multiplex by Tom Dixon

The films are rolling, the shops are open, the food and drinks are being hacked and served; Multiplex is in full swing. Experience the reliably cool eccentricity of Tom Dixon.