MilanIndesign2018
Ideas
What can design learn from Bowie Bonds?
For many furniture designers struggling to survive on two to five per cent royalties cheques, the recently departed David Bowie delivers a masterclass in ‘get rich or die at Salone’.
Products
Engineered for a new age – VON by Atlason Studio for ercol
A chair is never simply a chair. In the case of Hlynur V. Atlason’s VON collection for ercol, seating taps into our increasingly blended lifestyle and ongoing search for authenticity. We met Atlason in the furniture halls of Milan Furniture Fair last month.
Products
Crossing boundaries: The rise and rise of cross-over furniture
It’s been touted as a trend, but we predict it will only continue to increase in popularity, that is – furniture designed for use across multiple typologies. Here’s a round-up of standouts from the Salone.
Events
MINI Living And Studiomama Illustrate The Individuality Of Micro-Living
The motoring and lifestyle brand collaborated with the London architecture firm to present MINI Living — Built by All, an installation dedicated to micro-living.
Events
Google Makes Its Design Debut At This Year’s Milan Design Week
A collaboration with Dutch trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, Google’s Softwear exhibition demonstrates the harmony between technology and interior design.
Products
Konstantin Grcic domesticates industry for Magis
Following his cast iron Brut collection for Magis, this year Konstantin Grcic translates industrial steel cabinet production to new uses. We spoke at the Magis stand at the Salone del Mobile.
Ideas
The top installations from Salone 2018
Along with chairs, the Salone del Mobile has become synonymous with extravagant installations. Here is the top 6 from this year.
People
5 minutes with Oki Sato in Milan
Oki Sato of Nendo needs no introduction. He has achieved cult status among designers and design-lovers alike, with a prolific output of products that range from cheesecake to robots, furniture items and more.
Ideas
Designers overheard in Milan
Short and snappy and straight from the streets. This is the quick-fire digest from a gamut of the world’s best designers at the 2018 Salone del Mobile Milan.
Products
#MilanIndesign2018: Top Chair Picks
Salone del Mobile never has a shortage of chairs. We’ve picked out six that show why there’s still value in reinventing that wheel.
Events
#MilanIndesign2018: What Does Your Vitra Chair Say About Your Personal Social Profile?
Vitra’s Typecasting exhibition prods at the way we project versions of ourselves online and in person, and studies the potential effects of societal changes on furniture typologies.
Products
Do we need more chairs? These new releases from Milan make a good case
Chairs are the ‘sexy’ part of the furniture design world. And what would Salone del Mobile Milan be without a deluge of chairs? Here are our top picks of the most beautiful, compelling, innovative or just plain impressive chairs.
Events
#MilanIndesign2018: 6 Installations You Don’t Want To Miss
Along with chairs, the Salone del Mobile has become synonymous with extravagant installations. Here are six that you definitely don’t want to miss. You still have time!
Ideas
What’s hot at EuroCucina
At EuroCucina, the world’s top kitchen brands reveal their fashionable vision for the future of cooking, dining and hosting in the kitchen.
Ideas
You, the designer, are a desirable audience
Putting design on a global stage, the Salone del Mobile isn’t just for showcasing the newest product. Increasingly it’s about the activities outside the fairgrounds, and as commerce moves in at the juncture of art and design, one crowd of people are clearly being targeted.
News
A snippet of Australian design in Milan
There are plenty of Aussie’s whose work is making a splash outside of our shores. Even at the Salone del Mobile Milan, which feels like a saturated market, these Australian designers stand out from the crowd.
People
#MilanIndesign2018: Werner Aisslinger Explores Archetypal Forms With DEDON
Werner Aisslinger designed CIRQL, a new outdoor collection for DEDON, to have lasting appeal. How do you achieve that in today’s accelerated design culture? We asked him in Milan’s via Durini design district.
Events
#MilanIndesign2018: Panasonic’s Breath Of Fresh Air At De Brera Museum
Feeling overwhelmed at Milan Design Week 2018? Take five inside Transitions by Panasonic Design and breathe “the purest air in all of Milan”.
People
Fiona Lynch’s guide to surviving Milan… Or any trade show
Whether you’re planning to go this year, or hoping to make it next year, one thing is for certain when it comes to trade shows – there is so much to take in. So grab all the advice you can to make sure you have best (and smoothest) experience.
News
See you in Milano with #MilanIndesign2018
The famed Salone del Mobile Milan is just around the corner, and the Indesign team is getting ready for the deluge of design inspiration.