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MilanIndesign2019

Mindmapping Milan: Positioning Design Through The Big Themes Of Milan Design Week

Mindmapping Milan: Positioning Design Through The Big Themes Of Milan Design Week

Our fourth annual ‘Milan In Review’ night At Xtra was a thematic voyage through the themes that are currently driving design in new directions.

Hush Now… BIG GAME’s Quiet Designs For Karimoku New Standard

Hush Now… BIG GAME’s Quiet Designs For Karimoku New Standard

A ‘quiet’ design, a durable character and a solid working relationship contribute to the ongoing appeal of BIG-GAME’s Castor collection for KNS.

Solid timber makes a comeback

Solid timber makes a comeback

Is it being fuelled by a retreat from technology, a focus on crafting, or the will to slow down and pause? Simple, robust, solid wood furniture seems to be making a comeback.

Benjamin Hubert’s immersive installation

Benjamin Hubert’s immersive installation

Immersion in a surface material is possible! Benjamin Hubert of LAYER shows us how with Dekton and light in a poetic installation for Cosentino in Milan.

The Manzoni: Tom Dixon’s Permanent Base In Mainland Europe

The Manzoni: Tom Dixon’s Permanent Base In Mainland Europe

“There is nothing dustier than a conventional lighting and furniture showroom,” says Tom Dixon. So at Milan Design Week 2019, he opens The Manzoni, a 100-pax restaurant that will be his permanent base in mainland Europe.

Solid Wood Furniture Makes Its Mark In Milan

Solid Wood Furniture Makes Its Mark In Milan

Is it being fuelled by a retreat from technology, a focus on crafting, or the will to slow down and pause? Simple, robust, solid wood furniture seems to be making a comeback.

10 Products We Love From Milan Design Week 2019

10 Products We Love From Milan Design Week 2019

From a modular lighting system inspired by electric slot car racing to curvaceous sofas composed like the art of stacking stones – here are 10 products we love from Milan Design Week 2019!

3D Printing reaches new heights: COS X Mamou-Mani at Salone

3D Printing reaches new heights: COS X Mamou-Mani at Salone

Fashion brand COS presents an architectural installation by architect Arthur Mamou-Mani that’s made from renewable resources using 3D printing methods.

An architect of light

An architect of light

The founder and CEO of Occhio, Axel Meise, has long been a pioneer of lighting design as a way to enhance one’s way of living. At Euroluce 2019, the German brand unveiled new additions to the much-loved Mito family lighting series.

COS Explores 3D Printing At Milan Design Week

COS Explores 3D Printing At Milan Design Week

Fashion brand COS presents an architectural installation by architect Arthur Mamou-Mani that’s made from renewable resources using 3D printing methods.

A new age of sustainable products as seen at Salone del Mobile

A new age of sustainable products as seen at Salone del Mobile

There’s a surprisingly sparse emphasis on sustainable products during the world’s biggest furniture-design week. We’ve been scouring the brand offerings in Milan for beacons of progress. Here are some we’ve found.

Tom Dixon’s unconventional showroom launches in Milan

Tom Dixon’s unconventional showroom launches in Milan

“There is nothing dustier than a conventional lighting and furniture showroom,” says Tom Dixon. So at Milan Design Week 2019, he opens The Manzoni, a 100-pax restaurant that will be his permanent base in mainland Europe.