Salone del Mobile 2018

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Pedrali good ideas at Salone del Mobile 2018
For their 30th year at the event, Pedrali steals the show with products inspired by architecture, art and the theatre.

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Gessi brings home therapy to Salone del Mobile
Gessi, manufactured in a single location in Vercelli Italy, embodies Italian design and the aesthetic and quality values that come with that label. At International Design Week 2018, the brand brought home therapy to design.

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Sights and sounds of EuroCucina 2018
With the EuroCucina at the Salone del Mobile Milan having just rolled around, Sub-Zero and Wolf offers up insight into new technologies in the kitchen and the extensive array of design possibilities.

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#Pedraligoodideas at Salone del Mobile 2018
For their 30th year at the event, Pedrali steals the show with products inspired by architecture, art and the theatre.

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The story of a metal doll
Just as a little girl’s doll collection continues to grow over time, Billiani’s versatile and extensive Doll range has welcomed a brand new member into the family – the Doll Steel Barstool.

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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.

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Walking into colour with Hermès
During Milan Design Week, Hermès presented its colourful Collections for the Home 2018-2019 in an immersive, intimate and dreamlike setting where colour was an element to be inhabited.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Foscarini lighting the way
ECAL and Foscarini present an intimate exhibition at Palazzo Litta showcasing nine lighting objects that explore the ways light accompany our movement in a space.

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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.

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5 mins with Daniel Heckscher of Note Design Studio
We talk design strategy and a multidisciplinary approach with Daniel Hecksher of Swedish collective Note Design Studio during the Salone del Mobile Milan.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Corian® Heads to Milan for the 2018 Salone del Mobile
Only days away from the annual Salone del Mobile di Milano, we’re getting ready for the biggest years in design innovation.

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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.

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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.

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All the pieces coming together with Walter Knoll
Walter Knoll is known for timeless furniture pieces that are iconic in their own right, this year the historic German brand decided to bring all the pieces together at the 2018 Salone del Mobile. Along with introducing some new designs, of course.