Klara by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso
Milan 2011: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola presented this series of beech furniture for Italian brand Moroso at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More
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Perch Collection by Pierre Favresse at Nouvelle Vague
Milan 2011: French designer Pierre Favresse presented this collection of furniture with looping sections and bent ply at the Nouvelle Vague exhibition of new French design in Milan last week. More
Natura Morta by Studio Toogood at Erastudio Apartment Gallery
Milan 2011: London interior designers and stylists Studio Toogood invited food and design collective Arabeschi di Latte to serve black food to guests at midnight dinners in a darkened apartment in Milan last week. More
Pivot by Raw Edges for Arco
Milan 2011: London design studio Raw Edges presented this dressing table and a desk with hinged drawers for Dutch brand Arco at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More
Highlife by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Tacchini
Milan 2011: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune presented this series of sofas with different-height backrests for Italian brand Tacchini in Milan last week. More
Gene Cafe by Gwenael Lewis for Bocci
This film by Gwenael Lewis for Canadian lighting brand Bocci shows the 28 series chandelier designed by Omer Arbel 28 at Gene Cafe, a local cafe in Vancouver. In the movie, the green, Christmas-themed glass chandelier is taken down and replaced by a spring-inspired version in amber, blue, turquoise, tan, grey and yellow. More
Sosia by Emanuele Magini for Campeggi
Milan 2011: Milan-based designer Emanuele Magini showed this sofa wrapped in a fabric wall for Italian brand Campeggi at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. More
"321,320 visitors celebrate 50 years of the Saloni" - Cosmit
Dezeenwire: 321,320 people visited the 50th Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week, an 8% increase on last year, according to organisers Cosmit. See the full figures below. More-
“Designs for life won’t make you a living” - Guardian
Dezeenwire: design critic Justin McGuirk lifts the lid on the furniture industry's royalty system and asks "are designers being exploited by having to make work for free?" in his article for The Guardian, describing #milanuncut as the big story of Milan 2011. Read the full article »More about #milanuncut here »
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Interview with Yves Behar on Jambox and JamScape
Our latest movie made in Milan last week features Yves Behar of fuseproject talking about Jambox, the wireless speaker he designed for Jawbone, and JamScape, the audio installation presented in the Ventura Lambrate design district. More
Maritime by Benjamin Hubert for Casamania
Milan 2011: UK designer Benjamin Hubert presented this ash chair for Italian brand Casamania at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More
Z-Chair by Zaha Hadid for Sawaya & Moroni
Milan 2011: architect Zaha Hadid presented this zig-zag chair for producers Sawaya & Moroni in Milan last week. More
Punkt. AC 01 by Jasper Morrison
Milan 2011: Swiss brand Punkt. presented this alarm clock by British designer Jasper Morrison at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last week. More
Waver by Konstantin Grcic for Vitra
Milan 2011: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic launched this armchair inspired by windsurfing and paragliding equipment for design brand Vitra at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. More
Souviens toi que tu vas mourir by Pool at Nouvelle Vague
Milan 2011: this white plastic chair shaped like a skull and designed by French studio Pool is on show as part of the Nouvelle Vague exhibition of French design in Milan this week. More
Twilight by Tokujin Yoshioka for Moroso
Milan 2011: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has filled Moroso's showroom with mist to present his new Moon chair for the Italian brand in Milan. More
Kami pots by Ett La Benn
Milan 2011: German designers Ett La Benn show these vases made of biodegradable cellulose as part of Poetry Happens at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this week. More
Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn of Design Drift
Milan 2011: this new video features Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn of Design Drift talking about their Fly Light and Fragile Future projects, which is on show this week at Ventura Lambrate in Milan. More
Flux by Jerszy Seymour for Magis
Milan 2011: Berlin designer Jerszy Seymour presents this chair made from two continuous metal wires at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More
Pond by Nendo for Moroso
Milan 2011: in Milan this week Italian brand Moroso launch this set of low tables by Japanese designers Nendo, where a mirrored lower shelf reveals the patterned underside of the table top. More