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milan design week 2016

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moooi celebrates new york showroom first birthday. icff16.

moooi celebrates new york showroom first birthday. icff16.

May 13, 2016

above> perch light by umut yamuc debuts in usa

moooi / 36 east 31st street

launched one year ago, the moooi showroom and brand store has been welcomed with warmth and enthusiasm. a quirky collection of icon creations and pristine lighting designs. a new destination for architects and designers.

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above > below bertjan pot’s bubbly prop lights and heracleum’s leaves.

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above > below the presentation highlights the ongoing collaboration with artistic photographer rahi resvani showing oversized zoomed-in movie stills from 2016 advertising campaign.

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below> one of a series of marcel wanders’ rugs inspired by klaus haapaniemi’s polar byzantine
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spazio rossana orlandi. milan design week 2016.

spazio rossana orlandi. milan design week 2016.

Apr 29, 2016

the doyenne of design gathers talent new and established in her eponymous spazio rossana orlandi.

spazio rossana orlandi, a former tie factory on via matteo bandello in the magenta neighborhood of milan, is part design-shop, part gallery, part sun-dappled courtyard café, curated by the eponymous doyenne of design. orlandi is known, not only for her trademark specs (pictured above and now available to buy in the shop), but for her ability to spot the stars of the future at the very beginning of their careers. every year for milan design week, the space is filled with a combination of new talent and the big names she’s supported from day one, making it a must-see destination.

below> this sculptural piece showing the transition from tree to wooden designed object is by desiree mejer, part of design collective von pelt. the collective celebrates its members’ varied talents and provenance, saying, “most are self taught or come from a different discipline and location, such as graphic design and poetry from london and spain, artist sculptors from berlin, and italian textile researchers and craftsmen.” mejer was born in spain, now lives in london and is a fashion designer by trade, having launched fake london in 1997.

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below> dutch designer floris wubben has been turning ceramic techniques on their heads since his extrusion machine made ceramic vases by forcing clay through templates like play-doh. his latest collection involves removing layers of glaze with a blowtorch between firings.

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some of his experimental extruded pots have now made it into production and are available for sale in the rossana orlandi shop.

below> light in time was a stunning installation by moritz waldemeyer for sports watchmaker panera. “the creation of the artist comes to life through an interplay of light and material,” said a statement from the brand, and the sun-lit location proved them right. the iridescent petrol-lie color turned out to be one of the key color trends in milan.

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umzikim and kyuhyung cho designed the robbot shelf in response to their concerns about the future – limited natural resources and the impact of artificial intelligence. “however, no matter what comes our way, we’ll never give up on creating breathtaking moments, because our aesthetic capabilities and imaginations are what make us human,” they say. the robbot shelf enables users to create their own combination of modular components to make something that meets their needs and reflects their personalities.


below> the handmade atacama vase by josefina munoz and peter fink was part of an exhibition entitled i dream of luxury curated by nov gallery after an open call to emerging swiss designers to interpret the concept of luxury for the future. munoz and fink encapsulated their collection in the phrase: “i dream of perfect flaws.”

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another piece in the same exhibition was volutes, a fragrance dispenser made of ratten, brass and glass by anouk eva-meyer. “i dream of scent as a memory” was the phrase given by the designer to explain her work. ratten and brass were also two key materials seen right across milan design week this year.

below> jacks-up by sungjun kim is a stool made entirely of turned poplar wood legs, inspired by the collective effort it took to raise the briggs hotel in downtown chicago in 1866. that year was the starting point for all the pieces in an exhibition by the school of the art institute of chicago (saic)’s whatnot studio, to celebrate the school’s 150th anniversary.

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below> other pieces in the exhibition included the oil lamp with light diffuser by ali keshmiri – an oil lamp designed to focus attention on the flame; and allele by shau heng li – a stapled plywood table (staples and plywood were both commercialized in 1866), inspired by mendel’s law in which functional elements mutate into decorative abnormalities.

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finally, we spotted lee broom’s salone del automobile parked up outside – a stroke of genius by the british designer, the van moved from location to location throughout milan design week bringing design to the people.

norway in milan. milan design week 2016.

norway in milan. milan design week 2016.

Apr 20, 2016

structure, the second exhibition of contemporary norwegian craft and design at milan design week, put the scandinavian country on the map.

showcasing the work of 26 designers or design studios from norway, structure was a collaboration between four norwegian organizations: design collective klubben, contemporary craft resource norwegian crafts, the norwegian centre for design and architecture, and norwegian paint company jotun, who provided a colorful backdrop from which the work could shine. the show, in milan’s ventura lambrate, was curated by renowned interior stylists jannicke kråkvik and alessandro d’orazio and editor in chief of swedish design magazine resident, hanna nova beatrice. “structure aims to bring together the best of contemporary norwegian creativity,” says a statement from the team, “…and foster ground-breaking collaborations and manufacturing partnerships, in a single state-of-the-nation exhibition that exists at the intersection of design, craft and art.”

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above> twice ‘norwegian designer of the year,’ and one of norway’s most experienced designers, andreas engesvik, created vigeland for the exhibition as a personal response to oslo’s sculpture garden by the same name. the vase is made from patinated bronze using a method called ‘lost wax casting’ in which the piece is first made from wax, a mould is formed around it, and then the wax is melted away and replaced by molten metal that forms the final piece.

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tumble by new designer falke svatun is a spherical stoneware vessel with a cut-out section in the base which allows it to sit over the edge of a shelf or cabinet, challenging perceptions of the solid form.

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also challenging perceptions were noidoi, a design team established in oslo in 2013 by kathrine lønstad and cosmin cioroiu, who created meld. the pendant light is made from cast stoneware, and designed to present a familiar material in an unexpected context. the lights can be hung alone or in pairs or groups and cast a focused beam of light, making them ideal for hanging above dining tables or work surfaces.

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above> sara wright polmar’s between is neither a sofa nor an armchair, but something in between. “between facilitates different ways to sit alone or in the company of others,” she says. this piece is a prototype and in manufacture users will be able to choose fabric combinations to create different looks.

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above> having launched an innovative range of textiles at the london design festival in september, the multi-talented design duo günzler.polmar (sara polmar and victoria günzler) has now turned to ceramics. pour is inspired by ancient and archetypal water pitchers and basins. the cast porcelain pitcher, glazed on the inside only, creates a contrast with the rough stoneware basin.

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yet more beautiful ceramics, this time from ann kristin einarsen: stilleben is a collection of ceramic bowls and pots, again glazed only on the inside, which has been designed to be as simple as possible. the minimalist forms and understated colour palette enable them to stand alone or be used in combination with each other.

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kristine bjaadal’s sfera is a spherical container made from larvikite or ‘blue pearl granite,’ a material only found in norway and canada, and turned ash. “i find the human inclination to collect memories and keepsakes fascinating, and throughout the last few years i have often returned to work with different kinds of containers,” says kristine. “a container keeps something. it could be something as trivial as beans, coins or cotton pads – a purely practical function; or maybe the container is used to keep objects you love, and in this way keeping your memories.”

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above> oslo-based interdisciplinary artist and designer anette korgstad created her steinlav collection to resemble the lichen common to rocks and trees in the norwegian countryside. the hand-thrown stoneware platters are glazed three times to create the desired effect.

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above> product and furniture designer sverre uhnger conceived trace, a collection of wooden trays and platters, in order to imbue digitally manufactured objects with a ‘trace’ of their making process. whereas hand-made objects often carry the marks of their maker, the grooves left by cnc (computer numerically controlled) machinery are usually removed.

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and finally, christina peel’s untitled project: christina meticulously folds wet porcelain squares, like origami paper, and then tessellates them together to create art pieces that play with idea of repetition, shadows and fragility.

following luminaire during milan design week 2016. day 2.

following luminaire during milan design week 2016. day 2.

Apr 14, 2016

above> entrance to fairgrounds

miami and chicago based luminaire offered DesignApplause a glimpse of milan design week 2016 through their eyes. four of those eyes belong to founders nasir and nargis kassamali.

[ day 2 ]

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desalto space at salone del mobile 2016
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catifa 53 chairs designed by lievore altherr molina for arper
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flexform space at salone del mobile 2016
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kartell space at salone del mobile 2016
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piero lissoni and nasir
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maruni space at salone del mobile 2016
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rock table designed by jean marie massaud for mdf
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metallico table designed by piero lissoni for porro
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glas italia space at salone del mobile 2016
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nargis in classicon space at salone del mobile 2016

following luminaire during milan design week 2016. day 1.

following luminaire during milan design week 2016. day 1.

Apr 13, 2016

above> interni’s open borders exhibition at universita degli studi di milano

miami and chicago based luminaire offered DesignApplause a glimpse of milan design week 2016 through their eyes. four of those eyes belong to founders nasir and nargis kassamali.

[ day 1 ]

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towers by sergei tchoban, sergey kuznetsove and agniya sterligova; and invisible border by mad architects

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ron arad and nasir (and nargis) at along the lines of happiness installation by laura ellen bacon and sebastian cox

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naoto fukasawa sitting on his papilio chair at the b&b italia showroom

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entrance of pallazzo litta

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exhibition of vitra’s physix chair by alberto meda

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jean marie massaud at porro showroom

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moooi space

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konstantin grcic signing a special edition of classicon drawing book for nasir

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paola lenti outdoor collection

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details and inspirations at paola lenti

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[ see all the photos of day 1 ]

fuorisalone presents 25+. milan design week 2016

fuorisalone presents 25+. milan design week 2016

Apr 11, 2016

above & below> handmade murano glass by venetian artisans for matteo thun atelier. the atelier will be formally launching a preview of the most iconic collections in five brera locations. for location and product details found on the new web site.

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atelier clerici is an independent event and exhibition bringing together designers, companies and institutions experimenting with new forms of living and making. german designer hans maier-aichen interprets unpretentious objects / palazzo clerici 5 via clerici

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maarten bass presents new! newer! newest! / via savona 33 (zona tortona)

eventually i saw the difference anymore between a century and a second, or a temporary hype and perpetual change. but, i do believe that i made ​​something new! below> the new forest. with new techniques (such as google earth or drones) we increasingly familiarize ourselves with the view of earth from above.

anticipation by formafantasma for lexus /// spazio lexus torneria | via Tortona 32
an advanced hydrogen fuel cell technology similar to that of the concept car lf-fc to power a kinetic light installation.

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the shit museum c/o siam, società di incoraggiamento arti & mestieri / via santa marta 18
the shit museum produces ideas, objects and projects from dung. it has now invented and registered merdacotta, a material which brings together the museum’s principles of transformation and sustainability. exhibition design: luca cipelletti

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50 manga chairs by nendo. milan design week 2016.

50 manga chairs by nendo. milan design week 2016.

Apr 7, 2016

basilica minore di san simpliciano | piazza s. simpliciano 7

friedman  benda  and  nendo present  50  manga  chairs.  the installation of polished aluminum chairs will make its european premier at basilica minore di san simpliciano, in conjunction with salone del mobile milano, 12 > 17 april 2016 and its american premier in a solo exhibition at the friedman benda gallery in new york, 8 september 8 > 15 october 2016.

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above> manga chair, 2015 | polished aluminum | photography> adam reich /// all others below> polished aluminum | photography> nichi sonehara /// photos courtesy of friedman benda and oki sato, nendo,

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with this exhibition, nendo abstracts archetypes of manga  comics.  the  chairs  are  happy,  distressed,  embarrassed, surprised; they leap and bound, zoom past, or slowly slink away. each chair has its own personality, allowing it to stand on its own or, when placed next to the others, to become part of a collective narrative. a different configuration creates a different story; the chairs come alive in a symphonious display of nendo’s playful japanese design.

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50  manga chairs is friedman benda’s third solo show with nendo and th  japanese design group’s most ambitious body of work to date. the group’s 2009 new york debut ghost stories featured the acclaimed cabbage  chair, which was initially shown in the groundbreaking exhibition xxist century man at 21_21  design site in tokyo. nendo’s 2011 exhibition scatter shelf toyed with optical illusions and repetitive forms, the idea of structure in space.

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[ nendo ] founded  in  tokyo  in  2002,  with  a  second  office  established  in  milan  in  2005,  has received  many  distinctions, including the iconic design award ‘interior designer of the year’ in 2015, wallpaper* magazine’s ‘designer of the year’ in 2012, and the ‘red dot design award’ in germany in 2008. in 2011, nendo presented visible  structures,  a  solo  commission  for  the high museum of art, atlanta, visible  structures was also  included in modern by design, a collaborative exhibition between the high museum of art and the museum of modern art, new york.

risd furniture design & textiles present in xxi triennale in milan and icff in new york.

risd furniture design & textiles present in xxi triennale in milan and icff in new york.

Apr 7, 2016

the departments of furniture design and textiles at rhode island school of design [ risd ] are presenting the narrative of making at the xxi triennale international exhibition milan 2016 (xx1t) and at the 2016 international contemporary furniture fair (icff) in new york city.

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the featured work is based on in-depth, multidisciplinary materials research, with furniture design students partnering with peers in textiles to rethink the use of soft materials in furniture design. rather than using conventional techniques to cover furniture with foam and textiles, in this work students emphasize the inherent qualities of the materials through methods based on weaving, knitting, knotting and crocheting.

throughout the fall 2015 semester, students developed a series of models that led to a full-scale mock-up; these in-depth explorations provided a solid foundation for the construction of the final, well-executed prototypes for the shows.

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xxi triennale international exhibition milan> 21st century. design after design | cathedral of the fabbrica del vapore | via giulio procaccini 4 | 2 april > 26 june 2016.

international contemporary furniture fair | the javits center | 655 west 34th street | 14 > 17 may 14–17 2016.

modernism reimagined by menu. milan design week preview.

modernism reimagined by menu. milan design week preview.

Apr 2, 2016

 

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[ menu ] with a spring 2016 modernism reimagined theme debuts an entirely versatile new aesthetic to milan in 2016. the offering include a sofa, chairs, a table, several lights, a candle holder, bookshelf system, a tea kettle and a storage system.

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above> godot is a comfortable and generous sofa series comprising 2- and 3-seater sofas as well as an armchair. the geometrical interior belongs to the occupant and the exterior belongs to the room. the geometry permits side by side as well as back to back. kvadrat textiles are used for the upholstery. iskos — berlin design is a partnership between boris berlin and aleksej iskos.

below> stone provides more than enlightenment to your home. the intention of norm architects was to create a soft cosy light providing the same effect as candles which could be placed in every corner of the home in order to create a cosy atmosphere. the smoky glass is mouth blown

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above & below stick system: sticks that stick together, by czech designers jan plech áč & henry wielgus.

“we wanted to create a clever and aesthetically beautiful design solution for a modern generation that can be extended and adapted to fit different spaces, comments jan plecháč. wooden sticks and joints of steel is presented in various color combinations and wooden hues.

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above &below> introduced in 2013, a modern take on the traditional dining chair, developed into a more refined expression and, finally, resulting in the synnes dining chair. in 2016, it has been further developed and updated with upholstery by kvadrat.

oslo-based designer, falke svatun, in 2014 set up shop with a focus on furniture, interior
pieces and low volume production objects and accessories. he has previously worked for the renowned design studios norm architects and søren rose studio.

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above> the afternoon counter, cafe and bar table is yet a supplement to the afternoon chair (below) introduced in 2014. the same concept – a tribute to bauhaus and functionalism; reducing the amount of material to a minimum and enhancing the aesthetic appearance to a maximum. simple construction, with tremendous durability, the tables are very light. all tables have afteroom chairs matching its height. designed by hung-ming chen and chen-yen wei

below> the afternoon chair, drew inspiration from two modernist designs – michael thonet’s classic bentwood armchair and børge mogensen’s spanish chair. interpretation of these icons is afternoon lounge chair, with leather upholstery and steel arms that curve around to form a continuous backrest.

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above> an inspiration for the lamp on the edge came after observing different private homes. a common denominator for the spaces observed reflect a more multifunctional usage of the rooms. the “on the edge” lamp is an interpretation of this tendency. suitable for indirect lighting, the versatile lamp also works as a pendant as well as a floor lamp. made of ceramic.

designed by n o i d o i, a norwegian design studio founded by kathrine lønstad and cosmin cioroiu. e-bound to a more uplifting expression.

below> eastern zen philosophy meets scandinavian design in kettle teapot. guaranteeing a perfectly brewed cup every time, this teapot will instantly become part of your daily tea drinking ritual. the tea egg is placed in the centre of the pot while the tea is steeping. when the brewing has finished, raise the egg by pulling its silicone string. designed by norm architects.

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fuorisalone preview 1. milan design week 2016.

fuorisalone preview 1. milan design week 2016.

Mar 30, 2016

above> credenza | patricia urquiola & federico pepe, le dictateur | venue> spazio pontaccio | via pontaccio 18 | brera district

below> nilufar gallery presents brazilian design, exhibition dedicated to the work of six brazilian exponents of the brazilian design from the period between 1940 and 1970: zanine caldas, martin eisler, oscar niemeyer, sergio rodrigues, joaquim tenreiro and jorge zalszupin. moreover, in via della spiga inaugurates the atelier dedicated to contemporary rugs, with special pieces of hechizoo by jorge lizarazo and hynes robinson. via della Spiga 32 | quadrilatero della moda — photo mattia iotti

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below> nina yashar presents the new exhibition at nilufar depot, the 1500 square meters space inaugurated in 2015. focus of the show, two special rooms designed by architects roberto baciocchi – baciocchi associati, massimiliano locatelli – cls architetti and claude missir. part of the exhibition, the new contemporary pieces designed by the designers chosen this year by nilufar. viale Lancetti 34 | derganino — photo ruy teixeira

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below> credenza | patricia urquiola & federico pepe, le dictateur | venue> spazio pontaccio | via pontaccio 18 | brera district
spazio pontaccio introduces an exclusive collection of furniture made from stained glass, that merges the contemporary design of patricia urquiola with the graphic skills of federico pepe, le dictateur.

inspired by the windows of holy sites as the ones created by gerhard richter for cologne’s cathedral and characterized by contemporary patterns, colors and materials, is produced in italy by artisans skilled in the thousand-year old manual technique of stained glass. called credenza, the collection’s name carries the essence of the concept: in italian means both a cupboard and one’s belief.

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below> [ marta sala edition II ] by lazzarini&pickering architecture. this is marta’s second foray, introducing her line last year at salone. this team, who has been working together a long time, offers thoughtful and unique solutions that bridge modern and italian classic and have a limited edition persona. corso monforte 15 | san babila

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below> [ internoitaliano ] the new furniture projects and new stationery design collection will be launched and sold in a prestigious location in the heart of brera design district. via palermo 1 | brera moreover, internoitaliano presents the new stationery design collection in the historic aspesi 1910 eyewear shop in a dedicated window. the collection is available for sale at the shop. largo richini | bottonuto

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