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A New World. Redesigned

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The happening

On the beauty of coming together, on a Salone that also speaks of sustainability. And on a birthday party that she would like to open to the whole city

17 15 YEARS

A story of ideas

A New World. Redesigned

Photo by Gianluca Vassallo.

Frog armchairs by Piero Lissoni for Living Divani.

The image is part of a series, a special collaboration between the artist and the company.

Three simple questions addressed to design protagonists who will return to Milan this year.

Three answers that reveal an entire world for each of them

YEAR XVI

DESIGN ISSUE

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Ruben Modigliani ruben@ifdm.it EDITOR-AT-LARGE

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EDITORS

Laura Barsottini Alessandra Bergamini Alessia Delisi Manuela Di Mari Cecilia Fabiani Umberta Genta Marina Jonna Patrizia Piccinini Raffaella Serini EDITORIAL OFFICE

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The future (of design) is already here

128 AGENDA

Save the date. Follow IFDM at the world’s leading international trade fairs

Satellite calling

96 24HOURS IN MILAN All the charm of a classic (which is not so classic)

The managing director of Christie’s Italy recounts episodes and staggering numbers on collectible design. And about who buys it

Paolo Bleve bleve@ifdm.it

Urban scale

90 RISING TALENTS

26 NINA YASHAR

PUBLISHER

124 PLACES

82 RE/START

What is design today? Where is it going? What significance does it have in our lives, in our history?

A great critic gives a series of interesting clues

28 CRISTIANO DE LORENZO

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Where intuitions become reality

Close encounter with a gallery owner, talent scout and mentor extraordinaire. To understand how to discover a talent to follow

on cover: A new world. redesigned

116 SPACES

Showtime!

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104 FUORISALONE Ready, steady, go

112 DESIGN ITALIA Studio visits

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RUBEN MODIGLIANI | Editor-in-Chief

the happening It’s finally here. Namely the return of that moment of the year in which we set off to explore a city, Milan, as it explodes in sort of major happening made of people and ideas. In 2022, after a long hiatus during which we have all learned that it is possible to do many things from home, we can rediscover the pleasures of meeting and greeting. As Maria Porro, President of Salone del Mobile.

Milano says: “It is the rediscovery of the here and now.” The moment in which ideas are born, visions are compared. A multi-channel moment: the buzz about installations not-to-be-missed travels by word of mouth, live on Instagram, on a calling card a friend has left on your scooter, or via WhatsApp. Or simply by running into an acquaintance on the street.

During the week devoted to design, Milan transforms us all into threads of a grand network. We see together, and we think together. This overload of stimulation eventually settles, becomes experience. And then culture. Or we might call it taste, if you prefer.

This is the extraordinarily fertile ground where intuitions take root, leading (in one, two or three years?) to the birth of new products.

For a person like me, hailing from a family of design lovers, this is a fascinating process, similar in many ways to artistic creation, but with stronger ties to reality. It is exciting to witness these key moments, which make you feel like you are part of the flow of history.

And it is encouraging to realize that this feeling is shared: just consider the enthusiasm with which so many designers (31!) responded to our query about their personal “restart.”

Valentina Sommariva

I would like to thank Paolo Bleve for having invited me to work at IFDM, where I can experience this world from a privileged vantage point. For me, it is a project full of energy in its way of intertwining the medium of printed paper (an old love story) and online information, which is everyone’s daily bread by now. To him, our whole dynamic group and all our readers, my best wishes for a great Milano Design Week. See you at Bar Basso!

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15 YEARS

The story of an

IDEA

by Paolo Bleve (Publisher)

At the start of 2007 I was 21 years old, and like many people my age my head was filled with dreams. One of them was to become a publisher. I had only superficial notions about this world, but I thought it was fascinating.

During the previous year, I had visited the Salone del Mobile, the big event that is the talk of Milan. I was impressed by the energy, by the presence of people from so many different nations. Some very young, others in the midst of their careers. I was also struck by the immense production of brochures and catalogues. What was lacking was a magazine to narrate not just a single brand, but the Salone itself.

That is the idea behind Il Foglio Del Mobile.

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As soon as I had time, I sat down in front of a computer and made some sample pages. I printed them on A3 paper, put them in order with a written presentation of my project, and set off for Brianza. All the doors were opened, for a young man full of enthusiasm. I met men and women who have written the history of this industry. And they were all encouraging. Soon this magazine was bringing visibility to the companies of Made in Italy, becoming an international reality, circulating on 28 different markets. The acronym IFDM was easier to remember. Which led to the current full name: Interior Furniture Design Magazine.

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a ‘fiera’ più antica e al contempo, la ‘fiera’ più internazionale. Antica perché il mobile e il complemento d’arredo sono profondamente radicati nella tradizione e nelle ‘arti e mestieri’ del Nord Italia, ove domina quella sfrenata voglia di fare e di creare che ha reso questa risorsa del Made in Italy unica e inimitabile in tutto il mondo. Tuttavia non basta questa giustificazione a quel senso ‘d’antan’ che ci prende quando ci si reca, ad aprile, a visitare questa maestosa manifestazione: forse è perché si svolge nello stesso periodo di quella che un tempo era la grande fiera - la fiera campionaria e in alcuni di noi quel ricordo fa ancora capolino? Sarà…Il Salone è anche la fiera più internazionale, dicevamo all’inizio. Ormai sono pochi gli eventi che non si definiscono internazionali, ma proprio in questa terza settimana di aprile ci si accorgerà come l’aria di stimolante globalità che si respira a Milano sia più accentuata rispetto ad altre manifestazioni. E proprio in questo crogiuolo di visitatori, espositori, idiomi, forme e materiali da ogni dove, il design sarà l’unica, possibile lingua franca.

I Saloni: leader nel comparto casa-arredo Anche quest’anno la 46a edizione del Salone Internazionale del Mobile avrà luogo unitamente a Euroluce, al Salone Internazionale del Complemento d’Arredo e al SaloneSatellite. E anche quest’anno, già da qualche mese si percepisce quel fermento creativo che i Saloni offrono ormai decenni al loro variegato pubblico internazionale, che la scorsa edizione ha superato le 223.000 presenze. I segni di ripresa del settore arredo consentono di affrontare con maggiore entusiasmo e ottimismo gli sforzi che fanno dei Saloni il punto di riferimento globale del settore. Alla base di tale successo la qualità riscontrabile nell’interesse sempre maggiore da parte delle aziende estere e nel grande impegno da parte delle aziende partecipanti, sempre più competitive nelle loro

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Classico

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Innovation as a mission

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Il Salone delle Meraviglie

Lo stato dell’arte del design da tutto il mondo, punto di arrivo e punto di partenza per una nuova stagione dello stile

Gli imbottiti di successo

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NUOVA LINEA DI TAVOLI Alex (design Raul Barbieri) è la linea di tavoli con struttura in alluminio e piani in cristallo di Rexite che si accosta alle sedute Alexa, in perfetta armonia di immagine.

La struttura ha la medesima linea flessuosa ed elegante delle sedute.

Anno VII/Numero 3

Aprile 2013

Un’edizione straordinaria Anche per questa edizione dei Saloni (mobile, luce e complemento) i numeri come sempre parlano da sé: 1.948 gli espositori, di cui 245 esteri provenienti da 30 Paesi, che scenderanno in campo distribuiti su 205.217 metri quadrati netti espositivi. Professionisti e ‘turisti del design’ ammireranno un’ampia varietà di prodotti che vanno dai più innovativi pezzi di design alle migliori riproduzioni degli stili d’epoca, frutto dell’abilità industriale dei maggiori produttori del mondo e dei designer più creativi o della più abile maestria artigiana.

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The Show of Wonders

The state of the art of the design from all over the world, arrival and departure point for a new season of style

The most ancient exhibition and, at the same time, the most international one.

Ancient because furniture and furnishing accessories are deeply rooted in the tradition and ‘arts and crafts’ of Northern Italy, where an unbridled wish of doing and creating prevails, a wish which has made this all Italian resource unique and inimitable the world over. Yet this is not enough to justify that nostalgic feeling we are subject to when in April we visit this majestic show: does it depend on the fact it is held at the same time as an old big trade fair - the Fiera Campionaria – which some of us have never forgot? Maybe…Salone Internazionale del Mobile is also the most international show, we said at the beginning. Now just a few events do not define themselves ‘international’, but during the 3rd week of April we realise how the air of stimulating globality we will breathe in Milan is more marked compared with other shows. In this melting pot of visitors, idioms, shapes and materials from everywhere, the design will be the only, possible ‘lingua franca’.

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Salone Satellite

The Saloni: leaders in the home-furnishing field The 46th edition of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile will be held once again together with Euroluce, the Salone Internazionale del Complemento d’Arredo (International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition) and SaloneSatellite. The air is already thick with the creative fervour and heady expectation that the Saloni generates year after year amongst its varied international public. The last edition counted over 223,000 attendances.

Excitement has fuelled the countdown, thanks in part to the signs of reprisal in the furniture sector, which have meant that even greater enthusiasm and optimism have gone into the work that makes the Saloni into “I Saloni”, that indisputable global point of reference for the sector. Spurred by its past success is the quality of mounting interest from foreign companies and the great commitment of those companies taking part, with increasingly competitive concepts – from the product to the image to client service. Market demand is becoming increasingly polarised towards extremely high-quality products and definitive furnishing solutions.

As well as product functionality and quality, the consumer is increasingly also after an image, a means of interpreting his or her own desires and needs, a lifestyle. This is the challenge that companies must now embrace.

An extraordinary show As far as this coming edition of the Saloni (furniture, light and furnishing accessories) is concerned, the numbers speak for themselves yet again: 1,948 exhibitors (confirmed to date), of whom 245 come from 30 Countries, who will be accommodated in 205,217 square metres of exhibition space. Professionals and ‘design tourists’ will admire a huge range of products - from the most innovative design pieces to the best reproduction antiques, manufactured by the best producers in the world, the most creative designers and the most gifted artisans.

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The values that create innovation

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People & Project

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Intervista a Interview with Giulio Cappellini

Centopercento Wink is one of Tisettanta’s latest products. This is a wardrobe, with matt lacquered carcase and glossy panels, a contrast that creates a well-defined style of geometrical design. To complement it, Vane is a new bed which defines the space around it.

Marcel Wanders Studio

LINEA IN TEAK La collezione Net-work in teak di Rodolfo Dordoni by Roda, nata lo scorso anno per una proposta di raffinato design, quest'anno viene presentata con un ampliamento, costituito da arredi in metallo che esprimono uno stile più giovane e fresco, all'insegna di un lusso informale e accessibile.

Roda’s Net-work collection in teak by Rodolfo Dordoni stands out. It was created last year as a refined design collection and this year it includes an extension consisting of metal fittings which express a younger and fresher style, in the name of an informal and accessible luxury.

CAMERA CON VISTA E’ davvero imperdibile l’appuntamento con ‘Camera con Vista’: l’arte e gli arredi in cento anni di stile italiano. La Fondazione Cosmit Eventi, in collaborazione con il Comune di Milano – Assessorato alla Cultura, celebra un secolo di tradizione italiana con una rassegna di dipinti, sculture, mobili e oggetti dal 1900 a oggi, nella sale di Palazzo Reale, dal 18 aprile al 1 luglio.

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I valori che creano innovazione

...è una delle ultime proposte di Tisettanta. Si tratta di un armadio con struttura laccata seta e pannelli lucidi, un contrasto che crea un deciso di segno geometrico dallo stile ben definito, abbinato a Vane, un letto che non si adatta allo spazio, ma lo definisce.

proposte – dal prodotto all’immagine al servizio verso la clientela. La richiesta del mercato infatti va polarizzandosi verso prodotti di alto livello qualitativo e finali soluzioni di arredo. Quello che il consumatore richiede in maniera crescente ai prodotti oltre alla funzionalità e qualità inappuntabili è anche un’immagine, un modo di interpretare i propri desideri ed esigenze, un lifestyle. Ed è questa la sfida che aspetta le aziende.

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CENTOPERCENTO WINK

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IL FOGLIO DEL MOBILE

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Alex (Design Raul Barbieri) is Rexite‘s table line with aluminium structure and crystal tops which matches with Alexa chairs, with a harmonious image. The structure has the same elegant and flexuous line of the chairs.

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Il più grande assortimento di sogni

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24ORE IN FIERA Il design in mostra al Salone - Design on exhibit at the Salone

Let’s not forget a key event: ‘Room with a View’, art and furnishings in one hundred years of Italian style.

Fondazione Cosmit Eventi, in collaboration with the City Council of Milan – Department of Culture, celebrates a century of great Italian tradition with an exhibition of paintings, sculpture, furniture and objects from 1900 to today (Palazzo Reale, 18 April-1st July).

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Focus On opera contemporary Il lusso sintesi di equilibrio ed eleganza Luxury is all about balance and elegance

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MISURAEMME

One important phase came in 2020, with the creation of our Manifesto, with which the publication has approached the new decade by means of an ambitious and futuristic publishing project, an updated identity and a particular vocation, without disrupting the values and goals of our past, which had shaped our character since the beginning. In pursuit of a strategy that would allow us to explore novel paths, reaching farsighted objects as at the outset – for the publication and for the entire network – IFDM has reconfigured its editorial system with a vigorous shift towards online and digital channels.

No longer seen as a supplement to printed information, but instead as the driving channel for expanded, fertile activities of information and – in parallel – enterprise.

Today, 15 years after that magical 2007, the publishing house has launched a new initiative, aimed at consolidating innovative editorial programming. A new approach to information that adapts to new media and channels, for

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increasingly well-informed and ‘socially networked’ consumers. An approach shaped around the potentialities offered by the digital age. IFDM and I have asked ourselves what it means to be innovative publishers today. And, even more in detail, what can be brought into this variegated panorama in terms of innovation. Therefore with greater specialization of contents, a more vertical structure, and the implementation of services to formulate an updated system that is also capable of perfectly carrying out the functions of the past, in a natural, seamless process.

and cultural reference point of information for the design community. Fifteen years have passed, but the enthusiasm of the young man who showed his ideas to the great exponents of the world of design remains the same.

I am pleased to announce Ruben’s appointment in such an important year for us. His brilliant career in journalism fits perfectly with the dynamism, effective performance and excellent international reputation of our organization, enhancing its value and authoritative role to guide IFDM into the future. This is an important, high-profile position, which will further reinforce our commitment to act as a professional

From left: the first issue of Il Foglio del Mobile, published in April 2007 printed on newsprint. Six years later, 2013, the first restyling: the masthead becomes an acronym, easier to remember, more international; the paper becomes more refined and full-bodied. In 2015, a new graphic design debuts, the cover is more incisive. In January 2018, the title, to confirm its international vocation, becomes IFDM - Interior Furniture Design Magazine. June 2022: a new chapter begins. All to be explored.

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VOICES

22 MARIA PORRO

On the beauty of coming together, on a Salone that also speaks of sustainability. And on a birthday party that she would like to open to the whole city

24 DEYAN SUDJIC

What is design today? Where is it going? What significance does it have in our lives, in our history?

A great critic gives a series of interesting clues

26 NINA YASHAR

Close encounter with a gallery owner, talent scout and mentor extraordinaire. To understand how to discover a talent to follow

28 CRISTIANO DE LORENZO

The managing director of Christie’s Italy recounts episodes and staggering numbers on collectible design. And about who buys it

VOICES

Read the full interview online

Maria Porro Director of Marketing and Communication of Porro S.p.A, the historic Italian design brand.

And director of Salone del Mobile.Milano

by Ruben Modigliani

This is the restart year for the Salone. Has our way of seeing and experiencing design changed?

With respect to the pre-pandemic period our perception of the home has changed. We have rediscovered that the quality of the places we inhabit can influence the quality of our relationships inside them. This also extends into the focus on sustainability, a healthful environment in domestic spaces, and limitation of energy consumption. At the same time, these two years have altered the way we travel, the way we utilize public spaces and sit down in restaurants, the way we work. In this sense, furniture has a responsibility, which also becomes an opportunity to redesign, to reinterpret places. The Salone del Mobile will definitely reflect this evolution.

With respect to the 1960s, how have things changed?

First the Salone was an exhibition of products on white platforms. Nothing more. today it has the chance to start over, to design an architectural context, a museum space, a surreal presentation. The mode of narration is no longer centered on the product, but also on the type of house, the overall proposal a company wants to make. The way of addressing the audience has changed as well. Today answers are needed for a series of question: how is it made, who made it, where did they make it? It is an idea of transmission of the values that lie behind production. The Salone is a big magnet that brings with it people, thinkers, interpreters, buyers, curious onlookers… There is an entire community that arrives during that week. What has changed is precisely the rediscovery of that dimension of the ‘here and now.’ The Salone is first of all an experience, being all together for the same reason in the same space, at the same time.

What are the key words of this Salone?

The Salone is an urbanist, it designs streets and squares, and then the companies insert their contents. I think one key word is precisely this one: ‘content.’ Then there is a rather worn-out term, ‘sustainability.’ Which in any case represents a big commitment on the part of the entire industry, which in recent years has accelerated the transition in this direction. The Salone also wants to help to accelerate this process: hence the large installation by Mario Cu-

cinella, which will definitely be an interesting instrument.

Then there is a third word: ‘encounter.’ The Salone has always been a builder of bridges, and it is here that even very distant worlds have begun to speak to each other.

What does design give to the world?

Design is a very ancient thing, it is man’s approach to the world. It is the idea of inventing a function and giving it a form, someone more important than I am once said. It is intercepting a need and finding a solution. Design gives the world solutions, and when they are intelligent they last in time.

The two events the Salone has organized for this iteration, Design with Nature by Mario Cucinella and La Scatola Magica – are they two statements of intent?

Actually we will also be doing a big birthday party, which I would like to open to all, but they won’t let me… La Scatola Magica is an installation at Palazzo Reale that remains open for two weeks, so everyone can see it. It uses the language of cinema to talk about design, a cross-pollination that is very interesting to explore. Ten directors (plus one, a surprise) interpret key words. Design with Nature, inside the fair, sets out to act as an accelerator: sustainability, as we were saying, has become indispensable, not just a buzzword but a project all the companies are approaching in a very serious way. But major transformations need collective effort, and in the case of furniture this calls for effort in the chain of supply and production. Cucinella’s thinking starts right here. There will be a large materials library with sustainable substances, and a part on the role of the home, a cell that can modify a more complex organism like a building or an entire city. Then there will be lectures, talks, gatherings. It is an attempt to create a different type of culture: because the main driver of this change is the demand for sustainability on the part of the consumer.

1 Rendering of Design with Nature, a special exhibition at Salone del Mobile.Milano curated by architect Mario Cucinella.

2 The Sala delle Cariatidi at Palazzo Reale, where the exhibition-event La Scatola Magica has been set up.

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VOICES

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Deyan Sudjic Graduated in Architecture, he has never actually worked as a practicioner: “This is because I am not good enough”, he says. Instead, he is one of the most relevant authors on architecture and design worldwide

by Ruben Modigliani First question: what is design?

Design to me emerges at that moment in the past when the connection between craft and the user was broken by mass production. Machines made things more affordable, more democratic. But without that personal relationship.

This is when contemporary professional design is born.

There are two different versions of what design can be: manufacturing want and desire, for instance, which is kind of cynical. The other one has always been to see design as a tool by which people can address real needs. A schizophrenia that’s been going from the late 18th century.

Where are we now?

We’re in a period in which the object is no longer as powerful as it once was. A post analog age in which working with the digital is something that design has to engage with. Those old certainties about design making the world a better place feel less certain. Italy is still a place in which, for the time being, there is a direct connection between design skills and manufacturing, which for a certain kind of design is very important. Europe has probably lost the ability to do very much in the digital world: silicon chips are made in China or Taiwan, smartphones are made in a gigantic factory in the center of China. The old world of Olivetti, Brion, Siemens or Braun are all gone and dissipated. And so it becomes harder and harder for design in Europe to have much to offer to those territories.

Where do you think design is going?

There are two things that will manifest themselves in Milan in June which to me sounds interesting. And maybe they’re opposite ends of the spectrum. George Sowden, who a long time ago was actually an Olivetti designer, in the last ten years is becoming his own client, using the global supply chain to make products that he designs and markets himself. He will be opening Spazio Quarantaquattro, in corso di Porta Nuova, in which he will actually show some of the fruits of that. He’s not te only one. On the other hand, I find it really intriguing how that Memphis explosion from 1981 will not go away. The Memphis brand now belongs to the same company that owns Gufram, and they are taking over a floor in the Triennale to show 200 Memphis objects in an exhibition. Two small ideas: one is that sense of how particular moments in history will not go away, and the other is of how the designer – less and less relevant in the era of the giant company – can take command of the process.

Does an operation like that make a designer closer to the figure of the artist?

I don’t think so. Sowden and the others are not making one offs or additions. They are just going to the source of the factories in mainland China, those that can produce thousands of coffee pots or hundreds of jugs. These are not usually technically very ambitious, but these objects can actually still have meaning.

What do you think is modern today?

Two years ago we were struggling with the idea of a pandemic. It actually made me think about how the first modernity in architecture was born: from hygiene.

Can cities change history? And can objects change people?

They certainly can. And they do, yes. In history, the city has been a focus in which people can resist nationalism. Stalin’s architect (the newst book by Sudjic is Stalin’s Architect Power and Survival in Moscow, Thames & Hudson - Ed.) was actually born in Odessa, a city that was built when the Russian Empire took over what was then an Ottoman fortress. In its early years, Odessa was more like Shanghai or Hong Kong. The administration was subcontracted. They built an opera house before a Russian Orthodox Church.

The art school was started by an Italian architect. So this was actually a very cultural, dynamic place. And that’s the kind of cities that makes a difference to me. Can objects change lives? Of course they can. Just think about the consequences of the smartphone. When Jobs and Jony Ive launched the first iPhone, even they could not have foreseen that it will actually change the dynamics of American elections, that it would change the ways in which we relate to each other in terms of meeting each other. And that it would actually lead to the abolition of so many different kinds of products and objects.

1 Sudjic’s latest book, Stalin’s Architect - Politics and survival in Moscow (Thames & Hudson) is the first biography to trace the life and career of Ukrainian-born Boris Iofan.

2 Divisumma 18 calculator with printer (1972), designed by Mario Bellini for Olivetti.

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Ezio Frea, courtesy Mario Bellini

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Milan Paris New York London Los Angeles Madrid Dubai Tokyo

VOICES

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Nina Yashar A gallerist, talent scout, and a tireless collector. Nina Yashar left her native Tehran in the early 1960s and settled in Italy.

In Milan, she founded the Nilufar gallery in 1979

by Alessia Delisi

A preview?

Starting with the Depot, I’d like to begin at the outdoor space, where we will present an art installation by Patrick Tuttofuoco, Out of Body. This new work translates an experience into physical matter, though it actually transcends the physical, focusing on the moment in which we feel we have temporarily left our bodies behind. Heading into my office, we find the installation Too Much, Too Soon! by the digital artist Andrés Reisinger. For the period of Milano Design Week, Andrés has literally occupied this space, making it come alive with four illuminated sculptures and a musical composition inspired by free jazz. The new chapter presented this year of the series FAR, curated

by Valentina Ciuffi, is titled Craftmania. These are cases of experimental design by incredibly contemporary artists like Etienne Marc, Carlo Lorenzetti and Odd Matter.

And at via della Spiga?

One of the most intriguing elements of the exhibition during Milano Design Week will definitely be the collaboration with Ginori 1735. A few months ago they called me, asking to work together on a new collection of ceramics of their project Reborn, done by four designers of my choice, namely Martino Gamper, Flavie Audi, Federica Perazzoli and Andrea Zucchi. It is a beautiful story of Milanese identity, two historic realities joining forces. Last but not least, here we will present new work by the talented Khaled El Mays, an iteration of the Flora Seating Series.

Where is design headed today?

Into an interesting fusion; the digital is rapidly permeating the physical, but at the same time we can see an almost desperate pursuit of authenticity and history, with signature vintage pieces.

What is the audience for signature design seeking, in your view?

They want to be the owners of a safe investment. At the same time, there are works that materialize a passion, shared by many, for design history. Elements that are such protagonists that they can define the space in which they are inserted, becoming a center around which to development the rest of the décor.

Where is the borderline between art and design?

In the functionality.

What is the stylistic signature of Nilufar?

A balance between aesthetic taste, research and the need to get beyond boundaries.

How do you discover new designers with whom to work?

In the past I was always traveling, but now I must admit that we have only recently begun to move again, so my rhythms are still temporarily slower. I am lucky because we receive many spontaneous requests from designers, and I am surrounded by a team of collaborators I can really trust.

What impresses you in a project by a young designer?

The interpretation of function with unusual forms and original design thinking. That was also the case with Martino Gamper: he is an artist who begins with an existing project and reinterprets it in a personal, contemporary way, triggering something completely new. In 2022 we’re celebrating 15 years of work together, a long story of friendship and wonderful projects. In the hall at the Depot, Martino will present Innesto: from three carpets, three different stories, settings, worlds come into being.

Your latest designer discovery?

Robinson Ferreux, a remarkable young French talent.

Is there any object that has particular meaning for you?

There are really too many to be able to mention just a few.

I can say that they are so important that I do not consider them only objects, but almost phases of life.

1 Interior of Nina Yashar’s new exhibition space at the Aeroporto Nicelli, a 1930s structure on the Venice Lido.

2 The Candy Box, a virtual project by Khaled El Mays.

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What will you be showing this year?

We will exhibit projects by over 25 designers; it is a very intense program, because we want to show the world everything we have been doing of the last two years, which were only apparently a time of stasis.

Create, innovate. Design.

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Cristiano De Lorenzo Cultured, cosmopolitan, active on the charity design auction front: the Managing Director of Christie’s Italy tells why you can spend a million on an armchair

by Cecilia Fabiani

What do you mean by collectible design?

Collectible design is something different from industrial design, or design that is in production. It involves one-offs or particularly rare pieces, with a very special background.

The best example that comes to mind is the famous Fauteuil aux Dragons made by Eileen Gray in the 1920s; a chair created for the home of Jacques Doucet, the famous Parisian tailor and a great collector of contemporary art of his time. The chair wound up in the collection of Yves Saint Laurent. When at Christies, in 2009, we had the chance to break up the collection of YSL and Pierre Bergé, the chair, valued at 2 or 3 million, brought a price of over 21 million euros. This caused a dreadful scandal. I think this example helps us to define collectible design; a unique piece, a great designer, a great client and a great collection into which the object was placed.

What is the reason behind the growing success of collectible design?

Over the last 10 years we have seen remarkable growth, especially in the prices. Starting with Art Déco, which marks the beginning of the design era. One-of-a-kind pieces by cabinet makers and lacquerers, created by designer-decorators and architects. I am thinking, for example, of the collection of the Dalsace family, which came from the famous Maison de Verre in Paris, with several pieces of furniture by Jean Prouvé. The perfect situation: some almost unique items, others industrially produced, but invented by Pierre Chareau to furnish the Maison de Verre, making them pertinent. Pieces all from the same period, both industrial and crafted. The owners of the houses of the 1920s and 1930s have been dead for about 20 years. Then their children moved in, and now they are back on the market. Thanks to great collectors, the public rediscovers the value of exceptional objects with magnificent backgrounds, often unique, truly beautiful, which can be inserted in a contemporary interior.

You have been the organizers of exhibitions, with Mingardo and Edit Napoli. How was that experience?

Fantastic, in both cases! I am an auctioneer, but only at benefit auctions – last year I did 14 of them in six months. It seemed very important, especially coming out of the pandemic. Mingardo wanted to commemorate his mother with a series of unique objects created by various designers. It was a success, all pieces sold, and the proceeds went to Istituto Mario Negri. Edit Napoli, an initiative of Domitilla Dardi and Emilia Petruccelli, is a very fresh, enjoyable fair. The objects designed by Patricia Urquiola with a team from the school of the Fabbrica di Capodimonte, a case of excellence for 18th-century porcelain, were auctioned to benefit the restoration of an educational garden for the school.

What advice do you have for people interested in this field, who want to take their first steps as collectors?

The first thing is to understand what it is that you like, what style you want to create, what type of atmosphere you want to live in. At that point, you identify your own favorite designers and look at the results of their products on auction, to get an idea of the sums involved. The next step is to start searching, using online auction houses and platforms. Working for Christie’s for over 14 years, I have seen hundreds of auctions, very beautiful collections, an infinity of objects. Over time I have realized that it not so much the object itself that counts, but the stories that are connected with that object. There is something, a cultural value, that makes that object attractive for us. The ideal? To buy an object you love at the right price, an object that will continue to speak to us, to inspire us, aware of the fact that we are simply temporary guardians, because sooner or later the object will pass into the hands of someone else.

1 Bureau MB 624, by Pierre Chareau (circa 1929). 2. Fauteuil aux dragons, Eileen Gray (1917-1919): coming from the Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé collection, it was sold in 2009 for a record price of € 21,905,000.

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Who is a typical collector? Is there a more affordable level of collectible design?

There is no such thing as a typical collector. They are all different. There are collectors who travel to pursue certain categories, periods or styles, going to fairs, the big auction house seasons, or visiting galleries. There are many opportunities. Today there is also the online side, which is a very important channel for design, especially for more recent industrial pieces.

Vintage industrial design, which we could call second-hand, of quality, produced perhaps 20, 30 or even 40 years ago, is quite affordable today. There are platforms where you can buy furniture, accessories, rugs for a few hundred euros.

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Three simple questions addressed to design protagonists who will return to Milan this year.

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1 | Guitar, a carpet designed by Elena Salmistraro for ILLULIAN (Hall 3/F16), is a soft colour field in which stylised geometric shapes chase each other or overlap, creating a pattern with an ancient, ancestral flavour. 2 | Tonda, the new suspension lamp by Ferruccio Laviani for FOSCARINI (Corso Monforte, 19), an elegant reinterpretation of the past. 3 | Lina lantern by ANALOGLAB (Via Vigevano, 27), in steel with a handle for transport in white oak or American walnut. 4 | Alley is a table by Maurizio Manzoni for CANTORI (Hall 01/C05) with minimal metal supports in various finishes, with tops in marble, wood or smoked glass. 5 | La Chaiselongue by ADAL (Superstudio, via Tortona, 27) from the “Look Into Nature” line is made in igusa, a type of rushes found in rice fields. 6 | With new measurements, the display case with doors in extra-light glass is back, in the Echo collection by Marcel Wanders Studio for FIAM ITALIA (Hall 05/B11). 7 | Kernel ash wood vases from the “Woodland” line by Marta Laudani for RUBINACCI NAPOLI (Hall 06/E36). 8 | Stellage 52 leather chair designed by Gabetti & Isola, Raineri for CECCOTTI COLLEZIONI (Via Durini, 23): a reissue of the chair created for the Turin Stock Exchange. 9 | Taking their cue from the 1960s, the Greg tables by Domenico Mula for DOM EDIZIONI (Hall 01/C06) are finished in bronze and brass.

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1 | Dragon White carpet from the capsule collection of BATTILOSSI (Design Variations – Circolo Filologico, via Clerici, 10), a modern reinterpretation of the throne room in Imperial China.

2 | A graphic profile for the Madame lamp from IL FANALE, available in natural brass or in a two-tone version. 3 | Pastel Macaroons Townhouse Candle in texturized biscuit porcelain, finished by hand, from JO MALONE. 4 | The Palmira modular bookcase by ETRO HOME INTERIORS (Hall 4/ B07-B12) plays with the juxtaposition of the dark bronze and shiny brass of the structure and the wenge-stained Carbalho wood for the shelves. 5 | Blossom is a collection of sofas, chairs and ottomans with soft, enveloping lines, created by NOVAMOBILI (Via Melchiorre Gioia, 6/8). 6 | New items from GEBRÜDER THONET VIENNA (Hall 20/D02) include the Detour table in straw and curved wood with brass tips, designed by GamFratesi. 7 | A simple, essential curved upholstered piece. The Noodle chair created by Augusto Betti in 1967 returns to the catalogue at PARADISOTERRESTRE (ADI Design Museum, Piazza Compasso d’Oro 1).

8 | The Marilyn table by Libero Rutilo for MORELATO has a top in ash wood, placed on a marble base with plissé workmanship. 9 | Inspired by Ovid, the Metamorphoses tiles by SAGEVAN (Hall 10/F22) feature drawings by Vincenzo

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1 | The new Brahmaand line from JAIPUR RUGS (Hall 08/C29) has been created by Ashiesh Shahe, for a reflection on ancient Eastern studies of astronomy. 2 | Venus is a collection of lamps based on the sinuous feminine figure, in metal and lycra, by Serena Confalonieri for SERVOMUTO. 3 | The Panarea stool with crafted weave adds a new piece to the outdoor collection of PEDRALI (Hall 06/A23-B24). 4 | The Miya table by Elena Salmistraro for CAPPELLINI (Vicolo Santa Cecilia, 4), available in two sizes and heights, is a sculptural object in blown glass composed of three interpenetrating parts. 5 | The Blogger 3 sofa is a curved upholstered piece, enhanced by a new elastic cover by ROCHE BOBOIS (Hall 06/C24). 6 | The Arcadia pouf by Serena Confalonieri for GEBRÜDER THONET VIENNA (hall 20/D02) is based on the arches and colonnades of neoclassical mansions. 7 | The Spy fabric seat by SCAPPINI has a decorative ring in brass-finish resin at the back (Hall 04/ D01). 8 | B&B ITALIA (D studio, Via Durini 14) presents Le Bambole by Mario Bellini, in a radically updated version, 50 years after the original design.

9 | After the success of Ambrogio, here comes Amanda, a service table with a comic-book form by Favaretto&Partners for SLIDE (Hall 10/D14).

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1 | Triennale is one of the 10 patterns of the Marmosaico collection created by Carlo Dal Bianco for BISAZZA (Via Solferino, 22). 2 | The Double collection by LCM Marin Design Studio for BROKIS features blown glass spheres with light metal accents. 3 | A tribute to writing, Yukio by Gordon Guillaumier for ALF DA FRÈ (Hall 12/A19-B16 ) is an elegant, light desk for use in the home. 4 | Thanks to the addition of an extension, Combo becomes a high table. Part of the Regeneration project by NARDI (Hall 10/C02-C04) calling for the use of regenerated plastic. 5 | Timeless elegance for the Montgomery chair with structure in ash wood, created by Dainelli Studio for GIORGETTI (Hall 05/G07-H10). 6 | Clean lines and refined elegance for the Lilas Mosaïque modular seating system created by Dainelli Studio for GALLOTTI&RADICE (Hall 05/F09-G10). 7 | LAPALMA (Hall 20/ D15-E16) presents Jazz by Giuseppe Bavuso, a versatile bookcase for free positioning at the center of the room, thanks to feet that can be anchored to the floor. 8 | The Wabi Sabi tray by Dawn Sweitzer for ETHNICRAFT takes its cue from nature. 9 | MIDGARD presents a new look for the Ayno lamp by Stefan Diez: a novel Silk finish in gray now dresses up the iconic collection.

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1 | The Floor Is Lava by CARPET EDITION (Hall 06/E33) is an exclusive line designed by PLACéE, for the design editor of experimental pieces in dialogue with art. 2 | The Posy collection of lamps by MASIERO (via Statuto, 16), in blown glass and brass, is a tribute to the world of flowers created by Sara Moroni. 3 | The new Diamond mirrors from RIFLESSI (Piazza Velasca, 6) use stainless steel sheet with a nanoceramic antibacterial and anti-fingerprint treatment. 4 | LEMA (Hall 07/B15-C24) expands the Ombra seating collection created by Piero Lissoni, adding a stool available in two heights. 5 | Versatile design for the Mini ottoman by GIANFRANCO FERRÈ HOME (Hall 4/B07-B12), available in nabuk or various fabrics from the collection. 6 | Based on an original design from 2005 by Tito Agnoli and faithfully reinterpreted by POLTRONA FRAU (Via Manzoni, 30), the Aurora Tre bed has an enveloping padded headboard. 7 | The room divider created by Michael Geldmaker for ADAL’s Look into Nature collection is inspired by the Japanese lifestyle (Superdesignshow at Superstudio, via Savona 27). 8 | The Large Pompidou vase by JONATHAN ADLER is decorated with motifs based on the Seventies. 9 | Barbara Bertoldo for L’OPIFICIO has created Viceversa and Viceversa Monet, two Gobelin DoppioDritto jacquard weaves for use on both sides.

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1 | A bucolic landscape inhabited by extinct animals decorates the Memento Medley Carpet by MOOOI (via San Gregorio 29). 2 | For FLOS (corso Monforte 9 & 15), Patricia Urquiola has designed Almendra, the lighting system with diffusors in polycarbonate, with an almond-like form. 3 | Free, fluid shapes made by skilled hands for the new Laguna collection in Murano glass designed by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba for PURHO. 4 | A family of sofas and chairs, for relaxing or dining; the Fender collection created by Favaretto&Partners for TRUEDESIGN. 5 | In the Split bookcase, designed by Luca Papini for STURM MILANO, transparent or coloured polystyrene cylinders separate the shelves (Hall 8/D28). 6 | Ines by CALLIGARIS (Hall 12 /C11-D08), with a wooden base, is the natural extension of a seating family with soft, welcoming forms. 7 | The new version of Materic by Piero Lissoni, with a new oval top and truncated conical base, both in sanded natural ash wood, with an extra-clear finish in Nordic style. By PORRO (Hall 07/D15-E18). 8 | The After All collection of chairs by Christophe Pillet for VERY WOOD (Hall 07/F11) has classic essential lines, underscored by the use of Vienna straw for the back. 9 | To celebrate over 70 years of collaboration between Hans J. Wegner and CARL HANSEN & SØN (Foro Buonaparte 18A), London-based designer Ilse Crawford dresses up the Wishbone Chair in nine new colors.

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1 | The 1930s-inspired Blueberry Bamboo rug is part of the new Green Dry collection designed by Carlo Colombo for SAHRAI (via Manzoni 45). 2 | Gaia is a rechargeable lamp for direct and ambient lighting. Designed by Marc Sadler for ETHIMO (Hall 16/ E25-F20), it features a shade in fabric from the Rubelli outdoor collection. 3 | Precious and very soft Yale plaid from SOMMA 1867 (Hall 03/C18) made of fine Australian Merino lambswool. 4 | A product based on encounters between different styles, tastes and cultures: the Hashi sofa is a system with a minimal rigid structure, designed by Federica Biasi for GERVASONI (Hall 7/F11-G12).

5 | DRESS_CODE is a seat with ample proportions that changes thanks to sartorial coverings, the result of a novel collaboration between S-CAB and Gumdesign, alias Laura Fiaschi and Gabriele Pardi (Hall 12/B11-C12). 6 | The profiles of the UZ series by Angeletti & Ruzza for YAZZ (Hall 2/ F10) stem from the study of the geometric form of the cylinder, adjusted in height and diameter and rendered more complex by tapering at the ends. 7 | Tables from the Stone line of the outdoor collection by DITRE (Hall 12/C05-D06), taking inspiration from the purity of nature. 8 | The charm of stone and the force of concrete in the Bold series of tables by ETHIMO (Hall 16 /E25-F20), which combines lightness and softness of lines with the sculptural presence of the structure. 9 | Lamp/vase with metal structure by BLOOMINGVILLE.

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1 | The Mustache rug by KRISTALIA (Hall 20/A05-B06), a line designed by Paolo Zani with a mélange weave in refined hues, bordered in various colors with fringe for an even more original look. 2 | Piton portable lamp by MUUTO, designed by Tom Chung, makes playful reference to the archetype of the torch. 3 | Inspired by the history of Japanese design and Art Nouveau, the Bamboo chair

by TECTONA PARIS (Via Moscova 47/A) is made in aluminium, with black powder coating. 4 | Lull umbrella by FERM LIVING with trunk in FSC-certified wood, for UV30+ protection. 5 | Alodia by BABEL D (Foro Buonaparte 57) is a sculptural folding chaise longue designed by Walter De Silva and Mario Antonioli, utilizing curved rectangular stainless steel sections to create a perfect interlock. 6 | The Argo Alu three-seat sofa by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba for TALENTI (Hall 16 /E33-F28) stands out for a structure with large lateral borders in aluminium with exposed belting along the entire perimeter of the seat, creating a game of color. 7 | Presented in both indoor and outdoor versions, the Keel Light wooden seating by Mario Ferrarini and Victor Vasilev stands out for the quality of the fabric covering and the wood varieties used for the back. By POTOCCO (Hall 07/L15-M12). 8 | Ariete, designed in collaboration with Adam D. Tihany, is the new collection by UNOPIÙ (via Pontaccio 9) that takes its cue from outdoor furnishings in wrought iron with a retro look. 9 | Plant Pot is a series of minimalist flowerpots and coordinated saucers by HAY. Made in strong, light polystone, with inner covering for greater protection.

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1 | HD SURFACE (via Volta 18) has chosen to work with the designer David Lopez Quincoces to create a new range of colors to apply to the company’s three most successful collections: PerfectCombination, CoverHD and GeoTexture. 2 | Saliscendi, a lamp designed in 1957 by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, put back into production by STILNOVO (via Tortona 31). 3 | Petal chair, shaped with 3D printing by BASSAMFELLOWS (via Varese 14). 4 | Tahiti flatware by the historic Italian fine jewelry maker BUCCELLATI (via Brisa 5), on hand at the Salone with an exhibition on the contemporary reinterpretation of the etiquette. 5 | Juicy Salif Studio no. 3 citrus squeezer in a limited numbered edition, part of the 100 Values Collection by ALESSI (via Manzoni 14/16). 6 | In 1952, Arne Jacobsen designed the Egg table to accompany the Ant chair. 70 years later, FRITZ HANSEN presents a modern interpretation of this iconic design. 7 | Just sideboard from the Experience collection, a project by Danilo Fedeli that plays with volumes, additions and subtractions, accentuating the material contrasts between natural wood and lacquer colors. By MATRIX (Hall 14/ B29). 8 | Small, convivial, prestigious: Small Living Kitchens by FALPER (Hall 22/D19-D21) is a concept capable of conserving the high standards and convivial configurations typical of large kitchens, starting from only 2.5 square meters. 9 | NikolaTesla Unplugged is the new hob with exhaust function by ELICA, controlled with analogue touch & feel knobs offering access to functions in a quick, intuitive way. 10 | Kiki by BOTTEGA GHIANDA (via Gastone Pisoni 2) is a small cup in turned wood for sampling grappa and sake.

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1 | The capsule collection Tiles (R)evolution by CERAMICA BARDELLI and SELETTI (Hall 7/L25) is composed of various surfaces for floors and facings. They include Black&White, a mosaic in single-fired ceramic with glossy and matte finish. 2 | The Serpentine Light is an airy suspension lamp with unpredictable, striking volumes, in a new project by the duo Front for MOOOI (via San Gregorio 29). 3 | The Pantelleria towel set by LANEROSSI is trimmed with a contrasting colour thread. 4 | Lightness and transparency are the attributes of Aliante, the new cabinet for the living area designed by Giuseppe Bavuso for RIMADESIO (via Uberto Visconti di Modrone, 26). 5 | The Q316 series designed by the architect Roberto Innocenti for ZAZZERI (Hall 22/H16) is a complete collection for the bathroom and kitchen in AISI 316L stainless steel. 6 | Calla, the sink with a retro form, and Joy Neo, the new collection of mixer faucets, are the two new offerings created by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba, becoming part of the Atelier Collections by IDEAL STANDARD (Hall 24 |/H11-L10). 7 | Simplicity, clean lines and components, and simple finishes. This is the Tondina Fat chair created by Favaretto&Partners for INFINITI (Hall 12/B01-C04). 8 | The new collection of radiators designed by Rodolfo Dordoni for ANTRAX IT (via S. Damiano 5) is called Ghisa and reinterprets traditional aesthetic canons with forceful, essential signs. 9 | Geometrica is rigorous, innovative and offers high heating performance: the new collection of radiators by BREM (Hall 24/C08) introduces novel graphic, conceptual and material elements on walls. Designed by Davide Diliberto and Luigi Brembilla. 10 | Foam glass vase by HOUSE DOCTOR, in glass with surface bubbles.

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additions. The under-top induction hob for MDi by Inalco comes in the new Kanran black shade. Then there is the top with the new Inside System Track in extruded aluminium, the 45° bevel that follows the line of the storage units in American Elm, and lastly there are the smoked oak equipped tall units and drawers with the Antibes K glass shelves: a useful tool to make the space more functional.

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Architecture for the living room Joining forces again for new 2022 designs, the collaboration between Poliform and Jean-Marie Massaud is about a shared vision of common intentions, a combined effort in total harmonious sync. These two pieces for the living room emerged from a collaborative aesthetic design in keeping with contemporary trends. Marked by absolute comfort and architectural suggestion, they respond to the ever-present need for relaxation and increasing demand for versatility in furnishings. This Brera sofa features horizontal, clean lines and can create

different configurations (from the classic linear to a curved one for larger spaces and lounge areas). Its cushions bring the technology of sleep into the living room and combine with sartorial leather details, all underscored by a new selection of fabrics. The Kaori armchair serves as a counterpoint to the Brera sofa and all the sofas in the collection, and it features soft lines and generous volumes. The armchair has elegant lines and is made of two perfectly integrated frames – an external one in leather and an internal one with soft padding, covered in fabric or leather.

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three-dimensional structures arranged in space like modules that repeat in simple sequence or geometric progression. Innovation, a Scavolini trademark, emerges in the sophisticated details that make this system an extremely versatile solutions to the needs of contemporary living. Jeometrica creates fluid and coordinated spaces for the living area, kitchen and bathroom.

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Tactile surfaces X-KIN is the latest innovation created by Fenix to cover walls and structural elements like pillars or columns. A material to be used in interior design projects just like wallpaper. X-KIN is a flexible surface, extremely matt, soft-to-the-touch, anti-fingerprint. And with an excellent colour fastness to light conceived to create in-depth, relaxing and original perspectives. This new material is available in four shades: Rosso Jaipur, Verde Comodoro, Grigio Londra e Grigio Bromo, a palette created to match harmoniously with other Fenix materials.

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E-power For Flexform, the one with Antonio Citterio is an extraordinary collaboration that has lasted almost fifty years. A personality of great depth - architect, director, designer - he has a total vision of design, capable of embracing the small and large scale. This new project of his has a name, Eliseo, that brings to mind mythology. And its main points all begin with the letter E: elegance, ergonomics, balance. The structure is a double shell in rigid and moulded polyurethane, the cushions are in goose down.

The base can be in several wood finishes or

with a swivel base in die-cast aluminium.

“With this family of seats,” explains the architect, “we continue the tradition begun with Feel Good first and then with Guscio and Guscioalto: armchairs that convey the perception of high quality craftsmanship”.

FLEXFORM  Hall 5/E05-F08

ELISEO armchair, design Antonio Citterio

The theory of beauty Rational and contemporary while maintaining strong ties to tradition, the new ‘home’ designed by Matteo Nunziati proposes a new paradigm of elegance. The timeless modernism of the works of Pierre Chareau and Eileen Gray and their architectures, mixed with echoes of Art Déco, are the creative cues from which the new collection created by Matteo Nunziati for the brand: a style that’s modern and at the same time soft and rich. A concept which, in the Rubelli Casa 2022 collection, acquires an even more rational and contemporary valence while maintaining a strong link with tradition. The small tables of the Sinua collection, which also includes a writing desk and console table, are characterised

by curved panels covered in fabric (hence the name, Sinua, sinuous, not linear) and natural walnut tops. These tables are available in two circular and one oval version, and in three sizes to meet different functional and aesthetic requirements. And combined together they allow for dynamic compositions in the centre of the room.

RUBELLI CASA  Hall 03/A11-A15

SINUA smal tables, design Matteo Nunziati

In full colour Hints of orange blossom and jasmine, Mediterranean blue, Sicilian folklore, opulent, in bright colors. For Dolce & Gabbana the idea of beauty and Italian culture has been a constant source of inspiration.

The brand’s first line for the home is an ode to joy, Italian beauty and the excellence of fine craftsmanship. A collection that reveals all its richness: in terms of colors and materials, as well as décor suggestions. Over 300 pieces – sofas to bar cabinets, tableware, candles and cushions – decorated with lively motifs of Sicilian carts and animalier lovebeds, in tune with four of the favorite themes of the maison, namely Leopardo, Zebra, Blu Mediterraneo

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and Carretto (leopard, zebra, Mediterranean blue and Sicilian carts). A collection that conveys a complete overview of the company’s ideal habitat, in perfect tune with its style and inspirations.

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Being there To make the dialogue between inside and outside more fluid, creating evocative pathways between nature and architecture, perfectly tuning design and technology. The Disc outdoor lamp created by Olle Lundberg for Castaldi Lighting is a simple ring of great design complexity. It is part of a family of products composed of bollards of various heights and a post-head with two different diameters. The light source covers two different types, with and without a visible border, depending on the applications in private or public spaces. The simple, rigorous geometry features a metal disk that

intersects with the central structure, creating gaps that offer glimpses of the sky.

The slender line of lateral light, the result of in-depth aesthetic research, brightens spaces in a discreet, comfortable way, with an unmistakable and timeless style.

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DISC outdoor lamp, design Olle Lundberg

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A modern sense for elegance Poltrona Frau continues its project of defining contemporary elegance. An elegance made of details, of attention both to materials and - above all - to the end user. The Happy Jack sofa by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba goes in this direction: a modular system which, thanks to

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a cushioning that is particularly welcoming even in its appearance, never too taut, manages to offer a high level of comfort in spite of its compact dimensions. Two other projects this year are the Nice armchair and the Homey table, both designed

by GamFratesi. Nice (upholstered in fab-

ric or leather) is compact and soft; the base, in die-cast aluminium, fits under the seat in a visually light manner. The Homey table also has aluminium legs, here crossed by a vertical ripple that becomes an essential decorative motif. For the top, wood or a selection of marbles.

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1 HAPPY JACK sofa, design Ludovica+Roberto Palomba 2 NICE armchairs & HOMEY table, design GamFratesi

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Marzotto Interiors: a new style story that is over 100 years old

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The Marzotto Group has just announced the creation of Marzotto Interiors, a new brand specialized in the design and production of textiles for the world of interiors. “It is a very important project for us, in which the merger in a single trademark of the know-how and vast repertoire of fabrics of the two historic brands Prosetex (founded in 1965) and Redaelli Velluti (since 1893, ed.) sets out to reinforce dialogue with players in the décor sector, making us their principal point of reference thanks to the availability of an integrated chain of supply and production, for a unique textile proposal.” Unique indeed, also because the mission of the new Marzotto brand is to combine the quality of furnishing fabrics with complete sustainability of raw materials and the entire industrial process.

The official presentation took place during ‘Proposte,’ the international fair on the décor textiles sector, held at the end of April at Villa Erba, in Cernobbio, on Lake Como.

The stylistic offerings were organized in five aesthetic worlds. The first focuses on a contemporary, welcoming and modern home: the palette is seductive and luminous, with a combination of solid and printed velvets, plush velvets with a soft fur effect, and fabrics in natural raw materials like hemp, linen and wool. The second range dresses domestic spaces in sophisticated patterns, with jacquard velvets and retro-mood prints. The third and fourth chapters both thrive on the contract market: solid and jacquard velvets, elegant patterns and designs full of glamour – and safe, because they are certified as Flame Retardant. The final episode happens outdoors, where the look becomes more natural thanks to weaves and velvets that draw on the colors of the earth; and with the use of high- performance materials, both natural and man-made (hemp, acrylic, polypropylene and polyester FR).

Marzotto Interiors is a new brand in which two spirits coexist and enhance each other: the industrial reality of a major brand, and the know-how of craftsmanship. Precisely for this reason, the Marzotto Group has decided to create a synergy of the cultural heritage, production capacity and dynamism of these two historic brands. A new chapter in a history made of style.

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1 Interior of the Marzotto Interiors stand at the international trade fair Proposte, dedicated to furnishing fabrics.

2, 3 Two moods of material and colour proposed

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Style in the limelight Elegance is innate, especially when it is well designed. Sophisticated, timeless, Luxence is a line born out of Luxury Living Group’s talent for capturing and giving shape to the desires of a specific audience, that of luxury furniture lovers. The formal precision of design is enriched here with a distinctive, desirable and refined style that is versatile but always consistent. Such is the case with Elsa, a chair presented as both an armchair and a loveseat. Curved, clean lines and soft upholstery give shape to inviting volumes. The cushion set into the enveloping

rounded back of the armchair is an elegant invitation to relax, while the loveseat – a piece of furniture that speaks of a bygone elegance – offers a double seat, perfect for intimate conversation.

LUXENCE  Hall 07/C23-E20

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The shape of the washbasin defines new geometries, between the search for essentiality and refined materials. A graphic and light object: the top – with jet breaking grid – and the basin coincide and become a single element, transforming the washbasin into a totemic object capable of living on its own. Ell, designed by Benedini Associati for Agape, this year is gets a new life and becomes freestanding. A horizontal line, a column supporting it: two simple architectural elements that radicalise the functions, and are enhanced by the beauty of the materials chosen. The top is made

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Iron will That of DA A is a story to be told. In fact, the brand was born from a rib of a company specialising in something else entirely: the production of earth moving machinery.

“It was here that I fell in love with iron,” says its founder Bruna Taurino. “It is a material that is only apparently rigid, in reality very malleable. And capable of becoming sexy when it is painted”. The catalogue proposes pieces with exclusive, handcrafted finishes that make the object somewhere between a design product and a work of art.

The designers with whom DA A collaborates are also chosen by Bruna Taurino fol-

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lowing a personal harmony: Marc Sadler, Studio Klass, Debonademeo, Angeletti Ruzza. The latter’s Hen armchair (the name was chosen precisely because of its rounded shape), with a perforated sheet metal backrest, which will be presented in Milan in a series of variants.

DA A  Hall 10/E02

HEN armchair, design Angeletti Ruzza

of white or “deep caviar” Corian® as is the grille, or of white Carrara, Carnico grey or black Marquina marble, and the column is made of white or dark powder-coated steel.

A new element that once again marks the company’s path.

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1-2 ELL washbasin, design Benedini Associati

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It’s not all gold that glitters An expertise that has distant roots: A&B Living, a company from Como that has made craftsmanship its creed, was born from the idea and experience that Alessio Bernardini, the soul of the project, matured in Parisian ateliers and cabinetmakers. It is from there that the formula of “marquetrie de paille” comes, a very old and much-loved working technique in 18th-century France, which uses dyed and worked rye straw, then arranged lengthwise and applied to compose various geometric patterns. The effect is so shiny and bright that this surface treatment was called ‘poor man’s gold’ over the centuries. And it is the glow that surprises: just look at the Vomero sideboard

designed by Philippe Nigro, made of oak and decorated by hand where the surface shines through the light thanks to an elegant chevron pattern. A&B Living, Vomero sideboard, design Philippe Nigro, Galleria Ponte Rosso in via Brera 2, Milan.

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VOMERO sideboard, design Philippe Nigro

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A soft embrace The Flou story begins with Nathalie: the first modern textile bed, upholstered with completely removable covers. An intuition of the company’s founder, Rosario Messina, taken into concrete form with design

by Vico Magistretti, in 1978. Since then the company has revolutionized the night zone and slumber with solutions that bring

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wellbeing to mind and body, in extremely elegant, innovative design. Along this path of evolution we encounter Layla, a new creation of Carlo Colombo: a bed with ample proportion but an essential, simple graphic presence. The headboard is high, extending to host bedside units and to ideally embrace the intimate space of rest. “I have tried to

interpret the company’s identity through a coherent language, addressing a precise request, for a bed that would embody an image of welcome and softness,” the designer says. This idea of softness, and hence comfort, emerges from the voluminous padding, in a sensation underlined by the look of the covering, once again intentionally very soft.

FLOU  Hall 07/A15-B12

1-2 LAYLA bed, design Carlo Colombo

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In a gardening mood From a green poolside zone to a lounge, the new outdoor solutions by Baxter have evolved. All thanks to constant research to find new ways of making cowhide and leather completely water-repellent, ready for use in the open air. Without overlooking style, given the fact that the new

projects have been assigned to the creative firms most in vogue at the moment. Like the new Dharma collection created by the duo of Studiopepe, composed of four pieces with sculptural proportions. True works of architecture for the garden, emphatic and nonchalant at the same time, thanks to

a glossy candy-color finish. Or like the cot with a minimal look, whose structure is in Polimex, a composite material that is perfect for the support elements of soft, light furnishings, with a glossy Sucre lacquer finish and a roll cushion covered in Outdoor Lido Creta leather.

BAXTER  Hall 05/H01-L10

1-2 DHARMA collection, design Studiopepe

Design creates landscape To interpret indoor and outdoor spaces with the same consistency, the savoir-faire of Minotti, also thanks to technology and skilled, advanced use of materials, makes life in the open air more comfortable than ever before. There is no longer any difference between ‘in’ and ‘out’ when talking about the Lido Cord Outdoor family, designed by the studio GamFratesi, which evolves to incorporate two new elements.

A linear two-seat sofa and a bench, also perfect as a surface at the center of the living area, made in solid teak or mahogany with a dark brown finish, enhanced by inserts in bronze-color coated steel, at the upper part of the legs. The structure of the back is in

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bronze-color coated stainless steel, covered with polypropylene cord that can vary from the more neutral, traditional tones of dark brown and sand, to the brighter hues of cedar, blue and teal. A landscape imaginary that brings freshness and character to this family of outdoor furnishings with an enveloping image based on the Fifties.

MINOTTI  Hall 07/E15-G22

LIDO CORD OUTDOOR collection, design GamFratesi

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Work/station Ergonomics and technology, Icon is the perfect chair for working at home or in the office. Rigorous and careful research, innovative and advanced production technologies: Mara, leading company in the office world, is a hothouse of ideas. And of products. Icon, the latest addition, is a collection of upholstered chairs. Comfortable and welcoming, Icon has a strong stylistic sign that conceal unprecedented technical solutions “made in Mara”. Available in various models including the version with a five-spoke base and synchronised mechanism, integrated into the seat, which allows the backrest to be adjusted for optimal posture. Sturdy and with removable covers,

designed to be long-lasting and to suit any context of use: from the office to hospitality and the home.

MARA  via Caspare Rosales 3/5

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Vintage charm In Porada’s new Twentytwo collection, it joins 1950s-inspired designs with its elegant material-based style. This is a collection be discovered and appreciated for its sophisticated materials and cross-pollination of styles. With Twentytwo, Porada accentuates its already distinctive identity, tied to solid wood that is shaped into works of art, making it a bearer of the culture and tradition of iconic Italian furniture. A common theme of the new pieces is reworking classic designs from the 1950s, inspired by the great Italian designers of the time, like Franco Albini, Domenico Parisi, and Ignazio Gardella.

This vintage appeal also imbues Savio, a new desk designed by David Dolcini for Porada.

The freestanding desk is in Canaletto walnut featuring natural maple wood and leather inserts. Its distinctive quality is its versatility and compact style that defines different interior landscapes. Closed by the convenient doors, it is like a sculpture and when opens it reveals its multiplicity of functions.

PORADA  Hall 07/A19-B20

SAVIO desk, design David Dolcini

The new Ice Age Signature Kitchen Suite is presenting at Eurocucina/FTK 2022 two proposals aimed at offering, in a contained space, the highest quality in terms of design, materials and technology. The undercounter refrigerator (SKSUD2402P) is one of the few built-in products on the market to offer two convertible drawers that can be set independently as required. The built-in undercounter wine refrigerator (SKSUW2401P) was designed with a focus on storage performance: Wine Cave Technology guarantees maximum protection from the elements that could compromise wine quality like light, vibration, temperature and humidity variations. Like all the com-

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pany’s appliances, they are Wi-Fi ready and can be connected to the home network so that operation, switching on and off can be controlled remotely. In addition, the Smart Diagnosis system, which can be activated through the Signature Kitchen Suite App, allows you to monitor their functions.

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The home is a temple “Designing your home means ordering your space based on your feelings and your body’s movements to gradually give form to unique places that are as sacred as monuments to the mind.” This was the point of departure for Visionnaire’s design for contemporary interiors that comes to define the house as a temple made of memories and daily ceremonies. This vision shapes its new collection, “Mythica,” a complete, composite line for interiors, celebrating the personal rituals of life through the brand’s historic designers — Alessandro La Spada, Mauro Lipparini, Draga & Aurel, m2atelier — and new collaborations with StudioPepe and Marta Naddeo. The Aries

armchairs by Draga & Aurel fit with this approach, combining chic minimalist style with geometric forms and details that borrow from fashion; then there is the Nuages suspension lamp by Marta Naddeo, which takes classic Venetian blown glass processes to create a furnishing element of soft, rounded forms.

VISIONNAIRE  Hall 05/L11-M06

ARIES armchairs, design Draga & Aurel

The importance of being light In a perfect balance of technology, formal purity and elegance, Luceplan, again in collaboration with studio Mandalaki, enriches Koinè with new versions, colours and sizes. At the heart of the project remains the light engine, to which a specially designed mineral lens has been applied, capable of emitting a wide, homogeneous and clean beam of light. In the new sound-absorbing version, the reflector becomes like a felt hat, 60% recycled, which improves acoustic comfort by reducing the reverberation time of sounds and noises. In the floor version Koinè can be up to 140 cm tall.

The beauty of the idea The world of Giorgetti is made up of refinement, craftsmanship and profound knowledge of materials. These are all elements that we find in the Borealis screen designed by Roberto Lazzeroni: an idea, an object that combines conceptual simplicity and formal complexity, bringing to mind the artistic experiments of the 1950s and 1960s. A profound synthesis of values that results in a fascinating piece. As the designer explains, “it is a useful complement for creating small intimate spaces, and at the same time it is an object with a strong decorative value, which tells of the company’s craftsmanship: strips of twotone leather are sewn to a metal frame in

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tension, which, when they meet, stopped by a small manual stitching, form very pleasant-looking bows.” An object with a sculptural appearance, the result of quick thinking and a simple gesture.

GIORGETTI  Hall 05/G07-H10

BOREALIS screen, design Roberto Lazzeroni

Finally, the suspension version comes now in a mini size, featuring a 14 cm aluminium diffuser in which the light source is inserted. The small and compact body makes it possible to create different compositions and thus personalise the space in an original and creative way.

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KOINÈ lamp, design Mandalaki

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FROMM  via Savona 35

1 In the Haima armchair with ottoman, one of the pieces in the Shurouq Collection designed by artist Maryam Faraj Al Suwaidi, the curve of the wooden shell is inspired by desert dunes.

2 The Souq Wakif in Doha: local heritage and glocal innovative language are two of the values leading FROMM. 3 Alia Rachid, founder of FROMM.

“FROMM. has established its presence, expanded its team, and enriched invaluable experiences collectively, all with the single mission to create collections cultivated by the rich heritages of local design communities, and allowing a space for innovation by providing the expertise in great design and impeccable manufacturing.”

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From the Middle East to the world by way of mankind The adventure of FROMM., a design company based in Qatar with branches in Milan and Brianza, is shown in the logo. Starting with the meaning, “From Msheireb,” where Msheireb is a booming area in the city of Doha, the state capital. And then visible in the choice of shapes: squares and quarter circles that refer to the Middle Eastern technique of banna’i, dating back to the 8th century, which translates the curved lines of Arabic calligraphy into straight lines and angles. As well as the choice of colors: warm taupe, natural, textural, contemporary, and golden yellow, intense and energetic.

Contemporary character and heritage, then: FROMM. is a brand new design platform founded by Alia Rachid, whose first value is to create an ideal fusion between the best design and the best production performance.

The mission is thus to connect local, Italian and international design communities with the global market by involving young talents, universities and professionals.

Established in Msheireb, Doha, Qatar, FROMM. is not only Education, Research and Design, but also Production and Distribution, through a process that ranges from the very first sketch by the designer to delivery of the product to the end-user.

Human-centered design, local heritage, innovative glocal language, an educational approach and sustainability are the values that guide FROMM., in activities based on an innovative, emotional, technological and functional collaborative process. Underlying it all, careful research on materials, intercultural skills, social and environmental sustainability help to formulate a human-centered production of objects that lays the groundwork for better living.

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The FROMM. concept thus becomes a virtuous circle that starts from the needs and desires of glocal customers, passing to creativity in Qatar and in the Milan headquarters in the Tortona district, to prototyping and testing in Brianza, and production wherever the best know-how can be found. Then delivered to the customer, through a worldwide distribution network.

The first FROMM. Collection will be presented during the course of the Fuorisalone in Milan, at via Savona 35: designed by the Qatar-based artists Maryam Faraj Al Suwaidi and Shua’a Ali, it is composed of an armchair with ottoman and a multifunctional table, a sofa with coffee table, a bookcase and a console.

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New contemporary forms A company that makes its collections evolve and even its idea of the home, while still respecting the traditions and styles of the brand. Living Divani, with its new developments for 2022, offers an updated vision of the contemporary world, where the domestic environment becomes a space of gathering and sharing, including adaptation to new habits. Comfort yields to functional quality, and the aesthetic puts an accent on versatility. This design philosophy can be observed in the new Extrasoft containers by Piero Lissoni, a perfect completion of the relaxing modular design of the sofa of the same name, which made its debut in 2008; the contrasting cabinets add an extremely

practical touch to the system and a forceful rhythm (composed of wooden modules in 2 heights and 3 sizes). Likewise, the new proposal by the studio Shibuleru responds

to a new idea of normality: Aero D is a desk for the home-office. An expansion of the Aero family, it conserves the same distinctive concept: progressive subtraction of

form to reach the essence. The parallel tops establish a dialogue with the structure in a game of alignments that suggest different and personalized uses and possibilities.

LIVING DIVANI  Hall 07/C11-D16

EXTRASOFT containers, design Piero Lissoni

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Light sculptures More than a lamp, Frames is a unique spatial concept that interacts with the outside world, offering an immersive experience to every visitor. The project, designed by Mária Čulenová for Lasvit, is composed of nine pieces that, combined together, create landscapes of light. The elements

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have a stylised metal frame, decorated with architectural motifs inspired by high jewellery, with an inserted glass circle embellished with patterns. The LED light sources are almost invisible at first glance.

The colour spectrum varies according to the time of day, creating constantly chang-

ing visual effects. The aim of the project is to bring optimism and joy into the space, lifting the spirits of everyone who looks at it. After all, this famous maison from the Czech Republic has always stood for the creativity of its designers and technological experimentation.

LASVIT  via Vigevano 18

1-2 FRAMES lamp, design Mária Čulenová

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Perfectly irregular The new Margraf bathroom collection from Wilmotte Design Studio, a project of pure precision and balance, is made up of contrasts. The concept behind the design is about deconstructing stone material to the point that irregularity is found. This is not, however, irregularity just for its own sake, but used to enhance the contrast between natural stone, no two ever the same, and the precise cut of the metal that punctuates it. This is the principle behind the new Margraf bathroom collection designed by Wilmotte Design Studio. This wellness line took up the style and design tenets of its founder Jean-Michel Wilmotte including elegance, precision, and minute attention

to detail from the smallest to the largest scales. The new bathroom collection forges a balanced dialogue between elements made by people and nature. Likewise, a union emerges between processes with futuristic CNC machines and next generation robots and the artisanal craftsmanship of Vicenza-based company.

MARGRAF  Hall 24/A3

MARGRAF collection, design Wilmotte Design Studio

Outdoor sculpture A simple graphic sign produces the Cascata Fixed chaise longue by JANUS et Cie, in perfect relation to the elements of nature.

At first glance it looks like an architectural fragment or a minimalist sculpture. A simple graphic sign that stands out in the air and finds its habitat precisely in the outdoor context, in relation to light, nature and water. The new Cascata Fixed chaise longue from JANUS et Cie sums up simplicity and ergonomics in an extremely contemporary form. Also thanks to the material of which it is made: Cascata Fixed is in very strong 100% recyclable polyethylene with a matte white finish. The piece can also exist in the water and at the poolside without losing its

qualities. In spite of appearances, comfort is an integral part of the design, also because of the slightly reclining seat that brings instant relaxation. JANUS et Cie has designed this chaise longue with compact proportions (70 cm in width, 157 cm in length), to encourage placement side by side, an ideal configuration for hospitality structures.

JANUS ET CIE  Hall 20/E07-F06

CASCATA FIXED chaise longue

Sinuous signature Soft, inviting curves shape the new pieces from Arper, fluidly adapting to a range of interior design settings. Arper’s new furnishings are drawn with a soft, continuous line in both its more substantial pieces like the Shaal sofa and smaller, playful accessories like the Ghia coffee tables.

The gently curving designs are like a caress for the senses and bring these furnishing pieces into a balanced dialogue with many different settings including residential, hospitality, and office interiors. Their inviting, familiar quality lets Shaal and Ghia fit beautifully into their surroundings.

Designed by Doshi Levien, Shaal brings to mind a soft basket full of cushions.

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The structure’s frame holds soft, ample filling for the seat and backrest and culminates in the armrests that are slightly suspended. The Ghia table system was designed by Altherr Désile Park, featuring efficient expressiveness that allows many configurations including through a variety of finishes and shapes.

ARPER  Hall 16/C23-D18

SHAAL sofa, design Doshi Levien

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Nature’s furnishing Leaf is Talenti’s new collection and an ode to the natural world, with which it forges an ongoing dialogue. Its aesthetic lightness suggests the corolla of a flower. Outdoor collections strive to interact in harmony with the surrounding outdoor environment.

Leaf goes further, creating a perfect complement to nature, in part through the expression of its form. Marco Acerbis designed

the frame of Talenti’s new collection like the petals of a flower, delicately ringing the cushioning inside. Even the base legs, which are slender and tapered, create a subtle sense of being suspended, like a stem and its flower. The principles of lightness and elegance are clear to see, and the proportions are well-considered but generous, its elements measured but balanced. Leaf embodies the

company’s design values, and also reflects its experimental approach. In addition to their aluminum frame, the tables in the collection feature a top made of Vitter, a next generation type of compact laminate, durable and more resistant, made without formaldehyde, and fully coloured, inside and out.

TALENTI  Hall 16/E33-F28

1-2 LEAF collection, design Marco Acerbis

Total look A complete world, from décor fabrics to furnishings, and a style we have all learned to recognize. Zig-zag designs, stripes, wavy and sunburst textures, narrated in a range of unusual colors, such as tamarind and ochre, wisteria and periwinkle. The famous fashion brand founded in 1953 by Ottavio Missoni and his wife Rosita Jelmini has been working on the world of the home for many years now. The new line, as usual, is very convincing: a wide range, full of creative touches, with a major new announcement: the novel collection of tableware and a gifting capsule offering services of plates, cups, mugs, vases, glasses and flatware, made under license by Arnolfo

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di Cambio, which has already collaborated with other companies in the fashion world. An example of style: just look at the table service with the iconic Zig Zag Jarris 148 design, which brings a note of color into the dining room.

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Data have become the true wealth of our time. Hyper Edge by Syneto, the smallest data center “in a box”, is the response to the need of protecting this important resource for individuals and small-medium enterprises. A true IT revolution that has an appealing box, developed in partnership with the design company Lago: Hyper Box by Lago.

Hight technology in a design case The first server that is not a server. Created to protect the data of professionals, consulting companies, retailers, pharmacies and medical centers, small companies and remote offices. Hyper Edge is the data-center that contains IT technology all-in-one within the size of 3 smartphones In a world where digitalization is speeding straight ahead, data have become the true resource and wealth of our time.

Fundamental for individuals, they becomes a true strategic asset for businesses, especially the small and medium enterprises which make up most of the Italian economy.

The European software house Syneto, through its research center and the use of the tool Amleto, has calculated an average loss of over 99,000s for small-medium enterprises (SME) if they lose access to their data for just six hours, namely the minimum time span required to restore operation in case of data loss for problems of a physical nature – such as a fire – or a logistical nature – such as a ransomware attack.

An impact that should not be underestimated, pointing to a growing need for cyber security. “Our dream is to democratize technology and to enable SMEs to compete on the same level as large corporations,” says Vadim Comanescu, CEO of Syneto.

Offering all the strong points of its big sister Hyper Series, Hyper Edge is the response to this urgent new necessity, and protects data from any type of attack. It is ideal for professional studios (architects, engineers, accountants, notaries, lawyers, designers), remote facilities, hotels, offices and retailers (chain stores, pharmacies, medical centers), companies that manage a limited number of virtual machines, do not have a server room and work with an expenditure budget no larger than 15,000 euros.

“To respond to such users we have set our best engineers to work,” Comanescu continues. “It was unthinkable to create a server-type technology, for reasons of space and noise. Hyper Edge is the smallest datacenter ‘in a box’, an IT revolution: all the power of a datacenter in the size of

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three smartphones, to provide a solution that never existed before. We are proud to have done this ourselves, as an Italian company and sole European hyperconvergence vendor with integrated disaster recovery.”

All this is combined with Syneto’s partnership with the design company Lago, which has developed a very appealing box for Hyper Edge. Hyper Box by Lago conveys a dual message: defending company data is not just easier today… it is also beautiful!

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Three simple questions addressed to design protagonists who will return to Milan this year. Three answers that reveal an entire world for each of them:

1. What was the object that represented the lockdown the most for you?

2. What object represented the restart?

3. What are the main projects you’ll be showing at the Salone (or Fuorisalone)?

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CHIARA ANDREATTI 1. The Majesty exhibition curated by Ma-

ria Cristina Didero and Francesca Molteni for the Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto. With Francesco Faccin, I was involved in interpreting and representing nature with images, videos, objects and materials, drawing parallels between Canada (Toronto) and Italy (Piana del Consiglio). 2. Ancas, the sideboards produced

by Pretziada. After the lockdown, they represented a return to collaboration with the world of crafts, a slow way to restart.

3. An entire collection of products with Fendi Casa. My ongoing role of art direction with Potocco: we will be at the fair with a collection of indoor and outdoor carpets, and the armchair version of the Elodie sofa.

And we’ll be announcing an all new art direction assignment with the historic carpeting brand Radici.

CARLO COLOMBO 1. The pencil, definitely. I spent most of

GIULIO CAPPELLINI 1. The small Bambi desk (in photo) by

Nendo for Cappellini. Since I had to work at home, I created a little corner furnished with this table on which I could place all my working tools. 2. The object for the restart is the Miya table by Elena Salmistraro. An ode to joy, color and Italian craftsmanship.

A piece that represents the “Nuovo Rinascimento.” 3. For Design Week we present two exhibitions at IBM Studios Milano.

Looking to the Future: Cappellini’s vision of contemporary objects, with new projects by designers with whom we have a longterm relationship, like Jasper Morrison or Patricia Urquiola, and new entries like Big Studio or the very young Nik Albrecht. And The Cappellini Slowdown Refuge: Cappellini’s take on the home of today and tomorrow, design and technology.

the time designing, drawing, putting new ideas on paper. 2. I’d say the 3D visor.

The desire for the future is there, inside new technologies. 3. At the Salone I’ll be showing collections for various companies, including Flexform, antoniolupi (Ofuro, in photo), Giorgetti, Flou, Artemide, Bentley Home, Trussardi, Casa, Sahrai, Elie Saab Maison and Trep+. Each project narrates the DNA of the company and my personal vision of design.

MATALI CRASSET 1. This period allowed me to draw and to

make a book with about 300 drawings, published by Presses du réel in 2021. I then had fun transforming them into an animated film, almost as if to make this suspended time continue. 2. The collaboration with historic companies like Atelier Missègle, Atelier Tuffery, Maison Berger, Roger Pradier, Tissage Moutet, EPV: small businesses rooted in their territory. A relationship that takes on even greater meaning today, when international flows of goods are being called into discussion. 3. Two new projects for Campeggi and Keep in Life; I will take part in an exhibition and a book curated

by Domitilla Dardi, Playgrounding for Corraini Edizioni, at the 121+ bookstore in Milan, via Savona 17/A.

SERENA CONFALONIERI 1. My self-produced glasses, Calypso: the

Gianluca Di Ioia, Carlo Masetti – Buccia Studio, Julien Jouanjus

ANGELETTI RUZZA 1. The table, because the whole fami-

ly gathered there. Four of us shared that space, mixing passions, functions and words. We lived through important moments and feelings, which evolved into new inspirations for life and projects.

2. More than one. Definitely the Bordone upholstered furniture collection designed for My Home, which responds to new needs and usage modes, adapting to changes in the society. For us, the restart was also marked by a new collaboration with the very young Turkish company Yaaz, for the art direction. 3. We will be showing the Lalita collection of bath fixtures by Globo Ceramica; three outdoor collections for Yaaz: Barla (in photo), Uz and Ova; the Bordone sofa system for My Home. And new products of Bottega Intreccio, Cristina Rubinetterie, Daa Italia.

ANTONIO CITTERIO 1 . My Convivium kitchen, designed in

2002 for Arclinea: because the kitchen is the place we have rediscovered most during the lockdown. 2 . The Lee Outdoor chair by Flexform: the newfound freedom of enjoying outdoor spaces together with others. 3 . At the Salone we will be on hand with new products for Knoll and the new Eliseo seating family for Flexform.

project began during lockdown, from the necessity of a moment of escape and lightness, at least mental lightness.

2. The first is still a work in progress: the interior of a restaurant at the gates of Milan, 13.10 Ristorante. The second is the mural Città Studi for “Un nome in ogni quartiere,” an initiative of graphic art to bring value not only to the neighborhood, but to all of Milan as well. 3. I’ll be at the fair with the Arcadia ottoman for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna. At Alcova there will be the new collection for Servomuto, Venus, and the installation Venus in Lycra.

At via Durini, the Layla lamps by MM Lampadari; at Palazzo Litta, the cushions of the Barbagia Collection, made with Fondazione Cologni and Triennale di Milano; at Starbuck’s Roastery, a project for Interni and Victoria Arduino.

DRAGA & AUREL 1. Our Cala bench: the lockdown some-

how made us rediscover our city, Como, and our lake. And Cala was inspired by the beauty of the lake. 2. The Golia coffee tables, seen last September at the Rossana Orlandi Gallery. We presented them because they are associated with the return of Design Week, and they mark the beginning of a collaboration, the one with Rossana, an icon of art and design. 3. We will be present at RoCOLLECTIBLE in the Rossana Orlandi Gallery with an installation. We will expand our “Transparency Matters” line with new pieces including the Tito bed, and the Joy lamp in round format. At the Nilufar Depot we will present the capsule collection The Candy Box (in photo). At the show we will be signing pieces for Baxter, Visionnaire, Wall&decò, Gallotti&Radice, Essential Home and DelightFULL. June 2022 | 83

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MASSIMO IOSA GHINI 1. During the lockdown I intensified my

house in the country. There, I had to adjust my life to the slow, wise rhythms of nature, cooking and above all tending my vegetable garden. So I am reminded of the hoe: a simple tool I see as a case of absolute elegance. 2. Getting back to Milan with lots of new ideas and a project on which I have worked with a passion: my first outdoor collection for Edra. The slats of the A’Mare collection (in photo) are the objects I handled, studied and observed the most in those months. 3. The A’Mare collection for Edra: with Beton Eisack I will build a monumental installation at the State University: an opportunity to think about the use of innovative materials and the role of design as a symbol of dialogue and peace.

SEBASTIAN HERKNER 1. Actually there is one project that just

during the blockade started and was realized: the Aarde planter series for the South African brand Indigenus. Unfortunately, the whole development and communication happened digitally and not physically.

2. I designed a bathroom collection for Duravit: Zencha, made from natural materials such as glass, wood, and ceramic.

Inspired by the Asian tea ceremony, I created an atmosphere to focus on ourselves-a slow moment to recharge our inner soul.

3. In addition to Aarde for Indigenus and Zencha for Duravit, the following will be featured: the new Twins outdoor collection for Emu; the Journey wine glass collection for Zwiesel Glas; the Nuage family of coffee tables for Co Edition; the Ulis lounge chair for Capdell; and the Cartagena Reina Cocoon chair for Ames.

JAIME HAYON 1 . Definitely pencils: for me drawing is very important. 2 . I think of the apron

I use when I’m painting. And the art exhibitions I have prepared and am preparing around the world. 3 . A carpet with Nani Marquina and products made with BD Barcelona. There will also be new versions of the T-Bone chair made with Ceccotti Collezioni and presented last September.

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GIULIO IACCHETTI 1. The pencil: utilized day and night, fill-

ing up many square meters of paper with drawings and sketches! 2. The Memoto electric scooter (in photo) I am again using to go to events, exhibitions and the Triennale, or to the headquarters of the many Milanese companies with which I work. 3. An installation in Brera for Posca (the legendary Japanese markers we have all used in school or at home); a line of bags for Montbook; a family of tables for Fantin; a co-branding project for Campari and Alessi.

ROBERTO LAZZERONI 1. The outdoor project of Poltrona Frau

The Secret Garden: ironically, while we were all closed up, I was designing this collection that speaks of open spaces, air, light, sunshine… a real liberation! 2. The Vesper seating system by Giorgetti, because it is a sectional design made with finished parts, for free combinations. This corresponds to the desire for freedom, which we want in the organization of the spaces of the home today. 3. Completion of the Vesper project, with tables and dividers, for Giorgetti. The outdoor project of Baxter, composed of many elements; the reinterpretation of the Montera chairs for Poltrona Frau; a collection of tables and chairs for Flexform; and, finally, a chair, sofa, chaise longue and rondò for Ceccotti Collezioni.

SETSU & SHINOBU ITO 1. The Fuller sofa for Sawaya & Moroni,

an important presence in the home. The Shellon bed for Désirée, which offers the comfort we all desired during the lockdown; Kiri for Giorgetti: a bar cabinet in natural wood, which brings art and nature into the home. 2. Inori, the first modular glass bookcase, developed 10 years ago, updated and expanded. And Flying Atoll for Soneva Art Glass: a collection of works of art made in recycled glass. 3. The Karin outdoor sofa: the lockdown experience taught us the importance of spending time in the open air. And the T chair that softly wraps the body, with a light image. Both designed for Désirée.

PIERO LISSONI 1. The iPad: it is the object that put me

in touch with the world, outside the walls of the home. 2. The Pointbreak collection of outdoor lamps for Flos: a bit of light after all the darkness! 3. We are working on many projects, with my companies, and I think we will be very well prepared.

For B&B Italia we are doing an armchair, a chair and a family of small tables; with Boffi there is an important anniversary; with Living Divani we have many chairs; and then there is an expansion of the collection presented in September for Fendi Casa… then there’s Knoll (in photo), and lots of other surprises!

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JACOPO FOGGINI 1. I spent most of the lockdown in my

drawing. Not that I didn’t draw, previously, but I did it for purely practical purposes, prior to computer-aided design. Manual drawing makes me freer to imagine things without too many conventions, limits and references, though I do use tools to make precise curves, to put some order into a certain freedom of forms.

2. The Frame kitchen for Snaidero. There are projects that give you the possibility of developing the concept of durability and improvement… and this is one of them.

3. Bathroom accessories and systems for Devon & Devon and GSG, the updated reissue of Frame for Snaidero, and the Sinuosa collection for Natuzzi. With Caleido, the Brasilia collection of radiators (in photo).

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MIST-O 1. During the lockdown we went

an ambitious project based on an important innovation, of high quality, sustainable and versatile. The patents and technical development took four years. A project created to last in time. 2. The work of reduction on the Lloyd Textile, done with Poltrona Frau. Reduction and understatement are synonyms for magic and charm in this case. Sustainability is not a punishment, but the quintessence. 3. The Oell tables for Arper; the Paros outdoor sofas for Dedon; a line with Poliform, including the Brera (in photo) and Aiko sofa systems, and a range of wardrobes in glass and wood; for Poltrona Frau, the Archibald chair and the Lloyd cabinet; for MDF, the Neil Fabric and Neil Jean chairs, and the versatile Universal chair; for Zanat, elegant handmade cabinets.

LUCA NICHETTO 1. Face masks. It’s banal, but for obvious

reasons I couldn’t choose anything else.

2. Trolley bags. To resume traveling – especially in my case, as an Italian in Stockholm with a family in Murano, and as a designer with international friendships – has almost been a sort of rebirth.

3. The Jeometrica furnishing system; the Bemyguest installation for Vitale Barberis Canonico at Via Solferino 23; the set-up for La Manufacture at the Poldi Pezzoli museum; and, finally, the Monumental installation for Wittmann at the fair.

PAOLA NAVONE 1. I’d say the “magic wall” in my home, not

ALBERTO MEDA 1. During the lockdown I took part in

a competition organized by a European company for the “concept design” of a high-capacity public transport system with small automatic drive electric vehicles for 4 persons, complete with infrastructures. 2. An extension of the systems XF (2012) and Logik (2017) of Th.Kohl: a new modular component in aluminium sheet with bracing and/or walls in plexiglass, for counter displays of products.

3. Chiaroscura, a system of lamps for Foscarini; Hub, a wall system for Alias, designed with my son Francesco, as the center of the living area, for various functions: reading, shelving, music, offered in various versions, from the classic bookcase to the console to surfaces for objects.

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a single object but many objects. A collection, an entire three-dimensional wall made with ceramics and porcelain, vases, pitchers, cups, plates... in many shades of blue and turquoise. It has the colors of water, the colors of my world. It makes me feel like I am in a faraway place, and it tells me a small story of the world. 2. Definitely my Harley Davidson. For me it is synonymous with freedom, fun and slightly impromptu journeys, air and sunshine, starting over.

3. At the Salone there will be new projects presented by companies with which we have worked for years, like Baxter, Gervasoni, Casamilano, Ethimo and Slide. Then there will be new creative adventures and new collections for Caimi, Exteta, Midj (the Bolle collection seen here), Illulian, Mariaflora, Abk and Turri.

for Zanotta: it is the object we spent the most time with in that period. We rested, chatted, made work calls, or read books.

2. The Laguna collection of vases for Purho. After the pandemic, before reaching the final design, we made many visits to Murano, working once more in physical presence with the craftsmen. An approach we missed during the pandemic period.

3. A new upholstered piece, Happy Jack, for Poltrona Frau. We have moved forward this year with the Versace Home Collection: a very interesting partnership between fashion and design. And a capsule collection for Fratelli Rossetti: a sandal for her and for him, an ode to the Mediterranean summer and outdoor living.

FEDERICO PERI 1. The project developed for CTO Light-

FABIO NOVEMBRE 1. My guitar is the object I associate

with that period of isolation and inevitable reflection. Now when I am looking for some balance, I tune the guitar and my voice, producing sounds that for me are a form of meditative prayer, while for others they are also a form of entertainment. I’ve become a cross between a sadhu and a mariachi. 2. Besides books and music, the other major pastime was cinema: the lockdown made me reassess that new form of film narrative, the TV series. The saga of Peaky Blinders features an extremely characteristic piece of clothing: the newsboy cap. It became the fetish of my restart, with the brashness of a Peaky Blinders. 3. Like every year, we enjoy working with very different brands, from Natuzzi to Driade, Scavolini to Citco, by way of Seletti, Villari Tapis Rouge and many others.

ing (Modulo, in photo): for the first time I had to do the prototyping via video calls and email. 2. The “essential” collection of vases for Purho Murano: the first project I was able to conduct in person after the restart, with a great sense of freedom! 3. For Baxter we have gone deeper with the family of the Stone bed, with new complements; for Giacobazzi Legno, I have designed my first wood floor; for Dall’Agnese I’ve created a new bed. With Cierre Imbottiti, I will present a line inspired by the Seventies.

For Marta Sala Éditions, I have designed a small collection of complements for the living area. Finally, with Gervasoni, I am showing a fixed and extensible dining table, a sideboard and a credenza.

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JEAN-MARIE MASSAUD 1. The Universal chair made with MDF:

ahead for the most part with a cosmetics project for Shiro Japan. This was a first for us, in a particular situation.

We remember the sudden changes in ways of communicating, which was difficult and alienating at the start. 2. The Moon collection with Living Divani: the first project presented after lockdown, which began slightly before the start of the pandemic. It survived the stoppage and the uncertainty, so it must be a strong, valid project. 3. The table for Zanotta: it is an interpretation of a trestle table, but made into a system, with tops in various materials and sizes from very small to very large, covering a wide range of situations.

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INGA SEMPÉ 1. The object linked to the lockdown pe-

MATTEO RAGNI 1. The exercise bike: I’ll admit that I too

yielded to the idea of getting a muscular body by buying one. Now its stands in solitude in my living room. 2. Definitely the recent reissue of Moscardino in steel with the Alessi trademark, a piece originally produced by Pandora Design in Mater-bi.

3. After two years of intense artistic direction for Twils: we will be showing new products in a booth of 430 sqm, items designed by us, Achille Castiglioni, Luca Nichetto, Robin Rizzini, but also young international talents like Terence Coton and Yuetong Shi. With PdiPigna, at the Circolo Filologico in Milan, we will present a new collection of notebooks illustrated by Olimpia Zagnoli (in photo), as well as collections by Gio Ponti and Enzo Mari, and historical reissues of Nero Oriente and Bella Copia.

riod is the mask. They were hard to find in France, so I sewed thousands of them and gave them away to people in the street.

2. The Tripot stool designed for the small Swedish firm Articles, directed by the designer Björn Dahlström. The first prototypes (made in Italy) arrived just at the end of the lockdown. They allowed me to go back to working with my hands, with real material, no longer just digital work.

3. For Ariake I have created a large mirror behind which you can hide anything; for Glas Italia I designed two curved mirror cabinets; and for Articles, I will present Tripot, a triangular wooden stool.

VINCENT VAN DUYSEN 1. The new Kummel blanket from the Re-

STUDIO KLASS 1. One of the projects that is a symbol

of the lockdown for us was Touch Down Unit (in photo), designed for UniFor and conceived for the world of the office.

The idea was to have an extremely compact workstation that makes it possible to carry out a series of activities, for those who do not have an assigned desk.

2. As soon as the lockdown period ended, we were invited by Molteni&C to work on a new retail concept for the B2B world: Contract Atelier, a space where clients are accompanied in an experiential path, with the possibility of choosing any type of solution, material, finish and service for their projects. 3. At the Fuorisalone 2022 the Contract Atelier space will open at Via Cavallotti 15 in Milan. We will also present a new upholstered chair for Fiam Italia.

laxwear collection by Loro Piana. I like to feel warm and comfortable, but I am also a fan of this collection because Loro Piana and I share the same values and preferences: the selected materials, the exquisite craftsmanship, the tradition.

2. The pandemic never stopped me, because we began with new jobs. So I cannot say that there was a “stop and restart” for me. In that period I began working on various new projects and products all over the world, for large manufacturers and iconic brands. 3. There will be new collections designed for Molteni&C|Dada, Bulo, Kettal and Flos.

PHILIPPE STARCK 1. My A4 tracing paper pad and my 092B

its way into our lives. I had the pleasure of designing one, for an art project in collaboration with the MAXXI in Rome and Alcantara. 2. I connect it with a collection, Posidonia, designed for Natuzzi.

A project that began and was developed in that period, and was released last year.

This was the first time I had approached an entire collection: a sofa, an armchair, a lamp, a carpet and cushions. 3. At the Salone there will be my carpet collection for Illulian, handles for DnD and a tea set for Bosa. The Pantelleria line for Lithea is being expanded, like the line for Scapin, and the Spire washstands for Flamina will be on view. New tables, already presented, will arrive for Cappellini, as well as jewelry designed for Alessi.

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PATRICIA URQUIOLA 1. Definitely books. I’ve always been

a very avid and curious reader, but the lockdown gave me extra time to read and study, to delve into themes and titles that interest me. 2. The passport, when we began to travel again. 3. With Cassina, I will present a new piece of the Sengu family: a boldface reinterpretation of the sofa, which becomes Sengu Bold. With a group of young artisans of Murano glass, we have created the Sestiere vases. For Flos we’ll be showing Almendra, a new modular lamp. With Moroso the focus is on Anorak, returning to the theme of the garment that dresses the sofa. There will also be new collaborations, like the Galateo installation for Buccellati, the projects for the Moroso showroom, and those of the trade fair stands of Kettal and Cimento. And much more.

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ELENA SALMISTRARO 1. Surgical masks. An object that forced

Japanese pencil, with which I always draw with, are no longer in production, so I bought the entire stock, thanks to which I was able to create even more than usual, with the utmost happiness, because I was not traveling and knocked out by jetlag.

2. It is definitely my A4 tracing paper pad and my Japanese pencil, because thanks to that I was able to continue working on all the projects. For me there’s never a stop, so there cannot be a restart. 3. We will present new creations with Axor, Baccarat, Duravit, Glas Italia, a chandelier for Kartell (in photo) and also, with a new manufacturer, an “eternal chair.”

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In 1998, the Salone del Mobile decided to open its doors to young designers: the SaloneSatellite (written in one word, mind you) was born, a special section dedicated to under-35’s, perhaps inexperienced but full of ideas. The list of stars who have debuted here is long: Matali Crasset, Satyendra Pakhalé, Nendo. All were discovered and selected by an exceptional woman: Marva Griffin, recognised worldwide as the godmother of design. Here we present, in a special preview, a selection from the new edition of this must-see event

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Germany ATELIER FERRARO The design firm based in Munich, founded in 2019 by Emanuele Ferraro – with architectural studies in Italy and Greece, as well as a Master’s – focuses on the creation of intuitive and decidedly modern objects. Color is an important part of the process, involving accentuated, linear geometry, without decoration, in which the true essence of design prevails. Ferraro’s products include Isolette, a chromatic table that is part of the “Isole” collection, in which the height of the elements can be personalized for placement in various locations inside the home, by a sofa or an armchair. A special assembly system has been developed to simplify shipping. Atelier Ferraro has taken part in various design-related events, including EDIT Napoli, Isola Design District and Talente Munich.

Mexico ANDRÉS LHIMA After studying in Mexico City at the Industrial Design Research Center (CIDI) of the Facultad de Arquitectura de la U.N.A.M., he specialized in product design.

One of his first projects was the Fidencio chair, which was selected for the collection of the Vitra Design Museum. He has won the competition “Alessi in Love” with the Mamá Kanguro sugar bowl. Two of his projects – Fidencio and Jarrito – are included in the “World Wide Things Collection” that brings together good design in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Finland ELINA ULVIO An award-winning designer based in Helsinki with a background in architecture, in her idea of design light, space and form are in perfect balance, and furnishings and lamps are conceived as functional art objects.

Winner in 2013 of the Habitare Design Competition and selected for Talentshop 2015 – exhibition presenting the rising stars of Finnish design - Elina Ulvio was also selected by the magazine Wallpaper in their “Next Big Thing” section. Her clients include Mater, Northern, OK Design, Interface and Hakola.

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Netherlands MING DESIGN STUDIO Founded in Amsterdam by Zhiya (Yona) Huang and Mingshuo Zhang - industrial designers with degrees from Design Academy Eindhoven – the studio skillfully combines innovation and fine craftsmanship in all its projects: furnishings, objects and technology products created for companies like Philips and IKEA. They have won the Red Dot Award for the Nose Trimmer series, the Centrifugal juicer and Soft Light. Their latest work – the Bold Stool – was nominated in 2020 by Dezeen as best seating of the year.

Croatia TINK THINGS Developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture, School of Design and the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, and produced by Benussi&theFish, Ika Swing and Mia Hoodie Chair are two innovative seats for children that reinterpret the necessities of childhood, investigating the importance of sensorial intelligence. “Physical experiences are central to the process of learning in children. During the first years of life, sensorial integration is the most important launching pad for any further growth.

Spaces rich in sensory stimuli nourish the mind and provide tools with which to practice regulation of emotions.

When a child is aware of emotions and can regulate them, she can feel rooted and calm, playing or studying; incorporating sensorial objects that adapt to the environment, we boost concentration, memory capacity and self-regulation.”

Japan STUDIO BAKU A designer and craftsman, Baku Sakashita has a truly varied history: a degree in Medicine, an initial career as a doctor, followed by a Master in Design at Musashino Art University in Tokyo. After taking a second degree at ECAL in Lausanne, he won a study grant for excellence from the Swiss government and founded Studio Baku in Tokyo. He has shown his work at Galleria Rossana Orlandi, like the Suki lamp, entirely made by hand, a manifesto of his idea of design on the borderline between crafts and design.

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Switzerland SÉBASTIEN EL IDRISSI STUDIO Trained at ECAL/University of Art and Design in Lausanne and ETH in Zurich, with professional experience in Copenhagen, and teaching experience in Hong Kong, Sébastien El Idrissi founded his studio in Switzerland, specializing in the creation of objects, furniture and appliances. He has shown work at the 3 Days of Design with ProHelvetia in Copenhagen, Cooperative Conditions at the Venice Biennale 2021, and in 2018 at Future Artefacts, NOV Gallery & Rossana Orlandi Milano. His projects include the Cargo table, the first creation utilizing the Trio automatic assembly system: unlike other flatpack tables, it is made in ecological solid wood and can be assembled and knocked down very easily at any time. The table brought Sébastien a nomination for the Gebert/ Ambiente *Designpreis 2020.

Denmark MARIO MARTINEZ Mario Martinez applies his multidisciplinary creativity to functional objects of industrial design with simple, minimal forms. Objects that take their place quietly in domestic space, bringing a sense of harmony through subtraction of anything superfluous. Like in the Asa handmade glasses, whose unusual hollow reveals the signs of the mold used in the glassblowing. An atypical profile triggers a dual function: not just for a firmer grip, but also to host a wooden part that makes the glass become a teacup.

Germany HAYO GEBAUER STUDIO With a Master in Contextual Design from the famous Design Academy of Eindhoven, an outstanding hotbed of new contemporary talent, Hayo Gebauer opened his studio in 2017 in Berlin, with the idea of creating home furnishings that last in time, full of functionality, beauty and quality. “The rapid replacement of objects – Gebauer says – is a driver for an unsustainable lifestyle.” His projects include the Fragment Lights, composed of broken and inclined forms that reveal primal shapes and industrial profiles wrapped in bright colors. A winner of the prestigious Red Dot Award for two projects in collaboration with the clients Esaila and La Chance, his design philosophy can be summed up in two important concepts: sustainability and creativity.

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Germany COSMOGRAPHIES “Cosmographies is a name that is perfectly suited to the two aspects of the studio, focusing on versatile design but also on homes seen as small worlds which take on form through textures, colors and emotions,” says the founder Marie A. Guyodo, with a background in fashion, textiles and conceptual design. After having worked in France, Japan and the United Kingdom, she opened her studio in Germany in 2019, based on a transverse, eclectic idea, working with manufacturers and selling collections online. Cosmographies is based on the philosophy of slow design, creating things at the right pace for the right reasons, in a perspective of sustainability. The studio thus explores methodologies that respect the planet, including the use of natural or recycled materials so as not to create more refuse, relying on manual techniques and processes.

South Korea STUDIO YULA Yula, the nickname of Yuna Joung, came from a pronunciation mistake when the designer lived in the United States. “An unconscious error has led to a big creation: Studio Yula has begun its first art-furniture project, namely Piece of Yula.” Eclectic, ironic and unconventional, Yula is fascinated by color, utilized with delicate but incisive signs in her creations. Accentuated geometric lines reveal the structure and essence of the object itself, transforming a table or a vase into an art object.

Spain ISABEL FRANCOY “Creating is my passion and every project is a challenge that urges me to invent, innovate and seek new solutions to move forward.” A creative vision developed in design through two principles: human scale, with human beings at the center of the project, and the idea of holistic space in which aesthetics and functionality generate a perfect harmony. After graduating from the Escola Técnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB), her passion for design culture led her to attend a school of art and design, while also working on internships in various architecture firms, including FOBArchitects in Kyoto and Ball-Nogues Studio in Los Angeles. Space is her ‘obsession’ and in keeping with her training Isabel approaches it as a blend of architecture, art and design.

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hours in Milan All the charm of a classic (which is not so classic)

by Marina Jonna

New openings and hidden treasures, must-see flagship stores and locations to discover.

Fuorisalone in Milan is a treasure hunt in which true enthusiasts are always racing against time. Too many things to see. Among this year’s most important novelties is Fendi Casa’s luxurious (700 square meters!) space just a stone’s throw from La Scala Theater, Brera and its Accademia, and the Quadrilatero della moda: a dual soul, that of fashion and design, which coexist in Milan, feeding off each other. Another very glamorous example is that of Dolce & Gabbana, which has opened as many as two stores dedicated to furniture, a project of truly important dimensions. But let us return to Piazza della Scala. Immediately next door, strolling down via Manzoni, is a succession of historic architectures that inside often house daring design experiments. You just have to know which doorway to enter.

Moving toward Via Durini, the real and pulsing Milan’s design district, one can discover in the courtyard of a palace (Palazzo Durini Caproni di Taliedo, which gives its name to

the street) a blooming of giant, golden olive shoots: it is the installation commissioned to Marcantonio, an artist/designer, by Natuzzi to celebrate the restyling of the showroom just done by Fabio Novembre. And while we’re here, it’s worth a peek, on the upper floor floor (in the Edra showroom), at one of the most stunning and homogeneous secular pictorial cycles of Milanese proto-baroque. Milan is this: it is the thousand faces of the new that reveal themselves in deconsecrated churches, in noble palaces, in high-tech or even disused structures, such as the Fabbrica Orobia where Flos, for its 60th anniversary, has chosen to set up a space with many souls in which to discover the brand’s values and experience a rich cultural and entertainment program. So the advice is: put on comfortable shoes and go around, around the design districts. There are so many and you will also discover them by accident. For example, by keeping your ears open at all times. It’s the magic of Milan Design Week. Come on, let’s go.

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Corso Monforte 50 A new space in the heart of the city, all dedicated to designer outdoor furniture. At center stage Twin, new project by Sebastian Herkner.

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Via Manzoni 30 Frescoed rooms for a company which this year celebrates its 110 years with a new collection and a pop special edition of a classic.

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Via Durini 24 Giant, golden olive shoots in the courtyard of magnificent palazzo: it is the installation commissioned to Marcantonio, an artist/designer, to celebrate Fabio Novembre’s restyling of the showroom.

4 | CACCARO

Via Flavio Baracchini 9 New, airier and larger (350sqm) spaces for the brand, a few steps from the Duomo. The project is by architect Monica Graffeo.

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Via S.Pietro all’Orto 9 A precious place that is being reborn: the decor, which earned the cover of Domus in 1948, in a real must-see.

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Via Solferino 21N03 Signed by the Marco Piva studio, a new flagshipstore which displays three brands: Calligaris, Ditre Italia and Luceplan.

2 | FENDI CASA

Piazza della Scala/via Manzoni The brand’s first flagship store, on 700 square meters and with 13 windows: an important space to tell the brand’s new course.

3 | RIFLESSI

Piazza Velasca 6 The brand’s showroom gets a total makeover. Following two guidelines: the brilliance of steel and the charm of marble. A dazzling setting at the foot of one of Milan’s iconic buildings.

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Viale Monte Santo 8 The German company presents its new products and its new style: the concept of opulence reinterpreted through simplicity, purity of line and a palette of 1,950 colours.

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Via Durini 14 A true destination for lovers of signature design, that brings together the brands: B&B Italia, Maxalto, Azucena, Arclinea, Flos and Louis Poulsen. In a totally new layout signed by Piero Lissoni, creative director of B&B Italia.

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Via Orobia 15 The brand has chosen an unusual location – a former factory close to Fondazione Prada – to present its new collections. Wonder is assured.

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Corso Monforte/via S. Damiano The showroom gets a new look thanks a deep restyling conceived by studio Calvi Brambilla, a hot name in town.

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Galleria d’Arte Moderna, via Palestro 16 & other locations Present in five spaces in the city, the company is also participating in the GAM exhibition dedicated to Joe Colombo, whose Luce door it has just reissued.

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Via Marco Polo 9 Designed by architect Benedetta Tagliabue, an evocative new space – away from all convention – dedicated to the infinite potential of ceramics.

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Corso Garibaldi 71 Swiss modular furniture specialists occupy an iconic store in the Brera design district, showcasing a special product color.

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Via Durini 16 Among the proposals of the new collection is a signature piece: Sunset in New York, a new art screen signed by Gaetano Pesce. An object halfway between design and art.

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34 Via della Spiga A totally new space, arranged on several levels, to evoke a sophisticated lifestyle. Contemporary aesthetics, artisanal savoir-faire.

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Corso Venezia 7 (complements) and via Durini 14 (furniture) The creative world of a legendary fashion house finds new, glamourous expressions.

Via della Moscova 33 In a newly redeveloped late 19th-century building, extremely rich in history, a showroom with imposing volumes and great charm.

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Via Manzoni 23 The Shape of Things: a graphic interpretation by Snøhetta architects of the evolution of the Ilbagnoalessi collection, design Stefano Giovannoni.

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Ready, steady, go Warehouses, vacant shops, garages, monuments of industrial archaeology: during Design Week the whole city becomes a stage. A magic that lasts only five days, to be explored (even after hours) with a city map firmly in hand. And eyes wide open

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Isola Design Garden, via Pastrengo 14 The German designer transforms his fingerprints, enlarging them out of proportion, into unusual décors.

2 | PORSCHE - THE ART OF DREAMS

Palazzo Clerici, via Clerici 5 Nature and high technology establish contact in the installation by floral artist Ruby Barber.

3 | STILNOVO ORIGINAL LOUNGE

Opificio 31, via Tortona 31 The lighting brand shines with its designer bestsellers as part of Tortona Rocks #7 - Materia event.

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Piazza San Simpliciano Three carpets become ‘palettes’ for French designer Sam Baron, who plays with the classic theme of the floral bouquet.

5 | GABRIEL SCOTT

Via Santa Marta 10 In Floating ideas, the lighting brand offers many reinvented versions of one of its bestsellers: the Welles chandelier.

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SIAM, via Santa Marta, 18 London flair marries Turkish craft traditions.

The limited editions by Ahu make their international debut at 5Vie.

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Via Cesare Correnti 14 Centro Studi Poltronova creates a reading corner with the Superonda sofa, an icon of radical design, in an unusual version.

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Piazza and via San Marco 2 (at dOT/design event Outdoor Taste) Ceramic coffee tables Segni delle Carte are the protagonists.

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Alcova, via Simone Saint Bon 1 Lara Bohinc’s furniture has never been more organic and sinuous: Peaches, an enveloping collection, is born.

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Wait and See, via Santa Marta 14 In a very eclectic concept store, furniture created from a mix of materials by British designer Grace Prince.

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Via Bergognone/Via Tortona A group of Domus Academy students transform a charmless post-industrial urban area into a lush, fairy-tale garden.

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Via Manzoni 47 The LG Electronics Group’s ultra-premium line presents Hide and Seek, a short film by Francesca Molteni.

In a space where the brand’s products dialogue with furnishings by Molteni&C.

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Institut français Milan, Corso Magenta 63 Art dialogues with the furniture winners of the French Design 100 award.

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Alcova, via Simone Saint Bon Domus Academy students present a system for introducing pollinating insects into the urban context.

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Ecem Argin, Elicenur Uzkurt, Luca - Arjan Mak

Blindarte, via Palermo 11 A reinterpretation of the design of places of worship and Brutalist architecture in a series of lamps by the British designer.

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Opificio 31, via Tortona 31 The vibrant fabrics by Anna Resei are among the winners of the ein&zwanzig competition for sustainable materials organised by the German Design Council.

2 | NEW TIMES (MADE IN SLOVENIA)

Opificio 31, via Tortona 31 22 products resulting from experimentation and materials research by Centre for Creativity Slovenia.

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Alcova, via Simone Saint Bon 1 In a futuristic dimension, basic furnishings (chair, light, stool, table) suspended between nature and artifice.

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Alcova, via Simone Saint Bon Flexibility is the watchword: the Vienna- and Berlin-based studio presents a mobile and ergonomic kitchen system.

5 | PRECIOSA LIGHTING COMPOSITION IN CRYSTAL

Opificio 31/Quattrocento, via Tortona 31 Light, crystal, music together in an interactive, immersive installation.

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The Dutch Atelier, Atelier Kondakji, via Vincenzo Civerchio 2 In the heart of Isola District, the collection vases by a young Dutch designer.

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Via Festa del Perdono 7 Stylizing a shipyard, Fabbrica is the installation by Piero Lissoni for Sanlorenzo. Different eras in dialogue.

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Via Farini 35 One of the names of the Rising Talents section at Isola Design District, the studio reflects on the role of the fragment in interior design.

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Via Statuto 18 The tradition of terracotta in a scenographic installation, a collaboration between designer Cristina Celestino and the brand.

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Isola Design Gallery, via Pastrengo 14 In a former factory, the Thai studio introduces fun graphic elements into the field of interior design.

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Via Cesare Correnti 14 Markus Benesch’s multicoloured, playful furnishings play with camouflage and the not-so-obvious notion of false and true.

4 | CASARIALTO ATELIER

Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi, via Santo Spirito 7 Contaminations between glass art, mosaic and volumes typical in Catherine Urban’s project.

5 | THE ABSOLUTE SURFACE. DOMESTIC COSMOLOGIES

Hoperaperta, Terrazza Ariston, largo Carrobbio 2 13 unique pieces reflect on the purely aesthetic value of design.

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Nilufar Depot, viale Vincenzo Lancetti 34 Evoking a jazz club, the Argentinean artist brings four light sculptures to the stage.

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Palazzo Turati, via Meravigli 7 From a flowered courtyard to 3D-printed screens: a captivating mix of avant-garde and poetry.

8 | ANDREA MAESTRI - WOMANITY

Alcova, via Simone Saint Bon 1 Playing with the concept of vanity, the multifaceted designer blurs the boundaries between art and design.

9 | BIGAPPLE DESIGN

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Piazza Mentana rendy wallpaper, surrealist collage? The result is Carta N°1, the wallpaper by Senzaquadro in collaboration with WallPepper®/Group.

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Ruben Modigliani: Hi Ferruccio, can you hear us? Thank you for being here with us during this time which I imagine is a bit busy.... Ferruccio Laviani Look, it will be like this from here (May 10, ed.) from now until the seventh. I know you are very sympathetic to each other and already that is a good starting point. I would be pleased if you would do the interview with Simon.

How did the project of this book come about? How long did it take to make it a reality? Were there any particularly curious and funny moments? Things like that.

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Ferruccio Laviani: I learned about Simon’s project when she came here to take my pictures. She was very good because she did it very fast, which is not really for every photographer. In the end it went well because she had talked about 10 minutes, and that was it. I actually didn’t even ask her about the others she was photographing, I felt like I was being intrusive.

Simon171: The project finally took shape recently. As you know, the making of the book was blocked by Covid. I did it because I have always loved design and wanted to

As a child, Simona Flamigni (aka Simon171) wanted to be a photographer. And that is what, now that she is a little older, she does with passion and success. In her career she has portrayed, recipe ingredients, elaborate stage sets, unusual characters. At one point, she started photographing actors from the young Italian scene. Then she decided to move on to designers. A personal quest that could become the document of an era. And which she recounts here in a Zoom call with designer Ferruccio Laviani and Ruben Modigliani from IFDM Photo by Simon171

pay homage to this love of mine in some way. Being a photographer, that’s the only way I have: I tried to portray the people behind the objects. And I wanted it to be an Italian narrative, as I had done with Cinema Italia, another project of mine. It is obviously not exhaustive, so many for their own reasons could not participate. But at a certain point I decided to close the project, who is there is there. In the book there is no written part. It is a choice.

FL: Good thing you didn’t ask me to say something. I’m ungrammatical, I’d rather

draw than talk. I was curious if the pictures would be an outline to a text. But this is basically a book of portraits, which does not have any kind of presumption to explain who the various people depicted are, except to show them for who they are. Period.

S171: In my opinion, that’s not really the case: the fact that you are photographed in your studios tells so much about who you are. To match a text would have been another matter.

I preferred to make a simple photographic documentary. Part of a larger project: telling the story of Italy, dividing it into categories.

When I was studying photography I had been fascinated by Paul Strand’s photography, despite the fact that it is so far from my style. But I liked his way of telling the story of America by crafts, and for a while I had this desire to tell through my craft, which is what I know how to do. It was what I wanted to do as a child, so maybe it’s more of a desire than a craft. It’s my way of telling what I see.

Plus, photographing a person, as I have with actors or singers who have called me to portray them, is a kind of exchange, a way of saying thank you. I am a very shy fan, who doesn’t give it away.

FL: Today such a new way of photography is emerging. There is a whole generation to discover, the generation of kids taking pictures with iPhones. It seems like we’re talking about two different worlds, really what matters is the eye of the photographer. In my opinion, in some of these very young people, the visual language is absolutely worthy of consideration, regardless of whether the photos are taken with a cell phone. Of course when I think back to the 1980s or 1990s, times have really changed. It seems to me that photographers have less desire to impose their own language, character.

S171: You are right, although I by my own choice have always decided that my cut and my vision was that, and I apply them on everything: portraits, fashion, interior.

FL: Having a clear focus is important. Today I struggle a bit, I see so many portfolios when I want to set up a photo shoot.

Everybody does a little bit of everything.

I don’t have precise points of reference like I used to. It’s kind of like what happens in music. The fact, which is good, that everyone now produces their own record at home and then puts it online has caused so much stuff to come out that you have

sometimes I only had a quarter of an hour to shoot. I asked all of them where they wanted to be portrayed, it was okay for them to choose what represented them most. I learned to recognize the space.

FL: Do you know that I really like photography? Along with graphic design it is probably one of the disciplines that influenced me the most. When I worked at Michele’s (De Lucchi, Ed.) I would spend days in the photography studio when we had to shoot a catalog or document a project. The flashes, the view camera, the rolls

of film to develop. He made me learn to look inside a lens, and that was very helpful. And then there is an expressive part that I find very close to design, although with other parameters. Like also graphics, it is an expression of the spirit of the time.

Someone like Simon, who wanted to be a photographer since childhood, is very interesting to me. So different from me: as a child I wanted to be a luthier, then an Egyptologist. I like people who have strong motivations. I like her decisiveness. When she came to me she looked around for a

moment, she did like animals do when they sniff space. Then she stood on the ground and snapped. Then we also went to other spaces, but the right shot was already taken. And I like her coldness, that flash so strong. It’s her way of freezing a moment, even with the light. It’s a way that is just the opposite of baroque, in a very, very rational sense. And I like both of them, I’m like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

a hard time finding your way around at that point. You used to be able to follow more even the evolutionary path of a band.

Every day nowadays I have 20 new records to listen to. I think also from a photography point of view, the greater ease of using the medium than before translates into a lot more stuff. And maybe less quality.

RM: Has portraying so many designers taught you anything?

S171: Actually you learn something from every portrait. But it’s true, this series taught me something that was later useful to me as well: to manage space quickly,

From left: Federico Angi, Alberto Meda, Cristina Celestino, Ferruccio Laviani, Andrea Branzi, Ilaria Bianchi, Alessandro Mendini, Formafantasma. All portraits are taken from the book Design Italia - 47 Studio Portraits, Fortino Editions.

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SPACES

116 MAISONETTE SIXTY-NINE Prague | No Architects

117 LAKE LANTERN

Foshan, China Evans Lee Designers

HOUSE BSP20

Barcelona | Raúl Sánchez

118 2ND AVENUE RESIDENCE Montreal | Microclimat

CANAL HOUSE

Humbeek, Belgium | Studio Farris

119 NICOLAI PARIS

Paris | noa* network of architecture

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Rome | Alvisi Kirimoto

120 LA BELLA VITA APARTMENTS

Taichung, Taiwan Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel

PENTHOUSE L Vienna | Destilat

121 CASA PROMENADE Milan | Icona Architetti

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Turin | Italia and Partners

SPACES

URBAN SCALE

by Alessandra Bergamini

A survey of dwellings custom-made for their inhabitants and for their rhythms of life. From the semi-urban farmstead to the newly built residential tower, from the renovated palace in the historical center, to row housing and its variations. Different typologies that share a desire to fit into the fabric of the city and the community, to experience urban pace and scale with all the intrinsic opportunities and limitations, in a project of architecture and of life. Everyday rhythms in relationships between space and function, family and social contact, subdivision of time for work and for oneself, for sharing in an indoor-outdoor, private-public balance. The rhythm of life that influences the design of the home, narrated herein with many different interpretations and results.

Maisonette Sixty-Nine Two paintings face each other in the living room, giving rise to the concept for this small flat in one of the liveliest zones of Prague: Žižkov. Both placed at the center of their respective walls, their ‘influence‘ spreads out into the surrounding space. In the work titled 69 by Vladimír Houdek, white and pale blue alternate neatly with a cotton-candy pink that becomes a ‘reagent’ to color the kitchen, the dining area and the cabinets in the corridor, while the jagged edge of the artwork is duplicated in the irregular border of the doors of the hanging kitchen cabinets. The number 69 is multiplied and etched on the brash radiator cover on the opposite wall, where the second painting hangs, a work by Josef Bolf with a more melancholy chiaroscuro aura. The wall is in pale gray, which links to the large mural visible from the terrace and made by Patrik Hábl on the façade of a nearby residential building. Beyond this level of connotation, the design approach has totally transformed the flat into a clear, simple and functional space, organized on two levels and featuring 116 |

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large white zones and the warmth of oak on the floors, walls and steps, as well as the door frames, the bookcase and the top of the dining table. While the wardrobes and furnishings have been designed by the architects, the dewdrop lamps have been selected precisely because the suggest the idea of tears, in tune with the melancholy atmosphere of the painting by Bolf.

Location: Prague Architects: No Architects Contractor: CZ interiéry Furnishings, lighting and fittings: custom-made by Ton, M&T, NEXT Photos: Studio Flusser

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“Whether mansion, villa or apartment, the first step of our design is to open the space, removing redundant wall and doors, realizing the embrace of light and circulation of breeze”. Light and pure white, as they pervade throughout the flat, become the backdrop for family interactions, for the different functions of living in the day/night rhythm in a living “landscape” that gives shape to the concept of spatial fluidity as interpreted by the architect.

In its minimalism, the white of the horizontal and vertical surfaces, of the cupboards, of the doors, of the table, makes it possible to minimise the distances between people, achieving greater simplicity and pure space. White is also perfect for becoming the canvas on which to experiment, particularly with brightly coloured artworks with ironic content, or elements with saturated contrasting colours: the lemon yellow of the bookcase, or the red stripes of the Up armchair by Gaetano Pesce. White becomes a habitable landscape, particularly in the living area and bedrooms, made up of low support bases and upholstered elements

Harmonious and elegant, the narrow façade of this small building from the late 1800s has been restored in keeping with strict architectural heritage requirements. The sole concession is an entrance that reproduces the design of the classic diamond and triangle shapes, but in aluminium. The four-story residence (only 20 square meters per floor) has been completely reconstructed, sparing only the façades – main and back – the partitions and the attic. “Once all the floors slabs had been demolished and the building appeared as a slender, tall prism formed by walls of all kinds of bricks and stones, the idea of ​​leaving all them exposed became conceptual: these walls, over 15 meters high, are a museum of the building’s history, where any traces of its construction and of its use are exposed in all their crudeness.” From bottom to top, the sequence of domestic spaces develops as follows: entrance-kitchen-dining, living area, bathroom-closet, and – at roof level – bedroom and terrace. Along the same vertical path, 7 steel cylinders conceal the conduits

of different shapes, colours and sizes that contribute to a “spontaneous interaction” and to creating a poetic and interior space. “Exact proportion, abundant light, suitable material, pure colour and unique style constitute the main elements of this project”.

Location: Foshan, China Design Company: Evans Lee Designers Furnishings: Yippin-Guoji, Hermand Haus, Domino, LAK, B&B Italia, Ligne Roset Photos: Jack Qin

for the electrical system, ventilation, air conditioning and telecommunications. The freestanding staircase also has a cylindrical form, connecting all the levels without touching the masonry structure, and reaching a large skylight at the summit. To form contrast with the rugged quality of the structure, the materials and furnishings are extremely refined. For the kitchen, brushed brass and white marble; in the bathroom wood lacquered in a cream color, with details in brass, hydraulic tiles, white micro-cement and oak surfaces.

Location: Barcelona Architecture: Raúl Sánchez Structure consultant: Diagonal Arquitectura Engineering: Marés ingenieros Furnishings and fittings: Herman Miller, vintage edition from Artefacto, Iconico, Nivito, Ramon Soler, Vitra Lighting: &Tradition, Flos, Gibas, Santa&Cole Photos: José Hevia

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2nd Avenue Residence

Canal House

The front/back relationship in urban dwellings is an integral part of the central residential areas of Montreal and the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie district. “The 2nd Avenue residence embraces this tradition: while its front façade aligns, dissimulates, and simplifies itself, the rear facade opens, projects, retracts, and cuts itself out.” The aim of this stepped architectural landscape is a respectful insertion into the urban structure, with an emphasis on history, but also to take advantage of the opportunities and constraints of this rare small lot that from a former parking lot has developed into a 2-story single-family house with service areas and a small independent apartment in the basement. The considerable shift between the street level and the level of the lot in the rear portion made it possible to adopt a strategy of vertical organization and to imagine a multi-level residence, whose decidedly misaligned volumes at the back interfere with each other to create multiple indoor and outdoor living areas, for a highly differentiated daily rhythm. The large spaces of the

Though respectfully aligned with the row of residences facing the Brussel-Scheldt Maritime canal, the front of this small single-family house stands out for its diversity, and features a surprise beyond the entrance gate: a small secret garden with a tree, functioning as a buffer between the street and the house. To emphasize the relationship with the canal, the project by Studio Farris has totally revised the volumes and the layout of the spaces, emptying a part of the original silhouette and generating an introverted front while reversing the arrangement of the functions. While traditional homes call for a daytime zone on the ground floor, with tall windows protected by curtains, the new definition of the indoor and outdoor spaces inverts the hierarchy and puts the living area on the first floor, to obtain a quiet, more intimate space, while the bedroom zone is now on the ground level. One bedroom opens directly onto the entrance court, while the other faces the small garden at the back, also bringing air and light to the bathroom zone. As key features of the project, the

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daytime area – kitchen, dining and living – are in continuity with each other, but also with the outside through large windows and a terrace ‘protected’ by a brick wall, a material used for all the façades. The most private spaces are on the second floor, which contains two bedrooms, a bathroom and a multifunctional area overlooking the ground floor, for a vertical connection of all the levels of the house, up to the large opening on the roof.

Location: Montreal Architecture: Microclimat General contractor: Construction N. Deslauriers Landscape Architecture: Vivanti Photos: Adrien Williams

courtyards exploit the potential of the small lot, while creating spatial continuity between the ground floor and the first. The living area is divided between indoors and outdoors, thanks to a terrace that offers natural light and a fine view of the waterway, visually connecting the dining and kitchen spaces, where the latter face towards the rear courtyard.

Location: Humbeek, Belgium Architecture and interior design: Studio Farris Photos: Koen Van Damme, Martino Pietropoli

Nicolai Paris

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Located inside the Hôtel Nicolai, in the Marais district, this Parisian pied-à-terre created for an Italian family occupies part of the second floor and the attic, and puts the accent on the nomadic spirit of its owners.

The design makes reference to the logarithmic spiral of a chambered nautilus, a symbol of domestic comfort, whose imaginary lines trade the borders of niches on ground level, that of the kitchen and the living area to one side, and a reading area to the other, or that of the carved wall that encloses the service zone (laundry, dressing room, closet). The staircase connecting the lower to the upper level also has a sinuous organic form. On the ground floor there are two bedrooms and one bathroom. In the master bedroom, the design challenge was to distribute the weight of the freestanding bathtub made of a single block of Botticino Fiorito marble, allowing it to be supported by the old load-bearing structure. The contains a multifunctional room outfitted for home cinema, and a guestroom with services, both lit by skylights in

In the hilly zone facing the Inviolatella Borghese Park, the farmhouse conserves its outer form, volume and presence, while conveying its contemporary identity in the interiors of the three levels that form this simultaneously ‘rural’ and urban residence (not so far from the center of Rome). With very high ceilings, large fluid rooms and many windows for views of the world outside, a sensation of openness, welcome and freedom pervades each level. “We have organized the space on three levels, working on the ‘sky’ of each to generate three different experiences. On the ground floor we have used white and concrete; for the first, we have chosen the luminous tones of yellow; on the upper level, the wooden structure has been left visible. The factor of continuity in this architectural promenade is the staircase,” Junko Kirimoto, co-founder of the studio, explains. In a dominant position, the staircase is made in natural iron with a slender central support, and a single sheet of micro-perforated metal to form the steps and the parapet.

Light and transparent, it offers a view of the entire stairwell, culminating in a large skylight.

the roof. The overall character is refined and timeless, featuring oak furnishings designed by noa*, blue-gray Bardiglio Imperiale marble for the fireplace and the kitchen worktop, and blanched oak floors with a French herringbone pattern. The calm, welcoming atmosphere is also set by the precious fabrics selected for curtains and coverings.

Location: Paris Interior design: noa* network of architecture General Contractor: Conduk Furnishings: Carl Hansen, Living Divani, Poltrona Frau, Lighting: Lichtstudio Eisenkei; Flexa Lighting, Gubi, Intra lighting, Lampe Gras, Louis Poulsen, Nuura, Occhio, Vipp Bathroom: Axor, Bisazza, Duravit, Geberit, Tubes Photos: Antoine Huot

From the ample, informal ground floor with a living area, a TV space with custom shelving in natural wood and black iron supports, a dining zone and an open kitchen entirely in stainless steel with a black central island screened by glass, the staircase leads to the level for the children, with bedrooms and bathrooms organized around a balcony corridor. The upper level contains a living and studio area with a bathroom for guests, followed by the secluded area of the master bedroom with en suite bath and closet.

Location: Rome Architects: Alvisi Kirimoto Furnishings: Cappellini, Cassina, Cecchi Cucine, Contact Design, Edra, Flaminia, Living Divani, Maxalto, Opificio Lauchli, Zazzeri Lighting: Artemide, Belfiore, Catellani&Smith, Flos, Viabizzuno, Vibia Carpentry: Marcello Manieri Metalworking: Massimo de Frussi Lighting: Telmotor Floors and facings in micro-cement: Il Cementificio Roma Photos: Serena Eller Vainicher

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La Bella Vita Apartments

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“The design process for La Bella Vita involved a careful study of the urban context. The result is a high-rise building that creates living spaces with interiors that are infused with effortless luxury,” says Chung-Yi Yang, partner at ACPV in charge of interior design for La Bella Vita. In the 7th District of Taichung, the tower with a height of 128 meters connects with the context of surrounding public urban spaces and the nearby Charlotte Park to create a new neighborhood in the commercial and residential heart of the city. From the green areas and retail/service spaces at street level, the organization rises towards the privacy of the privacy of the residents in 168 apartments in the four volumes connected by the central structure. To generate sustainability and social interaction, a vertical sequence of biospheres has been developed around indoor trees. In the individual flats, with three different types, the space is flexible and ready for reconfiguration, subdivided into open, transformable functional areas, with luxurious settings and comfort Made in Italy. The balance between

Just past the entrance door of this penthouse, one immediately notices the game of juxtapositions and overlaps between forms and materials, woven in the composition of the various living spaces. The ribbed walnut wall cladding, the mainly custom-made furniture in the same material, the contrasting flooring with stone and polished finishes, the rounded shapes, the striking backlighting. The warm wood paneling, in the more three-dimensional version punctuated by small slates, or in a smooth version with rounded profiles, pervades the entire apartment. From the long entrance wall to the volume in the living area that incorporates the fireplace, from the staircase leading upstairs to the master bedroom, from the walk-in closet to the bathroom, to the 1970s-inspired boudoir. The same cladding conceals service spaces, wardrobes and closets, including the doors offering access to the more private areas of the house. A clear contrast is provided by the polished vertical and horizontal surfaces with a marble effect in different light and dark colors, in the bath-

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night and day zones, private and convivial life, is based on large kitchen and living zones, while the ample spaces of the bedrooms contain wardrobes and en suite bathrooms. The colors and materials selected for the interiors establish dialogue with the external architecture, the balconies and the glass façades, with elements in stone and amber-color details.

Location: Taichung, Taiwan Developer: Continental Development Corporation Architecture and Interior design: Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) Furnishings: Azucena, B&B Italia, Flexform, Maxalto Lighting: Flos, Foscarini, Vibia Photos: courtesy Continental Development Corp

rooms, the kitchen block, or the very bright living area that is almost totally glazed. In addition to natural light, the key element here is the bioethanol fireplace, where only the flame comes into view when lit. Nearly ‘invisible’ against the dominant reflective black background, it is placed on a low marble base that also serves as the first step of the staircase, made lighter thanks to a transparent ‘filigree.’

Location: Vienna Interior design: Destilat Furnishings and fittings: custom, Axor, Gaggenau, Bosch Lighting: XAL, Wever Ducre Tiles: Fiandre Carpets: Object Carpet Sliding doors: Csamay Curtains: Böhm, CHB Door handles: FSB Photos: Monika Nguyen

Casa Promenade

Corso Einaudi

The 150 square meters of this apartment, located on the high first floor of a fully renovated 1930s building, stretch and articulate through narrows and edges, the result of the layering over time of various fragmentations and fractionations. “The idea was to imagine and set up this path as a real linear room, as if the four walls of a small living room had been unpacked and aligned along a guiding line.”

Between the view of the inner courtyard and the more noble one on the main facade, “an allée is thus unveiled, a kind of linear gallery where the areas that would normally be found in a real room follow one another: a bench, a bookcase, a closet, a shelf, each defined by one of the specific finishes that mark the project: oak, ash-gray panels, metal.” Since the sleeping area is located near the entrance, the living area – on the other side of the house – enjoys the best view, and to make creative use of the long silhouette, the corridor serves not only as a functional link. “The promenade accompanies us to the small studio, carved out of a cone kissed by the grace of natural light

As the architect Matteo Italia, who designed this flat for his family, points out: “the chevron parquet creates a particular effect, inviting you to enter and accompanying the gaze along an ideal line towards the light of the living area, with hues that are paler than those selected for the entrance, precisely to emphasize this game of perspective.” Once inside, the high ceilings in this early 20th-century building are impressive, enhanced by original stuccowork, wall paneling and moldings, large luminous windows, period doors and chandelier compositions with a contemporary character. Like the one found in the vast but welcoming living area, or the one that prompts you to enter the kitchen, a completely renovated separate space, suitably organized for everyday rhythms of life. These rhythms are set by reformulated ‘period’ spaces, ready for family activities and work, making distinctions between private life and social life. The architect has imagined an elegant home, made to measure, which can contain and enhanced iconic design pieces, souvenirs from journeys to the Orient and a

from the west that floods it throughout the day. The glazed wall allows the brightness to spread down the corridor to the living area, announced by the archway that marks the entrance into a new territory.”

Location: Milan Interior design: Icona Architetti Photos: Monica Spezia/Living Inside

series of contemporary artworks by the Turin-based MAC-Movimento Arte Concreta.

A personal, eclectic collection that could not remain in the background, highlighted by the clean lines and a palette of warm or pale hues of sage green, sand, rose and blue.

Location: Turin Architects: Italia and Partners Furnishings: Bonaldo, Lema, Modulnova, Rimadesio Bathrooms: Cielo, Fantini, Mutina, Salvatori Lighting: Flos, iGuzzini, Panzeri, Tom Dixon, Tooy Fabrics, curtains, wallpaper: Dedar Radiators: Tubes Doors: Rimadesio Photos: courtesy Italia and Partners

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Dubai, Miami, Johannesburg: the future (of design) is already here

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The future (of design) is already here Three cities far from each other in geographical terms but somehow neighbors in terms of lifestyle and culture. Dubai, Miami and Johannesburg might seem to have little in common. But they are, all of them, urban centers full of energy.

Moving fast. And each one, in its own way, extremely fascinating

by Raffaella Serini

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When someone says Dubai the mind turns to futuristic architecture, artificial islands, ski trails in the desert and unbridled luxury: nothing connected with the concept of “creativity.” Yet this city that is a symbol of the Arab Emirates is rapidly evolving into a metropolis of cultural depth.

“For those in search of a 5-star hotel and beach club experience, enormous shopping malls and recreation, Dubai is still an attraction,” says the creative consultant Rue Kothari, who has chosen the city as her second homeland.

Born in London, Kothari has been the director of Downtown Design, a fair held during Dubai Design Week, not unlike our Fuorisalone. When Downtown Design began in 2015 it was a small start-up in an area of 1500 sqm, while today it boats 13,000 and has become a reference point for the entire Middle East.

“The city grows and so do the subcultures of art, design and music. People who visit Dubai today can experience the richness and ‘substance’ of a real city, apart from the sparkling skyscrapers,” she remarks.

This new growth has been boosted by the recent Expo 2020, held two years late because of the pandemic. The first Middle Eastern location for an Expo, Dubai welcomed 23 million visitors in spite of the ongoing health crisis.

“The Expo effect is perceptible, and the real estate sector, hospitality and furnishings have been the big winners,” Rothari explains.

Design and architecture continue to rapidly evolve in Dubai, as demonstrated by the new Museum of the Future, a seven-story oval work of engineering, without any support pillars. This is one of the world’s most innovative buildings, designed by the architect Shaun Killa. “With the influx of new residents from all over the world,” Rothari concludes, “there is a growing demand for products, homes and design services, making production more accessible, contemporary and sophisticated.”

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1, 2, 3 Moments from the latest edition of Downtown Design, Middle East’s leading fair for contemporary and high-quality design. A showcase for international and regional brands, manufacturers and designers, the next edition will take place 9-12 November at the Dubai Design District.

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Courtesy Downtown Design/Dubai Design District, Bel Invest/Diesel, ACPV Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel Architects

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Miami is an urban laboratory. It is the American city most vulnerable to rising seas, prompting concern among architects and designers. But it is also a place where “the most interesting habitat opportunities emerge, intertwining mobility, density, infrastructure, ecology and resilience,” in the opinion of the urban designer Corey Zehngebot, who together with some professors of the Harvard Graduate School of Design is conducting a study on the adaptability of Miami to climate change.

In parallel, however, precisely in the real estate sector, Miami is already entering the future, with the first transactions in cryptocurrency in the real world: just one year ago the most expensive penthouse at Miami Beach, on the 9th floor of the exclusive Arte Surfside boutique condo building, designed by the Italian studio ACPV Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, was purchased entirely in crypto for a value of about 22.5 million dollars (the buyer remains anonymous, and the specific currency has not be divulged).

Diesel too has decided to invest in design and cryptocurrency in Miami. The Diesel Wynwood Condominium, now in the completion phase, is the first residential complex created by the Italian fashion brand, where the flats can (also) be purchased in crypto, thanks to an agreement already inked with the platform FTX US. The homes of various sizes, from studios to penthouses with panoramic terraces, will cost from 400,000 to 6 million dollars, with décor by Diesel Living. The complex is in Wynwood, a district in rapid expansion, also known as the ‘Silicon Valley of the South.’ Old industrial buildings have been converted into outdoor museums, and nearly all the surfaces are covered with colorful graffiti. This is the location of ‘young’ corporations like Spotify and Live Nation, confirming the fact that Miami is going to become a new tech and finance powerhouse – with the resulting real estate growth – in North America.

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4 Render of a flat at Diesel Wynwood, the world’s first Diesel building, currently in construction in Miami.

5, 6, 7 The architecture and two interior spaces of Arte Surfside, 11-storey condo designed by ACPV Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel studio. One of the flats recently caused a stir by being bought in cryptocurrency.

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8 JOHANNESBURG Johannesburg is the second biggest city in Africa, and far and away the richest: the total worth of its nearly 6 million inhabitants – half of whom are under 24 years old – reaches a level of 239 billion dollars (Cape Town, ranking second, has 131 billion). In the luxury market, sales have soared to 2 billion dollars per year.

So it should come as no surprise that here in Johannesburg Robert Marengo and Paco Pakdoust, in 2019, opened Il Lusso, an enormous emporium of contemporary lushness – 5000 square meters on five levels – rigorously Made in Italy. Inside this glass and concrete building designed by Paragon Group, the leading Italian furniture companies have gathered, from Flexform to Molteni &C, Paola Lenti to Giorgetti and B&B Italia.

“Entering here, one has the impression of being in the center of Milan, strolling through the ‘real’ stores of these iconic brands,” the magazine Objekt South Africa reports.

According to Paco Pakdoust, who since 1997 also produces beautiful handmade carpets (Paco Rugs), “the companies have all be carefully selected to represent Italian luxury design, with an accent on quality and tradition.”

Since taxes on consumption are very low in South Africa, products can be sold without added costs, in spite of transport, making them affordable on the local market.

“Il Lusso will be the finest design experience in South Africa for years to come, and it is definitely a must for all design lovers,” Objekt continues.

In South Africa – where “crafts might be old hat, but design is young,” as someone said – interest in furnishings has reached a peak, as demonstrated by vibrant galleries like Southern Guild, specialising in African creative talents (such as Andile Dyalvane and the duo Dokter and Misses), and Design Joburg, the country’s cutting-edge fair in this field. The fair is held at the Sandton Convention Center, in the same suburb that plays host to Il Lusso.

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8, 9, 10 Some spaces of the design emporium Il Lusso, in Johannesburg, founded by Robert Marengo and Paco Pakdoust. The structure, an entire building, has an architecture that lends itself to representing the world of different brands.

11, 12 Interior of the Southern Guild gallery and a work by Dokter and Misses, artists they represent.

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