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ELON MUSK SOLD HIS LAST REMAINING HOME

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the second richest man in the world, has finally sold his last remaining home, a San Francisco mansion, after repeatedly saying he wanted to sell most of his possessions to fund a colony on Mars. The 19-hectare property in Hillsborough, with the 1,500-square-meter mansion, was sold in early December for $30 million, and the client didn’t want their identity to be revealed. Musk bought the house in 2017 for $23 million from the family that had owned it for 150 years. With the sale of this villa, Musk has sold his real-estate portfolio, which was once worth upwards of $100 million. Musk reportedly lives in a tiny prefab home worth around $50,000 in Boca Chica, Texas, which he rented from his company, SpaceX.

LOUIS VUITTON’S LATEST OBJETS NOMADES DESIGNS

At the beginning of December, the Louis Vuitton store for women in Miami was transformed into an exhibition space for the new collection of Objets Nomades furniture, which this renowned brand has been making for years in collaboration with prominent world designers. The furniture collection for 2022 features a petal chair designed for Louis Vuitton by Gabriel Chiave, creative director of Marcel Wanders, as well as an outdoor armchair and sofa designed by Frank Chou, inspired by terraced rice fields in China.

MILAN’S SUPERSALONE

After a year and a half of delays, the renowned Furniture Fair and Milan Design Week were eventually held in September. Due to pandemic precautions, the huge event, called Supersalone, drew only 423 exhibitors, which is a fourth of the usual number. During this week, all the new updates in the global design industry were presented, and new trends were especially highlighted in colors, light, outdoor equipment, and sustainability. Design Week was also celebrated at a number of stores, galleries, and parks throughout Milan, as is customary. We’ve selected a few of the latest collections from well-known brands that were on display during the Supersalone.

‘Cassina’ Franco Albini radio

‘Melt Mega Chandelier’ Tom Dixon Armani Casa

Roberto Cavalli