SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE 2015
MILAN NEWS
ClassiCon, Bell by Sebastian Herkner
2015 MILAN FAIR SUMMARY
B&B Italia Outdoor, Fat by Patricia Urquiola
Every second year it’s all eyes on lighting at Salone del Mobile. It’s an exciting time to visit Milan especially when the back lanes and industrial zones of the city become the canvas for some amazing installations and this year, the International Year of Light, was no exception. There was also plenty to get excited about in furniture. Standout shows and designers were both newcomers and familiar faces and made for a week filled with inspiration. For many brands, the focus was on product extensions, exploring new materials, colours and finishes, plus influences from the past including Memphis with all its bright colours and quirky forms. The big news at Moooi was the carpet collection featuring bold and photorealistic prints. B&B Italia introduced a lighter and more adaptable member of the Papilio family, the Papilio Shell, the Charlotte chair by Antonio Citterio featuring a lightweight aluminium frame covered with raw-edged leather, plus two strong outdoor collections by Patricia Urquiola - Butterfly and Fat. Kartell launched a collection of bright vases and a stool by the late Ettore Sottsass setting the Memphis tone, while Carl Hansen & Søn shared the values of craftsmanship and released timeless novelties celebrating Hans J. Wegner, Ole Wanscher and Frits Henningsen. A standout in the lighting pavilion was Flos with a thoughtful presentation conceived by Ron Gilad. Taking simplicity to perfection was the Superloon by Jasper Morrison who also collaborated with Emeco on the Alfi seating range made entirely out of recycled materials.
This year marks the 10th Ventura Lambrate project
INDUSTRIAL ZONES BECOME THE CANVAS FOR SOME AMAZING INSTALLATIONS
Carl Hansen & Søn, CH88 by Hans J. Wegner
Emeco, Alfi by Jasper Morrison
Poliform, Mad Queen by Marcel Wanders
Flos Superloon by Jasper Morrison at the venue where ‘The Book of Things’, a monograph by Morrison, was launched
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Verpan, Easy by Verner Panton
Installation by the Campana brothers at Louis Vuitton
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THE ART OF LIGHT BY DAVID HARRISON WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SEE THINGS THAT THEY NO LONGER NOTICE; TO REACH A KIND OF UNCONSCIOUS RECOGNITION THAT EVERYONE INSTINCTIVELY FEELS AND UNDERSTANDS, YET HAVE LOST THE TIME FOR
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– RALPH NAUTA
Moooi’s installation titled ‘Unexpected Welcome’ featuring Rahi Rezvani’s artistic photography
THERE WERE INFLUENCES FROM THE PAST INCLUDING MEMPHIS WITH ALL ITS BRIGHT COLOURS AND QUIRKY FORMS
Celebrating Memphis movement, Carlton by Ettore Sottsass was shown at the Post Design Gallery
When light and design connect in just the right way it can be pure magic. At the Milan Furniture Fair this year, David Harrison took a look at some lighting designers who consistently redefine the genre. Light is one of those things most of us take for granted - reaching for a light switch is so automatic that we have lost sight of its true magic. Artists, photographers and some designers see light differently, searching for it in unusual places and within interesting materials. In Milan, Daniel Rybakken, Studio Drift and Ingo Maurer all showed at venues across the city. While each studio works very differently, they all pursue projects of varying scales, from small domestic fittings, to installations for galleries and special events. Studio Drift is the Dutch design studio of Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta. Their work involves large-scale installations that respond to the duo’s fascination with nature and technology. What started out as an experiment on attaching the hairs of a dandelion to a battery-powered LED, has expanded into acclaimed site-specific lighting projects around the world. Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken has a preoccupation with conceptual lighting and a unique approach to architectural lighting. His latest design ‘Stochastic’, is a cascading chandelier of silvered glass spheres. A magical mix of mirror, light and sculptural form shows Rybakken’s preference for manipulating light rather than object creation. An early pioneer of alternative lighting design, Ingo Maurer first came to fame in the mid-1960s and continues to explore witty lighting solutions using unexpected materials and everyday objects. In the past these have included everything from Campari bottles – ‘Campari Light’ – to smashed porcelain – ‘Porca Miseria!’. With technology moving on at break-neck speed, it is freethinking designers with a love of exploring new techniques
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like Maurer, who are capable of creating new typologies. In the hands of talented designers lighting does reach the level of an art form and the effect of light and its relationship to the human psyche can be explored in much the same way that artists have for centuries. As much as a well resolved furniture piece is worthy of admiration, nothing comes close to a light that touches you emotionally.
1 ‘Colour’ by Daniel Rybakken (2010) plays with colour layering and graphic compositions, e15 2 ‘Nola’ lights by Studio Drift for Dutch brand Buhtiq31 3 Studio Drift’s ‘Fragile Future’ installation at Made by Brazilians in the derelict Cidade Matarazzo hospital, São Paulo Artek, TW003 by Tapio Wirkkala
THE FOCUS FOR MANY BRANDS WAS ON PRODUCT EXTENSIONS, THINKING ABOUT NEW MATERIALS
Giorgetti, Norah by m2atelier
Flos, Serena by Patricia Urquiola
Antonio Citterio at B&B Italia’s showroom with his Charlotte chair
Poliform, Senzafine by Rodolfo Dordoni
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DESIGN LIBRARY
Acerbis Serenissimo Lella & Massimo Vignelli + David Law
Arper Aava* Antti Kotilainen
Arper Kinesit Office* Lievore Altherr Molina
Arper Parentesit* Lievore Altherr Molina
Artek Kaari Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Artek Kaari Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Artek Tea Trolley Hella Jongerius
Artek TW003 Tapio Wirkkala
B&B Italia Charlotte Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia Husk Patricia Urquiola
B&B Italia Michel Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia Michel Club Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia Michel Effe Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia Oskar Vincent Van Duysen
B&B Italia Papilio Shell Naoto Fukasawa
B&B Italia Surface Vincent Van Duysen
B&B Italia Outdoor Butterfly Patricia Urquiola
B&B Italia Outdoor Crinoline Patricia Urquiola
B&B Italia Outdoor Fat Patricia Urquiola
B&B Italia Outdoor Mirto Antonio Citterio
Bocci 16 Series Omer Arbel
Bocci 73 Series Omer Arbel
Carl Hansen & Søn CH417 Traytable Hans J. Wegner
Carl Hansen & Søn CH88 Hans J. Wegner
Carl Hansen & Søn FH429 Signature Frits Henningsen
Carl Hansen & Søn OW149 Colonial Ole Wanscher
ClassiCon Bell Sebastian Herkner
ClassiCon Cypris Nina Mair
ClassiCon E1027 Eileen Gray
Emeco Alfi Jasper Morrison
Emeco Alfi Jasper Morrison
Flexform Crono Antonio Citterio
Flexform Helen Antonio Citterio
Flexform Lario Antonio Citterio
Flexform Soffio Antonio Citterio
Flexform Piuma Antonio Citterio
Flexform Mood Fauno Roberto Lazzeroni
Flexform Mood Riviera Roberto Lazzeroni
Flos Captain Flint Michael Anastassiades
Flos Clara Piero Lissoni
Flos Copy Cat Michael Anastassiades
Flos Ether Philippe Starck
Flos Ether Philippe Starck
Flos Ether Philippe Starck
Flos Serena Patricia Urquiola
Flos Serena Patricia Urquiola
Flos Serena Patricia Urquiola
Flos Superloon Jasper Morrison
Flos Notch Michael Anastassiades
Giorgetti Alina Antonello Mosca
Giorgetti Caddy Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti Circle Umberto Asnago
Giorgetti Cozy Umberto Asnago
Giorgetti Elisa Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti Lady Umberto Asnago
Giorgetti Martini Rossella Pugliatti
Giorgetti Moore Roberto Lazzeroni
Giorgetti Norah m2atelier
Giorgetti Round Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti Selene Roberto Lazzeroni
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Giorgetti Studium Umberto Asnago
Giorgetti Swing Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti Tilt m2atelier
Giorgetti Town Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti Urban Carlo Colombo
Kartell Battery Ferruccio Laviani
Kartell Dream’Air Eugeni Quitllet
Kartell Kyte Patricia Urquiola
Kartell Multiplo Antonio Citterio
Kartell Only Me in the Light Philippe Starck
Kartell Piuma Piero Lissoni
Kartell Pop Worm Ron Arad
Kartell Small Fly Ferruccio Laviani
Kartell Uncle Otto Philippe Starck
Kartell Jellies Patricia Urquiola
Kartell Overlap Piero Lissoni
Kartell Colonna & Pilastro Ettore Sottsass
Kartell Kabuki Ferruccio Laviani
Kartell Cloud-io Eugeni Quitllet
Kartell Madame Pucci Philippe Starck
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Maxalto Febo Antonio Citterio
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Maxalto Fulgens Antonio Citterio
Maxalto Recipio Antonio Citterio
Maxalto Solatium Antonio Citterio
Moooi Bart Swivel Moooi Works
Moooi Carbon Bertjan Pot & Marcel Wanders
Moooi Carpets collection Various Designers
Moooi Charles Marcel Wanders
Moooi Container Bodhi Marcel Wanders
Moooi Coppélia Arihiro Miyake
Moooi Heracleum Small Big O Bertjan Pot
Moooi Heracleum Endless Bertjan Pot
Moooi Paper Studio Job
Moooi Power Nap Marcel Wanders
Moooi Raimond Raimond Puts
Moooi Shift Jonas Forsman
Moooi Space-Frame Marcel Wanders
Moooi Statistocrat Atelier Van Lieshout
Nanimarquina Mélange collection Sybilla
Nanimarquina Mélange collection Sybilla
Poliform Bristol Jean-Marie Massaud
Poliform Hudson Jean-Marie Massaud
Poliform Ipanema Jean-Marie Massaud
Poliform Mad Marcel Wanders
Poliform Mad Marcel Wanders
Poliform Mad Marcel Wanders
Poliform Mad King Marcel Wanders
Poliform Mad Queen Marcel Wanders
Poliform Santa Monica Home Jean-Marie Massaud
Poliform Seattle Jean-Marie Massaud
Poliform Sydney Jean-Marie Massaud
Roll & Hill Astral Agnes Lindsey Adelman
Roll & Hill Bounce Karl Zahn
Roll & Hill Castle Jason Miller
Roll & Hill Cora Karl Zahn
Roll & Hill Halo Paul Loebach
Roll & Hill Mini Farrago Jason Miller
Roll & Hill Seed Bec Brittain
Roll & Hill Shape Up Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
Verpan Cloverleaf Verner Panton
Verpan Easy Verner Panton
Verpan Series 430 Verner Panton
Vitra Belleville Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Vitra Belleville Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Vitra Mariposa Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Vitra Prouve RAW Standard Jean Prouvé