SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE 2015
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Moooi’s installation titled ‘Unexpected Welcome’ featuring Rahi Rezvani’s artistic photography
2015 MILAN FAIR SUMMARY
Foscarini ‘Tunnel of Light’ installation in their Brera showroom
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 become the canvas for amazing installations and this year was no exception. The standout shows and designers for 2015 included newcomers and familiar faces and made for an inspirational week. The focus for many brands was on product extensions, thinking about new materials, colours and forms, plus some influences from the past including Memphis with all its bright colours and quirky forms. The big news at Moooi was the Carpet collection. Big, bold, photorealistic prints from names such as Maison Christian Lacroix and Ross Lovegrove. B&B Italia introduced new family members including Papilio Shell, a lighter more adaptable version, plus the Husk in new versions and finishes. New from Antonio Citterio is the Charlotte chair which features a lightweight aluminium frame covered with raw-edged leather. At Zanotta, key pieces from the group’s back catalogue were reinterpreted in new fabrics and colours. Kartell launched bright vases, stools, and a lamp, by the late Ettore Sottsass, setting the Memphis tone for the brand. In the lighting pavilion, a standout was Roll & Hill, the bespoke US group launching a series of artful chandeliers and lights handmade in New York. But one of the most beautiful shows was Edra, where huge mirrored screens showed off pieces like the supremely comfortable Absolu Sofa by Francesco Binfaré which demonstrates the necessary commitment to years of R&D done by only the best of the best.
This year marks the 10th Ventura Lambrate project
INDUSTRIAL ZONES BECOME THE CANVAS FOR SOME AMAZING INSTALLATIONS
Kartell, Piuma by Piero Lissoni
B&B Italia, Papilio Shell by Naoto Fukasawa
Verpan, Easy by Verner Panton
Installation in Triennale B&B Italia Outdoor, Fat by Patricia Urquiola
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Edra, Absolu by Francesco Binfaré
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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
Kartell goes Sottsass: A Tribute to Memphis
THERE WERE INFLUENCES FROM THE PAST INCLUDING MEMPHIS WITH ALL ITS BRIGHT COLOURS AND QUIRKY FORMS
Roll & Hill, Astral Agnes by Lindsey Adelman
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
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exploring new techniques 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.
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Edra, Absolu by Francesco Binfaré Zanotta, Liza by Studio Lievore, Altherr & Molina
Living Divani, Lipp by Piero Lissoni
Antonio Citterio at B&B Italia’s showroom with his Charlotte chair
Porro, Ellipse by Front
Moooi, Freaky by Bertjan Pot
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DESIGN LIBRARY
Acerbis Serenissimo Lella & Massimo Vignelli + David Law
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
Edra Absolu Francesco Binfaré
Edra Ella Jacopo Foggini
Edra Gilda B. Jacopo Foggini
Fiam Italia Aura Vetrina Patrick Jouin
Fiam Italia Christine Benini & Gonzo with Xhixha
Fiam Italia Kayo Satyendra Pakhalè
Foscarini Binic Ionna Vautrin
Foscarini Caiigo Marco Zito
Foscarini Chouchin Reverse Ionna Vautrin
Foscarini Gem and Tartan L+R Palomba
Foscarini Karage Nichetto & Nendo
Foscarini Lake Lucidi & Pevere
Foscarini Lumiere Rodolfo Dordoni
Foscarini Spokes Vicente Garcia Jimenez-Cinzia Cumini
Foscarini Twiggy Marc Sadler
Foscarini Diesel Pipe Mesh Foscarini Diesel
Foscarini Diesel White Noise Foscarini Diesel
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
Giorgetti Studium Umberto Asnago
Giorgetti Swing Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti Tilt m2atelier
Giorgetti Town Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti Urban Carlo Colombo
Glas Italia Boxinbox Philippe Starck
Glas Italia Collector Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Glas Italia Magic Box Piero Lissoni
Glas Italia Palanco Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Glas Italia Prism Bench Tokujin Yoshioka
Glas Italia Prism Closet Tokujin Yoshioka
Glas Italia Shimmer Patricia Urquiola
Glas Italia Shimmer Patricia Urquiola
Glas Italia Solo Monica Armani
Glas Italia Specchio Divenere Massimiliano Locatelli -CLS Architetti
Glas Italia Twinkle Chiara Andreatti
Glas Italia Wunderkammer Piero Lissoni
Kartell Cloud-io Eugeni Quitllet
Kartell Dream’Air Eugeni Quitllet
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Kartell Kyte Patricia Urquiola
Kartell Largo Piero Lissoni
Kartell Multiplo Antonio Citterio
Kartell Only Me in the Light Philippe Starck
Kartell Piuma Piero Lissoni
Kartell Planet Tokujin Yoshioka
Kartell Pop Worm Ron Arad
Kartell Small Fly Ferruccio Laviani
Kartell Uncle Otto Philippe Starck
Kasthall Botanica Maja Johansson
Kasthall Sunray Maja Johansson
Living Divani Brasilia David Lopez Quincoces
Living Divani Carbon Frog Piero Lissoni
Living Divani Casta LucidiPevere
Living Divani Easy Lipp Piero Lissoni
Living Divani FJU kaschkasch
Living Divani George David Lopez Quincoces
Living Divani Grey Piero Lissoni
Living Divani Inari mist-o
Living Divani Lipp Piero Lissoni
Living Divani Lipp Piero Lissoni
Living Divani Nina David Lopez Quincoces
Maxalto Febo Antonio Citterio
Maxalto Febo Antonio Citterio
Maxalto Fulgens Antonio Citterio
Maxalto Fulgens Antonio Citterio
Maxalto Solatium Antonio Citterio
Moooi Amoeba Bertjan Pot
Moooi Bart Swivel Moooi Works
Moooi Carbon Bertjan Pot & Marcel Wanders
Moooi Charles Marcel Wanders
Moooi Container Bodhi Marcel Wanders
Moooi Coppélia Arihiro Miyake
Moooi Crystal Ice Marcel Wanders
Moooi Heracleum Endless Bertjan Pot
Moooi Heracleum Small Big O Bertjan Pot
Moooi Liquid Birch Broersen & Lukács
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
Opinion Ciatti Apparel Vera & Kyte
Opinion Ciatti La Gabbia Lapo Ciatti
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Marcello Ziliani
Opinion Ciatti Tab.u Jean-Marie Bruno Rainaldi
Porro Ellipse Front
Porro Garda Piero Lissoni
Porro Ipercolore Piero Lissoni
Porro Traveller GamFratesi
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
Serralunga Play.Wood Ricardo Bello Dias
Verpan Cloverleaf Verner Panton
Verpan Easy Verner Panton
Verpan Series 430 Verner Panton
Vitra Belleville Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Vitra Mariposa Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Zanotta Liza Lievore, Altherr, Molina
Zanotta Raperonzolo Atelier Oï
Zanotta Santiago Frank Rettenbacher
Zanotta Sciangai De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi
Zanotta Shoji LucidiPevere
Zanotta William Damian Williamson