The 51st edition of Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2012 (17-22 April) is now officially over. Thousands of pairs of hungry eyes from the creative world descended on the city and fulfilled their hunger for design with hundreds of new projects and installations. The creations from approximately 3000 Italian and foreign exhibitors not only in the famous RHO FIERA but also at the very heart of Milan's city-wide events definitely made the city’s pulse quicken.
Frankly, my heartfelt wish would be that the PAL-V-One flying car was ready to drive & fly around the city so that I would have been able to discover as many things as possible and thereby share them with you! Although the length of the design week is still, SIX DAYS, the amount of events around the city increase with every year that passes. As if events taking place in the Tortona and Brera districts weren't enough and while the Lambrate area has been gaining more and more ground since 2009, this year, Tom Dixon’s MOST took over the city's design guides, also turning the National Museum of Science and Technology into an ambitious environment for innovation and culture during Milan's design week.
This year the famous SaloneSatellite which has been curated by Marva Griffin Wilshire since 1998, celebrated 15 years of commitment and faith in young creativity. In my opinion, not only SaloneSatellite, but the entire DESIGN WEEK should be curated every year by a board of international opinion-makers from the design industry. Of course, this is not so easy in reality but it's very easy in the digital world. So, take a deep breath and start scrolling down to find out what will remain unforgettable from MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2012 according to Yatzer!
From Zaha Hadid and Paola Navone’s Secret Garden at the Orto Botanico in Brera to 'La Cura' by Studio Toogood at MOST and from Akihisa Hirata’s Photosynthesis installation at the Exhibition INTERNI LEGACY to the film Daily Rituals by Justin Anderson for Georg Jensen’s new Ilse Collection designed by Ilse Crawford. Phew! Enjoy Yatzer's BEST!
Zoo by Ionna Vautrin, curated by Constance Rubini for Hallingdal 65 by Kvadrat
MELT chair by Nendo's debut K% 'Black & Black' collection
Architect’s Eye by SPEECH (Tchoban/Kuznetsov) with TALTOS
Positioned in the Cortile d'onore of the Ca' Granda (INTERNI LEGACY)
Still & Sparkling by Nendo with Lasvit
handmade cushions 'Tsubomi (Buds)' by Sayaka Takeshita (Mas.)
Concept phone, model 'au' by Jaime Hayon for iida
Chandlo dressing table by Doshi Levien for BD Barcelona Design
Variations by Patricia Urquiola for Baccarat
Melvin the Mini Machine by HEYHEYHEY
Melvin the Mini Machine by HEYHEYHEY
Lasvit Liquidkristal by Ross Lovegrove
Rocking Stool by Svenja Diekmann
Paper Briefcase by ''SIWA'', a Japanese brand created by a Japanese paper company, ONAO (located in Yamanashi, Japan) and industrial designer, Naoto Fukasawa.
KAMI BLACK BAMBOO TABLE by Claesson Koivisto Rune for DISCIPLINE
WOODWORK collection by Bijoy Jain and Aldo Cibic edited by Paola C
SEMPLICE by STRATO Cucine (Copper - Oak wood)
Schubladendenken by Svenja Diekmann (Schubladendenken = to think in drawers (stereotyped thinking/pigeonhole thinking)
SVENSSON by Svenja Diekmann
Gummitwist is a modular rack by Nino Gülker
Face to Face by Brian Frandsen for ege
Face to Face by Brian Frandsen for Danish flooring label ege carpets. In total, 920 m2 of carpet, cut up into 250 layers is composed into a three-dimensional portrait
Injection Chair by Gina Hsu (DHH studio)
In Dialogue With A Natural Phenomenon | Gravity Stool by Jólan van der Wiel
Vestiaire Silex by Jean-François Bellemère, Aide à Projet VIA 2012
© VIA DESIGN 2012 - Marie Flores
Luminaire Uno by Anaïs Triolaire and Loïc Lobet, Aide à Projet VIA 2012
© VIA DESIGN 2012 - Marie Flores
GUDPAKA lamp by Great things to people (gt2P)
Parades by Mathilde Bretillot, Programme Ameublement VIA 2012
© VIA DESIGN 2012 - Marie Flores
Boolean plates by Jaim Telias
Avifauna Birds by Studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters
photo © Giuliano Koren
EDITION OF 9 Extracts from a dialog by Something Good
CREDITS (top-bottom / left-right)
Out handmade ceramic containers with marble tops, Designed by Pedrita
Produced by Nico Toniolo and Sartori Marmi
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Aro stool, Designed by Oscar Diaz
Produced by La Veneta
Torcia oil lamp, Designed by Zaven
Produced by Fonderia Dal Bianco
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Comari, a set of four bowl-shaped candleholders in borosilicate glass, Designed by Paolo Cappello
Produced by Pietro Viero
Egola desk lamp, Designed by Valentina Carretta
Produced by Nico Toniolo and Vanzo Ferro Battuto
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Sable self-proclaiming lamp, Designed by Giorgio Biscaro
Produced by Fonderia Dal Bianco
Neige blown Pyrex glass vase, Designed by Leonardo Talarico
Produced by Pietro Viero
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Conica tables, Designed by Matteo Zorzenoni
Produced by La Veneta and Vanzo Ferro Battuto
High Noon mirror, Designed by Takuya Matsuda
Produced by Sartori Marmi and Vanzo Ferro Battuto
'La Cura' by Studio Toogood with NIVEA at MOST
Wood casting by Hilla Shamia
Altdeutsche möbel by studio job for moooi
SUNRISE collection by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba for driade
Waddenzee by Studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters
WWW by Viktor Matic
WWW by Viktor Matic
Video by Max Edelberg & Viktor Matic
Music by Alexander Ebner // Actress / Jasmine Deporta
COLOUR ONE for MINI by Scholten & Baijings
Hydro-Fold by ECAL / Christophe Guberan
(VIDEO) Hydro-Fold by ECAL / Christophe Guberan
Triz In stools by Michael Blumenfeld
Mutation Series by Maarten De Ceulaer
photo © Nico Neefs
STRIP Data-Protection-Pattern on Carpet by J. MAYER H ARCHITECTS ( Juergen Mayer H., Wilko Hoffmann) (INTERNI LEGACY)
photo © Saverio Lombardi Vallauri
A-LINE chest of drawers by Hagit Pincovici for Colé
Lund University, School of Industrial Design
YESTERDAY-TODAY-TOMORROW @ Designersblock Milan 2012
right: LO-FI WASHER by Jiang Qian
left-top: MARKETPLACE by Martin Gschwandtl & Matthijs Braakman
left-bottom: ÅSTA STOOL by Karin Ekwall
''Home zoo covers'', a collection of covers for inflatable plastic beach animals by Silvia Knüppel
The line, the arch, the circle and the square by Ron Gilad for Dilmos
BEOLIT 12 by Cecilie Manz for Bang & Olufsen (the most affordable sound system from B&O in many years!)
Hardie Stools by Philippe Malouin, curated by Ilse Crawford for Hallingdal 65 by Kvadrat
ILSE COLLECTION by Ilse Crawford for Georg Jensen
ILSE COLLECTION by Ilse Crawford for Georg Jensen
The film Daily Rituals, directed by award-winning director Justin Anderson, presents Georg Jensen’s new Ilse Collection designed by Ilse Crawford
TREE IN THE MOONLIGHT Table light by Michael Anastassiades for NilufarUnlimited
BEAUTIFULESS Hand-applied decorated porcelain plates by Sam Baron for NilufarUnlimited
PETRA table lamp by Studio Klass. Entirely made from a single block of stone
photo © Pietro Cocco
Adam & Eve by Lorens (Anna Lorens & Marek Lorens)
Filidinuvola collection by Falabrac- Workshop of Ideas
(W)hole by Ferruccio Laviani for Fratelli Boffi
Counterbalance light by Daniel Rybakken for Luceplan
photography by Kalle Sanner & Daniel Rybakken
COS pop-up shop by set designer and illustrator Gary Card in Ventura Lambrate
SWALLOW, a project with endless combinations by Francesco Citterio
Pure-Bottle by Lucia Bruni for Lucirmás
GEOMETRIC natural fibre chair by Timo Hoisko & Matti Korpela
No35 Automatica Carcanapé by Bless, curated by Hans Maier-Aichen for Hallingdal 65 by Kvadrat
Vienna Bike by VALENTIN VODEV, electrically assisted tricycle
The Analogia Project by Andrea Mancuso & Emilia Serra
Anon Pairot's Lamp Part of 'Slow Hand Design: Interweaving the spirit of Thai Craftsmanship'. Curated by Eggarat Wongcharit
'Face and Stripes' low buffet by Barnaba Fornasetti
Stacking Vessels by Pia Wustenberg. Each Vessel consists of three individual containers. Gallery S.Bensimon
Sol rocking chair by Constance Guisset for Molteni & C
Limited Edition VERSAILLES sofa by Boca do Lobo
Paysages by Axel Delbrayère for Y’a Pas Le Feu Au Lac
FUTUR HERITAGE, exposition # 1 by MAISON RÉMY MARTIN
Ring by Yoann Vandendriessche and Seduction Series by Merve Kahraman
STEWIE lamp by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini
photo © Massimo Gardone
'Wonderoled' exhibition by BLACKBODY
Scenography conceived by Italian architect Aldo Cibic in collaboration with designer Tommaso Corà
photo © Alberto Parise
The Debut collection of WONDERWALL STUDIOS
The Debut collection of WONDERWALL STUDIOS
Tabloid table by Floris Hovers for Vij5, newspaper wood painter steel (part of Supercyclers)
CHAIR WEAR, custom-made clothing for chairs by Anke Bernotat and Jan Jacob Borstlap of Bernotat&Co (with the know-how of the Audax Textielmuseum)
Supported by Innofa and Kvadrat
ULTRABODY, 208 works from Art to Design at Castello Sforzesco in Milan.
19 April - 17 June 2012
Curated by Beppe Finessi
photo by Didier Fiuza Faustino, Courtesy the Artist & Galery Michel Rein
The Dandies by Ben Clement and Sebastian de la Cour at the Mindcraft 2012 exhibition in Ventura Lambrate
Bommelcarpet creme carpet by Myra Klose (MYK)
‘Light a moment’ candle lantern by Joost van Bleiswijk & Kiki van Eijk with Laikingland
Cyclops by Sander Mulder
Breaking the light by pulling 'the eye' downwards switches the lamp off, straighten it and it turns on; form is function.
56h rocking chair by Fabio Novembre for driade
Exclusive objects series by Vincent Darré for an installation at the Fondazione Durini
Marni's collection of 100 chairs made in Colombia by ex-prisoners
Installation ' SEATING' by Soojin Kang (Knitted Stool, One Chair Carpet, Thonet Carpet) / 2012
Exhibiting at Threads that bind us curated by Barbara Brondi and Marco Raino
photo by Markus Schroder
Photosynthesis by Akihisa Hirata conceived for Panasonic. The official winner of the second edition of ELITA DESIGN AWARDS, the prize for best exhibition of Fuorisalone (Interni Legacy)
Ricochet light by Daniel Rybakken (@Spazio Rossana Orlandi)
photography by Kalle Sanner & Daniel Rybakken
SPRING installation by Ryuji Nakamura and Nobuhiro Shimura for Canon's'NEOREAL IN THE FOREST'
Photo © Daisuke Ohki
CUTLINE collection by Alessandro Busana. Produced by Smooth Plane
Candelabro by Diana Vernaza Gonzenbach and Jorge de la Cruz
WIREFRAME by Studio Lievito (Francesco Taviani, Laura Passalacqua and Jacopo Volpi)
Chair Farm by Werner Aisslinger
photo © Julian lechner
'Happy Pills' vases by Fabio Novembre for Venini
Special Purpose Solutions by Clemens Behr / Solo Show at Rojo Artspace Milano
kalpany.com | rojo-projects.com
Fin Light series by TOM DIXON (Luminosity at MOST)
'Hola Vecino! lenga chair' by SiStudio
