BEST OF MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2017

Words by Costas Voyatzis

24 April 2017

BEST OF MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2017

Words by Costas Voyatzis

24 April 2017

Milan, Italy

The time to reflect on the fantastic wonders, brilliant innovations and breathtaking dreams-come-to-life that made up the lifeblood of Milan Design Week 2017 (MDW17) has come! And, as has always been the case, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile was so chock-full of a record-breaking number of experiences that we're still awestruck at the sheer scope of it all. This year, we were also lucky enough to attend MiART on its last day, April 2nd, two days before the official launch of MDW17, an art fair we highly recommend that our readers jot down in their calendars for next year!

All the usual districts of the creative city of Milan took part in the celebrations - from Tortona and Lambrate, to Brera and the 5VIE/Sant'Ambrogio district, not to mention the sprawling RHO Fiera with its endless halls hosting the Salone. So for a mental retrospective of the week, join us and get a taste of what it was all about:

Two award winning installations were not to be missed. The incredible light installation "S. F. Senses of the Future" by Tokujin Yoshioka x LG showcased at Superstudio Piu in the Tortona district - winner of Milano Design Award 2017 - and the installation, "May I Have Your Attention, Please?” designed by Maarten Baas in collaboration with Lensvelt, an installation presented in one of the vaults adjacent to Milan's Central Station's Magazzini Raccordati - winner of the Milano Design Award 2017 for Best Concept.

The New Spring installation by COS in partnership with Studio Swine at the former Cinema Arti theatre in central Milan was also the talk of the city during the Design Week. Featuring a super collaboration between Japanese architect, Azusa Murakami, and British artist, Alexander Groves, the installation was centred around a focal sculpture that reached six meters in height and was constructed entirely out of recycled aluminium! Incredibly, the interactive sculpture emitted mist-filled blossoms that burst on contact with skin… but would survive when touched by textured fabrics. We were lucky enough to get to the venue on the first day of its official opening and were surprised to find no queues! But thanks to the power of instagram, it only took people 24 hours to discover it and to form the longest queues in the city to check it out!

Exhibition space of **DIMORESTUDIO** on via Solferiino 11 during Milan Design Week 2017.

The new collection by New York-based APPARATUS studio.

ORGAN armchair from the SOFT WARRIORS series by FÄRG & BLANCHE.

At the more historical end of the design spectrum, the extraordinary, Palazzo Franscesco Turati (200 meters away from Duomo) saw a high dosage of Dutch design essence at the MASTERLY exhibition curated by Nicole Uniquole. Another not to be missed hot-spot was Salvatori at Home, wherein the private pied-à-terre of Gabriele Salvatori, the CEO of the eponymous design company was opened to the public, inviting guests to experience the design principles of not just the brand, but of Gabriele himself. In the same vein, DIMORE STUDIO's Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran opened up their Milanese apartment on Via Solferino 11, converting it into their studio's covetable exhibition space which was invariably the talk of the town - just as it is every year! Then of course there was The Visit exhibition by Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto from Studiopepe in collaboration with Matteo Artemisi and Sonia Pravato, which was held inside an early 1800's apartment. Still in keeping with the domestic theme, we have to mention HERMÈS luxurious new house collection which was exhibited at La Pelota in the upscale Brera discrict!

**Tangent** floor lamp (prototype) by **Jenkins&Uhnger** (**Thomas Jenkins** (UK) and **Sverre Uhnger** (NO)) for Everything is Connected exhibition at Ventura Lambrate during Milan Design Week 2017. Photo: Lasse Fløde | Styling: Kråkvik & D`Orazio | Thanks to Vigeland-Museet.

During the week our inspiration was bring fed but our bodies were famished from all that running around the city! Thankfully, we were saved by the pop-up Bistrot Lita Ventiquattro designed by Elisa Ossino Studio inside Palazzo Litta - it was THE ideal place for a fortifying breakfast, lunch or a quick drink while at the same time affording us the opportunity to catch the "A Matter of Perception: LINKING MINDS" event organized by DAMN° magazine and Mosca Partners.

Wonderwood series by Richard Yasmine.
Photo by BizarreBeirut
Wonderwood series by Richard Yasmine.
Photo by BizarreBeirut
Wonderwood series by Richard Yasmine.
Photo by BizarreBeirut

A sofa from the Deco Futura series by **MOROSO** for **Diesel Living**.

The GRID version of SHAPES series of lighting fixtures by Federico Peri for Nilufar Gallery. Photo © Mattia Iotti.
Fontana Amorosa collection of lamps by Michael Anastassiades for Nilufar Gallery.
Fontana Amorosa floor lamp by Michael Anastassiades for Nilufar Gallery.

**Salvatori at Home**: The Milan apartment of **Gabriele Salvatori**, CEO of the eponymous design company opened its door during MDW17. An Interior Design Project by Elisa Ossino Studio. Photo © Giorgio Possenti.

Crafts were very much integrated with art this year. Take for instance, the PaperBricks Sculpt series of furniture pieces crafted out of "bricks" that showcased the duality, i.e. the strength and suppleness of paper. Staying with building products, the following stood out: Caesarstone's Stone Age Folk installation by Jaime Hayon at the Palazzo Serbelloni, followed by the "LOCAL MILAN" exhibition. This showcased the products created by eleven established Australian designers curated by the designer, stylist and creative director of LOCAL DESIGN, Emma Elizabeth, under the sponsorship of Brickworks Building Products, all under the roof of the Oratoria della Passione in the Sant’Ambrogio district.

Honestly, there were so many noteworthy installations and exhibitions, we can't possibly mention all of them here so we'll just give you a quick run through of a few that we're still thinking about: Lee Broom's "Time Machine," a carousel the designer filled with products he created over the past decade to celebrate his studio's 10th birthday. The PYRAE/STRATA installation by Luca Nichetto for SALVIATI displayed at Ventura Centrale. The FARE LUCE (Shedding Light) installation by architect Giovanni Maria Filindeu for Foscarini at their Spazio Brera. The "Invisible Outlines" exhibition by NENDO shown inside the Jil Sander showroom for the duration of Milan Design Week 2017. The Precious Garage exhibition designed for Cartier by New York-based Puerto Rican visual artist Desi Santiago wherein the esteemed jeweller presented the new Juste un Clou and Écrou de Cartier collections in the “When the Ordinary becomes Precious” themed design exhibition, a pop up installation at the Garage Sanremo, in the heart of historical Milano which explored the appropriation of everyday hardware elements as jewellery. And finally, the grand exhibition/event INTERNI MATERIAL IMMATERIAL by the famous Italian design magazine INTERNI.

But enough of the verbal descriptions! We suggest you grab a (very) strong espresso and pull up a chair to join us on the celebratory visual feast that was Milan Design Week 2017… You can also find additional details on each project if you follow the links in the featured pictures’ captions.

During Milan Design Week 2017 at its Via Pontaccio showroom, MOROSO presented the work "SOS" - Save Our Souls by 16-year-old young artist Achilleas Souras. A socially powerful installation assembled from hundreds of life jackets retrieved from the many thousands left on the shores of Lesbos Island by arriving migrants. Photo by Alessandro Paderni.
During Milan Design Week 2017 at its Via Pontaccio showroom, MOROSO presented the work "SOS" - Save Our Souls by 16-year-old young artist Achilleas Souras. A socially powerful installation assembled from hundreds of life jackets retrieved from the many thousands left on the shores of Lesbos Island by arriving migrants. Photo by Alessandro Paderni.

**Garibaldi’s portrait** from the tapestry collection designed exclusively for the **Hotel De la Paix Geneva** (A Ritz-Carlton Partner Hotel) by **Crea International** & Barbara Casati Il Prisma Group and realized by **Nodus High Design Rugs**.

Embracing Touch jewelry collection by Lithuanian designer Marija Puipaitė.

Assembly loveseat by MOROSO for Diesel Living.

**Embracing Touch** jewelry collection by Lithuanian designer **Marija Puipaitė**.

Balke hook lamp by Sammode.

Astrup table lamp by Sammode.

Chignon by LucidiPevere for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna.
New color variations for the VISIONI rug series by Patricia Urquiola for CC-Tapis. (handknotted in Nepal. Quality A. 125,000 knots/sqm approx. Himalayan wool). Photo © Lorenzo Gironi.
Dining table in Rouge du Roi marble from the table series ‘LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT’ by Michael Anastassiades for SALVATORI. Photo © Hélène Binet.

Le Refuge or “The Imaginary World of Marc Ange”, the creation presented by The Invisible Collection during Milan Design Week 2017 in the garden of the Mediateca di San Teresa.

Le Refuge or “The Imaginary World of Marc Ange”, the creation presented by The Invisible Collection during Milan Design Week 2017 in the garden of the Mediateca di San Teresa.

The **7 lamp collection** by Laura Väre of LUOMO collective.
Photo © Annikki Valomieli.

PaperBricks Sculpt series by WooJai Lee.

PaperBricks Sculpt series by WooJai Lee.

**The Visit** exhibition by Arianna Lelli mami and Chiara Di Pinto of **Studiopepe** inside an early 1800’s flat in Milan. A project in collaboration with Matteo Artemisi and Sonia Pravato.
Photo by Andrea Ferrari.

Exhibition space of DIMORESTUDIO on via Solferiino 11 during Milan Design Week 2017.
The exhibition space of DIMORESTUDIO at The Circolo dei Reduci e Combattenti hosted VERANDE, a new outdoor collection accompanied by 25 new indoor and outdoor fabrics during Milan Design Week 2017.

Catch Rock table lamp by Lindsey Adelman for Nilufar Gallery. Photo © Lauren Coleman.

Catch Rock table lamp by Lindsey Adelman for Nilufar Gallery. Photo © Lauren Coleman.

**DOLL HEAD MUG** made of white porcelain by **ENDE Art Studio** founded by **Natalia Gruszecka** and Jakub Kwarciński presented at the "IRONICALLY ICONIC: UNEXPECTED DESIGN FOR EXPECTED USES" exhibition organized by **Valorizzazioni Culturali | Art-Events** and **AtemporaryStudio**.

Pallium line of tactile products by Lise Vester, part of the exhibition “Remedy Rush” by the students from the furniture speciality at VIA Design. A collection designed for people with either physical or mental challenges.
The exhibition “Remedy Rush” by the students from the furniture speciality at VIA Design. A collection designed for people with either physical or mental challenges.

**Maarten Baas**, in collaboration with **Lensvelt** showcased his latest work, an installation titled: **May I Have Your Attention Please?** at the Central Station's Magazzini Raccordati, where he opened the doors to one of the vaults, adjacent to one of Italy's busiest railway stations.
WINNER of **Milano Design Award 2017 Best Concept.**
Photo by Marielle Leenders.

‘The Tea House’ by Christopher Jenner presented Yixing (ee-shing), a new collection of contemporary ceramic homeware,made using the famous purple Zisha clay from Yixing in Eastern China’s Jiangsu Province.
Photo © Michael Franke.

Libra ceiling luminaires from the ESSORROPIA series by Chris Basias founder of the creative studio CT Lights, made of marble and bronze.

TRIANGULAR STOOL designed by Alvaro Siza for HERMÈS. (bamboo, L 40 × P 40 × H 40 cm W153/4 ×D153/4 ×H153/4in.)
Photo by François Lacour inside La Pelota where Hermès presented its new Home collection.

AES coffee table designed by Barber & Osgerby for HERMÈS.
(cast bronze, L 160 x l 90 x H 36.5 cm L63×W353/8 ×H143/8 in.
Photo by François Lacour inside La Pelota where Hermès presented its new Home collection.

GROOM ATTELÉ hanger from the LIEN D’HERMÈS series designed by Studio Hermès in collaboration with Guillaume Delvigne and Damian O’Sullivan.
(Hanger in brick bridle leather, palladium-finish brass and stainless steel H120×W60cm–H471/4 ×W235/8in).
Photo by François Lacour inside La Pelota where Hermès presented its new Home collection.

The new collection of cashmere plaids by **HERMÈS**. Photo by François Lacour inside La Pelota where Hermès presented its new Home collection.

11 Established Australian designers showcased their products at ‘LOCAL MILAN’ exhibition curated by designer, stylist and creative director of LOCAL DESIGN, Emma Elizabeth. A show sponsored by Brickworks Building Products in the Oratoria della Passione at Sant’Ambrogio district. Installation view © Fiona Susanto.
11 Established Australian designers showcased their products at ‘LOCAL MILAN’ exhibition curated by designer, stylist and creative director of LOCAL DESIGN, Emma Elizabeth. A show sponsored by Brickworks Building Products in the Oratoria della Passione at Sant’Ambrogio district. Designers from left to right: Tom Skeehan, Dowel Jones, Ryan McGoldrick (Kate Banazi), Charles Wilson, Anna Varendorff (ACV STUDIO), Tom Fereday, Christopher Boots, Emma Elizabeth, Jon Goulder, Ross Gardam, Adam Goodrum.
Photo © Fiona Susanto.
11 Established Australian designers showcased their products at ‘LOCAL MILAN’ exhibition curated by designer, stylist and creative director of LOCAL DESIGN, Emma Elizabeth. A show sponsored by Brickworks Building Products in the Oratoria della Passione at Sant’Ambrogio district.
Products from left to right:
Lighting fixtures made with Quartz Crystals by Christopher Boots.
BURLY stool by Dowel Jones - – Powder coated steel + American white oak.
Sarus Chair - cast aluminium and moulded components - and La Nîna side table made from solid aluminium and painted in polyurethane, both designed by Charles Wilson.
Photo © Fiona Susanto.
11 Established Australian designers showcased their products at ‘LOCAL MILAN’ exhibition curated by designer, stylist and creative director of LOCAL DESIGN, Emma Elizabeth. A show sponsored by Brickworks Building Products in the Oratoria della Passione at Sant’Ambrogio district.
Products from left to right:
Ora Desk Lamp by Ross Gardam - 23 carrot gold finish comes in a limited edition of 2, each piece numbered individually.
Jeanette chair & MITO Light by Tom Fereday.
Congruent Series Tables designed and made by Jon Goulder and Liam Fleming. Hand Blown glass and Tasmanian Blackwood 2017.
Bilgola Arm Chair by Adam Goodrum - Upholstered American Ash.
Photo © Fiona Susanto.

Rug from the S.F.M. series by Marcel Wanders for **MOOOI Carpets**.

Acoustic Tapestries by Nicolette Brunklaus inspired by traditional craft and concieved during the designer's residency in Morocco while working closely together with a local carpet knotter studio in Sefrou.
Photo by Arjan Benning.

FAM, a series of five handmade slip cast porcelain vases in different shapes and colours by Ann Kristin Einarsen, part of the Everything Is Connected {Norwegian contemporary crafts and design} at Ventura Lambrate.

Photo by Lasse Fløde, set-design by Kråkvik&D'Orazio.

Kaleidoscope table by **André Teoman Studio**. Made of cherry wood, glass, mirror and brass legs 300cm x 120cm x 79cm.
Photo © André Teoman Studio.

Galho armchair by Juliana Vasconcellos and Matheus Barreto for Nilufar Gallery.
Custom upholstery upon request. Available also in alligator leather Bronze, cow leather / h 77 x w 79 x d 92 cm / h 30.3 x w 31.1 x d 36.2 in.

**KRYPTAL table lamp** by **CTRLZAK** for JCP Universe.
Materials: lava stone base with matte brass structure and glass body.
Dimensions (H x W x D): 75cm x 33cm x 15cm.
Video still © Athanasios Alexo / JCP Universe.

Time Machine: Lee Broom filled a carousel with products he designed over the past decade to celebrate his studio's 10th birthday.
Photo © Luke Hayes.
Time Machine: Lee Broom filled a carousel with products he designed over the past decade to celebrate his studio's 10th birthday.
Photo © Luke Hayes.

Cordless lamp series designed by **Ryu Kozeki** for **Ambientec**.

The MINI LIVING – Breathe installation.
Photo © BMW Group.

The MINI LIVING – Breathe installation.
Photo © BMW Group.

**Caesarstone**'s **Stone Age Folk** installation by **Jaime Hayon** at the Palazzo Serbelloni.
Photo by Tom Mannion.

Installation view of **ARMOUR mon AMOUR** by **FÄRG & BLANCHE** at the Teatro Arsenale in Milan.

Visiera sofa (detail) by Cristina Celestino for Nilufar gallery. Photo © Daniele Iodice.

Visiera sofa by Cristina Celestino for Nilufar gallery. Photo © Daniele Iodice.

New flooring collection by Jean Nouvel for **BOLON**.
Photo © Marcus Lawett.

In the Shadow of a Man collection of sculptural lighting objects by London-based Child Studio (Alexey Kostikov and Chieh Huang).
Photo © Child Studio.

London-based Chieh Huang and Alexey Kostikov of Child Studio presented "In the Shadow of a Man" collection of sculptural lighting objects that play with the illusion of movement, exploring the perception of reality and fantasy. "A series of glowing glass spheres appear to be rolling and sliding from the top of slanted geometric plinths, captured at a point of subtle balance, as if frozen in time".
Photo © Child Studio.

Shadows in the Windows by Andrea Ponti. A project that portrays Hong Kong’s urban landscape through two symbolic elements: a window and a seat, in eight variations.

FOLIO glass desk by Yabu Pushelberg for GLAS Italia. Made with a single sheet of transparent 15mm thick extralight curved glass.

Blush lamp made of a Led strip and a piece of dichroic glass which casts brightly-tinted reflections on walls, designed by Studio Formafantasma for FLOS.

**FOLIO** glass desk by **Yabu Pushelberg** for **GLAS Italia**. Made with a single sheet of transparent 15mm thick extralight curved glass.

DAE #TVclerici // **Design Academy Eindhoven** students and alumni presented a mashed-up media and design studio at the 2017 Salone del Mobile at the Palazzo Clerici. A show curated by Jan Boelen (head of the Social Design Master department) together with a selection of students and alumni.
PICTURED: **Govert Flint**’s research about motion and skin entailed covering a body in mud and then recording how - after it dries, and as the body starts to move - it cracks and forms patterns. The shapes in the mud reveal which parts of the body are more active and which are more passive – research that informed the design of his **BIONIC CHAIR**.

VANTOT's new collection Current Currents is collection that shows the newest possibilities in the world of LED lighting. By experimenting with material-conductivity, the Eindhoven-based design duo - Esther Jongsma and Sam van Gurp - created innovative interior objects that use electric current as an ornament instead of concealing it.
Photo © VANTOT.

Solferino chair designed under Domenico Rocca’s artistic direction for Eligo. A reinterpretation of the company’s Chiavarina wooden chair.
Solferino chair designed under Domenico Rocca’s artistic direction for Eligo. A reinterpretation of the company’s Chiavarina wooden chair.

The new **Urban Elegance** Collection of wall textiles designed by **Nicolette Brunklaus** for Dutch Wall Textile Company (DWC).

Installation view of the "A Life Extraordinary" show by MOOOI at Via Savona 56 featuring photpgraphs by Levon Biss from his Microsculpture series {in this picture: Pleasing Fungus Beetle (Brachysphaenus sp. - Coleoptera, Erotylidae.}
Photo by Andrew Meredith.

Biophillia rug British textile designer Kit Miles for MOOOI Carpets.

**De Intuïtiefabriek** designstudio after collecting approximately 200 kg of waste porcelain in the past 5 years they created the **FLOCK** series of objects. Part of the exhibition ‘**Capitalism is over**’ during the Milan Design week 2017 at Cassina Cuccagna.
Photo by Ruud Peijnenburg.

**okujin Yoshioka**’s new work “**S.F.chair**” was presented at **Superstudio Più** in front of a bright large-scale light installation under the theme **S.F_Senses of the Future** in collaboration with LG.
WINNER of the Milano Design Award 2017 for best installation.

Tokujin Yoshioka’s new work “S.F.chair” was presented at Superstudio Più in front of a bright large-scale light installation under the theme S.F_Senses of the Future in collaboration with LG.

WINNER of the Milano Design Award 2017 for best installation.

De Intuïtiefabriek designstudio after collecting approximately 200 kg of waste porcelain in the past 5 years they created the FLOCK series of objects. Part of the exhibition ‘Capitalism is over’ during the Milan Design week 2017 at Cassina Cuccagna.

Photo by Ruud Peijnenburg.

New York based Martyn Thompson Studio collaborated with Milanese craftsmen Fabscarte to create two handmade wallpapers.

New York based Martyn Thompson Studio collaborated with Milanese craftsmen Fabscarte to create two handmade wallpapers.

The Wander from Within exhibition at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, unveiled the first artisanal furniture collection Co-designed by Adrian Cheng - founder of K11 and K11 Art Foundation - and the Master Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida.
The Wander from Within exhibition at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, unveiled the first artisanal furniture collection Co-designed by Adrian Cheng - founder of K11 and K11 Art Foundation - and the Master Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida.
The Wander from Within exhibition at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, unveiled the first artisanal furniture collection Co-designed by Adrian Cheng - founder of K11 and K11 Art Foundation - and the Master Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida.
The Wander from Within exhibition at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, unveiled the first artisanal furniture collection Co-designed by Adrian Cheng - founder of K11 and K11 Art Foundation - and the Master Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida.

Installation view of the "IRONICALLY ICONIC: UNEXPECTED DESIGN FOR EXPECTED USES" exhibition organized by Valorizzazioni Culturali | Art-Events and AtemporaryStudio.

Blow chaise longue by Emanuele Magini for Gufram. Photo by Cristina Galliena Bohman.

TuttoSesto, a collection of coffee tables in travertine and blue by Davide G. Aquini.
TuttoSesto, a collection of coffee tables in travertine and blue by Davide G. Aquini.

**GOD** project by Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari curated by Maria Cristina Didero.
**Tornello** : Table with structure in chrome plated steel, details in polished brass and ultra-white glass top.
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120 x 185 x H 72 cm
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47 x 73 x H 28 inches
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Photo by Delfino Sisto Legnani, © Atelier Biagetti.

OD project by Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari curated by Maria Cristina Didero.
**Tornello** : Table with structure in chrome plated steel, details in polished brass and ultra-white glass top.
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120 x 185 x H 72 cm
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47 x 73 x H 28 inches
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Photo by Delfino Sisto Legnani, © Atelier Biagetti.

**Super Strong Lamp** by **Doris Darling** presented at the "IRONICALLY ICONIC: UNEXPECTED DESIGN FOR EXPECTED USES" exhibition organized by **Valorizzazioni Culturali | Art-Events** and **AtemporaryStudio**.
Photo by Klaus Pichler.

Vuelta Sofa by Jaime Hayon for the Wittmann.

ACOUSTIC LANDSCAPES by Robin Pleun Maas. A collection of rugs that can be applied on walls or floors to improve the acoustics.

ACOUSTIC LANDSCAPES by Robin Pleun Maas. A collection of rugs that can be applied on walls or floors to improve the acoustics.

Dilmos Gallery brough together eight international designers for “A Matter of Choice” collective show. Karen Chekerdjian presented her ceramic TOTEMS in three colour variations.

TOTEM is part of the permanent collection of le Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Handmade in Italy Lacquered white clay 42 (Ø) x 62 (h) cm.

Photo © Nadim Asfar.

Dilmos Gallery brough together eight international designers for “A Matter of Choice” collective show. Karen Chekerdjian presented her ceramic TOTEMS in three colour variations.

TOTEM is part of the permanent collection of le Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Handmade in Italy Lacquered white clay 42 (Ø) x 62 (h) cm.

Ombré Glass Chair by STUDIO GERMANS ERMIČS.
Photo by Jussi Puikkonen.

Installation view from the presentation of the new TEXTURAE wallpapers.

PYRAE / STRATA installation by Luca Nichetto for SALVIATI at Ventura Centrale.
Photo by Maurizio Polese.
PYRAE / STRATA installation by Luca Nichetto for SALVIATI at Ventura Centrale.
Photo by Maurizio Polese.
PYRAE / STRATA installation by Luca Nichetto for SALVIATI at Ventura Centrale.
Photo by Andrea Martinadonna.

Filo table lamp by Andrea Anastasio for Foscarini.

Agatha desktop mirror by Nestor Campos which consists of only 4 pieces (mirror+head+magnet+base).

Ceramic plates from the PRIMATES series by Elena Salmistraro for Bosa.
Ceramic plates from the PRIMATES series by Elena Salmistraro for Bosa.

PRIMATES collection of ceramic vases by Elena Salmistraro for Bosa.

UPHILL outdoor chair & table, entirely in aluminium, capable of adapting to level shifts desigend by Alisée Matta and Giovanni Gennari of nobody&co.

**Muller Van Severen** (Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen) presented '**Fireworks**' at Studio BINOCLE - the architectural firm lead by Lorenzo Bini. A collection of five unique screen pieces manufactured by **Emaillerie Belge**.

CANAL CHAIR by Luca Nichetto for MOOOI.
CANAL CHAIR by Luca Nichetto for MOOOI.

The **Hayón x Nani** hand tufted rug series on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of **Nanimarquina**, by **Jaime Hayon**.

Ania Kanicka's PolarBear (Strzemiński Academy of Art Łódź) part of the Polish Design: Tomorrow is Today exhibition at Superstudio PIÙ.

The London-based studio Another Space interprets the Studded Kiss lipstick of designer and tattoo artist Kat Von D at the CORTILE della Farmacia of the Università degli Studi di Milano, as part of the INTERNI MATERIAL IMMATERIAL exhibition. An installation produced by SEPHORA and KAT VON D. Photo by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri, Courtesy of INTERNI magazine.

Τhree sculptures by Italian artists, Mariano Moroni, Ermenegildo Pannocchia and Caterina Tosoni, were the first results of the research program and competition “Art to be used” promoted by Fratelli Guzzini. The sculptures were presented at the Orto Botanico di Brera, as part of the INTERNI MATERIAL IMMATERIAL exhibition.

Photo by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri, Courtesy of INTERNI magazine.

Three sculptures by Italian artists, Mariano Moroni, Ermenegildo Pannocchia and Caterina Tosoni, were the first results of the research program and competition “Art to be used” promoted by Fratelli Guzzini. The sculptures were presented at the Orto Botanico di Brera, as part of the INTERNI MATERIAL IMMATERIAL exhibition.

Photo by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri, Courtesy of INTERNI magazine.

The “Delicacies, A Poetic Design Exhibition” by Utopia & Utility brought together three designers whose leitmotiv is handmade production and natural materials.
Featuring Mixed-media glass pieces by Pia Wüstenberg, Stone Mirrors by Katharina Eisenkoek and Silk and Wool Weavings by Tammy Kanat.
Photo by Utopia & Utility.

Lune sofa by Jaime Hayon for the Republic of Fritz Hansen.
D/Vision series by Ferruccio Laviani for Fratelli Boffi.
GOD project by Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari curated by Maria Cristina Didero. Lingotti volanti #1: Silk jacquard wall-covering produced by Mantero. ↑↓ 13,5 ↔ 14,5 H.150 cm. ↑↓ 5,3 ↔ 5,7 H.59 inches. Photo by Delfino Sisto Legnani, © Atelier Biagetti.
New table lamps by Nathalie Dewez for Val Saint Lambert.

GOD project by Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari curated by Maria Cristina Didero. The Island: Swing with brass structure hand-coated with gold foils and gold silk rope and fringes. 60 x 45 x H 40 cm. 23 x 18 x H 16 inches. Photo by Delfino Sisto Legnani, © Atelier Biagetti.

This year Nicole Uniquole, curator at Masterly – The Dutch in Milano, commissioned Edward van Vliet for the design of the lively courtyard at the Palazzo Francesco Turati.

The S. Bensimon Gallery in Paris and the Fonderia Artistica Battaglia presented a preview of the FUOCO project by Roberto Sironi at the Miart Fair and Milan Design Week. The first pieces of this collection in bronze and burnt wood were on display among photographs by Federico Villa “Short history of the transition from natural to artificial through fire”.
The S. Bensimon Gallery in Paris and the Fonderia Artistica Battaglia presented a preview of the FUOCO project by Roberto Sironi at the Miart Fair and Milan Design Week. The first pieces of this collection in bronze and burnt wood were on display among photographs by Federico Villa “Short history of the transition from natural to artificial through fire”.
The S. Bensimon Gallery in Paris and the Fonderia Artistica Battaglia presented a preview of the FUOCO project by Roberto Sironi at the Miart Fair and Milan Design Week. The first pieces of this collection in bronze and burnt wood were on display among photographs by Federico Villa “Short history of the transition from natural to artificial through fire”.

Side tables from the Dark Ages series by Davide G. Aquini with their top made of large lapis specularis flakes, immersed in a black resinous material. Photo by Luca, © ADG design.

Side tables from the Dark Ages series by Davide G. Aquini with their top made of large lapis specularis flakes, immersed in a black resinous material. Photo by Luca, © ADG design.

**Biiru** bottle openers by **Nakajima Zogan** and **BCXSY**. Golden and silver patterns are molded, inlayed on an iron base and baked with lacquer. This collaboration project is a result of a pop-up lab project between Kyoto and Amsterdam called Maker Kamer. In 2017 Maker Kamer relaunched as the new brand MUJUN.
Photo © Mujun.

New Spring installation by COS in partnership with Studio Swine, an artistic collaboration between Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves, at the former theatre, Cinema Arti, in central Milan.
The installation, centred around a focal sculpture reaching six metres in height and constructed nearly entirely from recycled aluminium. The sculpture emitted mist-filled blossoms that burst on contact with skin but that survive when met with textured fabrics, allowing visitors the chance to interact with the installation.
Photo © Karin Gustafsson.
New Spring installation by COS in partnership with Studio Swine, an artistic collaboration between Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves, at the former theatre, Cinema Arti, in central Milan.
The installation, centred around a focal sculpture reaching six metres in height and constructed nearly entirely from recycled aluminium. The sculpture emitted mist-filled blossoms that burst on contact with skin but that survive when met with textured fabrics, allowing visitors the chance to interact with the installation.
Photo © Karin Gustafsson.
New Spring installation by COS in partnership with Studio Swine, an artistic collaboration between Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves, at the former theatre, Cinema Arti, in central Milan.
The installation, centred around a focal sculpture reaching six metres in height and constructed nearly entirely from recycled aluminium. The sculpture emitted mist-filled blossoms that burst on contact with skin but that survive when met with textured fabrics, allowing visitors the chance to interact with the installation.
Photo © Karin Gustafsson.

New Spring installation by COS in partnership with Studio Swine, an artistic collaboration between Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves, at the former theatre, Cinema Arti, in central Milan.
The installation, centred around a focal sculpture reaching six metres in height and constructed nearly entirely from recycled aluminium. The sculpture emitted mist-filled blossoms that burst on contact with skin but that survive when met with textured fabrics, allowing visitors the chance to interact with the installation.
Video © Studio Swine.

FLASH table lamp by Studio Job for qeeboo.
The Precious Garage exhibition designed for Cartier by New York-based Puerto-Rican visual artist Desi Santiago wherein the esteemed jeweler presented the new Juste un Clou and Écrou de Cartier collections in the “When the Ordinary becomes Precious“ themed design exhibition, a pop up installation at the Garage Sanremo, in the heart of historical Milano which explored the appropriation of everyday hardware elements as jewelry.

D’Armes Luminaires exhibited their RA Pendant and RA Wall lamps at ‘sense-me’ by SBODIO32 in Ventura Lamrate.

D’Armes Luminaires exhibited their RA Pendant and RA Wall lamps at ‘sense-me’ by SBODIO32 in Ventura Lamrate.

Metal stitching furniture series by FÄRG & BLANCHE.

(detail) Metal stitching furniture series by FÄRG & BLANCHE.

"Scrigno del Cielo (Jewelbox in the Sky): Architecture Inside A Window" by Cherubino Gambardella and Simona Ottieri (Gambardell Architetti) for Capoferri in the Brera District.
Photo © Filippo Romano.

Studio Formafantasma was invited to occupy and re-open the Milanese venue Spazio Krizia, after several years of vacancy. Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma presented a selection of objects from their ‘Delta’ collection, developed for the gallery Giustini Stagetti, Galleria O. Roma, and a series of experiments with light, developed for Peep-hole, an independent art centre in Milan.

Winner of Best Technology and Press Choice | Milano Design Award 2017.

Photo © Johanna Seelemann.

**INFINITA** hanging light + mirror by Filippo Mambretti (Mambrò Design Studio) for **MOGG**.

Hemisphere bowl (Bowl in Carrara Marble in honed finishing; metal in Gold plated Brass.) and Interstellar pen holder (two solid blocks of Carrara and Negro Marquina Marble in honed finishing; metal in Yellow Gold 24 K plated Brass) from the home acessories of Ginger & Jagger.

Artwork from the BLUE JEANS series by Freudenthal/Verhagen, a Dutch photography duo based in Amsterdam (Carmen Freudenthal & Elle Verhagen) as seen inside Palazzo Francesco Turati at the 2017 edition of MASTERLY: THE DUTCH IN MILAN exhibition. © Centraal Museum, Utrecht. Photo by Nicole Marnati.

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, IN Residence – the cultural project initiated and curated by Barbara Brondi & Marco Rainò to encourage and contribute to the contemporary design debate – organized the group exhibition “TALISMAN - Contemporary Symbolic Objects.” Installed in the splendid setting of Palazzo Clerici, the show included 46 talismans created for the occasion by 46 international designers. All the pieces in the exhibition were auctioned on April 8th 2017.
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, IN Residence – the cultural project initiated and curated by Barbara Brondi & Marco Rainò to encourage and contribute to the contemporary design debate – organized the group exhibition “TALISMAN - Contemporary Symbolic Objects.” Installed in the splendid setting of Palazzo Clerici, the show included 46 talismans created for the occasion by 46 international designers. All the pieces in the exhibition were auctioned on April 8th 2017.

**Tectonic Series** low table by **Maarten de Ceulaer** for **Nilufar Gallery**. Photo by Teri Romkey.

ISP table lamp by Ilia Potemine for DCW editions.

ISP table lamp by Ilia Potemine for DCW editions.

**Tape Light** by **HENGE** (artistic direction of Massimo Castagna).

AERO lighting collection made of aluminum aerospace pieces and walnut WOOD by Los-Angeles based Turkish designer Alper Nakri of studio AN.
Photo © studio AN.

AERO lighting collection made of aluminum aerospace pieces and walnut WOOD by Los-Angeles based Turkish designer Alper Nakri of studio AN.
Photo © studio AN.

French designer Ariane Prin presented her latest collection in the RUST homeware range at Spazio Sanremo.
The RUST range is created by mixing gypsum and acrylic to metal particles originating from key-cutting shops and other workshops across London.
Photo © Anke Buchmann.
A portrait of French designer Ariane Prin in front of her latest collection in the RUST homeware range by Tommaso Lanza.

Currents by **Studio Brynjar & Veronika** for **Atelier Swarovski**.
Photo © Mark Cocksedge.

Installation view of the new collection of home accesories by Atelier Swarovski at the Palazzo Crespi.
Photo © Mark Cocksedge.

Installation with HALO lights by Canadian designer Matthew McCormick at Spazio Rossana Orlandi.

LEAVES console from the 'Around A Leaf' series by david/nicolas for Nilufar gallery.

W43 cm x L131cm x H90
Laminated light pink top ( Phenix 716 ) American Ashwood Frame and 46 Bended Leaves, Black Semi-polished coated metal Structure, casted Sandblasted Bronze Feet.

LEAVES console from the 'Around A Leaf' series by david/nicolas for Nilufar gallery.

W43 cm x L131cm x H90
Laminated light pink top ( Phenix 716 ) American Ashwood Frame and 46 Bended Leaves, Black Semi-polished coated metal Structure, casted Sandblasted Bronze Feet.

NOMAD "shelter" by Ferran Gesa & Caterina Vianna, part of the WAY ON collective initiative developed by the 3rd and 4th year students of the Degree in Design at EINA School of Design and Art of Barcelona, and coordinated by professors Javier Nieto and Oriol Ventura.
NOMAD "shelter" by Ferran Gesa & Caterina Vianna, part of the WAY ON collective initiative developed by the 3rd and 4th year students of the Degree in Design at EINA School of Design and Art of Barcelona, and coordinated by professors Javier Nieto and Oriol Ventura.

**LUNAR LANDSCAPE** tableware collection by **Elisa Ossino** for **Paola C.**
Photo © Giorgio Possenti.

The courtyard of the Senato Hotel in Milan was taken over by Sigve Knutson's DRAWING OBJECTS for Carwan Gallery.

Pictured: Hammered aluminum lamp with wood clay foot.

The courtyard of the Senato Hotel in Milan was taken over by Sigve Knutson's DRAWING OBJECTS for Carwan Gallery.

Wave/Cave by New York-based SHoP Architects at the CORTILE D'ONORE of the Università degli Studi di Milano, part of the INTERNI MATERIAL IMMATERIAL exhibition . An installation composed of 1670 blocks of unglazed terracotta made by NBK Keramik and arranged in an area of 55 square meters. A structure designed in collaboration with Arup and installed by Metalsigma Tunesi, with an overall weight of 60 tons.
Photo by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri, Courtesy of INTERNI magazine.
White Noise, the latest suspension lamp envisioned by the Diesel Creative Team and turned into a reality by Foscarini.
Nox portable luminaire with wireless charging system designed by Swiss-Argentinian product designer Alfredo Häberli for Astep.

FARE LUCE (Shedding Light) installation by architect Giovanni Maria Filindeu for Foscarini Spazio Brera. "Six different settings, each corresponding to different forms of light, drawing on his childhood memories and special moments with light."

**Out Of Order** LED light fixture by **BCXSY** and **AtelierRobotiq**.
Photo by Marta Musial.

Limited edition Frame System made of Smoked oak and Navona travertine by Norm.Architects and Float & Gravity bathroom mirrors by Samuel Wilkinson, both designed for Ex.t.

Limited edition Frame System made of Smoked oak and Navona travertine by Norm.Architects and Float & Gravity bathroom mirrors by Samuel Wilkinson, both designed for Ex.t.

Algidi vases from the **Dark Ages** series by **Davide G. Aquini**, hand made on a lathe without mold in Nove (Italy) by Luigi Bertolin. The rough appearance is simply obtained with a single baking of the ceramic traditionally called “biscotto”.
Photo by Luca, © ADG design.

Tartan table by Simone Bonanni, Elettra vase by Federica Biasi and candle holder Lume by Cara\Davide all designed for MINGARDO.

For the Age of Man exhibit by Form&Seek, artist Ida Elke, founder of independent Danish studio Elkeland, has cast a chair–the 'Three-pillar seat' –from a composite of fossil wax paraffin and carbon.

A stool/side table from the PEATLAND COLLECTION by Alcarol.

A stool/side table from the PEATLAND COLLECTION by Alcarol.

MAR_GH'ERA by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin from Studio Formafantasma for the DRAWING GLASS by Fabrica x ARTDESIGN exhibit curated by Euroinnovators, co-produced by Le5Vie cultural association and D33 (holder of the Venice Design Week brand).
Guelfo Fur Limited Edition - wingback and footstool - by Lapo Ciatti for Opinion Ciatti.
FIL by Sam Baron for the DRAWING GLASS by Fabrica x ARTDESIGN exhibit curated by Euroinnovators, co-produced by Le5Vie cultural association and D33 (holder of the Venice Design Week brand).
Natural Morta by Valentina Carretta for the DRAWING GLASS by Fabrica x ARTDESIGN exhibit curated by Euroinnovators, co-produced by Le5Vie cultural association and D33 (holder of the Venice Design Week brand).
Atene series of furniture by Valerio Sommella for Plust Collection.

Kantarell lamp series by Falke Svatun Studio.
Photography by Falke Svatun.

Arrangements lighting series by Michael Anastassiades for FLOS.

**Kantarell** lamp series by **Falke Svatun Studio**.
Photography by Falke Svatun.

Invisible outlines exhibition by NENDO inside Jil Sander's showroom during Milan Design Week 2017.
Photo by Takumi Ota.
Invisible outlines exhibition by NENDO inside Jil Sander's showroom during Milan Design Week 2017.
Photo by Takumi Ota.

NENDO's Objectextile collection for Jil Sander was unveiled at Milan Design Week 2017.
Photo by Akihiro Yoshida.
Blossom Stool by Tokujin Yoshioka for Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades 2017.
Inspired by Louis Vuitton’s historic Monogram-pattern flower, the stool is a rich swirl of wood and soft leather made using the best of the House’s traditional techniques and craft. Two colour schemes are available: black and white. There also exists a 24-karat gilded brass version in a very limited edition of 12 pieces.
For the ”White in the City" event promoted by Oikos and supervised by Giulio Cappellini, Elena Salmistraro created an Army of Qin warriors/brushes for Alessi.
Umut Yamac presented FRAGILE / NATURE, a series of new works which continue his exploration of balance and light.

MAGMA 04: THE NEW LIQUID STONE.
A product line made of MAGMA 04, a semi liquid stone that imitates the original stone, curated & edited by C37 Material Development studio - the first studio led by women in Mexico.
MAGMA 04: THE NEW LIQUID STONE.
A product line made of MAGMA 04, a semi liquid stone that imitates the original stone, curated & edited by C37 Material Development studio - the first studio led by women in Mexico.

TERRAZZO geometric tables by ROOMS DESIGN.

Kochu installation by LUCA TRAZZI at the CORTILE D'ONORE of the Università degli Studi di Milano, part of the INTERNI MATERIAL IMMATERIAL exhibition. Its name means “pillars of light” and was made of 1160 sheets of aluminum, 3 m height and 7 cm width by an overall height of 12 meters.

Photo by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri, Courtesy of INTERNI magazine.

Photo by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri, Courtesy of INTERNI magazine.

Duccio Maria Gambi - a furniture and interior designer based in Paris and Florence - with his work Retrostorico (Luserna stone, laminated plastic 45 w / 33 d / 33 h cm) is the winner of the newly conceived acquisition prize, born to a partnership between MiArt and CEDIT; a work which will be donated to the collection of the Triennale Design Museum, Milan.
Photo by PEPE fotografia, © nero design gallery in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.

**TIME** served as the overarching theme for **MINDCRAFT**, the Danish Arts Foundation’s annual flagship exhibition for Danish craft and design curated by Henrik Vibskov.
Photo © MINDCRAFT / Alastair Philip Wiper.

‘**Ray**’ installation by **on•entropy** at the courtyard of Galleria **Rossana Orlandi** ; a pendant light which attracts a flock of marble birds.
Photo by Tati Uzlova.

The new Cilindro container series by Fornasetti.
The new Cilindro container series by Fornasetti.

Inspired by historical interiors **Piet Hein Eek** and **NLXL** introduced **Rijksmuseum Wallpaper,** comprising of nine different designs.

3D printed Open Rugs series by Studio Plott. Photo by Ronald Smits.

Normanna, a new collection of lamps designed by VI + M studio for Purho.
Normanna, a new collection of lamps designed by VI + M studio for Purho.

Studio Ossidiana (Alessandra Covini and Tomas Dirrix) presented ‘Petrified Carpets’ a collection of concrete architectural objects inspired by the ideal garden found in Persian carpets. On view at the courtyard of SIAM (Società di Incoraggiamento Arti & Mestieri), in a venue curated by Federica Sala and co-produced by 5VIE. Photo by EH (Kyoungtae Kim).

VV Cinquanta Suspension by Vittoriano Viganò (1951/2016) for Astep.
PETAL rattan armchair by Alvin Tjitrowirjo for YAMAKAWA RATTAN.
Juicy chair by Gian Paolo Venier for MIA Collections.
SETAREH table lamp by Francesco Librizzi for Fontana Arte.

**Pli Side Tables** by **Victoria Wilmotte** for **ClassiCon**.
Photo © ClassiCon.

Chromatography exhibit by Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings of Scholten & Baijings in the Herman Miller featuring
Mahatma textiles that were hanging from the ceiling, and beneath them elements of their new ColourForm Sofa Group for Herman Miller.
Photo by Ben Anders.