DIA News 04.2018

Best Of – Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano 2018

The long and short of it: We look back at four days of impressions from the Milan Furniture Fair, with a good mix of different styles, design classics, abstract worlds and innovative materials. We discovered exciting installations, events and exhibitions of the »Fuori Salone« in palazzi, museums, parks and shops.

We didn’t want to miss out on anything, but – as you well know – it’s impossible to see everything, and so it’s best to come prepared. While the Milan sun showed off the city in its best light, quiet courtyards offered pleasant green oases of relaxation. We enjoyed the city’s unique flair, the wonderful food and, above all, interesting conversations with our brilliant design colleagues who come here every year from all corners of the world. Here is our list of the Top 10 at the Milan Furniture Fair.

01: Yuji Okitsu used optical lenses to make three-dimensional mobile creations at the Salone Satellite

02: Montana’s intensely-hued stand won the »Best Use of Colour« category

03: Surfaces created by woven structures: the Woven Table collection by Nendo

04: Aesthetic material combinations in Galleria Rossana Orlandi

05: Hay, Sonos and WeWork combined old with new and exhibited their new collections in the historic Pallazzo Clerici

06: The producers of the magazine Toiletpaper collaborated with Lavazza to create a graphically compelling showroom in the Brera district | 07: Mutina’s presentation of Hella Jongerious’s new tile collection at the Furniture Fair. Eyecatcher: the subtle color gradations

08: The fashion label COS, in cooperation with the American artist Philipp K Smith III, used mirror installations to underscore the beauty of the Palazzo Isimbardi’s Renaissance architecture, dividing building, sky and garden into reflecting fragments

09: New technologies are becoming part of our daily lives: trend researcher Li Edelkoort and Google present their »Softwear« in Galleria Rossana Orlandi / the exhibition »Hidden Senses« by Sony sharpens our senses through interactive furniture