Topic: Milan

Chairman of the Keyboard

I'm in Milan, Italy, for the latter part of this week, in order to participate in the first alumni reunion held by the business school SDA Bocconi in its 50-year history. As we speak, so to speak, I'm camped out in the basement ...READ»

Milan 2009: Studio Job's The Gospel

Studio Job's latest project, The Gospel, is appropriately presented at Milan's Church of San Simpliciano.READ»

Milan 2009: No Gelato for You!

No photos! No gelato for you! In these tight times, staff at venerable Vistosi only cater to true buyers at the biannual Euroluce light fair. - Janet Eastman See more pictures from Milan 2009.READ»

An Ancient Japanese Aesthetic, Revived in Milan

Designers are rebelling against the notion of pristine objects. This year at Milan's Furniture Fair, that trend is on full display. But it's actually an ancient idea. For hundreds of years, Japan's dominant aesthetic has been wabi ...READ»

• 15 Japanese Designs That Could Go Global

Milan Report: Furniture Piles

At the design show, the fashion is for cyclones of product display.READ»

ICFF Wrap-Up: The End of Luxe

With high-end furniture in eclipse, the furniture fair looks for a new esthetic of efficiency.READ»

Milan Report: Despite the Recession, New Brands Debut

Downturn be damned. Hope springs eternal at the furniture fair, where three new firms splash onto the scene. READ»

Three Facets of Minimalism from Milan: Minimal, Minimalism+, and Elemental

We've covered the current trend for wobbly, mottled design at Milan. But the dominant aesthetic is still decidedly minimal: Stripped down and super clean, a perfect fit for that cavernous, $10 million downtown loft. These designs ...READ»

Milan 101: A Furniture Fair Primer

Each spring, the design world descends like a flock of starlings (glossy, dressed in black) on the northern Italian city of Milan for a week of revelry in honor of the Milan Furniture Fair (which those with Continental pretensions ...READ»

Milan Report: What's the Future for Design?

On the eve of the furniture fair, attendees wet a finger to the wind. Will it sizzle or fizzle?READ»

Milan 2009: Limited Edition Vases By BarberOsgerby

Limited edition vases by British design duo BarberOsgerby in the window of the Venini store on Via Montenapoleone. See more pictures from Milan 2009.READ»

Milan 2009: Exhausted Patrons Seek Refuge In Boa Sofa's Cushiony Comfort

Five days into an overwhelming six-day trade show has everyone seeking refuge. Vanessa Ferreira of Brazil found it on an old (2002) Boa sofa by fellow Sao Paulo residents Fernando and Humberto Campana, who gave a design talk at ...READ»

Milan 2009: Vistosi Keeps A Tight Lid On Gelato At Euroluce Light Fair

No photos! No gelato for you! In these tight times, staff at venerable Vistosi only cater to true buyers at the biannual Euroluce light fair.READ»

Milan Furniture Preview: Five Eye-Popping, Drool-Worthy Design Trends

The Milan Furniture Fair opens next month, and with it, the design world’s annual bacchanal of hype and hoopla. More than any other event on the design calendar, Milan sets the agenda for the year ahead, and not just for ...READ»

Milan Report: The Hand Strikes Back

At this year’s furniture fair, the stitched and artisanal rally against mass production.READ»

Best of Show: The London Design Festival

For design, fall is the season of ideas.The Milan Furniture Fair, held every April, is essentially an organ of the Italian furniture industry. Walking the fairgrounds on the city outskirts, one gets the sense that a thousand suits are ...READ»

Big in Japan: Report From Asia's Most Influential Design Fair

The latest products and trends from Asia's most influential interiors fair mark a return to basics--delivered with a pop twist.READ»

Front Design: Girl Power at the Milan Furniture Fair 2009

At the design show, an all-female firm from Sweden prevails with a brand of high whimsy. READ»

Milan 2009: OLED Comet Lamp by Kita

No one will be tempted to eat it, but this breakthrough LED panel is organic--the light emitting diodes are sandwiched between washi paper made from kozo fibers and a Mulberry tree. The body of the Comet by Kita, on display ...READ»

Milan 2009: Alcohol Meets Design At Veuve Clicquot Lounge

The long-standing link between alcohol and design is fully exhibited at the museum Veuve Clicquot erected in an enclosed bridge crossing a people-packed street in the Zona Tortona. On display, new promotional works by Tom Dixon ...READ»

Milan 2009: Enzo Mari's Young At Heart At Danese

At the Danese brunch Sunday morning: Enzo Mari in front of the new kids' toy he's launching with the Italian company. What he's hiding behind his back? A lit cigar. --Jill Singer See more pictures from Milan 2009.READ»

Milan 2009: Matali Crasset's Open Room No. 1 Desk

Who is more colorful? Matali Crasset or her Open Room No. 1 desk, a configurable desk, table, and spatial organizer.READ»

Milan 2009: Ingo Maure on Light Bulbs

Light artist Ingo Maurer at his display mocking excessive light bulb regulations: "How to protect yourself from stupid rules. Use a Euro condom." He has a condom covering a light bulb.READ»

The Kids Are Alright: RISD Students Strut Their Stuff at the ICFF

Students at the Rhode Island School of Design will show off their work at this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, which convenes this Friday and runs through Tuesday. The exhibition, titled Immaterialize, ...READ»

Milan 2009: Mauricio Ribotti, Head of Design Partners

Mauricio Ribotti, head of Design Partners--who headed up this year's Zona Tortona expansion--at the Nhow Hotel.READ»

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