Milan Design Week 2016

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Text by Laura Bianchessi
Submitted on 19 Apr 2016
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Milan Design Week 2016

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Last week the world of design flew to Milan for one of the most awaited events of its calendar: Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile.

50 Manga chiars by Nendo

Chiostro Minore di San Simpliciano
BreraDesignDistrict

 

Last week the world of design flew to Milan for one of the most awaited events of its calendar: Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile.
Born as a side project of the Salone, it is the Fuorisalone that now dominates and spreads all over the city, attracting connoisseurs, amateurs, curious, but also those who are just interested in its nightlife and lifestyle. The main bullet points remain Tortona Design Week, Brera Design District, Ventura Lambrate, Università degli Studi, and Triennale di Milano, but 7 more areas add value and content to the event.

Knitown

Spazio Missoni
Brera Design District

 

The actual Salone is mainly reserved for the experts in the sector, being open to the general public only 2 out of 6 days, and with quite a pricy ticket. If you knew someone who works inside and could give you passes, discovering the trends of the season got more exciting. While most of the exhibitors used their spaces as simple showrooms, some big brands transformed their stand in beautiful immersive settings that made you forget you were in the suburbs of Milan. 
Top trends spotted: mustard & grey sofas, dark kitchens and wood in every form and shade. Personal favourites: Moroso, Zanotta and Edra.

The Art of Living

Palazzo della Permanente
Brera Design District

La vie en ose - Marcel Duchamp

Palazzo della Permanente
Brera Design District

Stefano Boeri Architetti

Interni Open Borders
Univeristà degli Studi di Milano

The Neon Traffic Dealer Trolley - Alê Jordao

Interni Open Borders
Univeristà degli Studi di Milano

Pick Your Climate - Carlo Ratti Associati

Interni Open Borders
Univeristà degli Studi di Milano

Lexus

TortonaDesignDistrict

Pneumatic Tube Lamp Clock

Spazio Base
Tortona Design Week

Camilla Barnard

Spazio Base
Tortona Design Week

Language of cans

Spazio Base
Tortona Design Week

SuperStudio

Tortona Design Week

Citizen

SuperStudio
Tortona Design Week

Asahi Glass Company

SuperStudio
Tortona Design Week

Barovier & Toso

SupereStudio
Tortona Design Week

Barovier & Toso

SuperStudio
Tortona Design Week

Cristal Automta for Preciosa

SuperStudio
Tortona Design Week

Moooi Carpets

Tortona Design Week

Moooi Carpets

Tortona Design Week

Univeil

Exhibit by Nato Fukasawa for Geoluxe
Tortona Design Week

Nonostante Marras

Tortona Design Week

Accumuli

Nonostante Marras
Tortona Design Week

Accumuli

Nonostante Marras
Tortona Design Week

AuCap by Leo Di Caprio

Tortona Design Week

Herringbones by Raw-Edges

5vie art + design

Paravicini Milano

5vie art + design

Hermes

Teatro Vetra

Perspectiva

Fragile

Boring Collection - Lensvelt

Ventura Lambrate

Enjoy Cosmic Love

Goldschmied & Chiari
Ventura Lambrate

Sémaphore by Wendy Gaze

Geneva School of Art and Design
Ventura Lambrate

Floristeria

Ventura Lambrate

La Memoria dell'Acqua

Venutra Lambrate

Soho Architects

Ventura Lambrate

Pieke Bergmans

Studio Job
Ventura Lambrate

Atelier Monté

Money, Meat and Plastic Surgery
Ventura Lambrate

Bora Hong

Money, Meat and Plastic Surgery
Ventura Lambrate

VG

Salone del Mobile

Lievore Altherr Molina

Salone del Mobile

Zanotta

Salone del Mobile

Edra

Salone del Mobile

A Joyful Sense At Work

Salone del Mobile

Pop Mangiadischi

Mario Bellini for Minerva Italia
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Rossana Orlandi
Sou Fujimoto for COS