Focus on Milan

For this year’s Salone del Mobile, Lasvit invited nine designers to create chandeliers for “Via Lucis” at the Palazzo Serbelloni. Among the new projects, the… Read more

Astep was founded in 2014, but in a sense the forward-looking company dates back to 1939, when founder Alessandro Sarfatti’s grandfather Gino founded Arteluce, bringing… Read more

Nendo’s gravity-defying “Nod” side table was the star of the “light & shadow” exhibition in Milan last month, featuring a number of new designs for… Read more

Atelier Biagetti collaborates with Maria Cristina Didero to stage No Sex: a Pink Clinic promoting abstinence with leather and metal clad furnishings.

Long renowned for the quality of its textiles, HOSOO has partnered with Copenhagen’s OEO studio to launch “Prologue” in Milan last month.

Monastier di Treviso-based manufacturer Arper continues to develop furniture solutions for both the home and office.

Frame magazine explores what a phygital world might look like. Transcending material and virtual application, the Amsterdam-based publication offered up a cultural forecast at this year’s Milan Design Week.

Storied shoemaker Berluti partnered with furniture maker Ceccotti Collezioni to produce a pair of luxe pieces: the paraventi and a valet that evoke a certain old-world charm.

Stellar Works made a strong showing at the Fuorisalone this year, unveiling its first collaboration with architect and designer David Rockwell.

For the Salone del Mobile this year, Finnish wood specialists Nikari continue the success of the popular “December” chair, designed by Jasper Morrison and Wataru Kumano.

Converging into a mathematical and biological happening, GG-Loop’s Infection scenography inspires a new furniture line and interdisciplinary performance-based film, developed by the Elephants and Volcanoes collective.

Scandinavian design continues to evolve apace with the design world at large, and Norway in particular has seen a quiet renaissance lately.