Top names and coming trends converge in one jam-packed week
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April 20, 2016
Designer Konstantin Grcic on His Meteoric Career and What the Future Holds
At this year's Salone del Mobile, the brand ClassiCon unveiled a series of limited-edition pieces by German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic in honor of their 25-year collaboration.
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April 19, 2016
Get to Know a Stockholm-based Design Duo on the Rise
Creating the sets for Danish design company HAY for the past five years has been Clara von Zweigbergk and Shane Schneck's most formative collaborative endeavor, they say. The duo has also directed and designed photo art for the company's catalogues.
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April 19, 2016
Designer Oki Sato of Nendo Blurs Line Between Furniture and Art
To say that Sato is prolific is an understatement: At last year’s Salone, his studio, Nendo, showcased over 100 products it produced in a year, filling a vast space in Milan.
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April 18, 2016
Patricia Urquiola, Designer and Renaissance Woman, Takes Milan By Storm
As showcased by her work in Milan this year, Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola's oeuvre—which now includes this stained-glass-fronted credenza—is constantly expanding, with each new work as standout as the next.
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April 18, 2016
Lee Broom's Theatrical Approach to Lighting Design
This year, the young designer presented "Salone del Automobile," a traveling exhibition in a delivery van with an interior decked out like an Italian palazzo—ornate pillars and all. It showcased Optic, his latest monochromatic lighting line.
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April 12, 2016
Zaha Hadid's 'Mew' Table Was One of Her Last Designs
Just unveiled in Milan, the "Mew" table was completed just days before Hadid suddenly passed away on March 31. Designed for Italian furniture brand Sawaya + Moroni, the piece is like an artful oil slick.
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April 11, 2016
Now There's a Sofa That You Can Control With Your Phone
We're done with sofas that don't respond to our needs.
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April 8, 2016
Milan Design Week 2016 Furniture and Decor Preview
Design's biggest week of the year arrives next week, as hundreds of thousands gather at Salone del Mobile 2016, also known as Milan Design Week, to see what's next in furniture, lighting, interiors, and more. Here's a look at what's on offer.
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April 7, 2016
This Is Probably the Classiest Rocking Horse in Existence
Finally, a rocking horse that will not clash with your minimalist decor.
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April 6, 2016
This Video Shows You How Much Fun You Could Be Having With Office Furniture
If only you could rearrange your whole office into a giant clock.
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April 4, 2016
Dolce & Gabbana Designs $33.5K Refrigerator
Unfortunately, the refrigerators do not appear to come with ice-makers.