| Your Milan Update. The household names cutting through the noise at Salone del Mobile and showing that sometimes, a timeless approach is best. These are the brands that champion classic design, exceptional craftsmanship and a contemporary aesthetic that has lasted decades – and will continue do so. If you haven't already, these brands are a must see on your last day of Salone. There's Herman Miller, bringing together the family of brands that make up its rich offering, showcasing just how diverse and full of endless possibilities they truly are. And Walter Knoll, the German heritage brand paying tribute to the radical Bauhaus on its 100th anniversary – not to mention what's on offer from other heavyweights e15, Vitra and Stellarworks. Read up on what the leaders of classic design are bringing to Milan this April below - if you need us, we'll be in Vitra's 24-hour accessories shop, stocking up on more Eames Elephants. Living Edge | | | STELLAR WORKS - 'The Montage,' conceived by Stellar Works' creative directors Neri&Hu, hosted accross multiple spaces within the iconic Galleria, showcases new collections by a myriad of designers and re-issues by Mid-century masters. For 'The Montage', Neri&Hu have taken inspiration from the surroundings of the magnificent 1950s Teatro Manzoni, referencing the theatre as a place to 'see and be seen'. The installation is executed as a collage of multiple small 'theatres' | |
arranged in a sequential journey along the Galleria. Each 'theatre' features its own orientation and colour palette, with stepped levels acting as 'stages' displaying the new collections. Stellar Works is presenting new furniture and lighting designs by Neri&Hu, Space Copenhagen, Yabu Pushelberg, OEO Studio and Tom Fereday, alongside reissues of mid-century vintage pieces by Vilhelm Wohlert and Jens Risom.
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| | | WALTER KNOLL - A place for the arts, color and culture. People, aesthetics, craft, progress and relevance: the values enshrined by the Bauhaus are as alive as never before.To celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus school, Walter Knoll presents its new products – with which the company wishes to pay homage to modernity and its masters. The Farns, a sideboard by EOOS, is a tribute to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his iconic Farnsworth House. Living Landscape, | |
the sofa that can change direction, was also conceived by constructively confronting the open spaces of modernity. Now Walter Knoll is introducing its redesign: Living Landscape 755. It is precisely the Bauhaus and modernity to which Walter Knoll has always felt committed. Because of the history, because of the common values. The history of the Knoll family is inextricably linked to this time of awakening and the developments of the age.
| | | Neri&Hu
Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu
Founded in 2004 by partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Neri&Hu Design Studio is a multi-disciplinary design practice based in Shanghai. Neri&Hu works internationally, providing services within architecture, interior, graphic design and product design.
View our designer guide to learn more about your favourite designers who attended this years Salone Del Mobile. DOWNLOAD HERE | | | | HERMAN MILLER - For Salone del Mobile 2019, Herman Miller presents "All Together Now," an immersive exhibition exploring the expanding and nearly endless design possibilities offered by the Herman Miller Group's growing global family of brands. From the home to the office, "All Together Now" features a dynamic breadth of authentic designs geared towards modern living and working from several of the Herman Miller Group brands presented within the reimagined Herman Miller Italy showroom. | |
"All Together Now" hosted the worldwide debut of the Pillar Bedroom Group, a unified and discreetly beautiful bedroom collection for Herman Miller by award-winning designer Michael Anastassiades. With a singular focus on quality and an exploration of materiality and details meant to stand the test of time, the Pillar Bedroom Group offers a moment of leisure and contemplation, and will be on display for guests to check out throughout the duration of Milan Design Week.
| | | VITRA - For this year's Salone del Mobile, Vitra explores four distinct environments, each one using design to express a particular aesthetic and attitude towards life. Featuring new products by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Antonio Citterio, Konstantin Grcic and Hella Jongerius, they are windows onto four ways of living. Exploring the questions; What personal marks do we leave in the spaces that we live in? What do the objects we surround ourselves with tell about us? For Salone del Mobile, Vitra showcased four distinct environments shaped by four points of |
view: the lens of the collector, the stance of the bohemian, the attitude of the global entrepreneur and the perspective of the nomad. Vitra chose Milan as the platform launches a new sofa by Hella Jongerius. Vlinder combines the archetypal form of a comfortable sofa with a precisely tailored duvet-like fabric cover. The textile cover bears the Dutch designer's distinctive signature and pushes the boundaries of modern weaving technology: eight colours with yarns of two different thicknesses comprise the various levels of seven different jacquard weaves.
| | | #MILANTRACE2019 For the sixth year running, Living Edge presents our Milantrace talk series - in partnership with Yellowtrace - delivering an unbiased and in-depth look at the inspirational content from the World's premier design event. Once again, Dana Tomic Hughes and team Yellowtrace is on the ground in Milan, hitting the city's creative districts to bring you unmissable highlights from the year's most compelling design showcase. This is the Milan Presentation you can not miss. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE. | | | | | |
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