The Milan Design Week Design Forum brought the whole of Milan to life with art installations, exhibitions and events on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Salone del Mobile.
Thus, our studio’s favorite season is the design season, celebrated every year with the beginning of Milan Design Week. This is the world event with the largest footprint in the world of interior and architecture, which, among other things, unites contemporary visual installations and exhibitions with the latest trends in furniture design. Of course, the exceptional finds of nomadic architecture, which usually find their place at the event, are not to be missed.
What impressed us with this year’s giant forum? If we can sum it up in a few words, it would be – iconic design objects, limited series products and collaborations with the most popular names in design. To top it all off, this year more than one or two brands celebrate anniversaries of some of their most remarkable products and collections, which necessitated…
A NEW READING OF THE CLASSICS
A large part of the top brands showed a new reading of their iconic design products, which proved their presence as classics of furniture. Anniversaries of these both unique and so simple furniture were marked with fresh and modern interpretations. Not only are they becoming bold visual solutions that dictate trends, but they are also changing and innovating production methods and materials so that they leave an ever-smaller footprint on nature with technological solutions and recyclable fabrics – a trend that is here to stay and will not wear off anytime soon.
Le Bombole by B&B Italia
Le Bambole is the well-recognizable armchair of B&B Italia, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022.
Archibalt by Poltrona Frau
The Archibald of Poltrona Frau is unabashedly turning 110 years old. The eternal armchair with a captivating color design by visual artist Felipe Pantone is produced in just 110 pieces, with the limited collection uniquely celebrating the brand’s anniversary.
Last but not least, the anniversary is also the special furniture collection OBJETS NOMADES by Louis Vuitton – 10 years. Since its inception, OBJETS NOMADES has presented collaborations with only the best and most popular designers of all time, some of which – Raw Edges, Maarten Baas, Marcel Wanders, Atelier Oï, Damien Langlois-Meurinne, Patricia Urquiola and brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana. Authentic leather envelops the furniture in an enchanting way – comparable only to works of art in its strong vision, precise workmanship and price, which once again proved their practicality, functionality and innovative design, dedicated to travel as an ageless theme for the brand.
FOR THE FIRST TIME
As part of the traditional search for “nomadic” architecture, typical of Milan Design Week, Louis Vuitton showed for the first time in Milan, in Piazza San Babila, Nova House – a nomadic microarchitecture designed back in 1972 by architects Michel Houdrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel.
Nova House
Published in very rare copies, this innovative modular home is emblematic of 1970s architecture. Nova House is balloon-shaped, covered with an aluminum shell. The structure of the arches is made of galvanized steel pipes bolted to the base. The outer shell is composed of 180 aluminum slats, specially patented for the project, which follow the oval shape of the structure. The nomadic architectures that Louis Vuitton has presented during previous editions over the years are Shigeru Ban’s Temporary Paper Structure (2019), George Kandilis’ Hexacube (2018), Matti Suuronen’s Futuro House (2017) and Charlotte Periand’s La Maison au Bord de L’Eau (2015).
COLLABORATIONS AS IF FOR THE LAST TIME
Collaborations are a well-known practice through which popular brands invite different designers to create new collections that they position loudly through their well-known names and that of the brand.
This year, designers shone with amazing developments for the most sought-after brands. And Louis Vuitton did not betray their handwriting and this year, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its Objets Nomades collection, it showed extremely limited editions at stellar prices. The new additions this year, part of the nomad collection, are a table by India Mahdavi and a chair by Yoshioka Takashi.
TALISMAN TABLE GM BY INDIA MAHDAVI
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