Salone del Mobilelimped to a close last week , with tons ofshade being thrownat exhibitors by large - name critic who say it ’s “ changed . ” Yep , the glitziest , most - hype design week of the class — informally nicknamed Salone del Marketing — has definitely exchange . Chalk it up to the protracted receding most of Europe is tramp through:$160,000 tablesjust do n’t interest people ( even rich people ! ) like they used to .
That might not be such a bad thing . As the NY Timesreportedtoday , the lethargic high - end market means that fiddling guys , like students and young firms , are getting a chance to show ( even if they have to catch some Z’s in tents to do it ) . Meanwhile , big make are anneal their exhibitions with more thoughtful work .
Ten of the most interesting finds from Milan follow , a hefty intermixture of the erstwhile guard and the new .
Zabuton by Nendo
Zabuton is really a Nipponese word for the cushions used to sit on the floor . Nendo ( aka Nipponese designer Oki Sato ) hybridized Eastern and westerly seating system with these president , starting with a sword theoretical account and draping zabuton over the edge like an armchair futon .
Woodskin by MammaFotogramma
These faceted surfaces are made by compression triangles of wood with several bed of fabric , creating a intercrossed arrangement that could crop as a laborious - duty rug or even a curtain .
Aunts and Uncles by Philippe Starck and Kartell
Starck is a repeated gravid name at pattern carnival , but it ’s been a few since he introduced anything really singular . Each objet d’art in this compendium ( advert after his elongated family — or anyone ’s , really ) is made from a single - form mold , using a fresh type of set plastic . The sofa is over six foot long and only an in or two thick ; structurally , it ’s pretty unfounded hooey .
No Bad Colours by Ron Arad
The musical theme of plaster your walls in color - shifting wallpaper is inherently silly , but the engineering at work in Ron Arad ’s color - shifting wall system of rules is in reality somewhat coolheaded . The color is render by a little pulse of electricity sent through a lean film of fluid hold between two panels — which means that it command almost no energy to operate .
Gan-Rugs by Patricia Urquiola
These modular rugs build on Patricia Urquiola ’s longtime enthrallment with knitwork . At this scale of measurement , they front like they were patch together from a giant ’s old sweaters .
Tools for Life by OMA and Knoll
OMA ’s first heavy raid into furniture is all kinetic ; the chairs and put off rise at the tactual sensation of a large red button . This intercrossed seating organization is passably impractical — but Rem catch points for daring anyone to spend money on it .
Afrofuturecurated by Beatrice Galilee
This minuscule exhibition give an outsized amount of conversation , bringing together artists and makers from African countries to verbalise about topics ranging from Ghana ’s fantasy casket culture ( think fish , hammers , and PT cruisers ) to Zambia’sill - fated Mars explorationprogram .
Traffic by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
We tend to tie in Grcic with the tiptop - expensive plastic chair style that reigned in the late 00s , but Traffic is delightfully round-eyed and super tactile : A wide-eyed sword frame fitted with knobby framework cushion . [ ViaDesign Boom ]
David Collinsfor Promemoria
There was also room for good old - fashioned glitz , like these Au - lined table lamp from Promemoria , designed by the Irish architect David Collins . [ ViaWallpaper ]
Fluidic Sculpture in Motion by WHITEvoid
12,000 translucent orb ( read : Ping River pong ball ) hang over a pool in this installation , which reacts to the movements of visitant using a 3 - 500 tracking scheme akin to Kinect . Each lump becomes a pixel in the installation , activate by light wander from nearby projector .
Top icon : Woodskin byMammaFotogramma .
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