Category: design
La Triannale di Milano
The Triannale Design Museum of Milano held a series of free special exhibitions to coincide with the Salone Internazionale del Mobile and Milan Design week. After seeing hundreds of chairs, tables and bedroom sets at the Salone, it was a welcomed change to see something different. According to the museum’s own website >>here: Opened in…
Fashion Designers at the Salone
Continuing with photos from the Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2014 … Guess which fashion designers were milking more revenue from its famous brand name by selling furniture ? Here’s Versace. Well, he left the planet. So why not ? Can’t miss the signature panthers. Fendi. They have separate entrances for architects (on the left), Club…
Knoll, Cassina at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Continuing with my posts on the stuff I saw at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan … Knoll’s exhibition space is right next to Vitra’s space (see previous post here). These two companies have a lot in common – from their business scope to their historical origins. Knoll was founded in 1938 in New…
Vitra at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Continuing with my posts on the stuff I saw at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan … Vitra had a large white, airy space, built with translucent boxes/bricks. According to Wikipedia and Vitra’s own site: Vitra is a Swiss family-owned furniture company founded in 1950’s and dedicated to improving the quality of homes, offices…
Poliform/Varenna at the Salone
There were so much to see at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2014 in Milano. I will have quite a few posts … Poliform was one of the first showrooms I visited. From their very well designed web site : Poliform’s history is that of a company, despite having achieved an international dimension, nonetheless it has maintained…
Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2014
After several attempts to go to the annual Salone Internazionale del Mobile (International Furniture Show) in Milan, I finally made it this year. Sue was traveling with her parents on a trip in Asia so she did not come with me. The event started on April 8 and ended on April 13. The last two…