Category: photos
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driade, Alessi, Kartell at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Continuing with my posts on the stuff I saw at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan … here is a mix bag of brands – avant garde (driade), then mainstream modern housewares (Alessi) and plastic furniture (Kartell) … driade, founded in Italy in 1968, like to define itself as an aesthetics laboratory. See their…
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Giorgetti at the Salone
Continuing with my posts on the stuff I saw at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan … earlier posts on Poliform, Vitra and Knoll are here, here and here. I know nothing about this company until the exhibition. And I liked some of their pieces. Wood is their strong suit. A high level of craftsmanship…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Random photos #46 – #50
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). #46 – water power – Los Angeles…