Tag: Salone Internazionale del Mobile
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Highlights of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2014
This is my last post on the Salone. I am sure many of you had seen enough of my furniture pictures on this blog. Just in case you want to start from the beginning, click here. Before I put up pictures of my trip in Kòln, Germany, here are some more stuff that I saw…
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The classic section of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile
This is the penultimate blog post in this series on the Salone. The exhibition halls at the Salone that show furniture were divided into 3 sections: design, moderno and classico. The classico section occupied Hall 1 to 4. The distinction between the designer and modern sections were less clear cut, although the latter only occupied…
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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…