Submission DR595 - Attachment: 2016 Milan Fair summary

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INTERNAZIONALE
DEL MOBILE
2016
MILAN
NEWS
2016
MILAN FAIR
SUMMARY
It may have been the warm weather and clear
skies, but in 2016 Milan Design Week felt more
positive and upbeat than in recent years. New
products were created that responded intelligently
to gaps in the market and strong investment was
made in technology.
artell con r ed their osition as a glo al
leader in manufacturing technology launching
the Organic chair by Antonio Citterio. The chair
is injection-moulded using BIODURA™, a new
patented material developed by Kartell that uses
organic and renewable raw materials.
Unexpected forms and shapes, as in Moooi’s
Compression sofa and Perch lights, contributed
to the event’s playful mood. Rocking horses
were a light-hearted feature of Gebrüder Thonet
Vienna’s collection and also appeared within
Kartell’s inaugural kid’s collection.
Pop-up bar at Ventura Lambrate
he heav influence of fashion was felt in new
nishes and fa rics and colour alettes de ned
by rich greens, bronzes, tones of liquorice or ink
and royal blues.
ENERGY AND
INNOVATION
THAT IS
THE BUSINESS
OF DESIGN
Triennale di Milano where B&B Italia in celebration of their 50th
anniversary held a major installation called The Perfect Density
Kartell Organic chair by Antonio Citterio, a sustainable solution
made with BIODURA™
B&B Italia furthers their collaboration with Doshi Levien
this year with the Do-Maru chair
Milan Design Week continues to grow into a major
design festival. This year, major fashion brands
such as COS, Loewe, and Nike, plus automotive
brands Audi, Mini, and Toyota, presented major
installations as part of the Fuorisalone. So forget
what you may have heard, Milan Design Week
remains the number 1 destination for any
company wanting to position their brand closest
to the energy and innovation that is the business
of design.
A cleverly conceived wall hanger for GTV,
Waltz by GamFratesi
UNEXPECTED
FORMS AND
SHAPES
Moooi’s exhibit The Unexpected Welcome
Designer Paul Cocksedge with his Moooi Compression sofa,
created by placing a piece of rectangular marble on top of a
foam body. Also available in an inversed 6-tonne marble version
NEW PRODUCTS
RESPONDED
INTELLIGENTLY
TO GAPS IN
THE MARKET
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Jasper Morrison’s Bankside collection for B&B Italia
Japanese design studio Nendo created a series of 50 chairs,
based on the abstract lines and grids used in graphics for
manga-style comic books
MILAN
NEWS
CAN ‘F’ FOR FAILURE
ALSO SPELL SUCCESS?
BY DAVID HARRISON
WHAT HAD ONCE BEEN
SOMETHING OF A FAILURE
HAS BECOME AN
UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
Originally designed by Joe
Colombo in 1965, the 4801
armchair was initially intended
to be manufactured in plastic,
however the technology did
not yet exist – fast forward to
2011 and the chair was reissued
in Kartell’s signature plastic.
Pictured above
Left: Marco Zanuso with
Richard Sapper designed the
4999 children’s chair for Kartell.
Five years in the making, the
project required extensive
experimentation with materials
including plywood and steel,
before the optimal solution
was found with polyethylene.
Ettore Sottsass Objects for Hotel Use designed
1979-1985 for Alessi. The designs were never
released due to high production costs.
Photo Ben Kelmer
Failure isn’t a word bandied about within the
design community. But it is part of every designer’s
process. When a concept is conceived as an initial
sketch everything is possible. Then the real
journey begins as an idea is explored and
technical problems, limitations, and potential
costs begin to surface.
The Failures exhibition at Milan Design Week
explored this reality, bringing together historical
products and contemporary work where failure
was part of the outcome.
The exhibition showcased several unrealised
designs by some of the biggest names in Italian
design such as Alessandro Mendini, Aldo Rossi
and Ettore Sottsass.
It revealed how Joe Colombo’s exceptionally
fluid 4801 chair design went through extended
design development in the early 1960s only to
be relegated to the too hard basket. Designed
to be produced in plastic, due to contemporary
technical limitations it was manufactured for just
two years in painted plywood. But in something of
a happy ending, the 4801 chair was nall reissued
by Kartell in 2012 in Colombo’s material of choice.
What had once been something of a failure has
eco e an un uali ed success.
Failures also featured the work of
contemporary designers who see ‘failure’ as a
necessary part of the journey and precursor to
a successful outcome. According to Riccardo
Blumer from Atelier Blumer whose ‘Cuoio Cotto’
leather objects were exhibited, it’s sometimes
necessary to follow a path to its natural conclusion
before seeing a new way forward. In his case,
the designer experimented with self-supporting
leather chairs and stools. Although never realised
commercially, his experimentations informed
the design of other products.
Failures re-evaluated our concept of design
success demonstrating how design is about
nding o ortunities in dead ends.
A neon sign flashing ‘F’ for failure, in the stairwell
of Cascina Cuccagna. Photo David Harrison
IT’S SOMETIMES
NECESSARY TO
FOLLOW A PATH
TO ITS NATURAL
CONCLUSION
BEFORE SEEING
A NEW WAY
FORWARD
Francesco Faccin’s Stratos chair after undergoing a stress test
OVERALL,
COLLECTIONS WERE
WELL-CONSIDERED
AND LAUNCHED
WITH A SENSE
OF OPTIMISM.
Perch by Umut Yamac for Moooi, lighting with distinct character
Glas Italia’s Shimmer range by Patricia Urquiola now includes
a large table design
Foscarini Twice as Twiggy was released in a giant version
Designer Antonio Citterio with his new B&B Italia Édouard sofa
Porro Voyage chair by GamFratesi
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OUR
PICKS
B&B Italia
Bankside
Jasper Morrison
Foscarini
Twice As Twiggy
Marc Sandler
Kartell
Piuma
Piero Lissoni
Moooi
Perch
Umut Yamac
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Bistrostuhl
Nigel Coates
B&B Italia
Do-Maru
Doshi Levien
DESIGN
LIBRARY
Acerbis
NC Landscape
Lella & Massimo Castagna
+ David Law
B&B Italia
Bankside
Jasper Morrison
B&B Italia
Cozy
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia
Do-Maru
Doshi Levien
B&B Italia
Édouard
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia
Eucalipto
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia
Gio Outdoor
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia
Gio Outdoor
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia
Gio Outdoor
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia
Maru
Doshi Levien
B&B Italia
Metropolitan ‘14
Jeffrey Bernett
B&B Italia
Mirto Outdoor
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia
Papilio Shell
Naoto Fukasawa
B&B Italia
Richard
Antonio Citterio
B&B Italia
Tabour
Doshi Levien
Edra
Essential
Francesco Binfare
Edra
Ines
Jacopo Foggini
Foscarini
Buds
Rodolfo Dordoni
Foscarini
Twice As Twiggy
Marc Sandler
Foscarini Diesel
Gask
Foscarini Diesel
Foscarini Diesel
Smash
Foscarini Diesel
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Bistrostuhl
Nigel Coates
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Cafestuhl
Nigel Coates
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Furia
Front
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Majordomo
Nathan Yong
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Ruhering
Franco Mello & Leandro Agostini
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Targa
GamFratesi
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Waltz
GamFratesi
Giorgetti
Aton
Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti
Blend
Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti
Branca
Alessio De Francesco
Giorgetti
Drive
Carlo Colombo
Giorgetti
Ibla
Roberto Lazzeroni
Giorgetti
Memos
Roberto Lazzeroni
Glas Italia
Commodore
Piero Lissoni
Glas Italia
Lady Ho
Philippe Starck
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Glas Italia
Layers
Nendo
Glas Italia
Narcissus
Naoto Fukasawa
Glas Italia
Nesting
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Glas Italia
Prisim
TokujinYoshioka
Glas Italia
Shimmer
Patricia Urquiola
Kartell
Aledin Dec
Alberto & Francesco Meda
Kartell
Aledin Tec
Alberto & Francesco Meda
Kartell
Anger
Philippe Starck
Kartell
Dream‘Air
Eugeni Quitllet
Kartell
Generic
Philippe Starck
Kartell
Kabuki
Ferruccio Laviani
Kartell
Largo
Piero Lissoni
Kartell
Organic
Antonio Citterio
Kartell
Piuma
Piero Lissoni
Kartell
Roy
Alessandro Mendini
Living Divani
Aero
Shibulera
Living Divani
Agra
David Lopez Quincoces
Living Divani
Agra
David Lopez Quincoces
Living Divani
Ceiba
Luis Arrivillaga
Living Divani
Dumas
Piero Lissoni
Living Divani
Easy Lipp
Piero Lissoni
Living Divani
Extrasoft
Piero Lissoni
Living Divani
Galilelo
Mario Ferrarini
Living Divani
Grek
Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
Living Divani
Imago
Mikeal Pederson
Living Divani
Inari Panca
Mist-o
Living Divani
Notes
Massimo Mariani
Living Divani
Rod System
Piero Lissoni
Living Divani
Sartor. C
Piero Lissoni
Living Divani
Tavalino M+R
Piero Lissoni
Living Divani
Tombolo
Piero Lissoni
Maxalto
Eracle
Antonio Citterio
Moooi
Amami
Lorenza Bozzoli
Moooi
Charleston
Marcel Wanders
Moooi
Compression
Paul Cocksedge
Moooi
Coppélia Small
Arihiro Miyake
Moooi
Direttore
Paul Cocksedge
Moooi
Filigree
Rick Tegelaar w/ Ox-ID
Moooi
Jackson
Marcel Wanders
Moooi
NR2
Bertjan Pot
Moooi
Perch
Umut Yamac
Moooi
Perch
Umut Yamac
Moooi
Space-Frame
Marcel Wanders
Moooi
T Lamp
Marcel Wanders
Moooi
ZLIQ
Marcel Wanders
Moooi Carpets
Dreamstatic
David/Nicolas
Moooi Carpets
Berlingot
Maison Christian Lacroix
Moooi
Polar Byzantine
Klaus Haapaniemi
Nanimarquina
Jie
Neri&Hu
Nanimarquina
Lattice
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Opinion Ciatti
Batti Batti
Stefan Krivokapic
Opinion Ciatti
Degabello
Lapo Ciatti
Opinion Ciatti
Guelfo
Lapo Ciatti
Porro
Collector
Piero Lisson
Porro
Draped
Front
Porro
Endless
Piero Lisson
Porro
Makaru
Piero Lisson
Porro
Voyage
GamFratesi
Serralunga
Bay
Raffaella Mangiarotti
Serralunga
Bulbil
Shin Azumi
Serralunga
Juju
Garth Roberts
Serralunga
Pine Beach
Christophe Pillet
Vitra
All Plastic Chair
Jasper Morrison
Vitra
Soft
Jasper Morrison
Vitra
Wooden Side Table
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Zanotta
Botero
Damian Williamson
Zanotta
Fenice
Piero Bottoni
Zanotta
Ido
Frank Rettenbacher
Zanotta
Ivo
Frank Rettenbacher
Zanotta
Niobe
Federica Capitani
Zanotta
Reale
Carlo Mollino
Zanotta
Ruben
Damian Williamson