DeTnk - Milan

Milan Design Week - Fashion and Furniture

Collecting Design — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:34:52 +0100

Collaborations between the worlds of fashion and furniture have been increasingly visible at Milan Design Week and this year has been no exception. Big fashion houses and luxury car brands in partnership with established home-ware designers were making the big statements this year with an array of spectacular installations and eye-catching displays across the city.

Anton Alvarez - L'Ultima Cera

Collecting Design — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:43:35 +0100

Milan’s historic Fonderia Artistica Battaglia launches its inaugural residency program, appointing Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte Artistic Director of the Design Department. The exhibition L’Ultima Cera features the work of the first resident: Anton Alvarez.

Lee Broom’s ‘SALONE DEL AUTOMOBILE’

Collecting Design — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:13:22 +0100

One year on from his resoundingly successful Milan exhibition, The Department Store (named one of the 15 best shows during Milan Design Week 2015), Broom has created a totally different compact and unique mobile installation. The interior - all in Lee Broom signature grey - with its ornate columns and architrave is an unexpected backdrop for the graphic new monochrome lighting collection.

“light & shadow” and collections for Marsotto edizioni by nendo

Collecting Design — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:44:08 +0100

The exhibition “light & shadow” and collections
for Marsotto edizioni in Milan 2016

light & shadow
A design for Marsotto edizioni’s exhibition space at the “Spazio Bigli“ during the Milan Design Week 2016.
First, attention was paid to the fact that that the company specializes in marble furniture, and that all of their products were made from a single

Inside Hem’s Ice Cream Social During Salone del Mobile 2016

Collecting Design — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:00:25 +0100

At this year's Salone del Mobile, Hem introduced six new products: the Bookmatch Table by Philippe Malouin; All Wood Stool by Karoline Fesser; Hide Table by Karoline Fesser; Zig Zag shelf by Studio DeForm, a new fabric for the Koti Sofa, Dash by Form Us With Love and a new splatter-painted version of Last Stool by Max Lamb.

The New Fondazione Prada In Milan by OMA

Collecting Design — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:01:49 +0100

The new headquarters of the Fondazione Prada in Milan , designed by the architectural firm OMA , expands the repertoire of spatial typologies in which art can be exhibited and shared with the public.

'CONSTRUCT ME!' by Droog Wins Milano Design Award

Collecting Design — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:29:49 +0100

The Construct Me! Hardware Collection by Studio Droog, presented in Milan 2015, has won Best Tech for the 5th Edition Milano Design Awards 2015. Droog was among only 15 nominees for the award - the results were revealed Sunday 19th April, 2015 at Teatro Franco Parenti.

‘The Department Store’ by Lee Broom / Milan 2015

Collecting Design — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:49:52 +0100

Critically acclaimed British product and interior designer Lee Broom has transformed a street of disused shops on Via Alfredo Cappellini to create ‘The Department Store’, his largest exhibition to date with the launch of over twenty new products.

Barber & Osgerby Premier a Gaggle of New Works

Collecting Design — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:55:26 +0100

Milan

Britain's design dream team, Barber & Osgerby, were busy this year in Milan - having premiered new works for five manufacturers including: a new collection of five pieces for Vitra including the Mariposa sofa, Planophore shelves, Wood Table and Wood bench as well as Zeb bar stool. They have also launched the Button and Tobi Ishi tables for B&B Italia, upholstery for Knoll, Port vase for Venini and Mews tile collection for Mutina.

'Fetishism' an exhibition curated by Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano

Collecting Design — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:15:11 +0100

Milan

During 2014’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Edelkoort Exhibitions presents an inspirational exhibition to express a newly emerging trend in design and culture...