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Anomoly Stool : Swedish all-female design collective, Front's strange stool grabbed the attention of design scouts. -
Hemp Chair : Thanks to its composition of hemp, Werner Aisslinger’s Hemp chair for Moroso is strong, lightweight and environmentally friendly. -
Doodle Sofa : Front designed the Doodle Sofa for Moroso. “Doodle” refers to the cover with its scribble-like line drawings. -
Clarissa Hood chair : Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola did not only design Moroso’s stand at this year's Salone, but also the company’s new Clarissa Hood chairs. -
Return of Jonathan : This is Jonathan — a chair that was launched in Milan 30 years ago. Tonon decided that the time was ripe for Jonathan to make a comeback, and used wood and aluminium to give it a fresh new look. -
Work and Play : These designer seating sets for youngsters were conceptualised by Made Design to make sure that children appreciate good design from an early age. -
Young Bright Thing : Lee Broom is one of Britain’s leading lighting and furniture designers — no wonder his Crystal Bulb light last year won the ELLE Decoration British Design Award. At this year’s Salone he opened the Crystal Bulb Shop at Spazio Pontaccio. -
DIY Dixon : Tom Dixon launched his latest designs at the Museum of Science and Technology rather than the show grounds. You can now design your own Tom Dixon table by choosing the table top and legs yourself.
Each year in April more than 300 000 design lovers flock to Italy’s fashion capital for the legendary Milan Furniture Fair – and this year MyTyd joined them.
The Milan Furniture Fair, also known as the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, celebrated its 52th anniversary with a strong focus on innovation. The myriad of designs were presented in different halls: Euroluce entailed 38 000 sqm of designer lights, Salone Ufficio was all about furniture and beautiful designs for the office, while 700 young designers strutted their stuff at Salone Satellite – watch the great highlights video below to get just a small taste of the scale of the event.
Representatives of the Cape Town’s World Design Capital 2014 team promoted South Africa’s design talent at this year’s Fair. Milan even had a shop, CapeBest, selling only products made in the Mother City. Even renowned designer Tom Dixon noticed this: “There are so many South Africans this year!”
If you missed this year’s Salone, you’ll be happy to know that seven of Italy’s top design brands – Moroso, Gervasoni, Tonon, Potocco, Domitalia, Frag and Fornasarig – will form part of an exhibition in Cape Town at the end of May. The exhibition takes place from 28 to 31 May at Youngblood in the Beautifull Life Building, 70 to 72 Bree Street, Cape Town. Opening hours: 10am to 5pm. For more info, www.italian-chair-district.it/en/cape-town or call 083 682 1999.
