As any good creative will tell you, if you want to see what's next in the world of design, you have to start in Milan first. From a personal perspective, for each visitor Milan Design Week in April is an experience full of emotions, discoveries and inspirations, and for each designer and manufacturer, Salone del Mobile is a valuable opportunity to show the world their ideas and achievements. Salone del Mobile, furniture and interior design industry,s largest global event,  as well as Fuorisalone with the vast majority of events outside the boundaries of Rho Fiera, and Milan Design Week in general  has always acted as the annual showcase forming a compass for trends over the next 12 months, but also about the direction of design in the long term. During this week every year, visitors from all over the world are immersed in a sea of ​​presentations, products, collections, events, meetings, dinners and parties, and it is impossible to cover even half of all the novelties. Bu...

Aran cucine  This April again Salone del Mobile confirmed its role as the most significant event in the field of interior design, but the focus was on EuroCucina/FTK Biennale, Kitchen Technologies and the International Bathroom Exhibition. Every second year, designers and manufacturers of kitchens and bathrooms from all over the world present their new products and visions for the development of the respective sectors and get the opportunity to build new business relationships and exchange ideas. Milan Design Week serves as a springboard for design trends that will resonate throughout the year. And this year was no exception - on the contrary, the organizers of the fair noted with satisfaction that it has regained its pre-pandemic level. Attendance increased by over 20% compared to 2023, and there were over 1,950 exhibitors from 35 countries. More than 100 brands from all over the world presented the latest ideas and technologies for one of the symbolic places of the home environme...

Не е ли иронично, че всички медии, коментиращи тенденциите за новата година в интериора, говорят само за две неща – цвят на годината и (по-рядко) станалата вече задължителна устойчивост. Да, има много допирни точки с модата, където цветът е особено важен, но докато лесно можем да обнововяваме гардероба си ежегодно, то в интериора нещата не стоят така. Защото ако първото означава моден цвят конкретно за годината, то под устойчивост в дизайна вече все по-често се налага разбирането за дълготрайно качество , което ще продължи далеч отвъд модата – т.е. две донякъде взаимно-изключващи се тенденции.   По-интересно – и полезно – би било да разглеждаме тенденциите като посока за ориентация, защото, както се казва в една стара сентенция, „Т енденциите следват нашата посока на мислене, изразявайки настроението на настоящето и стила на бъдещето.“ А те се усещат най-добре от талантливите дизайнери, които демонстрират идеите си по време на големите международни изложения. Още в началото...