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Inspiration from Milan - New designs and Trends from Salone del Mobile 2023*

The annual exhibition in Milan is eagerly awaited by everyone – design professionals, journalists who follow the latest trends in furniture and interior design in general, and many people who are simply looking for inspiration for their own home. And the recently completed 61st edition of Salone del Mobile has successfully completed this task. We saw a lot of interesting new products, real solutions for a greener lifestyle and production, as well as the magic of Euroluce – the biannual lighting exhibition within the fair. photo @Temenouzhka Zaharieva Sustainability and the circular economy were once again the main themes for the Salone del Mobile Milano, the annual furniture exhibition, as well as the Fuorisalone, the many galleries, installations and events throughout the city. According to the festival's press release, there were 307,418 registered participants, 550 young designers from 31 countries and 28 design schools and universities from 18 countries. There was a 15% incr

Inspiration From the Coming Up Salone

As President Maria Porro says in an interview for Stylepark, Salone del Mobile is not just an international furniture trade fair, but a catalyst as well... it makes us think about the direction furniture design needs to take in the future." So, let's have a look at some inspiring new designs that I think may be a sign for that direction.  Art Deco and desire for luxury seem to be back again along with the global trend for real sustainability. Pacific is the continuation of a design process begun in 2010 with the iconic Redondo collection by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso: Soft lines and curves everywhere, too. Ditre Italia | Clip bed GIULIA , a new kitchen, completely handmade with a very high component of technology and home automation, design by Luca Mattoni who "wanted to take the kitchen concept even further, conceived as a design object capable of changing the face of the environment in which it is located. A kitchen that reinterprets the standard idea of ​​how this

SUPERSALONE - A signal to restart the entire industry*

 Luxusstainability   Temenuzhka Zaharieva Every year in April in Milan an important conversation takes place, which literally shapes the world around us because we all use furniture and products for the environment we live in. During the 60 years of Salone del Mobile 's existence, more and more companies and designers realized that they wanted to be a part of it, and the number of participants grew steadily. Until last year, when the exhibition was postponed several times due to the pandemic. This year, Cosmit, the institution that has been organizing Salone since 1961, took the risk, despite the global situation, to make a special autumn edition of the fair in Milan under the name Supersalone. Most companies responded quickly and organized their usual events in the city as well, thus giving life to Fuorisalone , a favorite exhibition outside the fairgrounds, and keeping the soul of Milan Design Week alive.   @T.Zaharieva Surprisingly for many, the result was impressive! The cur

TRENDS from SUPERSALONE*

 The long-awaited Milan Design Week  2021 finally took place live last September under the name Supersalone . And it not only showed the direction in which the world design exhibitions are likely to develop, but also the main trends in interior design for the coming years. Well-being, sustainability, safety and restarting are the most used words before, during and after the design week in Milan 2021. Sustainability is the main long-term trend and it was demonstrated both in the organization of the fair itself and in the selection of materials and furniture design. Sustainability is the macro-trend photo T. Zaharieva Two examples of how brands and designers perceive these macro trends from the most famous names in the field of furniture design - Patricia Urquiola and Philip Stark: Patricia Urquiola's Nuez Lounge Bio for Andreu World is made of biodegradable plastic shell and covered with recyclable textiles, and has a carbon footprint equal to that of wood. Named the world's fi

Design Must Go On (line) *

One of the most important exhibitions in the field of interior design - Salone del Mobile in Milan, has been canceled, but important trends remain * English translation of my article in Capital LIGHT Bicocca by IOK  This year will be memorable for all of us. It is as if everything has stopped and an unprecedented internal reorganization is going on everywhere - regardless of personal desires. But for design, over the past week, the change has been even more tangible, because at this time of year, all of us usually focus on Milan. If it weren't for the pandemic, the 59th edition of the traditional Salone del Mobile (and with it the Fuori Salone) was to take place in Milan from April 21 to 26 this year - one of the most important design and furniture fairs. every year it welcomes over 400 thousand visitors. For the thousands of designers, design brands and editors who flock to Milan year after year to try to capture the vast amount of innovation in the halls of Fier

Missing Milan

This week we all had to be in Milan - designers, design journalists, producers, design enthusiasts. Like every year in April during Salone del Mobile . This year everything is different and I am sure we all miss the anual feast of creativity and vitality on the grounds of the Fiera and in the streets of Milan. Many companies are doing their trubute to Milan with different activities, posts, on-line events. I have started a series of articles in one of the Bulgarian on-line interior design magazines - More about the House - about what we are missing with the postponement of the Salone 2020, and also on my blog Trendoffice:  What we missed with postponing Salone del Mobile.Milano 2020 - Part 1 . the  International Press Conference for Salone 2020   h eld in the Aula Magna of the Catholic University of Milan Mostly of the information is from my visit to the International Press Conference for Salone 2020 in February in Milan and the presentation for a large group of international

Седмицата на дизайна в Милано

* Статията ми в Още за къщата Колекция на Louis Vuitton-дизайн на André Fu - Ribbon Dance И тази година в началото на месец април Седмицата на дизайна в Милано събра  дизайнери, журналисти,  търговци, производители и любители на добрия дизайн, за да покаже какви са най-новите постижения в света на интериора, какви са новите идеи и тенденции,  акцентите, които ще определят до голяма степен през следващите месеци пазара на мебели и продукти за интериора. Отбеляза се отново нарастване на обема на посетителите, които тази година са малко под половин милион, включително и осезаемо азиатско присъствие. Сервизите за чай на Bethan Gray Bucinmod Design Collection - Румъния,  снимки: автора   Патриция Уркиола за Budri Впечатленията са за подчертана многоцветност – освен че не намалява влиянието на розовото във всякакви оттенъци, в продуктите силно присъстват и жълто, оранжево, зелено, синьо. Забелязва се силното влияние на италианския дизайн от 80-те години и на имена като 

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