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 ...

  The much expected 60th Salone del Mobile.Milano  will be held, as announced earlier, between   Tuesday 7th to Sunday 12th of June this year. There will be  continuity with “ supersalone ”, especially as far as sustainability is concerned, but what are the   novelties? *There will be stands: " Finally this year, after two long years, we are able to build those worlds that can only come alive at the Salone del Mobile.Milano. Our companies are starting with a blank sheet, designing genuine total living ambiances, with incredible freedom of expression, making for new solutions year after year", explains president Maria Porro in an interview by  Cristina Kiran Piotti. President Maria Porro at the welcome meeting at Supersalone - my photo *" We will have a “no brand” space , an investment by the Salone del Mobile.Milano in a project on the future of sustainability, furnishing and materials, which has been assigned to a leading architect who has stood out for ...

 Maybe it's time to say goodbye to white bathrooms and kitchens and welcome the gorgeous new textures into your home. Trends are not just fashion, but  preferences based on the period of time and living conditions. Remember how many followers there were and still are of the Chinese art of energy management feng shui, of the Japanese wabi sabi, etc. In fact, they are just a means to build our oasis of inner peace and comfort , which in recent years of isolation has become increasingly important for each of us.  How we achieve it - with a variety of colors and materials and with the use of more textures, now in bathrooms, too. Quiz by Acquabella This is also a manifestation of the pandemic's growing tendency for more and more sensory experiences in every contact with the elements of the interior. And it turns out that our emotions and senses control the spaces in which we exist. And designers and manufacturers are quick to respond to our needs. Although the traditional Janu...

 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 resul...

 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 f...

 * A translation of my article in "More for the house" photo Temenouzhka Zaharieva After more than a year of restrictions due to the pandemic, which excludes any exhibitions, trade fairs and events, and after several delays, the largest international event dedicated to furniture and interior design - the Milan Fair, although on unusual dates, is a fact. Supersalone , the special event of Salone del Mobile  curated by Stefano Boeri took place from 5 to 10 September 2021.  It proposed a new interesting format that shows what the international furniture fair should look like in the future - with a sustainable design, prevailing digital information, and a holistic approach. In just a few months, Salone del Mobile.Milano managed to organize and hold its special event, which gives hope for a fresh start. Of course, it was limited to the first four of the 24 pavilions at Fiera Milano, where 1,900 projects of almost 69,000 square meters were displayed. But this was actually the ...

 Undoubtedly, 2020 will go down in history as the year in which (almost) we all moved our workplace home. The world we live in, and with it the world of design, is changing at a dizzying rate. And all together we are trying to catch up with the changes, each one in his own way. We learn to live mostly online, while rediscovering some abandoned ways of communicating, such as walking and long phone conversations or communicating in a very small circle. In recent months, we had also to get used to an unexpected development of one of the major global trends - from living in a globalized to living in a local, microworld. With periods of forced closure, our home has become a refuge from the uncertain world outside and a stage for all activities in everyday life. It is no longer a place to cross, but a "base camp". We have learned to appreciate again the importance of the home environment, the yard, the balcony and the garden. And we quickly had to think about what we like in our ho...