On the heals of yesterday’s little tease, we’re diving full in to bring you a selection of my favorite finds from Milan Design Week 2015. There’s still more to come but I hope you enjoy today’s edit!
Above – the Pipe Collection by Studio Sebastian Herkner for Moroso.
Taking inspiration from the sinuous lines of a whale’s vertebrae, Made In Ratio’s designer Brodie Neill digitally sculpted the Alpha chair to appear as if it emerged from a single block of wood. To ensure the chair’s seamless continuity of form, Neil designed a series of hidden joints and opted for a process of five axis CNC routing, by which the chairs form is carved around five axes from solid pieces of wood.
The Ellipse Table by Front for Porro stacks two partial ellipsoids to create one visually dynamic table. Love it!
The George’s Chair by David Lopez Quincoces for Living Divani combines past with present and delicacy with strength in its slim steel structure and wrapped wicker or rope dressing.
Poetic Lab’s new collection of desk accessories for Beyond Object boasts a striking and well weighted tape dispenser complete with mirror polished disks.
Eugeni Quitllet’s Dream Tools collection for Lexon offers crystalline landscapes for your desktop. Available in in a variety of colors including blue, orange, and smoke.
The PILOT chair by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for Knoll breaks down into only six components, making its geometric form quick to assemble and compact for shipping.
Glas Italia and Tokujin Yoshioka have taken the glass cabinet to a whole new level of fabulous with the PRISM Cabinet & Bench. The nested pair are made from thick high transparency glass and beveled to create a prism-like sparkle.
Standing as the most recent incarnation of Ingo Maurer’s LED-based Dew Drop series, is his adjustable Dew Drops Floor lamp.
The Mikkel collection of blankets by Kristine Five Melvær takes inspiration from both the Bauhaus movement and traditional Norwegian weaving. The colorful line is manufactured from the finest Norwegian wool by Røros Tweed in Norway. Photo by Erik Five Gunnerud.
Designer Francisco Gomez Paz took inspiration from the technological possibilities of LED when creating his stunning new Mesh lamp for Luceplan.
Kanji – an ultra minimalist table by Italian designer Paola Lenti.
Philippe Malouin’s Eclipse Sconce for Roll & Hill creates a corona of light that becomes larger and brighter as the sconce’s dome extends from the wall.
Konstantin Grcic’s CLERICI collection of wood seating exploits Mattiazzi’s mastery of technology and craftsmanship to create a gorgeous twist on a classical typology.
Stacking Vessels by Utopia & Utility combine formed cement, blown glass, turned wood, and spun metal to create an endless array of one-of-a-kind sculptures.
Inspired by the form of the Nebra Disk, Studio Sebastian Herkner has created Nebra – a uniquely thin, pressed glass suspension lamp for Fontana Arte.
The Momento pendant by Nao Tamura for Wonderglass captures the tension of water just before it drops.
The acoustical Living PET collection designed by Lorenzo Palmeri for De Vorm is made from recycled PET felt which reduces the noise while amplifying the cute.
Check back in tomorrow as our Milan Design Week 2015 coverage rolls on.
