In case you didn’t make it to the infamous Milan Furniture Fair in April, fear not. Having trudged around the immense fair and countless city installations, leading design store twentytwentyone has handpicked the best products and is featuring them at their showroom in Islington.
HIGHLIGHTS OF MILAN, 19th-29th May 2010
TWENTYTWENTYONE showroom
18c River Street, London EC1R 1XN (020 7837 1900)
Highlights of Milan embraces a range of technologies, materials, forms and thought processes. Designs include a make-your-own chair by Enzo Mari, a knitted rug by Patricia Urquiola, a CNC-milled timber chair by Sam Hecht, a paper task light from Claesson Koivisto Rune and a new sofa family from Jasper Morrison.
On show are designs from Naoto Fukasawa, Thomas Heatherwick, Barber Osgerby, Patricia Urquiola, Konstantin Grcic, Tom Dixon, Sam Hecht, Jasper Morrison, Michael Sodeau, David Chipperfield, Franz Volhard, Inge Sempe, Enzo Mari, Michael Young, Raw Edges, Todd Bracher, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Marina Baultier, Constance Guisset and PearsonLloyd.
The Milan Salone is the most important event in the design calendar acting as a key influence upon interiors in the year ahead. The exhibits comprise of both prototypes and designs that are ready for production, with orders being available for immediate dispatch.
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