Blog Design Playlist
By Clément Bommel - May 10, 2009
The “Salone del Mobile” (Milan furniture fair), the largest and most anticipated trade fair in Europe , showcases everything from one-off pieces to coordinated suites and everyday household articles. The accent is on materials, technologies and styles, ranging from the classic to the ultra-modern. It is held every year, usually at the end of April, in the FieraMilano complex (main show), but it is also spread across the city with hundreds of off-site events in Milan’s showrooms, studios, art galleries and public spaces… This event brings around 348.000 visitors, 2450 exhibiting companies, 570 young designers and 22 international design schools.
Some of the Italian frogs went to look around the city, but due to how huge the fair is, this is a report of 2 themes among many: The ‘soft products’ & the ‘innovative installations’. Enjoy the 10 things we noticed most among those 2 themes… But keep in mind: this doesn’t represent the whole fair.
Soft products:
1/ The ‘Embroidery Rug’ by Charlotte Lancelot is a rug made out of hand made oversized cross stitch.
Composed of one felt layer filled of a holes pattern and some extra colored stitches allowing you to create your own graphic (a flower in this case). I like the fact that the rug can be customized by the owner and will evolve with time.
