Tools for Life by OMA for Knoll ( pt 1/4 ) @ Salone Milan 2013
Knoll’s Salone exhibition, conceived by OMA offers viewpoints on classic and contemporary designs and includes the new Rem Koolhaas designed “Tools for Life” collection
This is Knoll at Piazza Bertadelli ( pt 4/4 ) @ Salone Milan 2013
With all the excitement for Knoll happening at both their significant return to the Salone Fairgrounds, combined with the presence of Rem Koolhaas to launch the “Knoll Tools for Life” collection at the Prada Space – it was little wonder that this year, Knoll’s permanent Mlan showroom at Piazza Bertarelli received virtually no press coverage.
This is Knoll ( pt 3/4 ) @ Salone Milan 2013
To mark its 75th anniversary, Knoll’s eagerly anticipated return to the Salone was an ethereal and innovative presentation of their new and iconic residential and workplace designs.
Knoll – From Hans to Rem ( pt 2/4) @ Salone Milan 2013
After many years of absence, the historic American company is back at the Salone del Mobile, doing it in style, with a dual participation ( at Prada and at the Fiera) under the masterful guidance of Rem Koolhaas
Dedece’s Big Review @ Salone Milan 2013
“Dominant, important, determinant, no frills, no stains, no tyre kickers, a time of action, a time for realism, pragmatic stands, open markets, different languages, evolved styles, decisive lines, attentive brands, poetry here and there, history everywhere, attention to the customer, attention to detail, lots of people, important signal, classic, yet shimmering, shifting “. ………. Alpha Salone – by Paolo Bocchi
Celebrating Harry Bertoia @ Salone Milan 2015
Knoll has once again collaborated with architect Rem Koolhaas and OMA, and “Inside Outside” founder Petra Blaisse, to design its showroom display at the Piazza Bertarelli.
This year in Milan. Knoll celebrates the centennial of the birth of Harry Bertoia ( 1915 – 1978 ) with a true in-depth exploration of this eclectic designer—through all his art forms, from sculptures to jewellery and from monoprints to the master’s celebrated Knoll Bertoia furniture collection
Massimilano Locatelli @ Salone Milan 2015
Chiesa San Paolo Converso, is a 16th-century former Baroque church ( deconsecrated after World War II ) and convent in Piazza Sant’Eufemia on Corso Italia, not far from Milan’s celebrated Duomo
The recently opened CLS factory space inside the Converso church, hosted the installation “It’s All About Meal” by Massimiliano Locatelli which explored the concept of a new conviviality in domestic spaces
No one had dared to build anything inside the church—until Locatelli secured the lease – and by December 2014 had created a metal cocoon for his architectural studio without ever touching a single church wall.
Studio Swine x COS @ Salone Milan 2017
Studio Swine released a teaser movie revealing in advance its plans for a multisensory installation for fashion brand COS during Milan Design week 2017 that involves bubbles, mist and darkness.
Salone Milan 2010 – DesignersBlock extra party
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Cildo Meireles
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Tom Dixon & The Blow Torch
“I first picked up a blow torch when I needed to repair a vintage motorcycle,” explains Tom Dixon “That’s when I discovered I loved welding as much as I loved motorbikes.”