Fuorisalone, Milan Design Week 2019

9 April to 14 May 2019.

Milan Design Week comprises the Salone Internazionale del Mobile and the Fuorisalone. The Furoisalone is a set of events taking place throughout Milan. Although traditionally furniture and industrial design companies take part, recently events also cover automotive, technology, telecoms, art, fashion and the food sector. Fuorisalone .

Barbican Exhibition Japanese House 2017

Architecture/ Exhibition

23 March – 25 June 2017.

The Japanese House welcomes you inside the Moriyama House (2005), designed in Tokyo by Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA) and inhabited by Yasuo Moriyama, an enigmatic urban hermit. As well as the full-size recreation of the Moriyama House, the exhibition also features a Japanese teahouse and garden designed by Terunobu Fujimori. The Japanese House is the centrepiece of the UK’s first major exhibition exploring Japanese domestic architecture from the end of the Second World War. Barbican

Piatto Table by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin

Design/ Furniture

The Piatto tables are designed by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin of London based studio Industrial Facility. They are part of the Digest Collection which aims to explore a formal and visual lightness in metal furniture, as opposed to the heavy industrial effect that metal objects tend to have. The family of Piatto tables are made of solid steel plate, however they appear to be light. Fucina Design

Maison & Objet, Paris 2017

Exhibition

20-24 January 2017.

The leading decoration show connecting the interior design and lifestyle community worldwide. The show takes you into three major sections, including two new spaces dedicated to textiles. Maison is interior decoration. Objet is concept and retail, while the third section Iinfleuces encompasses luxury, design and architecture. Maison et Objet Paris 2017.

Arne Jacobsen 111 Mixer Tap for Vola

Design/ Interiors/ Objects

In 1968 Verner Overgaard and Arne Jacobsen created the first VOLA mixer 111 for the National Bank of Denmark building in Copenhagen. The design hides the mechanical parts of the mixer are leaving only the handles and spout exposed. Vola taps have been manufactured in Denmark for over 45 years. Vola