10 Products We Love From Milan Design Week 2019

From a modular lighting system inspired by electric slot car racing to curvaceous sofas composed like the art of stacking stones – here are 10 products we love from Milan Design Week 2019!

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Brewin Design Office’s Relearning Experience

Taking its design practice up a notch has led Brewin Design Office to rethink how it works. Founder Robert Cheng talks about the challenges of maintaining a bespoke, architectural approach in the face of large-scale projects.

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Moshe Safdie On Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore’s Latest Architectural Wonder

“There’s a difference between a 10-minute ‘wow’ and a long-lived ‘wow’,” says Moshe Safdie, as he takes us on a tour of the mystical indoor garden of Jewel Changi Airport. We hear more from him and his team.

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Torafu Architects Mix Raw and Refined For Aesop In Shibuya

The new Aesop store in Shibuya features a juxtaposition of materials that celebrates the opposite ends of perfection and imperfection.

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Introducing Your 2019 INDE.Awards Partners

As the INDE.Awards continues to be a true reflection of design and architecture from the Indo-Pacific region, it is our partners – through their support – that show what the industry has to offer.

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10 Products We Love From Milan Design Week 2019

From a modular lighting system inspired by electric slot car racing to curvaceous sofas composed like the art of stacking stones – here are 10 products we love from Milan Design Week 2019!

Happenings

Snøhetta’s Helical Design Chosen For Shanghai Grand Opera House

Featuring a dramatic roof space that unfolds like a fan, Snøhetta’s winning proposal for the Shanghai Grand Opera House generates surface and space designed to engender a sense of public ownership.

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Brewin Design Office’s Relearning Experience

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Central Spectrum: Louis Poulsen Releases Cirque and NJP In Soft Grey Tones

With the new editions, Louis Poulsen smartly caters to the increasingly varied range of aesthetics found in today’s homes and commercial spaces.

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Green Building Will Be The Focus At Architect’19 Expo In Bangkok

Architect’19, the region’s biggest architectural works, materials, and construction technology expo, opens in Bangkok on 30 April. This year’s theme ‘Living Green’ picks up on Thailand’s increasing interest in sustainable building.

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Making Smart Choices For Smarter Homes

A smart home contains connected devices, but it’s more than the sum of those devices. It should directly respond to its owners’ real-life needs. Philippe Delorme of Schneider Electric shares more.

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The DNA Of Smart Buildings: Past, Present, And Future

How can Facility Managers transform their facilities – old, new, a mix of both – into Smart Buildings? Ram Venkar of Schneider Electric shares that, if done the right way with a clear vision, the returns will far outweigh the costs.

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Snøhetta’s Helical Design Chosen For Shanghai Grand Opera House

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Gensler Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary In Singapore

Andy Cohen, Co-CEO of Gensler, was in town to mark the milestone for the global firm’s Asia Pacific hub studio.

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Moshe Safdie On Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore’s Latest Architectural Wonder

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Pieces Of Quiet: BIG-GAME Expands Its Castor Collection For Karimoku New Standard

A ‘quiet’ design, a durable character and a solid working relationship contribute to the ongoing appeal of BIG-GAME’s Castor collection for KNS.

Happenings

The Manzoni: Tom Dixon’s Big Scheme To Avoid A Conventional Showroom

“There is nothing dustier than a conventional lighting and furniture showroom,” says Tom Dixon. So at Milan Design Week 2019, he opens The Manzoni, a 100-pax restaurant that will be his permanent base in mainland Europe.

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Design For Survival Or Legacy? ‘Broken Nature’ Exhibition Seeks Ingenuity Amidst Hard Truths

The Triennale Milano’s current exhibition Broken Nature: Design Takes On Human Survival explores the concept of restorative design in the face of humanity’s severely compromised relationship with the natural environment.

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André Fu Brings His Own Brand Of ‘Relaxed Luxury’ To Milan

André Fu Living marks its debut furniture and homeware collection by André Fu himself, reflecting the designer’s ethos of ‘relaxed luxury’.

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Design’s Next Wunderkind. Who Are They?

They’re the innovators and the trend-setters, the brave-hearts of design who are breaking with tradition to spark new directions in creative practice. The torch is burning bright for these four design studios, nominated for The Prodigy ‘People’s Choice’ in the INDE.Awards 2019.