The Indesign team is in Milan, bringing us the latest products and product news from the world’s largest furniture fair.
April 12th, 2011
TRIENNALE DI MILANO: DAY ONE
First stop for the Indesign team in Milan this year was the Triennale di Milano.
Our top picks from the Triennale were:
The Bisazza installation: a tiled cathedral on loan from Paris, a knight in shining (tiled) armour made especially for this year’s Milan and gold artworks by Medini for Bisazza from the Bisazza Foundation.
The InterfaceFLOR installation: a beautiful white maze with a mirrored ceiling reflecting InterfaceFLOR carpet tiles.
Maruni: the new collaborative collection for Maruni by Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa is beautifully realised.
The Kristalia range: we love the ‘Elephant’ chair!
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