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Salone del Mobile 2017: New Furnishings Make Their Debuts

By Josephine Minutillo
Salone del Mobile 2017

Arper introduces Cila, a chair inspired by the image of layers of cloth enveloping the body. Designed by frequent Arper collaborators Alberto Lievore and Jeannette Altherr, Cila’s plastic shell can be customized in six colors with optional seat cushions.

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OMA together with Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis created Knoll’s stand at the fairgrounds. Inspired by Mies’s Barcelona Pavilion, it features faux marble floors, a replica of Georg Kolbe’s figurative statue Dawn, and, of course, Barcelona chairs.

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Salone del Mobile 2017

OMA together with Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis created Knoll’s stand at the fairgrounds. Inspired by Mies’s Barcelona Pavilion, it features faux marble floors, a replica of Georg Kolbe’s figurative statue Dawn, and, of course, Barcelona chairs.

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Salone del Mobile 2017

OMA together with Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis created Knoll’s stand at the fairgrounds. Inspired by Mies’s Barcelona Pavilion, it features faux marble floors, a replica of Georg Kolbe’s figurative statue Dawn, and, of course, Barcelona chairs.

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Ludovica and Roberto Palomba introduced playful new chairs for Driade.

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Kartell is not just a plastics company any longer. For some time now, the iconic Italian brand has been introducing new materials to its palette. This year, a number of upholstered pieces were on display.

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Shanghai studio Neri & Hu is creative director for Stellar Works. The architects designed several elegant new pieces for the brand, which exhibited offsite in Zona Tortona.

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Salone del Mobile 2017

Shanghai studio Neri & Hu is creative director for Stellar Works. The architects designed several elegant new pieces for the brand, which exhibited offsite in Zona Tortona.

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Australian/Italian brand SP01 makes its international debut this week at the Salone, exhibiting its collection of indoor and outdoor furniture offsite at Zona Tortona.

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Milan-based Paola Navone exhibited at her studio in Zona Tortona, introducing her collaboration with Swatch. The colorful pattern featured on the watch was all over the studio, and even worn by the designer.

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An array of lighting at Moooi, whose exhibit this year focuses on hospitality.

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April 4, 2017

Today marks the start of the 56th edition of the Salone del Mobile – the biggest furniture fair of the year. Here’s a look at some of the new offerings on display at the fairgrounds and offsite throughout Milan.

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Josephine minutillo

Josephine Minutillo is editor in chief of Architectural Record. Trained as an architect, she began writing for RECORD in 2001 while practicing architecture, and has held several positions at the magazine over the past two decades. Her articles have appeared in many international publications. She has been an invited critic at Washington University in St. Louis, The Cooper Union, Columbia GSAPP, Pratt Institute, The City College of New York, and Yale University.
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