Milan Report 2011: Faye Toogood talks Natura Morta
Studio Toogood defies trend and inverts the idyllic and cheerful sentiment of past work in new project Natura Morta. The provocative show was presented during 2011’s Milan Design Week at Erastudio, an...
View ArticleMilan Report 2011: When Objects Work
Part of When Objects Work 2011 collection shown in Milan was ‘Puzzle’ a square tray holding four freely formed boxes. Designed by French architect Denis Montel, the set of soft ebony wood and silver...
View ArticleMilan Report 2011: ‘Luce Tempo Luogo’ by Toshiba LED lighting
The century-old Cortile building on Via Savona was the venue for ‘Luce Tempo Luogo’, a mesmerising installation created by architects Dorell.Ghotmeh.Tane (DGT) in partnership with technology company...
View ArticleMilan Report 2011: Alfredo Häberli for Georg Jensen
Conceptual retail space 10 Corso Como was the setting for the launch of the ‘Peacock Pitcher’. The unusual stainless steel water carafe is the newest addition to Georg Jensen’s Masterpieces...
View ArticleMilan Report 2011: ‘Euro Tropiques’ by the Campana Brothers
‘Euro Tropiques’, a tableware service by the Campana Brothers for French porcelain brand Bernardaud, appears abstractly patterned; close inspection reveals that it is actually decorated in massed...
View ArticleMilan Report 2011: Hermès ‘La Maison’
A paper and wood house structure designed by Shigeru Ban and partner Jean de Gastines was the setting for the launch of Hermès ‘La Maison’. Developed by Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas...
View ArticleMilan Report 2011: Scholtens & Baijings
At Milan design week 2010, Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings exploded onto the scene with designs using their distinctive pastel and fluoro palettes and geometric patterning. In 2011, at six...
View ArticleMilan Report 2011: Maurizio Galante retrospective
Maurizio Galante, a Roman couturier based in Paris, is one of the 11 members of the rarefied Chambre Syndicale De La Haute Couture. This year, Galante, a fixture at Milan design week, was the object...
View ArticleChrissie Jeffery’s apartment: Now + Then
Click to view slideshow. Our cover story for our July/August issue is from an interior that belongs to the queen of Sydney fabrics, Chrissie Jeffery. Through her business manufacturing for the interior...
View ArticleChemical reaction
Click to view slideshow. Melbourne haunt Der Raum regales patrons with inventions that elevate the art of mixing cocktails to bacchanalian heights, writes Annemarie Kiely. There was a time when the...
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