The special edition of Salone del Mobile ended a week ago. Supersalon, which marked the resumption of trade fairs, according to General Director Marco Sabetta, was also a bridge for the 60th edition of Milan Furniture Week in April next year. And although on a much smaller scale, the fair lives up to its tradition and reputation of launching innovative designs.
Bijoy Jain x Hermesy
silage d’hermes armchair
In a first, the French luxury brand looked to India to add to its latest home collection. The collaboration with the Mumbai-based architect – known for his understanding of traditional crafts and the unexpected forms he designed – resulted in two systematically shaped furniture pieces, the Silage d’Hermes armchair and the Lignage d’Hermes stone table (carved ) a single blue-stone block). The Totemic wooden chair stands out, hand-coated with papier-mâché compound made from cellulose microfiber, and painstakingly hand-painted and varnished by artisans in Puglia.
boca do lobo
pixel cabinet
The Portuguese luxury furniture brand just unveiled a slew of pieces, including some stunning cabinets. While the Oblong Bar Cabinet, with its intricate woodwork, was stunning, the Pixel Cabinet stood out for its presence – and how it plays with perception. Made from 1,088 handmade leaf gilding triangles, it also includes 10 different types of wooden leaves (from palisander to African walnut), lacquer, and a polished brass base. bocadolobo.com
off-white c/o Ginori 1735
serverware
Virgil Abloh has fingers on several projects. The latest is their label Off-White’s limited domestic association with Italian ceramics brand, Ginori 1735. While maintaining the tableware’s iconic shape (which has been around since the mid-1700s), signature off-white elements are superimposed on it. In a minimalist, monochrome color palette, the set includes dinner plates, serving platters, a teapot, and a tea cup saucer set. Prices approx ₹18,000 to ₹53,000 on ginori1735.com.
Patricia Urcoila x cc-tapis
vanus power rugs
The Spanish architect’s sixth collection with an Italian design company encourages everyone to embrace her femininity. The series of four hand-woven rugs—we all come from Venus, Nuvola, Cirrus, and Venus—is cloud-like, takes inspiration from graffiti art, and comes in swirls of pink, blue, and green. Bold black outlines the perimeter, while curved black strokes create a cumulus (fluffy) shape. And if you look closely, the first rug covers the words! cc-tapis.com
Dior Maison
medal chairs
An iconic chair, 17 designers and artists, and a makeover. When Dior decided to re-imagine the Medallion chair – a simplified take on the classic Louis XVI dining chair and a recurring motif at 30 Avenue Montagne – it looked to the names of nine countries, including China, South Africa and the UK. Some interpretations removed the chair from its basics, such as French artist Pierre Charpin’s version of black hoops, while others became futuristic (Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka’s resin chair). We enjoyed Iranian-French architect Bharat Mahdavi’s interpretation with gray lacquered wood. Very close to the original, she incorporated her love for the craft and sense of color through hand-embroidering derba wool from Kashmir. dior.com/en_int/maison/maison
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