Exhibitions Focus on metal at the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023 Text by Laura Barsottini Add to bookmarks Expormim at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023, ph. courtesy Forged in slender forms yet solid structures, or treated in keeping with principles arising from stylistic research, metal is only apparently cold. The companies exhibiting at the Salone del Mobile.Milano – and, note, not just those with traditional know-how in processing the material – have chosen to feature it in creations that fuse design with technology Expormim with Norm Architects Specializing in both outdoor and indoor furnishings, the Spanish Expormim firm presents the Cask collection by Norm Architects two years after its launch, reproposing it in aluminum but retaining its impeccable, classic minimalist elegance. Passepartout by Adrenalina In a vision of interiors with a hybrid soul, without clear boundaries between home, office and leisure, Adrenalina presents furnishings that are a combination of art, design and visual architecture, as in the new Passepartout collection comprising seats and modular accessories that make for endless combinations. De Castelli at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023, ph. Mattia Romanut De Castelli's new products De Castelli's offerings are invariably surprising: the Airframe bookcase by Pio & Tito Toso with asymmetrical elliptical ring structure; the Folio table by Draw Studio featuring a composition of orthogonal tops in brushed brass sheet metal; the Monolìte architectural partition and the Sinestesia console by TipStudio; the sinuous Ripple cabinet by Marco Pisati; the Xilo coffee table with its Art Nouveau inspiration by the Delineo studio. Desalto, The Blue Chapter Desalto chooses blue, a color reminiscent of metal, to write a new chapter of its history: The Blue Chapter, under the new artistic direction of Francesco Rota. Among the innovations, the Heb table by Francesco Rota with a strongly industrial look. Desalto at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023, ph. Luca Quagliato Diabla and the outdoor Designed for outdoors, with a slender and almost irreverent line, Diabla presents the Cacao collection of sunbeds by Odosdesign, the Easy seating line by Rocio Gambì and the Plier chairs with their metal origami inspiration by Oiko Design Office. Fermob and the joie de vivre Fermob sees the garden as joie de vivre! Based on this philosophy, its collections embody color and a sturdy yet sustainable and ductile material such as aluminum. Among its novelties it presents Piapolo, consisting of two opposed cones: a choice of stool, coffee table, commode or container and the elegantly styled Surprising Rocking Chair. Diabla at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023, ph. courtesy Adrenalina at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023, ph. Ruggiero Scardigno Fermob at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023, ph. courtesy
Stories Designing outdoor spaces: parks and playgrounds to (re)discover From the new permanent installation by Parasite 2.0 in Piedmont to the skatepark outside the Centre Pompidou designed by the artist Raphaël Zarka and local architect Jean-Benoît Vétillard Serena Scarpello
Exhibitions Vases, carpets, plates, screens: the barometer of decoration The latest edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano confirmed the trend towards ornamentation, marking out contemporary living spaces. Celebrating its buzz in the name of expressive freedom. Giulia Zappa
Salone Selection The holiday library. 5 important books to savor tranquilly From Robert Wilson’s chairs to fables about the Castiglioni brothers. From the Compasso d’Oro to Beatrice Leanza’s thoughts and a bookazine on luxury. Essential reading for all those with a passion for the topic. Patrizia Malfatti
