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Furniture
1 Nice and New: Tom Dixon's 2008 Collection
Milan
2 Cool Idea: Kartell/Philippe Starck Topiary Garden
Milan
3 Scenes From the Milan International Furniture Fair
Love It or Hate It
4 Love It or Hate It? Ermanno Scervino Chair
Art
5 Which Italian Fashion House Went Craft Punk in Milan?
Moschino
6 Home Away From Home: Maison Moschino
Italian fashion house Moschino is testing out its style skills in the wonderful world of interiors with its brand new Maison Moschino hotel in Milan. Set in an 1840 neoclassical building and former train station, the hotel was designed by the label's creative director, Rossella Jardini, along with its art director Jo Ann Tan, and fully restored with respect to its original façade. Much like Read more
A luxury Italian fashion house put the design process on display at Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile, asking up-and-coming designers to create objects of art and furnishings using materials discarded from the label's production process, including leather, fabrics, plastic elements, and metal hardware. You never knew your baguette could become a sculpture for your home, did you? Read more
This chair, which is featured at the 2009 Milan International Furniture Fair, is part of the Ermanno Scervino Home collection. Made of horn and what appears to be woven rope, it's definitely rocking a rugged/refined vibe. Still, something about it doesn't quite sit right with me. Your thoughts? Source Love It or Hate It? Ermanno Scervino Chair Love it Hate it Read more
What I wouldn't give to be in Milan right now! For the next week, if you're lucky enough to be traveling in the area, you should stop by the 48th Milan Furniture Fair, which features the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the Milan Lighting Fair, and the SaloneSatellite, which features creative new talent in the design world. Many designs that I've featured here are featured in the fair, including Read more
As part of Milan Design Week 2008, Kartell installed seven 13-foot-tall topiary sculptures depicting a selection of its best known outdoor products at the Triennale Garden in Milan. The super-sized shrubs included a giant Dr. No chair, Victoria Ghost chair, Bubble Club chair, La Boheme stool, and Mr. Impossible chair, all designed by Philippe Starck. Starck announced in March that he will retire Read more
Source What Place Do You Think Has the Most Stylish Inhabitants? California. So laid back. New York: I love the urban vibe. Paris — Chic, chic, and more chic. Milan. Bellissima! London. The land of punk rock. Tokyo's people are futuristic and so ahead of the times. Rio de Janeiro . . . they're sexy and colorful. Other — do tell! Read more
British designer Tom Dixon, who brought you one of my August Must-Haves, has unveiled his 2008 collection, a range of new lighting and furniture, which was on show until yesterday at Superstudio Più in Milan during the Milan Design Week. Some of his new works include his Slab Bench and Chairs, as well as additions to his Copper and Mirrorball collections. The collection, called A Bit of Rough, Read more
This week all of the fashion lovers headed to Italy for Milan Fashion Week. There certainly weren't as many shows as in New York or London, but all kinds of stars and celebs still showed up to support some of their favorite big name designers. Out of these three looks from Dolce and Gabbana, Pucci and Gucci, which runway hairstyle do you think looks bene? Source Which Italian Read more
My girl FabSugar has been doing her thing at New York Fashion Week and I was expecting to see some less skinny models this time around since other major fashion weeks took action against using super skinny models. Turns out, not so much the case in NYC. In fact it seems like no one was even talking about it... Last season it was a big deal (or so I thought) when reports said that the Council of Read more
When I board the subway at night after a long, hard day of work, I relish the opportunity to sit in silence with myself. Nothing would irk me more than having to ignore the commotion caused by a pole-dancing Catwoman armed with a boom box. Sound unlikely? Think again, because Milan has got it going on. A young twenty-something lap dancer has cornered a new market: late night travelers of public Read more
