| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_02 |
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1. SuperTex
Spline TEX surface
www.supertex.at
This constructive system works for architecture, furniture, and any other application, since it is a structure made out of a carbon fiber hose. It can be shaped in any form and span, and then is injected with a very strong resin, so you can get free-shaped elements in architecture and design. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_03 |
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2. Serralunga
Barceloniña
www.serralunga.com
Designed by Raffaella Mangiarotti, this is a great re-interpretation and simplification of Mies Van Der Rohe’s Barcelona Chair and Ottoman (shown) for outside. It is very colorful and fun, as well as elegant and different from any other outside furniture. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_08 |
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6. Unifor
KM Table by Jean Nouvel
www.unifor.it/eng/
This table is the perfect synthesis of simplicity and technology. Solid lumber planks are held together in tension by a sophisticated system of internal aluminum tie-rods. Incredible lengths can be achieved without sacrificing its lightness of form. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_09 |
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7. Younicos
Yill Mobile Energy Storage Unit
www.younicos.com
I’m fascinated by the concept and the questions this product poses about the future of power delivery. Essentially, it is a rechargeable battery housed in an elegant “hatbox on wheels” that stores enough energy to power a four-pack workstation for a couple of days. In a world of mobile workers, imagine being able to bring power anywhere. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_10 |
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8. Sisman
Super Sputnik Stool
www.sisman.de
This simple and stylish stool designed by a young independent German designer comes in several heights, many finish variations, and even some really creative slipcover options. This is a winner. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_11 |
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9. Ca’Onorai
Kimono
www.caonorai.it
I liked the idea of an easily specified, stylish touchdown station “in a box.” The Kimono has three basic parts: base, worksurface, and shroud. It provides a high degree of privacy when needed for concentration not collaboration. It could be used in an open work environment, in pre-function meeting areas, or even lobby and reception areas. The worksurface can be powered, but I’d skip the optional lighting around the base. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_12 |
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10. Tani Matsumura
WAFFT stool and table
www.tani-matsumura.jp
Another fine example of utilizing technology to inform and simplify a design, Tani Matsumura’s table and stool are made from a hybrid plywood, developed by the designer, which uses alternating layers of wood veneer and sheet aluminum to create a material that is very strong yet incredibly thin and lightweight. The stool and table almost seem to float, yet can handle the abuse of an office environment. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_14 |
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11. Driade
MT3 indoor/outdoor rocking chair
www.driade.com
Driade’s product offerings were unmatched at the show. There is no question that the furniture was stunning. The pieces were comfortable and functional as well as beautifully designed. I was most impressed by the MT3 Rocking Chair by Ron Arad. Constructed of molded polyethylene, it can be placed inside or outside (interior or exterior). What a unique shape! |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_15 |
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12. Raphael Charles
Multiple - modular low table
www.raphaelcharles.com
The ability for items to transform into multiple shapes or functions was a major theme at the show. Raphael Charles managed this concept without compromising aesthetics and created a product that is not only tactile, fun, and visually stunning, but also functional. These wooden magnetic cylinders can be manipulated into any form, yet in the end they remain a usable end table. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_16 |
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13. Tylka / Nawoj
Coffee Bench
www.coffeebench.pl
The Coffee bench designed by Karolina Tylka & Szymon Nawoj is a beautifully designed wooden sectional bench that has the ability to fold down per section to create a side tables. To be used in large projects such as airport lounges or a small intimate garden setting, the bench enables social interaction and yet transforms to define personal “I” space. |
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| Designers Rate: Milan Furniture Fair_17 |
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14. Nurus
Pitstop
www.nurus.com
Ece Selamoglu Yalim and Oguz Yalim have designed a solution that creatively bridges the gap, producing an environment that is private, yet interactive and open. As an office it offers privacy, electrical outlets, Internet access, an LCD screen, task lighting, and adjustable table height, all housed inside a walled canopy, with total flexibility to move anywhere within the office space. |
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