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https://www.instagram.com/sophlew_says/ Putting together our 2024 Milan special felt similar to the pace of Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile.Milano itself, with its back-to-back lineup of installations, events, product releases and designer conversations. First, we asked design commentators Karen McCartney and David Harrison to distil the essence of the week with their 50 highlights – from the most memorable visits to lesser-known products and collaborations. Karen also caught up with renowned Italian architect, artist and interior designer Vincenzo de Cotiis in his gallery exhibition, Archaeology of Consciousness, and David sat down with Spanish architect David Lopez Quincoces nearly a decade after their first interview. While on the ground, I spoke to Belgian architect and Molteni&C creative director Vincent Van Duysen, Milanese creative duo and 6:AM Glassworks founders Edoardo Pandolfo and…
KAREN McCARTNEY & DAVID HARRISON Karen McCartney is est living’s editorial advisor, known for her work in the world of interiors and architecture, with an impressive resume that spans print, digital media and publishing. Life partner David Harrison has been a design journalist for 25 years after switching careers from film and television to interior styling and design writing. Together, the prolific design commentators share their 50 Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile. Milano highlights. @mccartneyk @designdaily LILLIE THOMPSON Melbourne photographer Lillie Thompson’s signature approach to light, mood and composition can be seen across her portfolio of still life, architecture, design, interiors and portraiture. Recognised as one of the ’99 Women Breaking the Bias in Design’, Lillie’s appreciation of space and design took her to Milan to photograph architect…
https://reisinger.studio Design commentators Karen McCartney and David Harrison visited the villas, the installations, the Palazzos and the showrooms to bring you the very best of Milan Design Week 2024.…
Alcova Villa Bagatti Valsecchi Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 48, 20814 Varedo MB, Italy Showing two new wallpaper collections created by interior stylist Colin King, Calico Wallpaper presented Monument, an open diamond-shaped form that rivalled Villa Bagatti Valsecchi’s six-metre high ceilings. The wallpapers 'Nuance' and 'Perception' could be viewed in full in both shadow and direct natural light so that the subtle variations in tone and surface qualities could be fully appreciated. https://estliving.com/product/calico-wallpaper-perception-patina/…
https://estliving.com/product/studiodanielk-onda-armchair/ https://estliving.com/product/studiodanielk-joia-floor-lamp Alcova Villa Bagatti Valsecchi Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 48, 20814 Varedo MB, Italy Marrying a Brazilian approach to wood with classical materials found in Italian architecture, Polish designer Daniel Kolodziejczak and Costa Rican Diana Arce formed StudioDanielK in Milan in 2023. 'Antechamber' is their first collection and consists of lights, furniture, mirrors, and a candelabra in editions of 12, made from smoked eucalyptus, blackened steel and exotic stones.…
https://estliving.com/product/pet-lamp-gurunsi-round/ Alcova Villa Bagatti Valsecchi Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 48, 20814 Varedo MB, Italy Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón (ACdO) and the team at PET Lamp brought the architecture of northern Ghana to Milan with the 'Frafra Tapestry' and 'PET Lamp Gurunsi'. Based on drone shots of traditional Ghanese Frafra village compounds, the woven artwork and light installation were entirely made from elephant grass by Bolgatanga weavers using traditional basketry techniques.…
