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live kitchen and the experiential in-

stallation by Airbnb (“a sensory expe-

rience for guests around the notion of

the shared table”) tomorrow morning?

This brings me to note that food is in-

creasingly part of the design world.

The Swedish furniture brand Hem

even did a mid-day Ice Cream Social!

Juxtaposition was a running theme

at Bottega Veneta, the next stop, as

well. Creative director Tomas Maier

presented the brand’s ultra-modern

woven sofas in a centuries-old palazzo

with exquisite frescoes on the walls.

The launch party made for perfect Ins-

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Salone del Mobile 2016 for me—the

cutting-edge framed by the vintage.

Next up at the Duvetica showroom

was a duality of a different kind: the

Murano-based glassware brand Carlo

Moretti’s rainbow-coloured pieces dis-

played against the stark minimalism of

Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s ar-

chitecture (Ando designed this Duveti-

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At the Swarovski launch the

next morning, to mark the

brand’s foray into the interior

space, Nadja Swarovski spoke

about her plans to invite de-

signers to explore the “non-

bling” aspect of crystals. True to the

brief, her roster of designers explored

ideas like combining crystal with mar-

ble (Aldo Bakker), printing on crystal

(Tomás Alonso) and presenting it in its

raw, uncut form (Fredrikson Stallard).

Going slightly off the map later in the

day, I was rewarded with the discovery

of an exciting Istanbul-based global

glassware brand, Nude, as part the

Wallpaper* exhibition. Another high-

light this year was the Hermès launch,

which had Mexican architect Mauricio

Rocha build a pavilion bang in the mid-

dle of the Teatro Vetra. It had taken

three weeks to construct, we were told,

and housed a new collection of furni-

ture by the Pritzker Prize-winning ar-

chitect Rafael Moneo.

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Milan Design Week was the spectacu-

lar exhibition of lights at the San Paolo

Converso, a former church where the

lighting designer Ingo Maurer show-

cased his collection of lights in a 16th-

century Baroque setting! ‘Something

old, something new’ could well have

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ROSSANA ORLANDI

Rossana Orlandi’s gallery, Spazio Orlandi,

is always a great place to discover

standout names, which this year included

the Kolkata-based design brand Scarlet

Splendour. Founded by Ashish Bajoria

and Suman Kanodia with the goal of

merging great design with luxury, the

brand presented a collection called

Terra by Italian designers Dario

Contessotto and Mirco Colussi.

‘50 MANGA CHAIRS’ BY NENDO

The prolifi c Japanese design studio

Nendo paid homage to their home

country with an installation inspired by

the iconography of Manga: sweat drops,

lightning, jumping and crying were just

some of the symbols evident through the

arrangement of 50 sophisticated stainless

steel chairs. For those who missed it,

the exhibition will be re-staged at the

New York gallery Friedman Benda from

September 8 to October 15.

TRIENNALE MILANO

The International Exposition of Triennale

Milano was back after a gap of 20 years.

The glorious 21st edition, titled Design

After Design, included highlights from

around the world—including the ‘gadda

throne’ by Gunjan Gupta from India.

The Palazzo dell’Arte (home to

Triennale museum) inaugurated

a standout exhibition titled

Rooms, an exploration of new

living concepts by Italian masters

and young designers. It includes

a geometrical prison-like room

by Alessandro Mendini and the

“world’s fi rst Internet of Things sofa”

by Carlo Ratti Associati.

It’s open to visitors until

September 12—don’t miss it.

—Cristina Piotti

Zanotta’s showcase of their

‘June’ chairs was set in a stark

grey space inspired by Piero

Bottoni’s iconic architecture

With a focus on

kitchens this year,

Valcucine presented

their ‘smart’ kitchens

For her

collaboration

with Swarovski,

the late Zaha

Hadid debuted

this imposing

crystal and metal

centrepiece, ‘Crista’

‘4 bulb table’

lamp, Scarlet

Splendour

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