Boat International - May 2018

DESIGN REPORT

PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES; ALAMY; ALESSANDRO RUSSOTTI, COURTESY O

F SALONE DEL MOBILE, MILANO

fter cutting her teeth in New

York at Loro Piana, Giulia

Molteni returned to Italy in

2007 to join Gruppo Molteni, the high-

end interior design and furnishings firm founded by her

grandparents, Angelo and Giuseppina. Currently marketing

and communications director for the company’s residential

brands, Molteni&C and Dada, Molteni has been attending

Salone since she was a child (her grandfather was also one of

the fair’s founders) and the brand has showcased at every

edition since the inaugural 1961 event.

The 2018 fair will see a slew of new products from the

company, including a furniture collaboration with designer

Francesco Meda and a re-edition of a classic Gio Ponti table,

Molteni’s picks in

Milan include Nobu,

aboveright,andthe

La Triennale museum,

bottom right

Giulia Molteni

Marketing and communications

director, Molteni&C and Dada

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as well as a new furniture system for Molteni&C

and kitchen concept for Dada by artistic director

Vincent Van Duysen.

The unmissable event: The oicial opening dinner

Must visit: Rossana Orlandi gallery, a great

space to see up-and-coming artists; La Triennale

museum in Parco Sempione; Living Nature

exhibition on sustainable design in the Piazza

del Duomo

Best Salone discovery: A few years ago I spotted

lighting designer Ron Gillard and introduced him

to my father. He’d never done

furniture before but I loved his

aesthetic and now he is one of

our most prestigious designers.

Eat: After a long day I head to

the Armani-designed Nobu for

fine dining, or to Sibilla on Via

Mercato for great pizza

Unwind: I always take three

days of and head to the seaside

with my family. I won’t see

my children all week so it’s

lovely to have some quality time

with them

Four leading figures in the world of design tell

Zöe Dickens what Salone del Mobile means to them

My Salone

Salone special

“It just keeps

geting bigger

and bigger. It’s a

hugely important

week for Milan

thanks to the

number of global

brands that host

dinners and

exhibitions in the

city to coincide

with the fair”

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