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WRITER: ROSA BERTOLI

Visitors to Wallpaper’s Holy Handmade exhibition

at last year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan were taken

by a millennial pink storm when they discovered

Marc Ange’s ‘Le Refuge’. This large pink daybed, shaded

by pink metal palm fronds, fast became the fair’s

most Instagrammed piece, adding pure fun to a week

dedicated to serious furniture and design. The piece

then travelled to the US, where it was displayed first at

LA’s Beverly Hills Hotel and then at the Faena Hotel in

Miami Beach, again in collaboration with Wallpaper*,

but this time for Design Miami. Perched on a plinth

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OF MARC ANGE’S

‘LE REFUGE’ DAYBED

clad in tiles evoking a cloudy sky, with the sea as a

dramatic backdrop, it offered a different perspective on

Ange’s daybed. Here it was out of reach and surrounded

by the designer’s latest creation, a series of arachnid-

inspired chairs that counterbalanced the playful mood

of the pink centrepiece. Instagram became the medium

of choice for anyone who came into contact with the

installation, and the plethora of images that appeared

on the photo-sharing site offered all manner of angles

and takes on its unmistakably pop aesthetic. ∂

bloomroomstudio.com; theinvisiblecollection.com

‘Le Refuge’ daybed, by Marc Ange, for The Invisible Collection

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