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Metropolis's 7 Top Picks from Salone del Mobile

Lila Allen,

There was no shortage of beautiful and cutting-edge design at this year's Salone del Mobile, which just concluded in Milan.

Cosentino and Riva 1920 Team Up for the Ultimate, Swiss Army Knife Vanity

Lila Allen,

The new DeKauri Vanity combines a cabinet, sink, mirror, and fixtures into a single show-stopping piece of furniture.

MIT, Steelcase to 3D Print Custom Designs on Demand

Ken Shulman,

In its quest to create the ultimate customizable furniture, Steelcase teamed up with MIT to develop a new digital fabrication technology.

The Art of Engineering Bubbles: An Interview with Studio Swine

Paul Makovsky,

Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine discuss their tremendously popular Salone del Mobile installation and the future of their practice.

At Bolon, Technology Looms Large

Avinash Rajagopal,

With expanded technological capabilities, Bolon makes a bold move toward customizable flooring.

Rockwell Reveals First Furniture Collection at Milan

Dora Vanette,

Rockwell Group has designed a "fluid" 14-piece furniture collection, Valet, set to debut at the Salone del Mobile 2016.

A Light Fixture Tailored to the Physiology of the Human Eye

Avinash Rajagopal,

A glass globe bristling with colorful tubes, architect Philippe Rahm’s Spectral Light for Artemide looks less like a lamp and more like something from the set of Star Trek.

All the Standouts from This Year's Top Design Events

Metropolis Editors,

The finest objects, lighting, furniture, and textiles shown at design events around the world this year

Design Needs to Rid Itself of the "Obsession of the New"

Hella Jongerius & Louise Schouwenberg,

In a manifesto timed to Salone del Mobile in Milan, designer Hella Jongerius and theorist Louise Schouwenberg set a new course for twenty-first-century design.