New Talent: MUT Design Creates Furniture That Merges Play and Function
The Valencia, Spain-based studio brought a distinctly Mediterranean style to this year's Das Haus, which artfully launched a wide array of their furnishings.
Salone del Mobile
8 of Our Favorite Designs from Euroluce
At the Milanese fair, the marriage of technological advancement and design innovation was on full display with literal major wattage.
Google Used Sensors to Connect Neurology and Aesthetics at Milan Design Week
The tech giant’s installation, A Space for Being, studied visitors’ neurological responses to different interiors. The project was a collaboration with architect Suchi Reddy, furniture brand Muuto, and John Hopkins University International Arts + Mind Lab.
A 3D-Printed Installation, Made With Sustainable Bioplastics, Debuts at Milan Design Week
Fashion brand COS commissioned the 3.2-ton structure, which was designed by London-based architect Arthur Mamou-Mani.
9 Exciting (Non-Salone!) Things to See and Do While in Milan
Heading to Milan but want to escape the Salone del Mobile bubble? Metropolis has put together this diverse list of activities, exhibitions, and local destinations.
7 Releases We're Excited to See at Salone del Mobile
The 58th edition of the Salone del Mobile is a veritable menagerie of furnishings.
Preview What's in Store for Salone del Mobile 2019
The show will honor Renaissance master Leonardo Da Vinci—who passed away 500 years ago this year—with a series of installations. Multiple brands will also be echoing Da Vinci's humanistic ideas.
Metropolis's 7 Top Picks from Salone del Mobile
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
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
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
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
With expanded technological capabilities, Bolon makes a bold move toward customizable flooring.
Rockwell Reveals First Furniture Collection at Milan
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
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
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"
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.
How Economic Bust Has Redefined the Value of High Design
An Italian design legend considers the positive effects that the world’s financial crisis has had on luxury design.
All the Standouts from 2014's Top Design Events
All the standouts from a year's worth of international design events
Milan Recap: The Designs that Shined at This Year's Fair
The industry's top talents and voices list their picks from Milan 2014.
Doshi Levien's Rabari Rugs Play with Tradition
The designer duo's new flatweave rug collection is the result of a truly global process.
