Category Archives: Furniture

Diary: Milan Design Week (part 3)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

This is the last installment, pardon the delay – lots of visiting designers and design events to cover the past week. Day 5 was a lovely, sunny day, so I did some city exploring on my way to the Museo … Continue reading →

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Diary: Milan Design Week (part 2)

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Day 3: Milan Fairgrounds, Rho. Back to finish the design halls, then Eurocucine. Happy Britto chairs by Infiniti Roche Bobois Gufram’s iconic chairs, like the Bocca by Salvador Dali, were wired with counters to see which got sat on the … Continue reading →

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Diary: Milan Design Week (part 1)

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Day 1: Press preview day. Met SH, a Milan Fair veteran, in luxury furniture brand B&B Italia’s flagship store on Via Durini. I shadowed her as much as I can so I wouldn’t get lost. From Via Durini we headed … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Unhappy Hipsters

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

They’d rather read magazines than talk to each other. Ironically, one of my go-to sites when I need a good laugh during deadline week is Unhappy Hipsters, which makes fun of photos published in design and shelter magazines. Today we … Continue reading →

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Eye candy at the Milan Fair

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

So now that the Milan Fair report’s been out on newsstands, I can write about the stuff that caught my eye… which, of course, is all about color! New hues of Fabio Novembre’s Nemo for Driade were launched this year, … Continue reading →

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Fair Favorites

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Can I just say? It was really fun seeing the International Furniture Fair Singapore and not having to report on it this year. We’ve been reporting year in and year out since we moved to Singapore (half a decade ago … Continue reading →

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