James Irvine, who recently died ( Feb, 2013 ) at the age of 54, was recognised as the design world’s ” Unofficial cultural attaché in Milan ”
This is the story of a ” love affair ” which grew to become one of the key “unofficial cultural events within the Salone each year”
James Irvine: an Englishman in Milan – A tribute to the designer and to the relationship with Milan.
This project is a homage to the designer James Irvine who died suddenly and unexpectedly, in Milan in 2013
Curated by Maria Cristina Didero and Marco Sammicheli, the pieces on display were chosen from James’s studio and personal collections, precisely because they are tied to Milan, and able to tell that special relationship made of small habits, meetings and collaborations that Irvine had established with Milan.
Self taught artist James Ettelson (age 26), is one of Australia’s emerging modern contemporary painters….
Industrial Design Graduate, Ed Linacre, is on top of the world this morning with the…
The iconic Bar Basso is known for its long history within the Milanese community.
It lights up with a celebratory atmosphere that becomes explosive and irresistible, when Milan hosts its most important cultural events, such as the Salone and the Fiera dell’Arte.
The Unofficial watering hole for design insiders during the Salone is Bar Basso
Bar Basso is remembered the late and great James Irvine with a new gin and tonic glass designed by Michael Young.
Maurizio Stochetto & the Bar Basso created a cocktail glass in James’ memory to honour the legendary friendship that was formed – in the wee hours of the morning, over a Negroni or 2 !!
William Mitchell, Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, and Lawrence D. Burns have created blueprints for transforming the current automobile landscape into one that’s more appropriate for our social, city-based, interactive society.
Design Inpirations “Architecture is a thing of art, a phenomenon of the emotions, lying outside…
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This year, Dixon brings up Multiplex – bringing together design, technology, fashion, film and interiors to explore how the future of retail might look, sound, smell, taste and feel.
At Teatro Manzoni he presented the collection of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
Lighting becomes theatrical Up & UP in-Line outdoor offer a range of waterproof, recessed floor luminaires for interior and exterior use.
For the 2013 Salone , De Padova presented the masterful Donzella armchair by Michele De Lucchi and the multi facetted Deck seating system by Luca Nichetto.
The beautiful showroom installation was conceived by JoAnn Tan, and video installation by 5e6.
For ‘The Room of Change’ Accurat created a 30-meters-long hand-crafted data-tapestry illustrating how multiple aspects of our environment have changed in the past centuries, how they are still changing, and how they will likely continue changing, addressing many of the topics presented in the exhibition.
With this installation, Accurat questions a communication made only of data and numbers and suggests a change of scale and perspective.