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 !!
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.
Marsotto’s key designers over the past 5 years – namely Studio Irvine, Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic, Naoto Fukasawa and Ross Lovegrove, and now Philippe Nigro – have interpreted the “Working with Marble” concept with absolute originality, designing fresh and innovative objects to fit the necessities of contemporary work life.