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Daniel Freitag on confessing sustainable design sins

The fashion label co-founder talks about how their presentation at Milan Salone was designed to kickstart a debate about the industry's sustainable...

Fashion : Sustainability : Milan Salone

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Four key themes from Milan Design Week 2019

At this year’s Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers showed how societies’ physical and emotional needs are changing, and that positive...

Sustainability : Milan Salone : Technology

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Milan 2019: AI and robotics come to life at Sony exhibition

At Milan Design Week 2019, Sony presents a future in which AI and robotics forge empathetic connections with humans.

Design : Milan Salone : Robotics

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Inclusive gaming and fashion blurs with dating

Xbox caters for the physically impaired, Helmut Lang facilitates online dating, Iceland pledges to plastic-free packaging.

Technology : Fashion : Food

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The essential Milan Salone 2018 Debrief

Designers at this year’s Milan Salone del Mobile Internazionale stayed away from political messages, instead focusing on issues such as pollution, ...

Milan Salone : Design : Retail

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Sound-generating glass at Milan Salone and teaching kids about blockchain

AGC develops a new form of glass, Pigzbe educates kids on cryptocurrency, The Student Hotel expands to student accommodation.

Hospitality : Finance : Milan Salone 2018

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Issey Miyake’s take on new technologies, a THC-laced beer

Issey Miyake explores identity through technology, Nendo endorses Japanese manufacturing at Milan Salone 2018, Blue Moon founder creates cannabis b...

Drinks : Youth : Workplace

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The latest from Milan Salone 2018, the unrealistic beauty ideals of Instagram

Puma experiments with biodesign, Dassault Systèmes explores the Age of Experience at Milan Salone 2018 and Cybersmile fights against digital trolling.

Milan Salone 2018 : Retail : Adidas

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Designers engineer future climates at Milan Salone 2018, convenience retail picks up in Asia

Panasonic shifts from products to experiences and Carlo Ratti rethinks climate-control at Milan Salone 2018, Sir Hotels moves beyond accommodation.

Health : Hospitality : Retail

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Milan Salone 2017: Butchering the future

Milan – Designer Carolien Niebling has re-invented the humble sausage in a bid to prepare humanity for a future protein shortage.

Milan Salone 2017 : Food Futures : Whole-system Thinking

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Milan Salone 2017: Lessons for living

Milan – The inaugural Ikea Festival at Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile aims to redefine what contemporary living spaces could be.

Milan Salone 2017 : IKEA : Milan Salone

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Milan Salone 2017: Intimate recommendations

Milan – Airbnb has collaborated with Cabana magazine founder Martina Mondadori Sartogo to produce a series of distinctly Milanese experiences.

Milan Salone 2017 : Airbnb : Hospitality

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Milan Salone 2017 Preview: Life cycles

Milan – Age of Man explores humanity’s destructive impact on the earth as a new geological era.

Milan Salone 2017 : Whole-system Thinking : Product Design

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Milan Salone 2017 Preview: Modular living

Milan – Ikea will explore the changing functionality of the living room in its Let’s Make Room for Life festival.

Ikea : Let’s Make Room For Life Festival : Milan Salone 2017

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Milan Salone 2016: Motion capture

Milan – Automotive brand Lexus is showing a series of kinetic structures and installations designed by Studio FormaFantasma.

Lexus : Studio FormaFantasma : Milan Salone

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Milan Salone 2016: Conversation pieces

Milan – A group exhibition by design collective Envisions presents experimental material samples to inspire the manufacturing industry.

Envisions : Ventura Lambrate : Studio Truly Truly

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Milan Salone 2016: Lexicons of luxury

Milan – Swiss gallery NOV has put out an open call to young emerging designers to propose new definitions of luxury.

Spazio Rossana Orlandi : NOV : Luxury

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Milan Salone 2016: Elemental eats

Milan – The Restaurant by Caeserstone and Tom Dixon aims to provide a context to show design away from the white pillars and homogenised ...

The Restaurant : Tom Dixon : Arabeschi Di Latte

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Milan Salone 2016: Subversive dreamers

Milan – Can objects dream? Students from the Media & Interaction Design course at ECAL consider the hidden aspects of everyday products.

ECAL : Media & Interaction : When Objects Dream

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Milan Salone 2016 Preview: Sense of movement

Milan – Nike has invited 10 multidisciplinary designers to get creative with its Flyknit trainer.

Milan Salone : NikeLab : Flyknit Superfly

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Milan Salone 2016 Preview: Dull desking

Milan – Dutch furniture brand Lensvelt’s latest collection is designed to be uninteresting in a bid to help workers concentrate.

Lensvelt : Milan Salone : Boring Collection

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Milan Salone 2016 Preview: Brand tales

Milan – Veuve Clicquot has teamed up with Fabrica to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its first design invention.

Veuve Clicquot : Fabrica : Milan Design Week

Design Directions

#PhotoBooth

Pouting, airbrushing, contouring and adding a sun-drenched filter to create a glamorous character in our own daily social media drama. The act of...

Selfie : ECAL University Of Art And Design Lausanne : Milan Salone

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Take a breath

Milan – LS:N Global paid a visit to the Fabrica research centre in Treviso, Italy, to hear about the preparation for FUHA, its latest collaborati...

Fabrica : FUHA : Milan Salone

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Energies Unseen

Milan – In anticipation of the Energies Unseen exhibition at this year’s Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile, LS:N Global caught up with designe...

Marjan Van Aubel : Current Window : Milan Salone 2015