June 25, 2013

Marketscape: 8 Designers Make A Milan Statement



Poliform
PoliformHS


1. Designer:


Marcel Wanders


Product:

Mad


Standout:

Kooky on top, staid on the bottom, this one-armchair comes upholstered in fabric or leather with solid oak legs for

Poliform

.

UNStudio
Offecct


2. Designer:


UNStudio


Product:

Studio Twin Beam


Standout:

Nothing comes between these pairs of wool-covered chairs on steel bases except for a tiny tablet in MDF for

Offecct

.

SixE
PearsonLloyd


3. Designer:


PearsonLloyd Design


Product:

SixE


Standout:

Padded seats soften the plastic shells of these stackers, which are also available in sled-base or bar-stool versions for

Howe

.

Nadadora
Elephant


4. Designer:


Nadadora


Product:

Elephant


Standout:

Although thin, the copper legs capably carry a hefty bench upholstered in wool with an optional oak tray for

Sancal Diseño

.

Parrish Emeco
Konstantin Grcic


5. Designer:


Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design


Product:

Parrish


Standout:

Commissioned specifically for the new Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York, the chair is formed from sandblasted powder-coated recycled aluminum for

Emeco

.

Claesson Koivisto Rune
Kelly


6. Designer:


Claesson Koivisto Rune




Product:

Kelly


Standout:

Ellsworth Kelly’s color-field paintings inspired this trio of padded chairs on metal bases—the green E, the blue H, and the red L lounge not shown for

Tacchini

.

Ro
Jaime Hayon


7. Designer:


Jaime Hayon


Product:

Ro


Standout:

The Danish word for tranquillity, Ro, now refers to this one-and-a-half-seater, the shape of the 4-foot-high back inspired by the human body for Republic of

Fritz Hansen

.

Zaha Hadid
Serac


8. Designer:


Zaha Hadid Architects


Product:

Serac


Standout:

At 8 feet long, the cantilevering resin-quartz bench is as sculptural as it is functional for

LAB23

.


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