Marketscape: 8 Designers Make A Milan Statement
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.