Milan’s Salone del Mobile 2020 is officially cancelled
27 March 2020: With Italy still in the stranglehold of the Coronavirus pandemic, Fiera Milano has announced that the 2020 Salone del Mobile is cancelled in the interest of public safety.
Piero Lissoni designs modular Dock seating system for B&B Italia
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has created a modular sofa system for B&B Italia, which can be reconfigured with 84 different components. Presented at this year's Salone Del Mobile furniture fair in Milan, the Dock seating system is designed so that it can be assembled in numerous variations to suit different people's needs.
Up 5_6 by B&B:the icon of the icons is fifty years old
An icon among icons, the Up armchair by B&B Italia is one of the most well-known and familiar pieces on the international design scene. Since its launch it became a symbol of Italian design as a well as an authentic cultural and political icon.
Note Design Studio champions closed-loop sustainability with Formations installation
Stockholm-based Note Design Studio worked with the brand to design the colours and patterns of the material, and then designed the Milan installation to show some of the many ways it can be used. The result is a room filled with 24 towering columns, featuring colourful speckled surfaces and topped with an assortment of 3D shapes.