Dior unveils Medallion chair exhibition
Christian Dior initially chosen the Louis XVI–model Medallion chair to seat friends at his vogue exhibits due to “sober, simple, and above all classic and Parisian” model, as he recounted in his memoirs. This season, Dior Maison collaborated with 17 artists to reinterpret the home’s signature chair for a particular exhibition. Participating designers Dimore Studio, Pierre Yovanavich, India Mahdavi, and others delighted exhibit guests with their far-flung takes on the standard furnishings piece.
Lisa Corti and Laboratorio Paravicini’s Veranda assortment.
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Lisa Corti and Laboratorio Paravicini debut the Veranda assortment
The spirit of Italian entertaining is alive and nicely within the new Veranda assortment, a collaboration between textile designer Lisa Corti and ceramics producer Laboratorio Paravicini. Striking, colourful ikats floor painterly camellias, gardenias, and peach blossoms all through the road, which incorporates desk linens and tabletop ceramics.
Arjumand’s World exhibits new gild and lacquer wall coverings
Arguably one of the vital charming cloth and wallpaper showrooms on this planet, Arjumand’s World is at all times a deal with to go to. Located on the slim, cobblestone-clad Via Santa Marta, the showroom is marked for Milan Design Week with a swath of cloth and palm leaves hanging above the door. Step inside to see Arjumand’s latest assortment, aptly named the Gold Collection, proven in temper-setting candlelight to spotlight the gild and lacquer wall masking’s interesting glimmer.
Artemest’s AQVA exhibition.
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Inspired by water, Artemest presents the Aqva exhibition
Italian design retailer Artemest tapped its spectacular checklist of artisans from throughout the nation to develop new items to be unveiled in unison in Milan. Art directed by Milanese structure agency Ciarmoli Queda Studio, the venture tasked every artist with utilizing water in some side of the design course of. From the Feng room divider by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna to the Cloud N.1 lamp by Biancodichina, it’s clear that the idea of water can tackle a contemporary which means within the fingers of a proficient artist.
La DoubleJ’s Milan flagship.
Photo: Filippo Bamberghi
La DoubleJ opens inaugural Milan flagship
Italian design guru JJ Martin unveiled her first flagship location in a 19th-century Milanese constructing on Via Sant Andrea. The store, which was designed by Milan-based agency Paolo Badesco, options La DoubleJ’s signature swing attire in a sample explosion of silks, velvets, and crepe de chines, plus the model’s whimsical house assortment of tabletop ceramics, Murano glassware, and textiles. Not to be missed is the downstairs Sacred Grotto, a studio painted by Romanian artist Aitch full of a jungle of spirit animals and goddesses.
