


Tech Invasion
Tech brands will be making a big impression at this year’s design week, with Google making its Milan debut, and both Panasonic and Dassault Systèmes planning big events. A key topic for all three of these companies is how digital devices can become part of a healthy lifestyle. Google is working with trend forecaster Li Edelkoort on an exhibition investigating how electronic devices of the future could become more tactile. Memphis-era Influence The iconic style of the Memphis Group is a reference that we have been witnessed in some interior design project, but now it is present in the best home accessories brands. Bethan Laura Wood for Bitossi Ceramiche’s new collection for Bitossi visited the Historical Archive of Bitossi Ceramiche, which is an endless source of decorative themes and colors. Bethan creates an expressive pattern rhythm of graphic shapes and flowing lines Colorful Rugs Rugs are each year are holding a special attention. Famous names of design are a collaboration with the rugs brands adding their special signature. DIMORESTUDIO For the collection for Golran, this disposition is reflected in a new way, a compelling contrast is established between baroque references and monochromatic, essential, precious inserts and the frequent nods to contemporary art. Retro Nostalgia It’s not unusual for furniture designers and brands to reference the past in their collections, but 2018 looks set to be the year that retro designs take center stage. Ahead of Milan, the Dutch entrepreneur and former Moooi co-founder Casper Vissers have just launched a new design brand called Revised, evoking styles from the early 20th century. Recycled Materials With the environmental impact of waste plastic now a major global concern, many designers have started exploring the potential for recycling this material, and have come with an array of imaginative solutions. We expect to see a wide variety of these on show all over Milan. Japanese designer Kodai Iwamoto will showcase vases made using a technique he calls plastic blowing.