Milan's 'Salone del Mobile' Makes Way for Freak Furniture

April 23, 2009 at 9:23 AM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

This week in Milan, lamps will looks like water droplets and couches will resemble dropcloths; that's right, it's the modern furniture show called Salone del Mobile, which attracts design gurus and international press through the 27th of April. An annual event which could be called the Fashion Week of the interior furnishings world, the Salone turns the city itself into something of a canvas, as artists as well as brands use major streets, like the swish Via Montenapoleone pictured above, to broadcast their presence.

Most of the crazy furniture you'll see on design blogs and in showrooms for the next season are being revealed in these few days, and of course colorful characters like Karim Rashid and Marcel Wanders, and big brands like Kartell and Vitra, are out to kick butt and take names with their dramatic new products. Frankly, we enjoy reading coverage of the Salone for the freak furniture that comes out of it; like, who is going to buy some of this stuff? Hotel lobbies and model condos, that's who.

In any case, if you're a fan of interior design or just happen to be in Milan this week and want to avoid the well-coiffed masses tooling around town with their Moleskine notebooks open, check out the Twitter feeds of Salone veterans @MoCoLoco and @Dwell. Don't forget Jaunted's own Twitter, @Jaunted, even though we'll only be at the Salone in spirit.

Related Stories:
· Salone del Mobile Coverage [MocoLoco]
· Salone del Mobile News [Wallpaper]
· Belgrade Opens a Communist Supermarket Redux [Jaunted]
· DesignTravel Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: MocoLoco]

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