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This limited edition is a celebration of the friendship and collaboration between Jean-Louis Dumas, the former president of Hermès, who died in May 2010, and Leica Camera AG.
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Our friend designer Ilse Crawford has done it again. She has created a stunning small “oasis” in central Stockholm situated in a former diplomat’s townhouse. Ett Hem – is a guest house with 12 rooms available for the selective guest that wants something more than a fancy “designer” hotel.
The guest house is designed to be a home of comfortable, simple luxury. A house with open fires, a well-stocked library, a welcoming courtyard, modern yet resonating with the spirit of its past.
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Thumbs up to Carole and Stefan for their collaborative project with BMW Group Design and the MINI design team on a concept car and installation that was presented during Salone del Mobile in Milan this year. With the clear signature of Scholten & Baijings the Concept Car was a playful and highly aesthetic interpretation of the themes of a MINI.
‘We propose to literally dissect MINI ONE, peel it like an onion, and then re-build it based on our vision and with our signature. the concept car will be created by combining these different layers into a whole,‘ explain Scholten & Baijings.
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Inspired by the notion of cultural exchange, celebrated Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino expresses a desire to reach beyond the confines of her own cultural realm. This limited edition series, originally designed by the internationally acclaimed Danish architect Børge Mogensen, reflects a unique cultural interplay between Danish Modernism and Japanese aesthetics. The result is a compelling series of cabinets adorned with Junko Koshino’s refined and exclusive signature gold leaf graphics, which are produced in close collaboration with Japanese gold leaf company Hakuichi, Japan.
Mogensen X Junko Koshino cabinets are produced by Stellar Works and was launched during Salone del Mobile 2012 in Milan.
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OeO Creative Director Thomas Lykke live on Monocle 24 talking to Tyler Brûlé and Hugo Macdonald about Stellar Works, a new design brand that presents their cross-culturally inspired design universe at this year’s Milan International Furniture Fair.
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Launch of Hallingdal 65 by Kvadrat during Salone Internazionale del Mobile, 17-22 April at Jil Sander showroom, via Luca Beltrami 5, 20121 Milan.
7 renowned curators
32 talented designers
1 iconic textil
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