Imm, always more international

Imm cologne/LivingKitchen drew to a close on Sunday (20 January 2019) with excellent results. A total of 150,000 visitors - including estimates for the final day of the events - made their way to Cologne to be inspired by the interior design worlds and kitchen showcases on display. With 52 per cent of trade visitors coming from abroad, the...

Different languages

Launched during the Salone del Mobile 2018, Golran has presented at Maison & Objet Garden of Eden, created by India Mahdavi, and Hunua by Piero Lissoni: collections of carpets that speak languages that are different, but equally effective. Without forgetting Memories, by the Florentine designer and artist Isabella Sodi. The series of carpets designed by India Mahdavi, with the artistic direction...

Sanlorenzo, Italian Once Again

It is a time of change at Sanlorenzo. The company, famous for its line of yachts and super-yachts, is once again fully Italian. In 2013 the Chinese group Sundiro Holding purchased 23% of the company’s shares with the agreement that it would support its partner in the construction of boats (not of the Sanlorenzo brand) under 20 meters long...

New York City celebrates design

The annual event that next May will transform New York into a hub dedicated to the culture of design is unveiled in a dense programme, a celebration of creativity involving galleries, stores, museums, schools, districts: from WantedDesign to ICFF, from Times Square in Soho, from NoMad to Brooklyn. Presented at the Parsons School of Design in Manhattan by NYCEDC...

A vision of excellence

Inspired by the masonry architecture of New York, in 2019 the 130 William residential tower will inaugurate in Manhattan a high end vision of living, among Italian marble, exquisite materials and custom made in Italy furnishings. In an ingenious marriage between tradition, the avant-garde and magnificence It is an audacious 66-storey architectural wonder that will soar in Lower Manhattan, 130...

Refined elegance  

Porada does not forget its origins, on the contrary, they underpin the launch of new products. “Everything comes from the love of wood” is the memorable slogan on the pages of the company’s website. Looking at the company’s stand at Maison&Objet, this material is finding new life and is the essence of four articles of furniture, Argo, Quadrifoglio, Tony...

The Contemporary Boudoir

The name suggests intimacy and encourages a degree of discretion. The atmosphere within 9Confidentiel, a new 5-star hotel in Paris’s 4th arrondissement, fully embodies the two concepts. Also, or rather especially, through the formal language chosen by Philippe Starck who oversaw the project, from its development to its construction. The location, in the heart of the poetic Le Marais, certainly...

Jannelli&Volpi gets a makeover

Jannelli&Volpi is one of the most well-known companies in the world of wallpaper. The company’s collaborations with other brands are important and varied, much like its own internal line of products. The new website brings together everything about the company, from its history and concept to the latest developments and, obviously, products. A simple and elegant style characterises the pages...

Living Divani & Porro, a view of the Seine

500 square meters spread out on two floors overlooking the Seine: the Living Divani&Porro store couldn’t have asked for a better view. The new space reopens its doors after a thorough restyling, presenting a constellation of products from the latest collections as well as some of the brands’ best sellers. Visitors are welcomed by Porro’s Mirror Table mirrors with incorporated...

Gaze looking toward young China

The Rising Talent Awards is one of the most important and anticipated events of Maison&Objet. Organised with the collaboration of DesignChain, it offers young designers a launch pad to make themselves known throughout the world by showing their works. In the past the protagonists of the competition have been dedicated to aspiring designers from the United Kingdom, Italy and Lebanon,...