10 Must-Sees at the Salone del Mobile 2017

Probably the most important design fair in the world? The Salone del Mobile in Milan! We have compiled for you our ten must-sees this year.

Inside, there's room for up to three people. Filtered air and daylight penetrate the interior through the flexible, transparent outer skin. MINI

1st installation "New Spring" - COS x Studio Swine

WHAT: Flowers filled with mist that burst and evaporate as soon as they touch the skin - this is the ephemeral installation "New Spring" by Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves aka Studio Swine. Clearly, everyday is not going to be the case for the winners of the AD Design Award 2016!

WHEN: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Arti Cinema, Via Pietro Mascagni 8, 20122 Milano

2nd Norwegian Design Show "Everything is Connected"

WHAT: Straightforward and a bit enchanted: Norway's most talented designers, such as Anette Krogstad, Victoria Günzler, Sara Wright Polmar and Sverre Uhnger, show their new designs during the Salone del Mobile. The show "Everything is Connected" was curated this year by [Katrin Greiling](), the exhibition design was created by the Norwegian-Italian duo Kråkvik & D'Orazio.

WHEN: Tuesday to Sunday

WHERE: Ventura Design District, Via Massimiano 25, 20134 Milan

"Matchbox" by Sara Wright Polmar, "Bror" by Noidoi and "Skrin" by Marianne Andersen.

3. ecological living in a small space "Mini Living - Breathe"

WHAT: Three people in 30 square meters and that also as environmentally friendly as possible - not possible? The installation "Mini Living - Breathe" by New York architects SO-IL in cooperation with MINI shows how. The idea: the house as an active ecosystem. The flexible, transparent outer skin lets in not only sufficient daylight but also filtered air. Additional oxygen is produced by plants on the roof garden. Rainwater is also collected there in a well thought-out construction for further use.

WHEN: Tuesday to Sunday

WHERE: Via Tortona 32, 20144 Milan

Just ten meters high and three meters wide, but highly ecological: "Mini Living - Breathe" by architects SO-IL-

Inside, there is room for up to three people. Filtered air and daylight penetrate the interior through the flexible, transparent outer skin.

4th Danish design show "Mindcraft17"

WHAT: For the show "Mindcraft17" 18 talented Danish designers have thought about the theme "time". Great is the diversity of the designs. It ranges from the functional sun lounger made of Swedish pine by Eske Rex & Maria Mengel to the cerebral-poetic "Your Filfthy Tart" made of a ceramic-marble mix by Pernille Pontoppidan Pedersen. We are especially looking forward to minimalist designer duo Krøyer Sætter-Lassen - winners of the AD Design Awards 2016.

WHEN: Vernissage on Tuesday, 6 to 11 p.m.; then Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Chiostro Minore di San Simpliciano, Piazza Paolo VI 6, 20121 Milan

Modern-minimal and a touch of vintage: table "Plinth" by the winners of the AD Design Awards 2016 Krøyer Sætter-Lassen.

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5. new collection of "Atelier Swarovski Home"

WHAT: After its debut at last year's Salone, "Atelier Swarovski Home", the home furnishing line of the traditional Austrian brand, presents its new collection of home accessories. The paperweights, candle holders, vases, trays and boxes have all been created by designers and architects such as Studio Brynjar and Veronika, Andre Kikoski, Aldo Bakker and Tomás Alonso.

WHEN: Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Palazzo Crespi, Corso Venezia, 20, 20122 Milan

Ornament or utilitarian piece? The paperweight by Aldo Bakker for "Atelier Swarovski Home."

Breathtaking presentation: Swarovski Atelier presented the Home Collection in the Villa Crespi, to which one actually has no access.

6. cartel "Componibili" turns 50

WHAT: What would contemporary Italian design be without Kartell, without the plastic furniture and accessories from Milan? This year Kartell celebrates the 50th anniversary of the stacking system "Componibili" by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, but of course also novelties like the chair "Matrix" by Tokujin Yoshioka.

WHEN: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Fairground "Fiera Milano", Hall 20, Stand A15-B14, Strada Statale del Sempione, 28, 20017 Milan

Yes, the stacking system "Componibili" by Anna Castelli Ferrieri is really already 50 years old and is one of the first Kartell designs.

New entry: Tokujin Yoshioka presents his "Matrix Chair" made of acrylic resin for the first time in Milan.

7th installation "Connexions" - Sunbrella x Charles Pétillon

WHAT: "Connexions" is the name of the installation created by French artist Charles Pétillon for Sunbrella. On display are ten giant balloons that create an installation over four meters tall made of Sunbrella fabrics. We'll take you to the preview on our Instagram account!

WHEN: Tuesday through Sunday

WHERE: Superstudio Più, Stand 16, Via Tortona 27, Milan

Sunbrella manufactures all fabrics for the European market in the north of France - this is also where the pictures were taken.

The balloons - naked.

8th IKEA Festival - "Let's Make Room For Life"

WHAT: For the duration of the Salone, Ikea is taking over a warehouse in the former working-class and now creative district of Lambrate. On 3500 square meters, everything is under the sign of the "democratic design" of the Swedes for the duration of the Salone. In addition to morning yoga sessions and seminars, speakers will include Tom Dixon and Mette and Rolf Hay. Check out the full program here.

WHEN: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Officina Ventura, Via Ventura 14, 20134 Milan

Always follow the colorful festival posters: they lead to a warehouse where democratic design reigns for six days.

9. "More Rules for Modern Life" - ECAL exhibition

WHAT: "It's Only Furniture!" reads the catalog for the "More Rules for Modern Life" exhibition at Lausanne's ECAL design and art academy. As much as one would like to ascribe a higher meaning or a cultural significance to furniture - in the end, it remains nothing more than objects on which one sits, lies down, and moves back and forth. The 29 designs by the design students are not quite as simple as this statement. They oscillate between exuberant Memphis style and Scandinavian minimalism.

WHEN: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Spazio Orso 16, Via dell'Orso 16, 20121 Milan

Walking in Memphis: vase "Washi" by Yohanna Rieckhoff, coffee table "Clastic" by Iskander Guetta and tatami "Tapisse" by Marie Cornil.

10th collection "Objet Nomades" by Louis Vuitton

WHAT: Marcel Wanders, Patricia Urquiola, Atelier Oï, Nendo, the Campana brothers, Raw Edges and now, as of this year, India Mahdavi and Tokjin Yoshioka. The list of names for the Objet Nomades collection reads like a who's who of the design world. At this year's Salone, Louis Vuitton is now presenting ten new designs. This brings the collection, inspired by adventure and travel, to a total of 25 pieces.

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