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7 trends spotted at Milan Design Week 2023
From 17 to 23 April 2023, the new edition of Milan Design Week took place. As always, the streets of the Italian capital were abuzz with inspiring creations and scenographies. Brands, designers and publishers revealed their new products, took over the city’s emblematic addresses and unveiled timeless installations especially for the occasion.
Throughout the show, GOODMOODS spotted a thousand and one trends in the air of time: glossy resin pieces, ODNI (Unidentified Design Objects), untameable leather, atmo-spherical shapes… Here is a look at 7 trends that marked this major international design event.
Gloss sublimateur
Uma Ⓒ Agnese Bedini / Piercarlo Quecchia / Dsl Studio
Lacquered furniture could well be the trend of the year 2023! Known for its protective and sublimating properties, this resinous material brings an invigorating patina to any surface it comes into contact with in a flash. During Milan Design Week, Studioutte, Studiopepe, Montrum Studio and Uma presented seats that were as brilliant as they were functional. From bamboo to wood to plastic, the three studios played with materials to create pieces of furniture that are disconcertingly soft.
Atmo-sphères
The Bulb lamp by Adrian Cruz Ⓒ The Rocha Gallery
In paper mache, glass or metal, spheres are making their way into designers' creations. This year, Gubi has created TEN, an exhibition that pays tribute to GamFratesi's flagship chair: the Bettle. For the occasion, artist Frank Maria has created "Reel Beetle in Epoxy", a paper chair that represents the spherical exoskeleton of an ancient Egyptian beetle. The Bulb lamp by designer Adrian Cruz captures attention with its crystal resin bulb. Axel Chay uses three rounded supports to hold his geometric flowerpot available from 13 Desserts.
Nature inspirante
Carwan Gallery © Filippo Telaro
Since the dawn of time, nature has been a great source of inspiration for impressionist painters and other avant-garde designers. To celebrate the arrival of the warm weather, Carwan Gallery and designer Robert Stadler have presented OMG-GM, a collection of seven vitamin-rich pieces of furniture in which fruit and vegetables are at the centre of the design. The mood changes with Loewe and the patterns of its raffia chair, which represents the fly agaric, a hallucinogenic mushroom. The Danish gallery Tableau also presented "Citrus Saker", the polymorphic citrus fruit holder by designer Gert Wessels, during Milan Design Week.
Cuir indomptable
Stool Gaar by Nareg Krikorian Ⓒ Courtesy of Nareg Krikorian
Both resistant and aesthetic, leather is one of the natural materials that marked Milan Design Week. Some luxury brands and designers demonstrated the malleability of this material by proposing creations that combine technique and singularity. This is the case of the Gaar stool by Nareg Krikorian, which uses the same techniques as a handbag, or the Ancelle sculptural armchair by Hermès. Designer Gaetano Pesce designed his first two leather bags for Bottega Veneta. These pieces bring back memories of his childhood, not far from the Este mountains in Italy
Tapisseries colorées
CHEF DECO Ⓒ Agnese Bedini / Piercarlo Quecchia / Dsl Studio
Tufted or woolen, colourful rugs are making their debut in 2023. During the Milan Design Week, Laura Niubó, CHEF DECO and ELIGOSTUDIO exhibited textile pieces with geometric or ethnic patterns that cover the floor in an instant. Minimalist, rectangular, XXL... The various models are designed to suit every space. A godsend for lovers of handmade products looking for a touch of spring in their homes.
Laura Niubó Espressionismo Floreale Ⓒ Agnese Bedini / Piercarlo Quecchia / Dsl Studio
Ondulations infinies
Rub Object
Wavy furniture is making its way into our homes this year. With their metallic curves, the Wavy seat by Fredrik Paulsen - designed for Vero International - and the shelf by Rub Objets seem to move discreetly around the room. The undulations of the Juv dining table - designed by Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng for Norwegian Presence - are an ode to nature, especially to mountain gorges.
Objets Design Non Identifiés
Isola Design © Jihyun Kim
Straight from another world, the chimerical creations of certain designers are appealing. The proof is in the porcelain of ceramist Jihyun Kim, which is thought to ward off evil spirits, or Xaver Kuster's luminaire, which resembles an extraterrestrial creature. The Lashup studio presented an armchair at Alcova that looks like it is about to deflate.
