Reporter: Salone del Mobile Milano 2016


The Milan Furniture Show is calling for its six-day festival where exhibitors give an insight into the world of furniture and furnishing accessories from 12-17 April.


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Words by Emily Martin

A global platform for all the latest in furnishing, the Salone del Mobile is now into its 55th year, championing international design innovation. This six-day exhibition will feature the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, along with the show International Furnishing Accessories. Here, more than 1,300 exhibitors -- divided into sections Classic and Design -- will provide an extensive insight into the world of furniture and furnishing accessories.

The focus at the International Bathroom Exhibition section of the event will be on the latest for cutting-edge bathrooms, including furniture and accessories, shower cubicles, saunas and sanitaryware.

Meanwhile, the 19th outing of SaloneSatellite, also running at the same time, will feature the annual SaloneSatellite Award, with prizes for the three best prototypes on show by young designers (under 35) conforming to the product categories at the exhibition.

Salone del Mobile will also pay homage to what came before 'true' design. Before Design: Classic -- a short film by Matteo Garrone -- will be screened in one of the fairground pavilions, retracing classic Made in Italy taste and its topicality in a visual and sensory journey. An accompanying exhibition, in the same spaces as the screening, will be a reflection on the classical essence of contemporary living.

One event in the city directly connected with the Salone del Mobile Milano is 'space&interiors' -- organised by the international architecture and construction biennial exhibition MADE expo at The Mall, Porta Nuova Design District. Surfaces, flooring, doors and interior finishings will feature in a distinctive display curated by Migliore+Servetto Architects.








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