I am delighted to announce that I have recently been appointed Editor at Large for Design Milk, and will be covering European trade shows and other events. My first excersion was to Maison et Objet in Paris. I’ve already shared my best bits here, but I thought I would also share the more detailed posts I wrote for Design Milk.
“Trends at Maison et Objet 2012
Maison & Objet is the first big design trade show of the year, and so traditionally sees a lot of new launches and new trends. I went over to Paris to check it out. My first impressions, somewhat hampered by a full cloakroom, were…”
Read the rest of that post at Design Milk.
Having done a trends post to give an overview of the show, I then wrote a few posts delving deeper into specific things I’d seen – first up, Tom Dixon…
“Eclectic by Tom Dixon launched at Maison & Objet
Tom Dixon was showing for the first time at Maison et Objet to launch Eclectic by Tom Dixon, a collection that’s described as “things that are to play with or give or use everyday, things that are designed and are undesigned, things that are… eclectic.””
Read the rest of that post at Design Milk.
Next, possibly my favourite piece of the entire show…
“Concrete Lace by Doreen Westphal at Maison & Objet
One of the stand-out pieces at Maison & Objet for me was Doreen Westphal’s concrete lace curtain. Not only visually stunning, it plays with our conception of gravity, delicately suspending something we perceive to be very heavy in mid-air.”
Read the rest of that post at Design Milk.
Then, this fabulous installation from one of the official designers of the year…
“Campana Brothers at Maison & Objet
Maison & Objet’s designers of the year 2012 are Humberto and Fernando Campana, originally from Brazil, Hubert le Gall from France and Tokujin Yoshioka of Japan. To celebrate, each designer was given the opportunity to create an installation for the show. It was the Campana Brothers’…”
Read the rest of that post at Design Milk.
And last, but by no means least, Jaime Hayon’s The Guest for Lladro…
“Jaime Hayon’s The Guest at Maison & Objet
Jaime Hayon has created The Guest for Lladró Atelier, launched at Maison & Objet. Founded in 1953 by brothers Juan, José and Vicente, Spanish ceramics brand Lladró is well-k known for its porcelain figurines. Artistic Advisor to the board, Jaime Hayón began…”
And you can read the rest of that post at Design Milk too.
Further reading for the especially geeky:
- out and about :: maison et objet
- http://www.modenus.com/blog/interiordesign/the-good-the-bad-et-les-ugly-maison-objet-for-beginners
- http://designfieldnotes.com/2012/02/oustanding-stand-styling-at-maison-et-objet-2012/
- http://hannahlamb.blogspot.com/2012/02/maison-et-objet-2012.html
