More eye candy from the 2008 Milan furniture fair
Earlier, the Home section posted its first gallery of designs from the 2008 Salone Internazionale del Mobile, better known as the Milan furniture fair. Here we present additional furnishings to turn heads at the Italian show, considered to be the most important home design event in the world. Among the displays: this black and white tile mosaic of a womans face on the facade of an armoire. The hefty brass handle pays homage to 1950s designer Tommi Parzinger. (Franco Forci / For The Times)
The show, which included 2,500 exhibitors unveiling their latest collections, included a section with more traditional designs or period looks. RS Valeo created a delightful 1970s-disco-meets-1920s-Deco lighting fixture composed of metal and mirrored discs illuminated by sleek metal-cased bulbs. A party for your powder room? (David A. Keeps / Los Angeles Times)
Architect Zaha Hadid exhibited one of her tables for Vitra Edition at La Triennale di Milano museum. (David A. Keeps / Los Angeles Times)
Paola Navone, artistic director of Gervasoni, created an outdoor furnishings collection for Emu. The powder-coated Ivy line contains blocky chairs and tables, including one inset with tiles that give the patio an instant koi pond. (Franco Forci / For The Times)
Designed by Pininfarina for Riva 1920, this chaise is created from solid wood finished with natural oils and waxes. With every purchase: a seedling to plant in your yard. (Franco Forci / For The Times)
Some designers at the Milan show referenced Belgian surrealist René Magritte. The Italian firm Estel offered an unusual pouf created from two symbols from Magrittes visual vocabulary: a green apple and a bowler hat. In back: the Rialto shelving unit in purple and powder blue. (Franco Forci / For The Times)