Five eye-popping, drool-worthy design trends
The Milan Furniture Fair opens next month, and with it, the design world's annual bacchanal of hype and hoopla. More than any other event on the design calendar, Milan sets the agenda for the year ahead, and not just for furniture. But will the economic downturn derail the prevailing design movements? Which way, design?
At the sprawling fairgrounds on the outskirts of the city, visitors will mill around new works by design's boldface names. By night swarms of editors and bloggers will search for the next cool thing (and the next cold Peroni). The most discerning observers pick up signals from the white noise. The trick is to identify the design currents of the day and figure out what they mean. The complete article contains five design trends that have been percolating since last year's fair. We can't wait to see how they shift or veer, go mainstream or fizzle out, at this year's event.
The first design trend revolves around a conspicuous number of European furniture manufacturers that have been reissuing vintage designs, in this case the lacquered trolley pictured above, designed by Bruno Mari in 1962. Faced with the downturn and competition from China, they're playing their trump card: the venerable tradition of European design.
Be sure to check out the rest of the eye-popping design trends by going to the article from Fast Company!
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