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In a courtyard in Brera, there grew a garden of tables… Stone Garden was one of two installations by Nendo Founder and Chief Designer, Oki Sato, for Caesarstone , commissioned to demonstrate the strength and durability of its quartz composite surface materials, more typically used for countertops, flooring and wall cladding. The second installation, The Stone-Edge Table collection, consisted of seven wooden tables, embellished with corner and leg details. Oki Sato said: In designing the Stone-Edge Table collection, I was able to take advantage of the strength of the material. Rather than ostentatiously applying the material to the entire design, we created wooden tables and used Caesarstone to protect the table top corners and feet.

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Milan 2013: Interview with Nendo’s Oki Sato VIDEO

Italian brand Castelli , known for producing top-notch designs from a team of designers, has been cranking out sleek, office-related pieces of quality Italian design since 1877. Take a look at some of their new collections created for your modern work life. Liquid Lounge is a system of modular sofas and chairs designed for communication and privacy, perfect for waiting rooms or meeting areas. Designed by Carlo Bianchi and Agnieszka Piszczecka of  Studio CIBIDI . Liquid Lounge Liquid Lounge Liquid Lounge Secrets is an executive desk with clean lines and a unique drawer built into the design.

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Modern Office Furniture from Castelli

The original color composition of the Hang-It-All was created by Ray Eames. In celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday last December, Vitra and the Eames Office are now launching three new versions of the coat rack. The models feature fresh hues of red, green and white, and represent excerpts of the new Vitra Color Library.

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Happy Birthday, Ray! Eames Hang-It-All: New Colors

Fusion is a minimalist design created by Italy-born designer Andrea Ponti . Andrea Ponti is an Italian designer specializing in everyday electronics, who has developed hundreds of products currently on the market. Born in Cagliari, Italy, in 1985, he has lived in Japan since 2006. Ponti is currently the Art Director and Chief Designer at Pineway Asia Ltd and Innopocket. He collaborates with several Italian and international design companies and fashion houses. Fusion is a design that collaborates design characteristics from all around the globe

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Wooden Knives: Fusion by Ponti Design Studio

Bold_a design company launched a portable picnic set called Combine , which joins sustainable materials with a new concept for replacing the standard picnic basket. The reusable table set brings fun and informality to on-the-go dining with its minimal design that basically houses everything you need all in one stackable unit.

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Combine: An Eco-Chic Picnic Set from Bold_a design company

Domaas/Høgh is a design duo of Ane Domaas and Kathrine Høgh who met at the Product Design program at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. They launched Domaas/Høgh in 2011 to create modest, everyday items and solutions with a hint of humor.

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LM Magnetic Light Box by Domaas/Høgh

Magenta Studio began back in 1992 as a Gallery store in Jerusalem, Israel established by Ronen Bavli. It offered a variety of items and works of art by artists and designers and soon expanded to a design studio as well, to design and produce additional pieces to be sold at the store. The store closed in 1994, but the studio continued on, producing small series after series, and has increased over the years

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Magenta Studio: The Autonomists

2013 saw the forth annual celebration of craftsmanship in the form of Wallpaper* Handmade, where designers, craftspeople and manufacturers are brought together and commissioned to create one-off pieces especially for the exhibition. I loved these table lights, called ‘Bruno’ by Karim Rashid ; part of the Love collection made by Verreum . More lighting from Norwegian designer Oyvind Wyller and Magnor . In Darkness is handblown into a shape that means light is filtered through tinted glass and therefore doesn’t destroy the ambience by being too bright. The cord is neatly integrated into the hanging of the shade. Shadow by Sebastian Bergne with Verreum is a series of mirrored glass, thermically insulated tableware

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Milan 2013: Wallpaper* Handmade

We collaborated with  MSN  to profile four artists and designers we love who we think embody the same design, content and functional philosophies as the new MSN.com: design with fierce reductionism, sharing real-time trends, and being perfect for touch. We think you’ll love learning more about these four creatives. Experience their work below, and check out the all-new MSN  here . I discovered the work of Thomas Wold back in 2007 . Since then, I’ve been following his work closely and he always seems to surprise me.

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Thomas Wold: Exploring Wonder VIDEO

I’m stretching the boundaries of Zona Tortona slightly, to include MOST , which was just around the corner at Milan’s National Museum of Science and Technology, originally built in the 16th Century as a Monastery. But first Zona Tortona proper. These light shades created a calming, white haven from the chaos outside! They are by PINWU , winners of last year’s SaloneSatellite Design Report Award. Next it was on to designersblock , where I spotted this beautifully understated rocking chair by new designer Charlotte Arvidsson .

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Milan 2013: Zona Tortona and MOST