304.CAGE  /
"304.cage Collection"

Designer: Bram Schlangen
Collaborators: Frédérique Jansen (Production & Photography)
Website: www.304cage.com
IG: @304.cage @burmm_____

304.cage founded and released it's first furniture collection in December of 2023. We made a collection that would have an impact both functional and visual. With a long lasting love for stainless steel(304) and aluminium we had to transfer these materials into our designs. This means our first furniture project called 304.cage has a lot of these materials integrated. We launched the collection with two editorials all made and produced in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. For the Alcova Milano '24 edition a special black version of the Spiked Box Couch is made additional to the new 304BookStand, the 304AluminiumVase and our already known salon table from the first collection. We hope you enjoy our world of stainless steel!

304.cage is a creative design studio based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, founded in 2023 by Bram Schlangen. We focus on designing furniture that stands the test of time and elevates interior spaces by offering both style and innovation. With every object, our aim is to ensure that it not only serves its purpose, but also becomes an integral part of the interior spaces it inhabits. In addition to our focus on furniture design, 304.cage also specialises in set design and creative direction for art and fashion projects.

A-N-D  /
"The Vale and Column Series"

Designer: Caine Heintzman and Lukas Peet
Website: a-n-d.com/
IG: @and_light

Set to inhabit the remarkable Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, A-N-D presents Floor-to-Ceiling utilizing new iterations of pre-existing series adapted to accommodate the 16th-century historical Milanese architecture, while leaving it unscathed. Co-existing within the room alongside fellow innovative designers, the luminaires will be displayed throughout the collaborative space celebrating elegance in materiality and form.


A-N-D is a decorative luminaire design studio and manufacturer based in Vancouver, Canada where original collections are conceptualized, built and assembled in-house.

AASSTTIINN  /
"Liv-ing room"

Designers: Studio Honarvar, Emrooz Studio, Amir Hesari, Kimia Kazemi, Solid Studio, Zahdei
Website: aassttiinn.com/en/
IG: @aassttiinn @aassttiinnhome

Step into the Liv-ing Room – Aassttiinn Home’s curation of design objects, celebrating the essence of creation. Within the historic walls of Villa Bagatti’s mezzanine with all its triptych of doors, is nestled a symphony of design, inspired by nature’s vibrant hues and our collective passion for living.
Inside, you are invited to a journey from the world of imagination into carefully-crafted matter. These seemingly-still objects come together as both an homage and a testament to our desire for life. They reflect lightness, vision and grace, inspired from nature's all-encompassing embrace.
Both fragility and resilience make up the intricate quality of existence. The Liv-ing Room offers its visitors an invitation to experience a not-so-still life, where once stood just an empty room.

ADORNO  /
"Animism"

Designers: Adir Yakobi Andredottir Bobek Edoardo Lietti Eero Moss Federica Paglia Francesc Gasch Studio Gabor Gobi Georgiev Zabeta Giacomo Tomazzi The Good Living Co. Hasik Design Studio Isabel Moncada Jacob Egeberg Julia Chiaramonti Lesorr Lilli Malou Weinhold Lucas Gutierrez Lyk Carpet Nicolas Erauw Nitush & Aroosh Olle Sahlqvist Pani Jurek Paul Mckee Project 213a Riccardo Cenedella Scatter. D Sebastião Lobo Stem Sticky Glass Studio MOTO Studio S II Szklo Studio Togigi Worn Studio Zanamizo
Website: adorno.design/
IG: @adorno.design

We talk about pieces as if they’re alive–the sofa goes well with that rug, the lamp has a lot of character, and so on–yet rarely do we entertain the notion that they might truly possess life. While such musings may seem reminiscent of childish fables, throughout nearly all of human history, the animist perspective–that everything, from rocks to rivers, is alive–was the only perspective. Now, the realm of science is steadily expanding the definition of life, challenging our ability to delineate between what is sentient and what is not, beings and things, subjects and objects.

Organized as a banquet of design, curated tableware ranges from crafted silver cutlery to hand-blown glasses. Throughout the room pieces breathe with life, engaging in a profound dialogue stretching beyond materials. Animism invites visitors to engage with these pieces as fellow guests at a gathering.

The exhibition hints at a path toward a sustainable future. By dissolving boundaries between the animate and inanimate we redefine our relationship to the material world. We envision a future where objects aren’t just commodities to acquire and dispose of but beings that we befriend and even fall in love with.

Adorno is a pioneer in contemporary design championing independent makers working at the intersection of design, art, and crafts. Operating as an online gallery in +50 countries, Adorno collaborates with leading on-the-ground curators and select makers to ensure each piece showcased is culturally relevant, experimental in approach, and exceptional in material quality. This unique infrastructure enables autonomous collaboration and enables secure transactions for collectors and professionals alike. The curated collections span from sculptural furniture to functional art, spotlighting both renowned and emerging designers, encapsulating the essence and evolving design culture of each region.

Ae Office  /
"WARM REGARDS"

Designers: Hee Choi & Myung Nyun Kim
Website: www.aeoffices.com
IG: @aeoffices

Ae Office nomads through different locales, creating works that reflect the local materials, techniques, and narratives native to each place. Their journey to explore the cultural identities of objects led them to leave Seoul and live on the volcanic island of Jeju for two years, and has since lived in Berlin for two years.
Warm Regards brings together objects that Ae Office has made in Jeju and Berlin, or somewhere in between. Noting that the abstract qualities that determine the naturalness of furniture vary from region to region, they aim to create objects that seamlessly blend into their own environment, adopting the found surfaces or tales of the place rather than conforming to a internationally recognised style. The objects can perfectly disguise themselves in the context where they originate, yet once displaced, they appear completely foreign. Traveling with their makers, the objects share warm regards and stories embedded within each locale.

Ae Office is a design studio run by Hee Choi and Myung Nyun Kim based in Berlin. They intentionally immerse themselves in unfamiliar environments to explore unique contexts and materials found across urban and rural settings. Beginning their journey from Seoul in 2021, moving to the volcanic island of Jeju, and currently based in Berlin, the duo draws inspiration from objects embedded in their environment. Experimenting through collaging stories, modes of expression and local materials from different locales, they translate their collected inspiration into furniture and home objects.

Agglomerati x Tino Seubert  /
"Sekka"

Designer: Tino Seubert
Collaborators: Fabrication realised by Bianco67
Website: agglomerati.com
IG: @agglomerati

Evolving from Tino Seubert’s table series Hana (‘flower’ in Japanese), the collection for Agglomerati emerges as a crystallised continuation of this theme. Sekka (‘snow flower’ in Japanese) is conceived from a dialogue between material and concept. This progression of technique is captured and immortalised in marble; the designer’s signature detail delicately frozen in noble stone.

Drawing influences spanning Japanese carpentry and monolithic Mediterranean edifices, the Sekka collection is a testament to enduring design and cross-cultural aesthetics. At the collection’s heart lies five quintessential Italian marbles, each colour contrasting or complementing one another as a four-pillared stem or tabletop. Comprising round and rectangular side, coffee, and dining tables, the pieces configure through the interplay of stone pairings, introducing a harmonious nuance that articulates the geometric detailing of the central flower motif.

The presentation at Villa Borsani, a landmark of modernist heritage, transcends its role as a mere setting; it fosters a dialogue between the contemporary and the classical.

Agglomerati is a London-based studio which collaborates with multidisciplinary designers to create functional art-objects in stone. The studio connects a diverse network of creatives with Italy’s foremost craftspeople, bringing fresh new perspectives to a time-honoured material.

From a background in interior design and a career in furniture making, Founder Sam Henley applies intricate industry knowledge to introduce a fresh perspective on luxury stone design. Agglomerati’s material-focused approach combines a range of processes that blur the line between producer and gallery. As a curator, Henley leads a cohesive narrative from conception to execution.

Atelier De Troupe  /
"Transatlantique"

Designer: Gabriel Abraham
Collaborators: Anthony Guerree and cc-Tapis
Website: www.atelierdetroupe.com
IG: @atelierdetroupe

This year's introduction is a nod to the theme of Voyage. Anthony Guerrée's TRANSATLANTIQUE collection for Atelier de Troupe refers to the French Ocean Liners of the early 20th century and the golden age of the Streamline Moderne movement; popularized by the Transatlantic company that linked France to New York. Every interior was thoughtfully curated in the style of the French Decorative Arts, laying the groundwork for Art Deco Design.

Each piece of furniture in this collection is a study in Art Deco Design and the Streamline Moderne style of the most famous ship of the fleet, the SS Normandie, with its clean and radical designs and luxurious finishes.

The ALEXANDRE armchair and LAFAYETTE tables, named for two other liners of the fleet, and the ATLANTIQUE wood screen, are symbols of the tenuous artistic exchange maintained with Guerrée's French studio and the US-based, Atelier de Troupe.

Following the success of the NOMADE rug, the AMERIQUE and EUGENIE rugs produced by cc-tapis in Milan and Anthony Guerrée pay homage to shipbuilding and the important role of geometry and the golden ratio in their patterns as in all creation in general.
An ode to movement and ocean travel.

Atelier de Troupe, led by swiss born Gabriel Abraham, is a niche lighting and furniture brand inspired by Modernism, Art Deco, and cinema, taking a narrative approach to its collections.
All of Atelier's products are designed with a firm belief in lasting quality and a focus on natural materials. Each piece is made with exquisite craftsmanship by experienced manufacturers in Los Angeles.

Anthony Guerrée is a French designer that has always worked closely with artisans, exploring high-quality craftsmanships and the history of French decorative arts. cc-Tapis is an Italian rug maker which produces contemporary hand-made rugs.

Aurélien Veyrat  /
"Fragment"

Designer: Aurélien Veyrat
Website: www.aurelienveyrat.com
IG: @aurelien_veyrat

Aurélien Veyrat wants to question the usual point of view and transforms basic elements into new pieces. Bricks are made of earth but they are industrially produced and nowadays they symbolize our society which has been driven continuously by money and productivity.
Highlighting their subtile colors, their extensive textures and their graphical qualities, Aurélien resets our vision : while looking at his columns or sculptures of repeated elements, we feel a confrontation between past and future, between low- and high-technology, between industry and craft. We can be moved by the beauty of these ruins while our world seems so troubled. Earth and lime colored units will be stacked creating an enigmatic built volume : strong and falsely regular while looking like a lace.
Using his own sculpture wastes inspires Aurélien Veyrat new shapes and new associations. He will also present a series of melted glass and bricks conveying mini-architectures.
Other architectural fragments, supported by walls or supporting them, will evoke an industrial heritage needing a pause...

Aurélien Veyrat has always been fascinated by process, art and design. After studying cabinetmaking, he developed his own personality in Fine art school and at Ensad Paris. Rich of his first experience with the architect Jean Nouvel, he founded his studio in 2008. His open-minded profile led him to create products, pieces of furnitures as well as sculptures or spaces... Some of his creations for his label Objet Optimisé entered the french "Mobilier National" collections. He finally decided to converge his knowledges for his own art production, melting construction fascination, approach of technics and materials and personal inspirations.

AXEL SCHINDLBECK / UNDINE audio furniture  /
"Undine"

Designer: Axel Schindlbeck
Collaborators: Technical development by Pierre-Laurent Cassière, Marseille. Manufactured by Piiroinen OY, Finland
Website: www.undine.co
IG: @axelschindlbeck @pierrelaurentcassiere @undine.audio
@blue_flamingo_mafia @fourbrothersdrivein @piiroinenworks


The UNDINE Furniture series combines premium cotton with cutting-edge audio tech, transforming chairs into speakers for an immersive sound experience. Inspired by the myth of Undine, it aims to connect intimately with the body, enhancing music, movies, gaming, and meditation. Developed with sound alchemist Pierre-Laurent Cassiere (Marseille), sparked and financed by John Stefanopoulos for his Four Brothers Drive-In Cinema NY, Undine debuts at Alcova, showcasing Schindlbeck's commitment to innovation.

Axel Schindlbeck has carved his niche in design with his integrative and collaborative approach. Known for unconventional ideas he directed Mathieu Lehanneur's studio before launching the acclaimed Albert Clock, available at MoMA Design Store since 2017. In 2018, Schindlbeck introduced Europe’s first Mezcal, Josiane, earning the Craft Spirits Berlin Award in 2021. His first furniture creation, Undine, combines serene design, sensible purpose of use and imposing technology. Premiers in Alcova, have a seat.

Bèrènice Curt Architecture  /
"001TDM - TESTA DEI MARMI"

Designer: Bèrènice Curt
Website: www.berenicecurt.com
IG: @berenicecurt_architecte

Testa dei Marmi embodies the studio’s aspiration to showcase the sculptural heritage of natural resources by reclaiming marble waste through conscientious object design.
001TDM sculpture are anonymous and androgynous, offering a range of scenarios through the interplay of materiality and composition. Slightly larger than a human face, the heads are crafted by Tuscan artisans into thick marble, giving it a full-bodied presence. Each piece is selected for its unique veining and color from among 13 types of marble collected over the past three years on construction sites and Italian quarries.
Inspired by myths and land art, the marble heads are presented on a series of steles that infuse figurative and spatial intervention at different scales. The reflective surface of polished stainless steel creates a sense of disappearance, seemingly suspending the pieces in mid-air.
Alcova 2024 provides a unique opportunity to unveil the collection at Villa Borsani, where the Testa dei Marmi dialogue with the modernist marble follies and masonry walls. The installation’s vocabulary resonates in the rhythm of a stroll, inviting viewers into its intriguing realm.


BERENICE CURT ARCHITECTURE was started in 2020 following Berenice Curt's many apprenticeships within international and renowned architecture firms. Her work is deeply rooted in a diversity of vernaculars languages and contextual approaches, drawing inspiration from experiences through Japan, South America, Italy, and Switzerland. The detail-focused and material-oriented approach in each project stems from Bérénice Curt’s lifelong taste for hands-on design process, thus integrating visual and physical mediums into her production tools. Based in Paris, she has cultivated a network of craftsmen and creative collaborators who share her design values and vision.

BITOSSI  /
"Bitossi Ceramiche presents Torsi by Objects of Common Interest"

Designer: Objects of Common Interest
Website: www.bitossiceramiche.it/
IG: @bitossi_ceramiche

At this year's Il Salone del Mobile, a dialogue of two cultures gives rise to a collection drawing upon the profound ceramic traditions of Greece and Italy. Bitossi Ceramiche presents Torsi by Objects of Common Interest, a collaboration rooted in mutual respect for heritage and a contemporary vision for modern living, redefining the ways ceramic mediums are commonly perceived.
The collection's inspiration is drawn from the pervasive ceramic culture that is a staple of Mediterranean life. It reshapes the narrative of the garden planter as a common vessel into a defining design element that actively interacts with its environment, exploring componential forms and pre-conceived functions in the sphere of everyday living. As part of a choreographic balance act, Torsi elements can stand upright, stacked in
spine-like columns, inspired by Bitossi Ceramiche’s historic totem ceramic pieces, vertically elongated, circular, and articulated in multiple sizes and proportions to form planted sculptural combinations.

Drawing from a long dynasty of tradition, Guido Bitossi founded the factory in 1921, which today is proudly known as Bitossi Ceramiche. In the early fifties, the company's evolution took a modern vein under the artistic direction of Aldo Londi, a man with an innate creative and aesthetic sense. Over the years, many designers have contributed to the productions of Bitossi, names including Ettore Sottsass, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Formafantasma, Max Lamb, Muller Van Severen, Pierre Marie, Faye TooGood, Patricia Urquiola and many others. In 2021, the Fondazione Vittoriano Bitossi opened its doors in conjunction with Bitossi’s centenary.

Brogen Berwick & Lana Bolkvadze  /
"Sonic Currents"

Designers: Brogen Berwick and Lana Bolkvadze
Collaborators: Raul Aguilera - R&D Engineer
Websites: brogenberwick.com , lanabolkvadze.com
IG: @brogenberwick , @lanabolkvadze

To highlight the severity of noise pollution, our project aims to give physicality to this issue, allowing viewers to directly experience and engage with its impact. We have created a water installation in the form of a fountain. is a fountain designed to respond and react to data on underwater noise. The acoustic data is used to impact the volume and flow of water circulating in the fountain. In doing so, we create an alternative method of representing noise pollution in a tangible form. This fountain, far removed from its current role as a decorative or recreational object, becomes an active narrator of environmental disruption. Transforming the fountain into a living, unpredictable entity, mirrors the invasive nature of human-induced underwater noise.

At its core, the project confronts the invisible yet profound disturbances caused by human maritime activities and their impact on the acoustic balance of our oceans.

Brogen Berwick is an artist, design researcher, Design Academy Eindhoven alumna, based in Amsterdam.
With a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, Brogen navigates between topics, of science, ecology, environment, and investigative journalism, as she examines the impacts of extraction industries and anthropogenic production, on more-than-human ecosystems.
In her artistic practice, Brogen works with various mediums, including ceramics, sculptural installations, video and sound projections and site-specific works. She invites the viewer to reconsider the relationships between human actions and the environment, challenging perceptions with alternative narration and speculative storytelling.

Bufalini  /
"Thinking in marble 2024"

Designer: Paolo Ulian
Website: www.bufalini.com/it/
IG: @bufalinimarmi , @paoloulian

The projects Altari and Sesto, at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, are designed by Paolo Ulian and they explore the material by combining craftsmanship, artistic sensitivity, and environmental sustainability.
Sesto is a hexagonal table available in two sizes: for coffee and for dining. The project entails a careful use of marble, reducing waste; both tables are indeed made from 2 cm thick marble slabs, utilizing the scraps generated from the processing of the dining table legs to create the coffee tables.
Altari is a fruit bowl, composed of various marble cylinders that differ in type and size. The object allows complete freedom in composition, where each element is capable of supporting only one fruit at a time. The designer’s intention is to draw attention to the divinity of food, recognizing its vital importance and the need to treat it with respect and reverence.

Bufalini, an Italian company that has been operating in the marble and stone sector for over three hundred years, presents Altari and Sesto at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi. The projects, designed by Paolo Ulian, explore the material by combining craftsmanship, artistic sensitivity, and environmental sustainability.
Sesto is a hexagonal table available in two sizes: for coffee and for dining. The project entails a careful use of marble, reducing waste; both tables are indeed made from 2 cm thick marble slabs, utilizing the scraps generated from the processing of the dining table legs to create the coffee tables.
Altari is a fruit bowl, composed of various marble cylinders that differ in type and size. The object allows complete freedom in composition, where each element is capable of supporting only one fruit at a time. The designer's intention is to draw attention to the divinity of food, recognizing its vital importance and the need to treat it with respect and reverence.

Calico Wallpaper  /
"Calico Wallpaper Presents Monument by Colin King"

Designers: Rachel Cope, Colin King
Website: calicowallpaper.com/
IG: @colinking , @calicowallpaper


Returning to Milan Design Week, Calico Wallpaper launches two new collections Nuance and Perception, created in collaboration with interior stylist, Colin King that will be on display at Alcova’s Villa Bagatti Valsecchi. Through King and Calico Wallpaper’s ideation, Perception and Nuance explore the subtle layers of the past to create a timeless collection for the present. King, who is frequently inspired by the past, looked to generations of colour that span centuries, evoking frescos and texture for influence.


Calico Wallpaper is a designer of bespoke wallpaper, founded in Brooklyn, New York in 2013 by creative and life-partners Nicholas and Rachel Cope. Their process combines artisanal methods from the decorative arts, such as traditional marbling and dip-dyeing techniques, with innovative technologies. Calico Wallpaper works with a global roster of leading designers and architects. In addition to residential and hospitality projects, Calico Wallpaper’s designs have been exhibited internationally at the London Design Festival, Salone del Mobile, and have obtained a place in the permanent collection at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

cc-tapis  /
"KALEIDOSCOPE-O-RAMA"

Designers: Bethan Laura Wood, cc-tapis
Website: www.cc-tapis.com
IG: @cc_tapis

Originally designed to complement a 360-degree rotating bookcase which Bethan Laura Wood designed for her MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission
at the 2023 NGV Triennial in Melbourne. Bethan took on the 18th century craze for “graining” (the decorative technique of imitating rare wood grains / “fancy” woods) to create a rug based on arrays of tessellated pages from her custom veneer book blocks produced by Alpi. A nod to the power of textiles within “women’s work” and a reference to the desire for highly decorative oriental carpets during the regency period, which through advances in industrial weaving were being re-interpreted by local manufacturers throughout Britain to allow the middle class to join the trend.

Starting from this custom project, cc-tapis PROJECT worked with Bethan Laura Wood to develop this collection of “kaleidoscopic” rugs: Kaleidoscope-o-rama.

cc-tapis is an Italian rug maker which produces contemporary hand-made rugs.
The company was founded by Nelcya Chamszadeh and Fabrizio Cantoni in France who have been producing hand-knotted rugs in Nepal for over 20 years. In 2011 cc-tapis moved to Milan where the company is now based where a team of designers lead by Daniele Lora, art-director and partner, innovate through a new approach to traditional methods. A strong respect for the materials and for the culture of this ancient craft is reflected in the company’s eco-friendly approach to every step of production, ranging from the hand spinning of the softest materials to the use of purified rainwater for the washing of the final products, making each one of cc-tapis rugs unique. Far from mass production, cc-tapis aims to offer a tailored service to those who understand and enjoy a high-end product which contains the story of an ageless culture.

Cengiz Hartmann  /
"Patio"

Designer: Cengiz Hartmann
Website: cengizhartmann.de
IG: @cengizhartmann

In the patio of Villa Borsani Cengiz Hartmann shows a selection of significant items that enable to dive into his poetic body of work.

Cengiz Hartmann (*1990) is a German artist focussing to reduce objects to the essential without eliminating the poetry.
The artist works as a research assistant at Detmolder Schule für Architektur und Innenarchitektur in Germany, is member at Deutscher Werkbund and participated at several international exhibtions.

Colture Projects  /
"Colture Project LANDSCAPE"

Designers: Eva Sauer, Vittorio Cavallini, Enrico Vezzi, Pino Brugellis
Collaborators: Renato Scida, Barbara Bertini
Website: www.coltureproject.com
IG: @coltureproject

Colture Project is experimental design that combines experience and skills acquired over the years in different fields, following an anthropo-social and ecological approach. The production of unique pieces or limited edition objects, both functional and poetic, is the encounter between conceptual processes and manual operativity, derived from architecture, design, craftsmanship and contemporary art practices.

For Room CF07 inside the Casa dei Forestieri at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Colture Project proposes a selection of its production, enbedded in a ground made of terracotta dust that replicate a desert environment. A suspended physical and mental space, where the objects inhabit the space as elements of a landscape. The fruits of a collaboration between human and natural energies create new forms of coexistence.

Pino Brugellis / architect. In his professional activity he combines urban planning, architecture and design with teaching and curating exhibitions and publications.
Vittorio Cavallini / sculptor and designer. Founder of the design brand Vano Alto, works with a specific curiosity for materials and the nature of everyday objects. Eva Sauer / visual artist. Contemporary artist and lecturer. She carries out multidisciplinary research and projects in national and international contexts. Enrico Vezzi / visual artist. In his multidisciplinary activity he participates in and initiates exhibition projects, workshops, lectures and conferences, in institutional spaces in Italy and abroad.

CONIE VALLESE AND CONIE VALLESE X ELHANATI


Designer: Conie Vallese, Orit Elhanati
IG: @conievallese , @elhanati

The cutlery collection draws on inspiration from the elegance inherent to the Gothic Victorian era and is a tangible embodiment of Vallese and Elhanati’s historical fascination, encapsulating their pursuit of crafting functional art that seamlessly bridges temporal heritage with contemporary refinement.

The chair symbolizes a journey,our ability to find strength in vulnerability and to recognize the profound beauty that surrounds us, even in moments of transience.
“Bronze Bloom” celebrates the interplay between the ephemeral and the lasting, the fragile and the unyielding.
Just as the lily’s bloom fades but leaves behind seeds of possibility, so too does this artwork remind us to embrace life’s impermanence and uncover the exquisite within the seemingly ordinary.

Conie Vallese is an Argentinian artist and designer. She works within a variety of mediums, including design, decorative objects in bronze, textiles, and ceramics. Vallese’s work often draws inspiration from her love of flowers and the intricate patterns found in nature. Exploring the themes of beauty, fragility, and resilience, her work reflects the delicate balance between strength and vulnerability and the natural world.
Orit Elhanati is a designer of fine jewelry based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her eponymous brand draws inspiration from the designer’s Nordic upbringing and Middle Eastern roots. Through a goldsmith’s rigorous craftsmanship and the playful art of alchemy, Elhanati creates contemporary heirlooms that are as relevant today as they will be treasured tomorrow.

DAVIDE BALDA / FABRICA x BENETTON  /
"Telare la Materia"

Designer: Davide Balda
Collaborators: Benetton Group’s Sustainability Department (sponsor)
Website: www.fabrica.it
IG: @fabricaresearchcentre , @archeomaterico

Benetton Group’s Sustainability Department supports Telare la Materia, a project by Davide Balda and Fabrica aimed at searching possible future applications for clothing discarded because of production defects. The purpose is to intervene at the source of waste generation to prevent its transportation elsewhere and its transformation into polluting material.

The collected garments come from Green B, a line within United Colors of Benetton collections characterized by sustainability features. Through a manual grinding process, these products are reduced into both synthetic and organic textile fibers and become raw materials to be reused in other applications.

Telare la Materia offers two different uses: technosoil and building material. In the former, textile fiber is used as a plant substrate and fertilizer for plant growth. In the latter, technosoil is combined with clay scraps from the Sile river to create vernacular architectural modules and elements, following a circular approach.

Originally from Genoa, Italy, Davide Balda (1998) is a multidisciplinary designer interested in researching new materials and sustainable production processes. He graduated in Product Design from IED in Turin and holds a master’s degree in Design, Creativity and Social Practices from the Unidee Academy of Fondazione Pistoletto in Biella. Davide identifies himself as an archeodesigner who digs through the natural and artificial waste produced by human activities to investigate the past, reinterpret history and create materials or artifacts. He is currently participating in an artistic residency at Fabrica, Benetton Group’s research center.

De Marchi Verona  /
"Mesmerizing Harmonies by Giacomo Totti x De Marchi Verona"

Designers: Giacomo Totti, Marta Martino, Kejun Li
Collaborators: Photo- Andrea Maino , Video - Edoardo Bocchi
Website: demarchiverona.it/
IG: @demarchi_verona

Like a captivating musical rhythm, the space of De Marchi Verona at Alcova 2024 comes to life and carries you into a hypnotic dimension through a harmony of precious porcelains.
The new Cadenza collection, laid on the walls with an over-all effect, suggests the image of a diffusing sound wave thanks to the organic surface and its soft effect.
Designed by Kejun Li trough a blending of mathematical method and decorative approach, the collection is formed by a single hexagonal element that can be combined to produce infinite and always different patterns, thus achieving sinuous compositions that emphasise the strong three-dimensionality of the module.
In a sophisticated emerald with a glossy finish, Cadenza creates a visual score with multiple variations alternating with geometric volumes defined by the Arena, Calipso and Cross collections.

De Marchi Verona, joining once again Milan Design Week 2024, pursues its path of porcelain innovation trough novel applications, shaping exterior claddings and interior design projects. The vision of the founder Andrea De Marchi, in addition to the new scopes of application, has focused, with the art direction of Giacomo Totti, on the particular uniqueness of the collections, which best convey the unlimited potential and the decorative features of porcelain, expressed through unusual shapes, sophisticated colors, precious finishes and elaborate textures.

DESTROYERS / BUILDERS  /
"SCULPTING ARCHETYPES"

Designer: Linde Freya Tangelder
Collaborators: Cassina
Website: www.destroyersbuilders.com
IG: @destroyersbuilders

Linde Freya Tangelder presents an insight of her sculptural studio works, her admiration for diverse materials and textures, from rough to smooth surfaces. Never shown works together with earlier works come together within the historical Villa Borsani. The sculptural, architectural inspired works balance between design art, mainly limited editions handmade in the studio. Apart from her personal works, the show is enlightened with the ‘Wax, Stone, Light’ collection for Cassina. Both embrace the tactile world of Linde Freya, and reveal projects ranging from limited furniture editions and collaborations in design.


Within the works of Destroyers/Builders an interaction between the furniture pieces exists in an overarching inspiration; found in architectural elements, materials or building techniques.
Linde Freya Tangelder, founder of the studio, strives for sensory relevance and cultural value in detail and on a larger scale. The works have a sculptural and architectural character, and balance between contemporary and traditional elements, translated through diverse materials. Linde Freya Tangelder takes on projects that range from commissions to self-initiated projects, and extend across the realms of both furniture, interior and fashion collaborations.

DIEGO + PIERRE + HUGO  /
"Minigolf Extravaganza"

Designers: Pierre Castignola, Diego Faivre, Hugo Beheregaray
Website: www.destroyersbuilders.com
IG: @pekin_roasted_duck , @pierrecastignola , @hugobeheregaray , @forboflooringsystems , @acrylic_one

Embark on a design odyssey with "Mini-Golf Extravaganza" – a whimsical fusion of sophistication and playfulness. In the heart of Alcova during Salone del Mobile, our exhibition challenges design norms, transforming the space into an interactive haven. Blurring the lines between golf exclusivity and mini-golf charm, we reimagine design as a vibrant playground. Picture fantastic structures, hitting balls into functional shelves, each stroke triggering a light display. Join us on this groundbreaking journey that transcends the ordinary, a celebration of creativity where design meets delight.

Diego, Pierre, and Hugo, a dynamic trio in the realm of contemporary design, are the minds behind innovative projects that challenge conventions. With a penchant for transforming spaces into interactive experiences, they’ve curated exhibitions like the “Mini-Golf Extravanganza.” Grounded in the belief that design should be playful and accessible, their work blurs the lines between functionality and whimsy. Through their collaborative endeavors, they invite audiences to explore a world where creativity knows no bounds.

Don Cameron  /
"Translations"

Designer: Don Cameron
Website: doncameron.com
IG: @doncameron.studio

‘Translations’ is a series of 8 functional objects designed by Don Cameron in response to his photographic ‘slow project’ ‘Communion’—a 20 year personal body of work that has sat alongside his career path from film director to designer.

"Don Cameron’s photographic explorations of some of the darker traces of Europe’s recent past are carefully emptied of the historic context that could give them a specific meaning but they are full of suggestive atmospheric effects that make us want to speculate about how these extraordinary objects came to be made."

"Now Cameron has taken another step and used his photographs as the point of departure to design a furniture collection."

"Cameron has worked to translate the atmosphere his images have captured from one medium into another, he looks for ways to achieve the effects of surface patina and form that he found in his photographs, from one category to another. A building is translated into a photograph, which in turn becomes an object. Design, architecture and sculpture merge imperceptibly one into another."

Excerpts ‘Translations’ essay by Deyan Sudjic

Don Cameron is an Australian designer. Graduating from Central St Martins College of Art, London with 1st Class Honors, his career began as a director of music videos, creating era defining works for British artists Pet Shop Boys, Garbage and Blur.
In 2010 Cameron began to explore the disciplines of design and interior architecture, arriving at a unique language that approached the comprehensive design of interiors with a film vocabulary—endowing spaces with a strong emotional and scenographic quality.
Since 2020 Cameron has exhibited works through contemporary design and art focused gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Sydney.

DOOOR & OBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST  /
"FLUID GARDENS"

Designers: Design by Objects of Common Interest for Dooor
Collaborators: Lighting by Studio Atomic
Website: www.dooor.it
IG: @dooor_official , @objects_of_common_interest , @studioatomic , @flos

Dooor commissioned Objects of Common Interest to design the installation for Alcova 2024. Fluid Gardens embodies Dooor systems’ potential to transform and generate space. An infinite network of chromatic landscapes shapes fields that are enclosed by flexible, breathing borders blending into each other through color and motion. A series of spatial installations creates pathways and plazas, areas of movement and pause, populated with objects for resting, slowing down and exploring the senses. The textile walls open towards any direction, offering new passages and openings. Suggesting new interactions of color and people with the objects, with each other, with uncanny reflections.

Dooor is an Italian company specialized in bespoke textile folding doors, an elegant and clever solution to divide and reconfigure spaces. Entirely crafted in Italy and fully customizable, Dooor folding doors bridge together the design vision of modern housing pioneers like Gio Ponti, Joe Colombo and Gianfranco Frattini with today’s affinity for osmotic spaces and hyperfluid settings.
Dooor’s capacity to reshape environments is enriched by unique closing and sliding technologies and by countless options of claddings and colours.

DURAT  /
"Porta dei Colori"

Designer: Linda Bergroth
Collaborators: Vola
Website: durat.fi/en
IG: @duratdesign


Durat's installation "Porta dei Colori" - a gateway to colour -is created by Linda Bergroth, the ensemble, based on the power of colour, draws its inspiration from the earthy colours of the colonnade.
Linda Bergroth's bold colour scheme was made possible by the extreme range and flexibility of Durat's colour and pattern options. The installation is the result of a collection of 25 colours and patterns. A gateway to colour, "Porta dei Colori" glows in earth, water and sun tones.

Debut of the new Durat Plus

Porta dei Colori also features a new product, Durat Plus. The company is based on the use of recycled plastics in the manufacture of solid surface. All Durat products contain recycled plastics and are themselves 100% recyclable.
Durat has now developed a solid surface material that is the first in the world to combine PET resin made from recycled material with recycled solid surface. Durat Plus contains around 80% recycled material.

Great looking surfaces that are reusable, 100 % recyclable and contain up to 30 % recycled materials.

Elisa Uberti  /
"Liquid Horizons"

Designer: Elisa Uberti
Website: www.elisauberti.com
IG: @elisauberti

Liquid Horizons: A Temporal Odyssey Through the Elements

The ceaseless flow of time transcends our perception of the world and of life. The ephemeral, a breath, a burning sun, flowing water, a gushing volcano... Each piece is imbued with a palpable energy, capturing the fragility and power of nature's elements.
The ceramic works seem to freeze movement, immortalizing fleeting moments in tangible form. Wool threads add a tactile dimension, inviting us to feel the softness of this perpetual flow. While a wooden chair is worked like a construction set, which can be assembled and disassembled. Take the time to understand, make and contemplate. A captivating window on the intersection between art, design and the poetry of the world around us.

After working many years for Fashion, Elisa Uberti naturally decided to turn up to craftsmanship. Sensitive to the beauty of ceramics, she feels the need for creative freedom and a return to simplicity. Since 2018 she's been working from her workshop based in Roubaix, north of France. She is mainly using stoneware, which she models to create sculptural design with curved shapes. Her works form a particular microcosm, far from standardization. A refined universe with multiple inspirations, such as nature, nomadism, architecture and the poetry of space. Her work, between art and design, unites tradition and modernity, and is a constant research of volumes and emotional shapes.

Elvis - Post - Opblaashelicopter Show


Designers: Simone Post, Elvis Wesley, Adrianus Kundert
Collaborators: Textielmuseum
Website: www.simonepost.nl/ , www.elviswesleystudios.com/
adrianuskundert.com/
IG: @simone_post_ , @opblaashelicopter , @elviswesley_

Simone Post
Simone Post presents an ‘Ode to Yarn’, offering insight into her twisted way of working. She perceives the act of twisting ropes as the very foundation of textiles and therefore as the base of all making. For her, it symbolizes the intricate complexity of the world we created. Moreover, it reflects the nature of creative processes; There's no defined path; rather, each endeavor informs the next, creating a dynamic and fluid journey.

Adrianus Kundert
As a multidisciplinary artist and designer I am dedicated to create captivating objects, installations and experiences. My contribution to this show comprises an authentic peek into my creative process, a fun summary of 7 years of practice during which I’ve developed my fascination for crafts and deepened it by material and technical experimentation.

Elvis Wesley
For the showcase at Alcova Milano, artist and designer Wesley de Boer of Elvis Wesley Studios fashioned a temporary workstation in his distinctive sketch-style aesthetic. Adorned with tapes, scraps, and scribbles, the workstation itself is a collage crafted from reclaimed cabinets sourced from the streets of Rotterdam or acquired through second-hand sales.


Elvis-Post-Helicopter Show

“For Salone del Mobile 2024, Elvis Wesley, Simone Post, and Adrianus Kundert are joining forces. As befriended creatives they share a fervent enthusiasm for harnessing commonplace materials and techniques and possess the power to transform these into extraordinary objects. They’ve cleared out their studios, gathered prototypes, samples, one-offs, finished items and tools, put it all in a truck and drove off to Milan. They aim to share with you their crafty way of working and give you a glimpse into their creative minds and celebrate together their love for the reclaimed ready-made.”

FABIAN FREYTAG

FORMER MATTER  /
"Omen"

Designer: Branko Balasevic, Petar Jevtovic
Website: www.formermatter.com
IG: @formermatter, @bbpj.design

Art, in its myriad forms, has long been a mirror reflecting the nuances of society and its metamorphosis over time.
Each stroke of a painter‘s brush, every chisel mark on a sculpture, and the intricate designs of ancient artifacts tell stories of the periods in which they were created.
Similarly, everyday objects from different historical periods act as tangible time capsules, preserving the essence of their era.
OMEN serves as a foretelling of the arrival of an era representing previous art movements, evoking a sense of nostalgia and romanticism as it reimagines the past through a contemporary lens, infusing the present with echoes of bygone beauty and sentiment.

Former Matter takes inspiration from the historical and cultural imprints of the past eras, in order to create collectible and timeless objects for the times ahead of us.
By combining traditional materials and modern techniques, each component is carefully selected for their durability, in order to form a harmonious whole that speaks to the beauty and complexity of human imperfection.
Every piece is a product of its time, reflecting the cultural and technological spirit of the age from which it was created. Through each work, Former Matter seeks to honor the craftsmanship and artistry of the past in a refined and nuanced manner.

GIOPATO & COOMBES  /
"Flamingo Chandelier 02"

Designers: Cristiana Giopato & Christopher Coombes
Website: www.giopatocoombes.com/
IG: @giopatocoombes

From 15 to 21 April 2024, Giopato & Coombes brings the distinctive sign of its design approach to Milan Design Week, between design, art and unique pieces of light excellence.
Here on display, there is the unique piece Flamingo 02 Chandelier in blackened finishing, dialoguing with the material and functional experimentation of design.
At same time, a new collection with an evocative aura, Nebbia, will be the focus in the Giopato & Coombes Gallery, the brand's permanent exhibition space in the heart of Milan, in via san Maurilio 19. Here the designer duo founders, Cristiana Giopato and Christopher Coombes, will open the doors to the site-specific installation A Thousand Landscapes.

Giopato & Coombes is a creative studio that brings together a design approach and art research into their projects, founded in Italy by Cristiana Giopato and Christopher Coombes, an Italian-British architect and designer couple. Their practice uses light as a medium merging material and immaterial, to redefine interaction spaces by capturing everyday moments and elevating them to a collective celebration of memories and sensations. They call it the Supernatural Daydream, an experience that begins with our every day and goes beyond boundaries. For them, the creative process is aimed at evoking this experience, which is unique for everyone, and sharing it with one light creation at a time.

GOHAR WORLD


Designers: Laila Gohar & Nadia Gohar
Website: gohar.world/
IG: @gohar.world

The Gohar World store is a nomadic concept: a physical expression of the brand's philosophy appearing in different iterations across the world. Beginning in Soho at the heart of New York City, the Gohar World store has also made stops in Seoul, South Korea and Los Angeles, California.

Gohar World is excited to introduce its Milan iteration this April 2024 at Alcova. The store represents our mission to celebrate disappearing traditions in craft: introducing unique objects and heirlooms within a physical space for audiences to experience firsthand. Gohar World objects are designed to bring people together around a table, while the Gohar World store connects all tables around the world.

We invite you to experience our universe in person.


Gohar World is a tableware universe that embraces craft, time, tradition, and humor. Our objects are handmade in family-owned ateliers worldwide, beginning with the founders' own home in Cairo, Egypt.

GR*A + ASTERISCO & LICHENE  /
"GR*A + ASTERISCO presentano LICHENE – NUCLEO"

Designer: Lichene
Collaborators: Tommaso Le Rose, Giovanni Romagnoli, Greta Voeller, Francesco Organo, Serena Furiassi
Website: grastudio.it/
IG: @_lichene , @studiogra.roma

Lichene designs and produces a series of sculptural and functional objects, with or without a predefined use. Lichene's formal and productive research primordially merges elements and materials, juxtaposed through an "organic decoration" which at the same time, signifies the origin of its structure. Here the industrial world offers a natural declination. And just as happens in nature on an organic level, the same decorations can often take on the most varied functions. The formal study, the workmanship, and the treatment of each object, contribute to the creation of these unique pieces. The sculptures represent new archaeologies, industrial and artisanal, experimental and typological, functional and uncomfortable, designed or left to agglomerate naturally thanks to the passage of time.
Tommaso Le Rose controls all phases of production thanks to the collaboration with local artisans. From conception to production, design and craftsmanship feed into a continuous contamination of research, where control meets spontaneity.



GR*A is an architecture studio founded by Giovanni Romagnoli in 2023. The space is an incubator for architectural and artistic exchange, hosting a multidisciplinary program of exhibitions and events under the curatorship of Asterisco. The artistic programming is a collaboration between Giovanni Romagnoli and Greta Voeller.
GR*A, in collaboration with Asterisco, presents the new experimental design project Lichene, by designer Tommaso Le Rose.

GRAVITY X P/F X FORESIGHT ACADEMY  /
"EVERY THING EXISTS"

Designers: gravity, P/F, Foresight Academy
Website: www.gravity-europe.com , www.postlerferguson.com
www.foresightacademy.com
IG: @gravity_gmbh , @postlerferguson

Future narratives & artefacts of tomorrow.
Step into ‘EVERY THING EXISTS,’ a realm where design challenges its own existence. In a world grappling with ecological constraints, design is dead. Or is it? From this daring thought emerges a new era of possibility. Rather than blindly producing we pause to reconsider, to reimagine products as platforms open to change. Can we create more by making less?
‘EVERY THING EXISTS’ is the starting point of a conversation about the future, about value creation, time horizons, beauty, and the way we define what we want. It explores new aesthetic paradigms in line with the messy, emerging Polycosm that is our future reality. ‘EVERY THING EXISTS’ is based on the insights of the leading foresight collaborative, the Foresight Academy. It blends the expertise of futures think tank gravity with the platform thinking approach of design studio P/F. Come by our space and join the conversation.

The Foresight Academy is the leading cross-industry foresight collaborative, exploring the key question “How do we want to live in 10 years?” The Foresight Academy consists of 16 brand partners: adidas, Allianz, Audi, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, E.ON, Ferrero, Hornbach, infinieon, McDondald’s, Novartis, Pepsico, Porsche, SAP, Sonova, and Swiss Re. Gravity is a futures think tank based in Munich and the creative and conceptual lead agency of the Foresight Academy. They work at the intersection of foresight, design, and strategy. Postler/Ferguson is an industrial design studio based in Hamburg and London, working with brands to create solutions that span product ecosystems.

Harry Thaler Studio / econitWood™ /
"Printed Nature"

Designers: Harry Thaler with econitWood™
Collaborators: additive tectonics GmbH
Website: www.econit.org
IG: @econit.materials , @harrythaler

Printed Nature is a symbiosis between technology and the natural environment, where the physical form is characterized by its creation process. With the use of 3D printed wood, this exhibition seeks to challenge and expand the boundaries of traditional architecture and design, catering to our innate desires for innovation, aesthetic appeal, and sustainable living.
Visually, furnishing elements are greeted by a scenery composed of wood dust, reminiscent of desert dunes and recalling the process of their creation. A scenario that presents itself not only as a natural and futuristic landscape but also as a field of possibilities.
Harry Thaler shows a playful attitude, designing warm and organic shapes, daring with sometimes unexpected and unimaginable proportions, according to a precise approach.
Each piece reflects artistic and environmental convergence, uplifting and inspiring through its resilience, beauty, and intent. As an act of responsibility, it transcends mere aesthetic exploration to become a playful yet serious prototype for our future interaction with the environment. Printed Nature is an exhibition by Harry Thaler in collaboration with 3D materials brand econitWood™.

econitWood, a novel 3d printing material, repurposes wood leftovers from industry for architectural and design application through 3d printing. This material system is used for the first time by distinguished Designer Harry Thaler.
In his work, Thaler reinterprets fundamental design typologies by combining high quality and traditional craftsmanship with innovative shapes and materials. Harry Thaler, a trained goldsmith, holds an MA in Design from the Royal College of Art in London, where he opened his own studio in 2010 and developed the successful Pressed Chair. Today Thaler lives and works in Merano (Italy), cooperating with international companies in the fields of design and architecture.

HEAD – Genève, Geneva University of Art and Design  /
"2084: A Diorama of the Future"

Designers: Youri Kravtchenko and HEAD MAIA
Collaborators: StMAIA Master of Arts in Interior Architecture students of HEAD – Genève: Ségolène Davister, Andreas Laskaris, Natalia Krymskaya, Alexandra Miskufova, Valentina Pantalena, Marie Schild, Marie Torrione
Website: www.hesge.ch/head/
IG: @headgeneve

2084 : A Diorama of the Future (in Alcova)
Show/performance

Based on a fable telling the story of a few climate refugees in the year 2084, and faced with the future ecological dilemma of our world, the students of the MAIA - Master of Arts in Interior Architecture at HEAD - Geneva spent almost a year designing, imagining, making and staging an encampment representing a not-so-distant future.

The performance-installation 2084, A Diorama of the future will not only present the concrete results of this creative process. It will also aim to offer visitors an immersive and participatory experience. The students will invite the public to plunge into their vision of the future in an accelerated circadian movement and to interact with the various elements of the camp.

It is in this great vivarium/show, human/non-human, where the students will take on the role of inhabitants of a changing world, confronted with the challenges and dilemmas of the post-Anthropocene era. This live staging will give visitors a vivid insight into the issues we face, while sparking thought and discussion about possible solutions and the place of technology.


Regularly listed among the best art and design schools in Europe, HEAD – Genève is located on a historic campus of four buildings classified as architectural heritage of the 20th century.
Welcoming nearly 800 students from 40 different nationalities, HEAD offers professional training (Bachelor and Master) in interior architecture, space design, fashion design, jewelry and accessories including a watchmaking chair, visual arts, illustration, comics , cinema, visual communication, media design, and develops innovative projects within its art and design research institute.

HEIRLOOM  /
"Flump Stools"

Designers: Jan Rose, Ben Moore
Collaborators: The New Raw
Website: flump.heirloom.co/
IG: @h_e_i_r_l_o_o_m , @jan_rose

The stools are called Flump after their friendly, relaxed posture: a ‘Flump’ is both a combination of sitting and falling and a British marshmallow candy. The original clay maquette emerged out of a squashed cylinder, creating the signature kink and seat tilt which in return creates a ledge for your feet and a gentle, jovial attitude. Walking around each stool offers different views of Flump’s multifaceted character, from leaning, squatting, chubby to cheeky.

An exercise in pushing the bounds of materiality and sustainability, each stool is 3D printed by an automotive robot using a single filament of molten recycled resin that starts at the base and finishes in the center of the handle. The design of the stool is optimized to utilize post-consumer material in the best way possible and embrace the odd ‘of-shade pastel’ colors. In the future, the design of the squashed cylinder will be carried through a family of products. Future play within materials will include hollow sand-casting aluminum, hand applied plaster and CNC machining from a block of cork.

Heirloom is a studio of celebrated designers united by a belief that the key to developing transformative medical, consumer, and digital products is ingenious design driven by experience, empathy, and joy. The name Heirloom is an embodiment of this mission: that every new product should be created with ‘heirloom-quality’, delivering engaging, inspiring design of uncommon, enduring quality.

First founded in 2022 by Jack Godfrey Wood, Harc Lee, Tate Sager, and Andy Furner, the boutique consultancy brings together a team of multidisciplinary designers and former leadership of some of the world’s most notable studios including Pentagram, fuseproject, Toogood, Marc Newson, and Fantasy.

Hilos Studio


Designers: Hilos STUDIO
Website: hilos.studio/
IG: @hilos_studio


A layer of powder is spread across a bed, selectively sintered with hot light. The process repeats itself layer by layer, thousands at a time, until a form emerges from the dust. What used to require a dozen materials glued together is now formed by one. In this world, HILOS blends generative design and 3D printing with sustainable artistry to change the way we make.

HILOS launched its Studio platform at Art Basel to empower the leading independent brands and designers to define the future of footwear design. The next chapter introduces Studio OS, the platform’s creation software that turns ideas and inspiration into real product. In the past, we grew up learning to operate machines, speak their programming language and service them. Instead of becoming more like the machine, AI empowers what’s most human, allowing us to focus on craft and creativity while abstracting away complexity. Automate the ordinary to focus on the extraordinary.

Inderjeet Sandhu  /
"Elements of Home"

Designer: Inderjeet Sandhu
Collaborators: Photo credits - Giovanni Salice
Website: inderjeetsandhu.com/
IG: @inderjeet_Sandhu

During Milan Design Week, Sandhu presents a mix of objects from differents series creating a symbolic living room, where everyday objects tell a larger story. This reflects my exploration of 'home' as a dynamic and politically charged space. His work delves into migration, identity, and displacement. In this installation, objects act as building blocks, reflecting my ongoing journey in reshaping the concept of 'home' and its contents.

A reoccurring material in Sandhu's projects is the use of marble, it symbolizes the journey of uprootedness, evolving from extraction scars to transformative value. This choice mirrors not only the resilience and adaptability of the material but also echoes the parallel journeys of individuals navigating similar paths.

Inderjeet Sandhu's practice revolves around the concept of 'home' as a dynamic and politically charged arena where personal, societal, and cultural dynamics intersect. Through design, he crafts objects that delve into the complexities of migration, identity, and displacement.

I explore the interplay of cultures within and beyond a home's boundaries, connected to my own sense of belonging and cultural influences. I employ objects as tools to unveil the political power within domestic environments. These objects and installations function as vessels for the migration of techniques and materials, leading to the dismantling and reinterpretation of familiar home elements.

Iyo Hasegawa  /
"wrench"

Designer: Iyo Hasegawa
Website: iyohasegawa.com
IG: @iyohasegawa

The work “wrench” consists of offset wrenches, a long screw, a washer, and a hexagonal nut.
Offset wrenches are tools used solely for tightening hexagonal nuts and are never used for any other purpose. However, this proposal introduces a unique piece of furniture—an art piece that can be transformed at will, giving the offset wrenches a new function and character.
The word “wrench” in the title not only refers to the material used to make this work but also to the verbs “to twist,” “to writhe,” or “to turn.”
The main material used in the work, the offset wrenches, is not glued or welded and is not fixed in place, allowing the wrench to “twist” freely. This flexibility enables the wrenches to be transformed into any shape. Additionally, they can be folded into a flat form for convenient storage and transportation.
Finally, all the materials can be removed and returned to their original state for their intended use.
The artist believes that the offset wrenches have a beautiful shape, when incorporated into a piece of furniture or an object, and that this work, "wrench," will give a different and new function.


Iyo Hasegawa is an artist working in the fields of interior design and installation. Her inspiration originates from the possibilities of materials. She tries to redefine the value of the things which we use in our everyday lives. Her approach is to transform the function and appearance of materials themselves by touching and experimenting with them.

Junya.ishigami+associates  /
"MANIERA 32: JUNYA ISHIGAMI"

Designer: Junya Ishigami
Website: www.maniera.be
IG: @maniera_brussels , @junya.ishigami_associates

This spring, MANIERA Gallery is presenting a new furniture series by Junya Ishigami. The pieces will first be presented at Alcova during Salone del Mobile in Milan from 15 to 21 April, after which they will be on display at the gallery from 25 April onwards.

Ishigami prefers lightness to mass, fragility to gravity, and this is also visible in his designs for the new furniture series for MANIERA, consisting of dining chairs and rocking chairs, a low Zaisu chair, an atelier table, a dining table, two partitions and seven lamps. Materials used are stainless steel, leather, rattan, glass and wood. A part of the collection was orginally designed for Ishigamli’s cave-like Ube House & Restaurant. Other pieces are conceived for Junya’s mother’s home, the Zama House (under construction).

Junya Ishigami, founded his own firm in 2004, after his time at Kazuyo Seijima & Associates. Winner of the Golden Lion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, maverick Ishigami stands out for his innovative approach that harmoniously blends architecture, nature and engineering.

Ishigami is known for his ephemeral formal language, characterized by lightness and transparency, with which he creates dreamlike objects. His buildings appeal through their new spatiality and environmental richness, and explore the limits of the possible. He designed a multitude of large and unusual building projects in Asia, Europe and the United States.

Kickie Chudikova Studio  /
"Pulpopolis"

Designer: Kickie Chudikova
Collaborators: Berengo Studio, Dandy Design
Website: www.kickiechudikova.com
IG: @kickie.chudikova


Pulpopolis is a modern interpretation of a mythical underwater city. It combines the imaginary allure of Atlantis with contemporary craftsmanship, evoking the beauty of natural wonders, particularly marine life.

A mesmerizing set of three glass lamps that resemble floating medusas. The lamps come in different sizes and shapes, each emitting a beautiful, colorful glow.
Handcrafted by Master glass blowers at the renowned Berengo Studio in Murano, the versatility of these objects allows them to seamlessly transition between lighting and decorative center pieces, enhancing any room's aesthetic.

The collaboration with Dandy Design has resulted in a striking wallpaper, depicting the mystique of this lost underwater world, further emphasizing the immersive experience of Pulpopolis.

The aim of this installation is to highlight the interconnectedness between art, nature, and human creativity, and serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving and appreciating the natural beauty of our planet.


Kickie Chudikova is a New York based Industrial Designer, specialized in designing products, furniture, and lighting. Balancing her expertise between Industrial Design & Craft, Kickie is captivated by the timeless beauty of raw materials like glass, marble, metal, and empowering of cutting-edge technology.
Having a strong eye for detail, Kickie believes in the enduring value of well-designed products, to be passed on to next generations. Passionate about color, she uses bold hues in her work.
Kickie works for international companies as well as designs collectible objects with the aim to elevate peoples experiences and bring a spark of joy into everyday life.

Kiki Goti  /
"SELENE"

Designer: Kiki Goti
Collaborators: Vetralia Collectible
Website: www.kikigoti.com
IG: @kikigoti

Throughout the years, the perception of foyers in domestic spaces has shifted, ranging from modest intimate entry rooms to grandiose public entrances.

With “Selene,” Kiki Goti unveils a new persona within the home, a space that is both intro- and extroverted, transitional and welcoming. Located at the landing of the main stairwell at Villa Borsani, the space acts as an antechamber, showcasing two new glass pieces (a bench and a mirror) produced in collaboration with the Venetian glass manufacturer Vetralia and two metal pieces (an accent chair and a table lamp) from Goti’s latest collection.

Resting between the foyer and the hearth, Selene is a liminal space for quiet contemplation and intimate exchange; a room where everyday, modest materials are transformed into opulent, sumptuous pieces through artisanal craftsmanship. Inspired by the goddess of the Moon, Selene represents reflectivity, introspection and self-discovery; a space where the element of water is made manifest through metal and glass, and where the transition of day to night is cradled through one’s reflection in the Nuphar mirror, a gorgeous interpretation of the water lily.

Born and raised in Thessaloniki Greece, Kiki Goti is a Greek architect, designer, and educator currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
As a maker, Goti hybridizes materials and fabrication methods to explore relationships between color, texture, heritage, and identity. The result is a boundless pop vernacular, via object and environment, that reshapes preconceived notions of aesthetics and brightens our human experience.
Goti’s work has been featured in Financial Times, Corriere Della Sera, Wallpaper*, Highsnobiety, Dezeen, ICON, AD France, Interior Design Magazine, ELLE Decoration, FRAME, Design Milk, Arch Daily, and many more.

Leo Maher  /
"Something Sticky"

Designer: Leo Maher
Website: www.leomaher.xyz/
IG: @leo_maher


‘Something Sticky’ is a series of lighting sculptures that shine light on various symbols of queer pasts. Through joining various different material elements, each piece attempts to write the narrative of queer legends, and question the cavernous holes left in the telling of time.

Working with various symbols used by queer communities throughout history, the series works to evidence lost pasts. They question the hegemonies that gave shape to our heteronormative histories that have long erased the queer experience. ‘Something Sticky’ takes a red-hot-poker to the classical, typical and conservative, forging queer shapes into places they should have always been.

Leo Maher is a British-born artist and designer currently based between Athens and the Netherlands. His work involves gathering research from both past and present material cultures, exploring the narratives they are tethered to, and subsequently reformatting archives into new physical pieces. The works frequently aim to challenge normative ideas surrounding our material realities and the narratives they represent. Maher often endeavors to treat each tool or material with equal regard, recognizing the delicate mutuality and harmony that emerges as narratives, materials, and techniques converge to create conglomerate objects.

Magnetic Midnight Maison  /
"Magnetic Midnight Maison at 32 St. George"

Designer: Lucia Echavarria
IG: @32stgeorge

Lucia Echavarria’s Magnetic Midnight Maison: A personal anthology of Colombian craft is a collection of over 120 one-of-kind, handmade pieces, which culminates after 3 years of research by the designer into traditional Colombian crafts aesthetics and techniques, showcasing the work of over 80 artisans across 10 regions in Colombia who specialise in more than 12 distinct crafting styles and methods.

Fascinated by the material culture of her home country, Echavarria’s project has evolved from her exploration of artisanal practices. The collection finds inspiration in the intrinsic beauty of craft, its manual production processes and the diversity of materials and techniques used to facilitate them. Echavarria’s deep respect and understanding of the history and cultural significance of each craft, and the people and communities that have kept them alive over time, enables her designs to embrace the traditional motifs and patterns of the applied technique whilst staying true to their provenance.

32 St. George at LAMB is pleased to present Lucia Echavarria’s debut furniture collection.

Lucia Echavarria’s Magnetic Midnight Maison: A personal anthology of Colombian craft is a collection of over 120 one-of-kind, handmade pieces, which culminates after 3 years of research by the designer into traditional Colombian crafts aesthetics and techniques, showcasing the work of over 80 artisans across 10 regions in Colombia who specialise in more than 12 distinct crafting styles and methods.

Through close collaboration with 32 St. George at LAMB and its founder Lucinda Bellm, Magnetic Midnight Maison will be shown at ALCOVA.

MARRIMOR  /
"The Associatives"

Designers: Tanja Breadner and Lauren Bugliarisi
Website: marrimor.com/
IG: @marrimorobjects

Named for that extraordinary part of the mind that develops original and innovative thought, The Associatives is a room masterfully designed to represent the diverse and varied phases of a designer’s creative process. The Associatives room will prominently feature the premiere of Draft, a three-dimensional rug collection that perfectly mixes color, texture, and sculptural shapes. Custom Toofs, Marrimor’s signature side table & pouf creations, have been meticulously crafted to have an undeniable synergy with the rugs: Where the Draft is an ode to writer’s block and the explosive spark of new ideas, the Toof is a joyful product of landing on the right answer, delight in its purest form.
Bringing the Draft to life even further, Marrimor has added an art installation to the exhibit. Crumpled blank pages will evoke a feeling of insurmountable frustration, and will be bravely countered by the towering, defiant Draft rugs & bold, joyful Toof.
Guests will walk among the giants of Marrimor. In an installation that beckons visitors to reach out and touch, Marrimor has created a rare moment of textures & colors reaching back, immersing the visitor in a visual journey of creative discovery.


Marrimor Objects are made to be as delightful as they are purposeful - a touch provocative, too. Each piece comes into being by way of a relentlessly collaborative process, one that balances refinement with irreverence.
Tanja Hinder and Lauren Bugliarisi both shoot for the moon creatively, albeit from reverse angles. Now based in Vancouver, Canada, Tanja brings Swiss sensibilities to the design partnership, and Lauren an East Coast drive. They create through playful debate, continually pushing to reach that Goldilocks-like zenith between too little and too much. They know they’ve landed as soon as they agree.

MMR STUDIO  /
"01-Linear Sketches , 02-HULU HOME"

Designer: Zhongyu Zhang
Website: mmrstudio.net
IG: @ mmrstudio_ , @zhongyu2607

River of Forgetfulness
"Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers."
—— The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot.
In Greek mythology, the shades of the dead were required to
drink the waters of the Lethe (the river of forgetfulness) in order
to forget their earthly life. Also in traditional China, Lethe is called
"忘川", a bridge between life and death, a river where memories
disappear. Trivial memories cannot be touched, it only leaves the
fragmented relic. This collection of MMR products concludes
HULU HOME and LINEAR SKETCHES, both inspired by archaeology
based on everyday objects. Through a layered accumulation of
contextual transliteration, it oers a palimpsest of living traces,
which becomes ambiguous, and thus gets renascence. 

ABOUT MMR STUDIO
passing by the river of memories
MMR STUDIO was founded by designer
Zhongyu Zhang in Shanghai(2021). Zhang's
design practice decodes the memories
of everyday life from three perspectives:
materials, modality and routine, to trace back
various cultures and establish the emotional
connection between contemporary life and
the "primal scene".
When we talk about memories,
the perception changes,
the details of stories get lost,
and the weight of time fragments.
Imagine passing by a river full of memories,
but none of us ever step into it.

Moleskine  /
"Moleskine Detour Milano"

Designers: Moleskine Detour
Collaborators: Moleskine Foundation
Website: www.moleskine.com
IG: @moleskine , @moleskinefoundation

Created in 2006, Detour, is much more than a simple art exhibition: it is an experience, which transports the visitor into the heart of the creative process, from the mind of the artist to the page of the notebook. It is a project dedicated to culture and shared creativity and offers a broad view of human creativity through decorated, hacked notebooks, transformed into sculptures or graphic novels, filled with notes, sketches, paintings and drawings.

The exhibition has already conquered cities such as Shanghai, Paris, New York and London: more than a hundred unique works by artists from all over the world will be on show in Milan, helping to raise awareness of creativity as a tool for social change and spreading the culture of sharing and giving.

Moleskine® was created as a brand in 1997, bringing back to life the nameless black notebooks used by writers and artists like Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway and Bruce Chatwin that had long gone out of print. Today, the Moleskine brand encompasses a family of objects that enhance productivity and creativity including notebooks, diaries, and planners, journals, bags, writing instruments, reading accessories, publishing and digital tools. The Moleskine brand is a worldwide presence thanks to over 50 Moleskine Stores.

NATALIA CRIADO  /
"La Cocina"

Designer: Natalia Criado
Website: www.nataliacriado.com
IG: @nataliacriado


Natalia Criado will showcase her most notable project gems at home at "La Cocina," Villa Borsani kitchen.
The kitchen serves as the perfect backdrop for her pieces, symbolizing the heart of her artistic journey. This collection transforms everyday objects into works of art, blending sculptural mastery with sensory allure. Each piece in 'Joyas en Casa' seamlessly transitions between functionality and decoration,

This extraordinary ensemble of artifacts redefines the very concept of everyday objects, engraving them with a resplendent fusion of sculptural mastery and sensory allure. From salt and pepper containers to cutlery, and captivating floral and fruit vases.

Moreover, Natalia strives to infuse her objects with a sense of time, allowing them to tell a story and possess a soul. Each piece embodies the hours and expertise invested in its creation, and are meant to offer users the gift of time. When interacting with her objects, one engages in a ritual, presented with an opportunity to slow down and savor the moment. Her aim is to create objects that not only endure over time due to their materiality but also possess a timeless aesthetic that transcends trends.


Natalia, originally from Colombia but living in Milan, has leveraged her diverse background in industrial design and cultural experiences to establish a successful brand that encompasses tableware, and kitchen accessories. Her designs reflect a fusion of influences from Colombia, where she was born, and Italy, where she further honed her skills. Collaborating closely with expert artisans from both countries, Natalia skillfully combines contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship in her creations. In 2019, she returned to Milan to set up her own studio and launch the "Joyas en Casa" project.

NERA / ZEOLOGY  /
"Trash or Treasure?"

Designers: Nera / Zeology
Collaborators: Royal Smit & Zoon, Codyeco, Union Pelli, Vincenza Pelli and Bureau Loos
Website: www.neratanning.com/
IG: @neratanning

Trash or Treasure?
Animal hides, typically discarded as waste from the food industry, have the potential to transform from trash into treasure. By rescuing these hides from ending up in landfills, they can be processed with Zeology, a sustainable leather tanning solution, to create premium compostable leather. This process not only prevents waste but also yields a valuable product that aligns with environmentally conscious practices.

Royal Smit & Zoon stands as a global leader in supplying chemicals vital to the tanning, wet end, and finishing processes within the leather industry. Established in 1821 in the Netherlands, this family-owned enterprise, has garnered worldwide recognition for its commitment to sustainability and excellence. A testament to this commitment is their groundbreaking and revolutionary tanning agent: Zeology. Entirely free of chrome, heavy metals, and aldehyde, making it a superior sustainable alternative. Zeology leather has the ability to contribute to a circular economy. By harnessing the power of nature, Zeology Leather offers leather products that are compostable, biodegradable, and circular.

Objects of Common Interest  /
"Garden House"

Designers: Eleni Petaloti & Leonidas Trampoukis
Website: objectsofcommoninterest.com
IG: @objects_of_common_interest

This year’s project continues our ongoing study on structures in both public and private spaces across different historical periods. Building upon last year’s focus on fountains, which took shape with the inflatable fountain ‘’ECHOES’’ presented at Alcova’s outdoor space, our attention has now shifted to pavilions. Throughout history, pavilions have served various purposes from housing temples and tributes of symbolic importance, to acting as mere eye-catching focal points within private gardens often referred as follies.
A common characteristic of these follies is their circular shape with a central dome and various ornaments. Drawing inspiration from these forms, reinterpreting them with a focus on clarity while also moving away from traditional materialities led us to create a pavilion of an inflatable dome. Shifting from form to function, our research also delved into modern and contemporary movements as well as current societal needs, informing the design of a versatile space for gathering, interaction and contemplation.

Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis are a duo behind the studio Objects of Common Interest, working within the realm of art and design and architecture, blending projects in scale from objects and installations to interactive immersive environments and interior spaces. They are also founding partners of the sibling studio LOT office for architecture, and they are based between New York and Athens. OoCI were formed with the focus on creating still life installations and experiential environments and objects, demonstrating a fixation with materiality, concept, and tangible spatial experiences.

QUADRODESIGN  /
"Fontanella"

Designers: Finemateria
Website: quadrodesign.it
IG: @quadrodesign_official @finemateria

Fontanella, a site specific installation project marked the beginning of the collaboration between QuadroDesign and Finemateria in 2023.
A new idea that today becomes a custom proposal: an itinerant water spring.
On the occasion of the Festival Rooting/Radicarsi, organised in October by DOPO? Space in Milan, QuadroDesign presented Fontanella, a project that bears the signature of Finemateria.
"Fontanella looks like a dynamic drinking water station, always ready to put itself at the service of people by moving with them. It is made entirely of steel and defined by a structure reduced to a minimum, characterised by an extreme formal synthesis capable of highlighting the technical and material qualities of the Quadrodesign branded products installed on it: above tap, knob and a hi-fi flavour drain grate, below each component is laid bare."
Fontanella, made of AISI316L stainless steel, a highly durable steel alloy, becomes the synthesis of a vision towards sustainability, respect for the environment and reduction of waste.
For QuadroDesign collaborating with Finemateria is also in keeping with the brand's nature of approaching young names on the Italian creative scene.


Environmentally conscious water solutions by design, since 2001.
On the shores of Lake Orta in northern Italy, under the leadership
of Enrico and Elena Magistro, QuadroDesign designs,
manufactures and distributes taps of essential design made of
100% AISI316L stainless steel, known as surgical. It has been
doing this since 2001, when design was still almost absent from
the bathroom environment and when renouncing brass for taps
implied a revolution in traditional manufacturing. A risky choice,
which QuadroDesign did not hesitate to make in the name of a
strong environmentalist vocation. The stainless steel used 'bare'
is in fact a noble material with a very low impact.

RUI PEREIRA & RYOSUKE FUKUSADA  /
"KAWARA OBJECTS"

Designers: Rui Pereira & Ryosuke Fukusada
Collaborators: KYOGAWARA Co., Ltd. Masahisa Asada
Website: pereira-office.com/ , ryosukefukusada.com/
IG: @pereira_office , @ryosukefukusada

KAWARA OBJECTS', meaning roof tiles in Japanese, encompass a variety of ceramic pieces developed at the historic workshop of KYOGAWARA Masahisa Asada, renowned for specializing in both tiles and traditional temple ornaments. This project endeavors to translate centuries-old expertise into other interior applications. Kyoto-produced tiles undergo a polishing and smoking process, resulting in a distinctive deep shine akin to metal, referred to as 'KYO-GAWARA'.

Collaborating with craftsmen, these three items were meticulously handcrafted using clay with various press molding and rolling techniques. The table lamp features a hollow cylindrical base with two cutouts to house the light source, covered by a concave shade reminiscent of a roof tile. The wall sconces were inspired by the eye detail of a sculpture found at the workshop, multiplied on a concave sheet of ceramic. Due to the piece's complexity, a three-part plaster mold was developed to ensure its demolding, which the artisan carefully filled in piece by piece, adding two hooks for wall mounting. The final piece, a coffee table, comprises a base composed of four interconnected roof tiles and a flat ceramic disk. 

For the past 12 years, Rui Pereira and Ryosuke Fukusada have collaborated on projects that tap into their respective cultures to engage users in new and unsuspected experiences. The two met in Milan while working at the same studio, where they discovered that, despite their different backgrounds, they share a common vision. In both their practices, the focus is on creating long-lasting products that can pass from generation to generation. When working together, they naturally mix their cultural heritages, explore the full potentialities of materials and manufacturing techniques, and, by making use of a sharp design language, ultimately deliver clear and relevant objects.

Ryuichi Kozeki/ RKDS  /
"Bel Air"

Designer: Ryuichi Kozeki
Website: ryuichikozeki.com
IG: @ryuichikozeki

"Bel Air" is a table lamp that only works by dividing the shell used to cover the entire object.
It deciphers the relationship between "a non-functional object before being divided" and "lighting that can fulfill its mission as a product after being divided." In other words, is this work the birth of a product or the destruction of an object? "Bel Air" also expresses one perspective on a project that started with this simple question that can be interpreted in many ways.
Furthermore, this method of developing design also presents an activity that explores the relationships between forms or between forms and space, which interests designer Kozeki. There is indeed a relationship between each form, but the essence may be in the space between the forms.
Both the upper and lower shells, which are arbitrarily divided, serve as lampshades to diffuse light. The bottom shade may also function as a tray. In any case, it includes the thesis that these matters may not have much meaning in a world with countless functionally superior products.

Ryuichi Kozeki is a designer based in Tokyo. After graduating from Tama Art University, he gained experience in a design studio and opened his studio in 2011.
Kozeki sees the role of design as the discovery and renewal of value. He is strongly interested in the basic principles and structure of things and pursues essential simplicity in his designs. In addition, he sometimes takes an architectural and spatial approach as his starting point and adds a design that is conscious of the relationship between things, places, and people. Based on this thought, he not only works with clients but also considers and presents aspects of contemporary design through experimental work production.

Sema Topaloglu Studio  /
"Sema’s Fırfır"

Designer: Sema Topaloglu
Website: sematopaloglu.com/
IG: @ssematopaloglu

In "Sema's Fırfır," Sema Topaloglu envisions a dreamlike scene with glass and reflective lighting. She crafts unique glass and brass fixtures that emit and reflect light, creating man-made "bioluminescence" akin to plants. Topaloglu's lights propose a new synthesis of art and design for urban settings, blending nature and craft.
"Sema's World" explores reflection as thought and light, offering a fresh perspective on nature in contemporary urban life. Handmade glass lights with gestural forms, reminiscent of nature's flowers, showcase Topaloglu's mastery of a nature-craft hybrid developed over two decades. Visitors immerse themselves in this organic realm, a biophilic formal garden with new motifs carved in glass.
Topaloglu's lights in "Sema's Fırfır" blend organic shapes with a raw aesthetic, replacing ornamental function with abstract forms in lighting. This interactive installation captures the essence of Topaloglu's artistic philosophy within urban life's constraints, introducing a novel organicism in light.

Sema Topaloglu is renowned for her dedication to materials, craftsmanship, and a distinctive aesthetic vision, emphasizing tactile and visual relationships in her residential, retail, and leisure interiors. Over recent years, her focus has been on applying a highly personal design approach to every aspect, from the smallest detail to the overall concept. The studio's uniqueness lies in blending Topaloglu's design idioms with handcrafted execution by skilled artisans within the Sema Topaloglu Studio team.

Sfossils  /
"Paean"

Designer: Mike Seymour
Website: sfossils.com
IG: @sfossils

As the debut series of Sfossils, 'Paean' is designed by Mike Seymour, who attends to handcrafting each piece. His collection borrows from elements of the natural world—texture, colour and form are interpreted through the use of crater, foam, craquelle and reticulated glazes. The pendant lights pose as a floristic study of biotic life found on the verdant forest floor or the distinctive, rich underwater terrain off the shores of remote coastal islands in the Canadian West.

Somewhere between archaeological relic and future artifact, the new handcrafted ceramic lighting series by Sfossils is expressive in material, showing highly textural glazed surfaces on linear sculptural pendants. Its inspiration draws from the sudden renaissance of domestic ceramic craft and emphasizes the shared and cooperative nature in ceramic culture as a way of making. Each light shade is one of many finishes, but with infinite variations in application and effect when paired in compositional strategy.

Sfossils is an experimental studio investigating the social, historical and cultural contexts of craft through lighting, furniture and other objects of utility. Through the development of these artifacts, the process of making and the story of their use become intertwined.

Each series by the studio is a research-based inquiry into a craft movement, material or object typology. Rigorous experimentation is in continuous practice to understand the poetry and spirit of making objects that bring delight to the everyday experience.

Founded and helmed under the creative direction of artist Mike Seymour, Sfossils is based in Vancouver, Canada.

SINGCHAN DESIGN  /
"遗世之光 Aloof Light"

Designer: Sing Chan
Website: singchandesign.com
IG: @singchandesign


This exhibition will present the representative Fragment series. Designer Sing Chan insights into the physical relationship between embossed glass and optical refraction, and applies it to lightings with meticulous craftsmanship.

The space presents a dilapidated vision of the future, where in the remains of a castle that hasn't been visited for centuries, you find artefacts that were once made by human beings, and curiosity drives you to peel back the heavy dust and see before your eyes is the installations you haven't seen before, which have the morphological characteristics of past civilisations, and which alone shine with the light of the old world.

SINGCHAN DESIGN is an independent brand that established in Guangzhou, founded by Sing Chan in 2020. The brand has always been committed to searching for the carriers of different civilisations and their intersection with the present, and to reshape the objects of constancy with unique design perspectives, material research, and home aesthetics.

SO KOIZUMI DESIGN  /
"Fossilized Future & SEVEN"

Designer: So Koizumi
Website: www.sokoizumi.com/
IG: @so_koizumi_design

Established in Tokyo in 2021, SO KOIZUMI DESIGN tackles diverse areas of design, including spatial and product design, consistently unveiling works stemming from designer So Koizumi's unique thinking and experimental approach.

In this exhibition, I will present "Fossilized Future" and "SEVEN."

Fossilized Future
"Fossilized Future" is a collection of furniture born from imagining contemporary wood fossilized in the future.
Considering a future where current resources become fossilized prompts reflection on how society perceives the present and the impact of today's craftsmanship on the future.
Viewing the present from the perspective of a future where these pieces are discovered as fossils offers a fresh viewpoint.

SEVEN
"SEVEN" is a new wind chime design that utilizes tensegrity structures.
Themed around "between stability and instability," it reflects the recent uncertain societal conditions.
Tensegrity structures symbolize the oscillation between stability and instability in contemporary society, containing elements that stir human emotions.
Swaying due to external forces like wind, it brings beautiful tones to space, offering comfort and vibrancy to daily life.

SO KOIZUMI DESIGN was established in Tokyo in 2021. I specialize in a wide range of design fields, including spatial and product design, and regularly unveil works that originate from the unique thinking and experimental approach of designer So Koizumi.

Studio Alvaro Catalán de Ocón  /
"PET Lamp Gurunsi & Fra Fra Tapestry"

Designer: Alvaro Catalán de Ocón
Collaborators: The PET Lamp Project and The Baba Tree Basket Company
Website: www.petlamp.org
IG: @petlamp


The PET Lamp project, merging technical industrial design with artisanal craftsmanship from a sustainable perspective, has had a global impact over the last decade. It transforms PET bottle waste into unique lamps using traditional weaving techniques, in collaboration with artisan communities worldwide. This approach promotes material reuse and cultural heritage preservation.
Research into the Fra Fra Family Compounds in Bolgatanga, Ghana, led to the creation of the Fra Fra Tapestries, reflecting the community's aesthetics and social structure through their intricate visual language.
This exploration resulted in the PET Lamp Gurunsi, inspired by the tapestries' richness and woven with local elephant grass plus recycled PET bottles. This flat textile hanging lamp showcases sustainable innovation and cultural expression, extending PET Lamp's legacy into the realm of conscious design and intercultural collaboration.

Alvaro Catalán de Ocón is a distinguished designer known for his aesthetic, functionality, and commitment to sustainability. After studying Business Management and Design in Madrid, Milan, and London, he founded his studio in 2004. His notable PET Lamp Project, launched in 2011, showcases collections globally and reflects his social and environmental ethos. Catalán de Ocón's work, recognized by several awards including the Spanish National Design Award in 2023, is featured in prestigious museums worldwide such us the Centre George Pompidou and Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris, the NGV in Melbourne, MAK in Vienna, the V&A Museum in London, M+ in Hong Kong, etc.

Studio Eidola  /
"Dripped Dreams"

Designer: Denizay Apusoglu, Jonas Kissling
Website: studioeidola.ch/
IG: @studioeidola

Dripped Dreams is a curious inquiry into the dialectics between the nature’s processes and human artifice. The project draws its conceptual and methodological inspiration from the natural phenomena of stalagmite formations, where the consistent drip and subsequent accumulation of mineral-rich waters in caves result in the creation of time-etched sculptures.

Central to this exploration is an innovative material mixture composed of fine sand—a byproduct of the construction industry, salt and a plant-based bio-binder. Employing a methodology that echoes the craft of sand casting, Dripped Dreams reinterprets this traditional technique through a process of deliberate, contemplative dripping. This approach allows for the gradual layering and solidification of the material into structural forms.

The inherent ephemerality of the project’s artefacts, underscored by their composition with a water-soluble binder, serves as a critical reflection on the concepts of durability and degradation. These objects, initially perceived as stable and enduring, are intrinsically designed to disintegrate, embodying the natural cycles of creation and dissolution that govern the physical world.

Studio Eidola, located in Zürich and established in 2020, operates as an interdisciplinary research and design studio founded by Denizay Apusoglu and Jonas Kissling.

Grounded in principles of exploration and critical reflection, the studio undertakes the task of recontextualizing mineral materials, giving particular attention to their histories, geologies, and overlooked potentials.

The twofold approach of the studio is to delve into site-specific material research and establish ties with the local industry. They act as a bridge, synthesizing the close relationship between material culture and industrial evolution, producing fresh interpretations from their confluence.

Studio Pepe Valenti  /
"The Portal"

Designer: Pepe Valenti
Collaborators: Raul Aguilera - R&D Engineer
Website: www.pepevalenti.com
IG: @pepe_valenti

A collaboration between Pepe Valenti and Lucas Zito

Combining their respective fascinations with monumentalism, transparency and lighting on one side, and reflection and solidity on the other side.

Their work physically interlocks and collides just like the tectonic plates sheared to create earth’s relief.
Menhir, literally meaning “long rocks” in Breton are monolith monuments erected by humans during the Neolithic era in Northern Europe.
Lucas and Pepe see them as an ode to raw material and organic shapes.

Courtesy of Form Editions

Mostly working in the fields of art and collectible design. Pepe Valenti is a sculpture and installation artist. Pushing the boundaries of both design and art, asking when does art become design, and vice-versa.
Valenti employs an intuitive and hands-on approach, where he explores his fascination for materials. The work results from a search to understand materials and processes, and he does so by physically experimenting with them: thinking through making.
Pepe’s inspiration comes from raw and untouched matters surrounding us, while his work remains very polished and refined, creating an interesting contrast between the source and the outcome.

Studio TOOJ  /
"Restrained Beauty: The Unseen Layers of Scandinavian Design"

Designer: Johan Wilén, T.Woon
Collaborators: Andrea Tsang (for ceramics)
Website: www.studio-tooj.com/alcova-milano-2024
IG: @tooj_sthlm , @johanwilen , @t.woon.design , @andreatsang.studio

Step into a realm where Scandinavian design evolves beyond the ordinary. We invite you to witness a journey where we challenge the norm of minimalistic design and the beauty of simplicity.

We are quiet. We are loud. An under-the-skin contradiction defines our design philosophy. Join us as we unravel layers of nuances, showcasing the understated elegance that resonates with a bold expression.

Welcome to a dimension where the traditional meets the innovative, a juxtaposition of heritage and modernity. This is not just a showcase; it’s an invitation to challenge conventional norms and captivate your senses.

Established in 2023 by the creative duo Johan Wilén and Ashley Chong, Studio TOOJ [pronounced: two-y] is a Stockholm-based refinery for contemporary collectible design. With an unwavering focus on quality and uniqueness, we create and bring forth a collection of functional art pieces. Our team of curated master artisans infuse life into each piece, shaping the finest materials into truly exceptional works. Our creations all share a common denominator: a quiet sophistication coupled with a loud obsession for nuanced layers of detail. Committed to sustainability and ethical production methods, we are here to bring you pieces that are not only beautifully crafted, but also built to last.

StudioDanielK  /
"Antechamber"

Designer: Daniel Kolodziejczak
Website: studiodanielk.com
IG: @daniel.k________

Designed by Daniel Kolodziejczak, the Milan-based firm StudioDanielK presents Antechamber, an inaugural collection of collectible furniture on the occasion of Salone del Mobile 2024 which offers a first glimpse into the creative universe of the studio.

StudioDanielK opens an architectural dialogue between classical tendencies in Italian architecture and the radical approach found in Brazilian modernist architecture. Captivated by the works of Polish artists Alicia Kwade and Magdalena Abakanowicz, the collection itself questions the beauty found in rigid and sober materials. Between a radical purity and classical materials, marbles sourced from the earth are transformed into geometric and structural shapes.

Canvases of Rouge du Roi and St Laurent marble, spheres of translucent honey onyx are set into furniture like gemstones are in Jewellery; it creates tension between weight of materials and lightness of their lines.

The 10 piece collection questions the way light and shadow occupies space: A coffee table blurs the limits between wood and marble in a play of delicate brown hues, and a stool in smoked eucalyptus suspended on blocks of transparent onyx seems to levitate on light.

Based in Milan, Daniel Kolodziejczak is a polish designer who studied design in in Denmark, Amsterdam and London.

Working for 8 years as a jewellery designer in Paris and Milan, his use of stone continues in his new project StudioDanielK exploring furniture and interior projects. Daniel’s objects find its roots in designs that extract beauty from nature; these designs draw upon fundamental concepts of architecture, stripping them down to their core by situating designs between the perfection of architectonic geometry and the natural complexity of marbles and woods.

Sunday  /
"Sunday Light"

Designer: Nat Martin & Sean Hammett
Website: www.sundaylight.cc
IG: @sunday.light

The Sunday Light is a solar machine that creates the effect of being under a clear blue sky on a sunny day. The heart of the device is an LED that produces over 30,000 lumens, cooled by water flowing throughout the structure.

Spending just thirty minutes under the Sunday Light provides the recommended daily light intake, offering all the health benefits of a traditional Seasonal Affective Disorder lamp with all the pleasure of basking in the sun.

Sunday was created by Nat Martin & Sean Hammett who met while studying together at the Royal College of Art.

Before Sunday Lighting, London-born Nat founded Litho, an augmented reality controller ring. Sean, originally from California, led the development of artwork for artists such as Random International and Conrad Shawcross.

Supaform  /
"Vespertine Journey"

Designer: Maxim Scherbakov
Website: supaform.studio/
IG: @supaform

"The 'Vespertine Journey' is an installation and furniture collection by Supaform, temporarily housed in architect Oscar Borsani's renowned villa. It reflects on the office as a design lab, a sacred retreat, and a space for personal creativity. The installation features Supaform's fictional workspace, where sketches come to life on the monitor screen. Maxim Shcherbakov, the studio's creative director, sees the office as his sanctuary for evening creativity. It's where ideas flourish, culminating in unique furniture pieces born from animated sketches."

Supaform is an art and design studio, founded by Maxim Scherbakov.
The studio reveals its artistic potencial working mainly with furniture pieces, physical and digital spaces. Supaform regards design primarily as a subject of art and analysis. The studio's works consistently carry a poetic essence and emphasize meticulously crafted aesthetics, supported by a delicate sense of color harmony.

Surfacedesign, Inc. /
"New Geologies"

Designer: Damaso Mayer
Collaborators: Surfacedesign team - Roderick Wyllie, Michal Kapitulnik, Pema Wessells, Graphics - McCalman.Co, Stone Supplier - Sacco
Website: www.sdisf.com
IG: @sdisf , @da___ma____ , @rwyllie , @ambiguousmammal

In dialogue with the existing gardens and architecture at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, New Geologies is a collection of stone and aluminum pieces that reconsiders the essence of the historic Italian garden. Each piece explores the contrast between raw natural beauty and the precision of contemporary materials.
The collection explores core elements of the Italian garden through the lens of a contemporary landscape context. This is a continuation of a line of inquiry within our design practice—fusing elemental, regional materials with unexpected forms and finishes to reveal the unexpected. Essential to the success of our work is collaborations with local quarries and fabricators. For this collection the stone is sourced from near Chiavenna. Brushed aluminum fins notch and slot to create structural bases that are both diaphanous and substantial.
New Geologies celebrates the sense of place that each material embodies, through the exploration of the elemental and sensual potential of each piece of stone. The form and material expression of each piece is an exercise in unearthing the essential character and narratives from the site.

Surfacedesign, Inc. is a landscape architecture and urban design firm based in San Francisco, California. Integral to the ideology of the practice, Surfacedesign focuses on cultivating a sense of connection to the built and natural world, pushing people to engage with the landscape in new ways. Our approach emphasizes and celebrates the unique context and imaginative potential of each project. Our studio’s design process is rooted in asking novel questions and listening to a site and its users — a process that has led to engaging and inspiring landscapes that are rugged, contemporary and crafted.

Swedish Girls  /
"Another Fountain"

Designer: Josefin Zachrisson & Mira Bergh
Collaborators: BIGMESS
Website: www.swedishgirls.org/
IG: @_swedish_girls_

‘Another Fountain’ is an exploration into the spectrum of human behavior and connection in any context, private and public spaces, outdoors and indoors, day and night. International cultures and countries even have unique expectations and attitudes when it comes to gatherings. The Fountain’s creation was also, in part, inspired by Swedish Girls’ respective experiences to Sweden’s restrictive policies of public conduct in parks and spaces. (For context, it wasn’t until 2023, Sweden’s rules of public conduct encouraged restraint in them.
Dancing and music were all prohibited. And, very few benches were appointed to public parks.)

In contrast, ‘Another Fountain’ invites the public to gather, climb to the top to dance, and explore. It can be situated indoors and out. “The most intriguing part of working within public space formats is [being able] to let go of control,” says Josefin Zachrisson, co-founder of Swedish Girls. “Seeing ‘Another Fountain’ in the middle of a crowd with people dancing on top or children running around, climbing and exploring, is what our practice
is all about for us.”

‘Swedish Girls’, based between Milan and Stockholm, is the artistic practice of Mira Bergh (b. 1993) and Josefin Zachrisson (b. 1994). The duo works across all scales, from home objects to large-scale outdoor installations and performance art, with a conceptual and experimental approach. The two seek to question norms, incite human interaction, and acknowledge values beyond function in order to challenge preconceived notions in culture and contexts.

Terraformæ


Designer: Bongiana Architetture, Marco Zito, Pablo Dorigo & Davide Ronco, depaolidefranceschibaldan architetti (DDBA), Atelier Architettura Chinello Morandi (AACM), Sveva Bizzotto
Collaborators: a project by Fornace S.Anselmo
Website: www.terraformae.it
IG: @terraformae @fornacesantanselmo


Terraformae is born as an extension of the historic Sant'Anselmo brickworks, world-renowned for the production of terracotta. Terraformæ represents the natural result of the company's approach of accepting every challenge, constantly exploring and redefining the limits of terracotta. Terraformae products are the result of our first collaborations with designers and architects who joined us in this early research and experimentation.

Terraformæ is a project by Sant'Anselmo furnace, dedicated to experimentation, design, and research in the field of terracotta.

The New Raw


Designer: Foteini Setaki & Panos Sakkas
Website: www.thenewraw.org
IG: @the_new_raw

Rotterdam-based design studio The New Raw presents a a sustainable collection of furniture with a bold and tactile texture. The studio treats plastic waste as a continuous thread of material which folds, twists and loops to create an intriguing tactile surface that resembles textiles, and which invites users to touch it. The sculpted material texture, consisting of thick layers and knots, creates a tactile, colourful and load-bearing type of surface for outdoor and indoor furniture or other architectural applications with an embodied digitally-crafted materiality.
In this project The New Raw, explores different expressions of plastic and develops a new formal language of digital craftsmanship that combines traditional techniques with the digital fabrication. The New Raw relentlessly pushes the boundaries and buttons to transform recycled plastic through developing tools and new approaches which reinvent craft in the contemporary digital and automated context.

The New Raw crafts plastic waste with robots.

The New Raw is a research and design studio based in
Rotterdam (Netherlands) founded in 2015 by architects Panos Sakkas and Foteini Setaki with the ambition to give new life to discarded materials through design, robots and craftsmanship.

The New Raw develops its own (digital) craftsmanship techniques through a formal and technical language that highlights the texture and the layer-by-layer character of its in-house robotic manufacturing process. The exploration of the possibilities that the robotic techniques provide transform plastic waste into beautiful and meaningful products that are 100% circular.

Tom Fereday  /
"Mazer"

Designer: Tom Fereday
Website: www.thenewraw.org
IG: @tom_fereday

Mazer represents a series of geometric sculptures, each a celebration of the fundamental beauty and natural variation of stone. Strict brutalist forms of the table and seating collection are juxtaposed by soft organic cutaways carving through the porous stone surfaces, revealing the natural beauty and character of travertine. Named after the medieval term ‘Mazer’ meaning bowl, the collection presents subtle organic forms proportioned for table and seating function designed for permanence. Porous formations of the stone’s structure act as an intentional disruption to the clean geometric forms of the series adding character and intrigue.

The limited edition series was crafted from Roman travertine and locally produced in Italy from a combination of machine and traditional hand made processes, each piece exhibiting its own unique characteristics and form with no one piece alike. Mazer is designed by Australian designer Tom Fereday exemplifying Fereday’s desire to honour materiality, combining form and function to produce enduring works.

Fascinated by the tension that lies between natural materials and contemporary design and manufacture, Tom Fereday develops unique designs originating from an intrinsic inquiry into the role of objects today. Built on the principle of honest design Tom Fereday’s work celebrates the materials and manufacture behind furniture and objects, guiding considered and thoughtful design outcomes that explore the notion of quiet innovation. Born in Australia, Tom Fereday grew up in London studying sculpture at the Wimbledon School of Art before moving to Australia to complete an honours in Industrial Design in Sydney. Tom Fereday went on to found his sole practice in 2012.

TOUCH WITH EYES  /
"SPIAGGIA"

Designer: Kanygin Alexander & Druzhinina Anna
IG: @touch_with_eyes

Moving around Europe in the car in which they set up their workshop, the guys were able to work "on the fly" in fields and on beaches, in parking lots and in the mountains. The surrounding world with its nature and traces of human life, which are invariably found even in the most desolate corners of Europe, became the main source of inspiration and the basis for work. That is how the idea of taking materials for their projects from the environment sprang up: trees and stumps discarded by the sea, shells on beaches and buoys from fishing nets.
All these “treasures” were given a new life, new shape and new function, and the audience got the oppor- tunity to feel the sea and the sun, salt and sand, stones and earth.

TOUCH WITH EYES -is a duo of designers Alexander Kanygin and Anna Druzhinina.
Alexander is an independent product designer who established his own studio in 2004. Anna is a fashion designer, founder of a local brand M_U_R. Both designers participated in various international
exhibitions, their works having been published in such magazines as: Wallpaper* ELLE Decoration, Sight Unseen, Moskauer Deutsche Zeitung, Bellissima Kids, Mind Mag, Bigu Migu, AD Magazine.
By the will of fate, Alexander and Anna found themselves in new conditions and in a new place, which prompted them to form a creative union. Currently, the designers are working in Europe.

UMA / A-N-D / CC-TAPIS / /
"T4 seating system & Big Red"

Designer: Uma x Holloway Li
Collaborators: Polkima Moulded Composites
Website: www.umaobjects.com
IG: @uma.objects , @_hollowayli , @gulaylarecem

Set to inhabit the remarkable Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, A-N-D presents Floor-to-Ceiling utilizing new iterations of pre-existing series adapted to accommodate the 16th-century historical Milanese architecture, while leaving it unscathed. Co-existing within the room alongside fellow innovative designers, the luminaires will be displayed throughout the collaborative space celebrating elegance in materiality and form. Building upon the success of last year’s debut, Uma Objects returns for its second appearance at Alcova, unveiling two captivating collections with design studio Holloway Li: the T4 seating system and the striking Big Red table and bench set.

The T4 seating system, by the visionary minds at Holloway Li, represents a progression from last year’s single-seat collection. Designed for versatility, the T4 sofa is modular, offering a dynamic solution for gatherings of all sizes. Each piece is meticulously hand-finished from durable fibreglass in Uma Objects factory in Izmir, and upholstered with locally sourced fabrics.

Embodying a bold aesthetic inspired by the exuberance of the 90s, Holloway Li describes the design as a harmonious blend of retro charm and 90s optimism.

Meanwhile, the Big Red table and bench set, a new collaborative creation between Uma Objects and Holloway Li, epitomises craftsmanship and playfulness. Constructed akin to a surfboard, with a foam core and infusion-moulded fibreglass, this set boasts a seamless design, exuding strength and lightness.

A-N-D is a decorative luminaire design studio and manufacturer based in Vancouver, Canada where original collections are conceptualized, built and assembled in-house. Uma Objects, situated within the Polkima Moulded Composites factory, boasts a legacy of over three decades in producing moulded furniture.

Founded by Steph Gallia, Uma Objects pushes the boundaries of fabrication, collaborating with designers to create enduring, high-quality pieces. With facilities in Izmir, Turkey, Uma provides designers with an exceptional platform to bring their concepts to life.

UMPRUM Studio of Fashion and Footwear Design  /
"WAKE"

Designer: Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague UMPRUM
Collaborators: WD Lux, MAKE-UP INSTITUTE PRAGUE, SOLIDUS, KRIZ, SALON PETRA MECHUROVA, TESSUTI PRAGA, EVI LATKY, PRECIOSA, LEBEN
Website: www.umprum.cz/en/web/studios/applied-arts/fashion-and-footwear-design
IG: @umprum_praha , @f2umprum , @d3_umprum , @fashiondesignstudio_umprum



The project WAKE carried out by students of the Studio of Fashion and Footwear Design at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) revisits the idea of dress code and its role in contemporary fashion design. Through their garments, students ask what place does the dress code have in a fragmented society such as ours. Do similar rules help us navigate the world by giving social rituals a clear structure, or are they just an outdated tool of hierarchization? The designs will be showcased within a visually striking inflatable exhibition architecture, crafted by product design students. Their pop art inspired presentation adds an extra layer of creativity, aiming to initiate a discussion about the ambivalent nature of the international fair culture.


The Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague (UMPRUM) was founded in 1885. It boasts a number of successful graduates who have gone on to become respected professionals, garnering acclaim beyond the Czech Republic. The school is divided into the departments of architecture, design, fine arts, applied arts, graphic and theory and history of art. Each department is divided into studios according to their specialist area. The studios are all led by leading figures of the Czech art scene. Prague UMPRUM, as one of the only schools of former post-communist countries, is featured in the index of prestigious European and world art schools.

VICTORIA YAKUSHA GALLERY  /
"SKARB"

Designer: Victoria Yakusha
Website: faina.design
IG: @fainadesign

SKARB by Victoria Yakusha will debut at Alcova Milano 2024 from April 15 to 21, 2024, at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, ground floor.

SKARB is an Ukrainian word that means treasure.

"I turned to the theme of treasure for a reason. A treasure is something that can be stolen but cannot be taken away.
A treasure is something that lives in the heart of everyone who remembers themselves» Victoria Yakusha

Victoria Yakusha is a Ukrainian artist, cultural heritage architect, designer, and pioneer of the "living minimalism" movement presents a limited collection of vases Tiaras decorated with unique polychrome topazes.

The exhibition also features the Korotun Table, evoking the silhouette of a Cossack gull boat, alongside the Domna Armchair, dedicated to the Trypillian Venus.

The exposition invites visitors to reflect on the true meaning of treasure and its enduring significance in shaping our past, present, and future.


About Victoria Yakusha
Victoria Yakusha is a Ukrainian artist, cultural heritage architect, designer, and pioneer of the "living minimalism" movement. She serves as an ambassador for Ukrainian design worldwide. She is the founder of the architectural studio Yakusha, the product design brand FAINA, and the Victoria Yakusha Gallery, showcasing Ukrainian design in Antwerp.

Western Acoustics  /
"Restrained Beauty: The Unseen Layers of Scandinavian Design"

Designer: Liam Porr
Collaborators: evenings.fm collaboration with the Type 2 speakers in red colorway
Website: western-acoustics.com
IG: @westernacoustics

The Type 1 and Type 2 loudspeaker systems from Western Acoustics are the first in a series of work that seek to join acoustic and visual aesthetics together to form a unique audio-visual experience. The squared boxes and rounded waveguides provide a unique combination of simple forms, providing a visual parallel to the combination of acoustic and electronic components that make up an end-to-end speaker system. The Type 1 is a large, high efficiency speaker with two 12” Japanese woofers from Fostex, and a 1.4” compression driver from SB Acoustics loading a custom bi-radial horn designed by Joseph Crowe. The Type 2 is a bookshelf speaker containing a 6.5” Danish woofer from Purifi’s now-famous USHINDI series of ultra low distortion woofers, and a 1” Italian compression driver from FatalPro, loaded into a custom spherical-wave horn derived from the work of WW2-era German cinema speaker company Klangfilm. Both speakers are powered by an active DSP amplifier from Dutch company Hypex Electronics.

Liam Porr is an engineer and designer based in San Francisco, California. His company, Western Acoustics, develops a range of custom loudspeaker products. With a particular focus on active loudspeaker systems, Western Acoustics is attempting to define a new category of accessible high end audio with a level of craftsmanship and character typically reserved only for the esoteric audio underground.

WKND Lab  /
"DEPTH OF A LINE"

Designers: Jungkeun Park, Taesung Yoon
Website: www.wknd-lab.com
IG: @wkndlab.official

encapsulates WKND Lab's profound dedication to their heritage and culture. Much like a line comprised of myriad dots, WKND Lab's creative journey begins from a single point and expands richly.

In their previous exhibition , WKND Lab drew inspiration from the Korean tradition of presenting tied knots as symbols of good fortune. As a collaborative effort with a seasoned sewist boasting over 30 years.

At this year's Alcova Milano, WKND Lab introduces a new dimension to their project by incorporating lighting using the traditional Chil-botechnique. Collaborating with an enamel artisan steeped in three generations, WKND Lab elevates their artistry. Additionally, working with an Ottchil and Mother-of-Pearls master, aged 77, showcasing their enduring dedication to their craft.

WKND Lab's mission extends beyond conventional boundaries, aiming to champion and preserve traditional art values in contemporary contexts. serves as a testament to their endeavor to fuse modern furniture design with Korean cultural heritage, rendering it both sustainable and accessible while honoring traditional craft techniques.

WKND Lab, a creative studio based in Seoul, Korea. Founded by Eunji Jun and Halin Lee. WKND Lab specializes in a diverse range of design disciplines, including material research, furniture design, functional arts, and art installation.
With a focus on material-driven narratives, WKND Lab communicates their philosophy about the dynamic interplay between design, humanity, and the natural environment.
In doing so, WKND Lab hopes to encourage individuals to explore both aesthetic and environmentally, culturally, and socially conscious artworks.

WORN STUDIO / LEGADO ARTESANO CASTILLA-LA MANCHA  /
"BOWS Collection"

Designer: Natalia Ortega
Website: wornstudio.com/
IG: @artesania_clm

It all began with a dream. Natalia Ortega, a long-time admirer of Alice in Wonderland, dreamt of owning a bow armchair. Unfortunately, the only way to acquire her dream armchair was to design it. Natalia shared her “impossible” dream with their artisans and they started making the dream come true.
Bows Collection was born with the aim of offering these confidential pieces to design amateurs and collectors around the world. Bows Collection grew from a dream to an established name in the world of high end design. Building emotional connection through experiential settings.


Natalia Ortega is an industrial designer based in Spain emphasizing in objects, furniture and lighting, using clay, wood, stone, leather and blown glass as her main medium.

Natalia reclaims the essence of making used in traditional craft from our past working with artisans from small workshops in small towns – the slowness, the intention, the respect for natural resources, creating contemporary objects that brings awareness to our presence as well as to non-living things.

Proudly made in the land of Almodovar.

YLARIA PAVONE  /
"Dinner’s ready"

Designer: Ylaria Pavone
Website: www.ylariapavone.com/
IG: @ylariapavonestudio

A unique piece for a dreamy mise en place, rich and majestic in the centre of the table. Dinner is served, the challenge is to consume it. Dinner’s ready is a unique object that stands at the centre of the table, born from the idea of taking the concept of sharing and the collective consumption of food to the extreme, so extreme that it becomes impossible. It is a project that contrasts drastically with the seriousness of the design, which in a completely clear-cut way, wants to be judged for its uselessness. Completely made of glass and composed of twelve symmetrical arms around a central fulcrum, Dinner’s ready is designed to have the necessary products for a dinner with six guests: six food cups, six goblets and a pitcher. Dinner’s ready is an extremely flexible product, despite its high-impact aesthetics, its symmetry means that it can have different versions with respect to how many guests are at the table, and the aesthetics of sharing and unity can make the product live in different environments than the reason for which it was created.

Ylaria Pavone is a Milan based designer passionate about the language of art.

Her work is inspired by the usual gestures of the everyday.
The "everyday" is a dimension that belongs to everyone and with small modifications, it has the aptitude to change.
Ylaria designs cathartically with passion while remaining attentive to details, the stories of objects and the naturalness it expresses through materials and shapes.
It is important for Ylaria to express herself in each project and tell the story that moves her thoughts.