Milan

Sometimes You Just Need To Flip Off The World By Building A Middle Finger Statue

3:00AM September 26, 2010 | Casey Chan

Maurizio Cattelan’s latest art piece is a monument of a middle finger in front of the Italian Stock Exchange. The sculpture is about 13 feet tall, made from marble and probably the biggest eff you I can think of. More »


LED Flowers That Bloom In Darkness

7:40AM May 8, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Part dreamcatcher, part lamp, part nocturnal flower: that’s Morning Glory, a project by Wendy Legro recently showcased in Milan. During the day, it allows natural light to flood in. At dusk, it unfolds to brighten the night. It’s beautiful. More »


Yin Yang Bunk Beds

3:40AM May 1, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

For every positive, there’s a negative. For every orange, there’s an apple. For every Starsky, a Hutch. That’s why someone made these ying and yang bunk beds. I like it. My back, however, won’t be too happy. [Born Rich]


The Big Recycling Bang

10:40AM April 22, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The creatively conceived, less creatively named Bottleformball, a chandelier made out of recycled water bottles, debuted this week at the Milan Furniture Fair. I like to think of it as the beautiful moment all recycling spontaneously burst into being. [Inhabitat]


Miniature LED Lamp Powered By Fruit (Or Is It Vegetable?)

6:14AM April 18, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The tastiest design at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair isn’t furniture at all – it’s this tiny, tomato-powered LED lamp by Israeli group d-VISION. You say tomato, I say incisive commentary on energy production and consumer culture. [MocoLoco]and Inhabitat]


Computing

Fujitsu Gets Into the Wooden Laptop Business for Milan Furniture Show

6:09PM April 11, 2008 | Addy Dugdale

This rather worthy-looking laptop is Fujitsu’s WoodShell. Made with cedar wood, it’s part of the Japan Design Innovation 2008 exhibit at the Salone Internazionale Del Mobile in Milan, an event for furniture strokers everywhere. There’s a picture of the WoodShell with its lid down below, and you’ve got to love Fujitsu’s take on a generic 70s sci-fi font, not to mention its black-and-red-ness.

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