‘Mikado’ cupboard by Front for Porro

At the upcoming Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italian design brand Porro will be showing a stand designed by Piero Lissoni, an open-plan ‘villa’ with flowing spaces with a unifying theme, the play of solids and voids. One of the new products to be shown in that stand illustrates the theme well, the ‘Mikado’ cupboard by Sweden’s Front Design.

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imm cologne 2012, as seen by Architonic

The new fair season has kicked off with imm cologne 2012, which took place earlier last week (16-22 January) and naturally, Architonic was there once again.

But if, unlike us, you were not among those 115.000 visitors who explored the fair, despair not. Instead, follow the link below to join us on a photographic journey through this year’s edition of imm cologne. With more than hundred images featuring the most interesting novelties from Conde House, Desalto, de Sede, team by wellis, die Collection, Flexform, Kristalia, Kymo, lapalma, Porada, Porro, Punkalive, Walter Knoll, Wittmann, Woodnotes or Zeitraum just to name a few, you might even end up thinking you were there yourself. Enjoy!

to Architonic’s tour of imm cologne 2012, Part 1

"Inlay" collection designed by Front for PORRO

We associate it with Louis XVI, art nouveau furniture and the wall decorations of clubhouses, but when we talk about it we are generally referring to something quite different…

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'Front around the clock' by Porro

In the Porro showroom in Via Durini 15 in Milan, the Italian manufacturer is currently presenting this new wall clock, designed by the Swedish designer quartet Front. ‘Front around the clock’ is made from a metal disk with a diameter of 55cm. The 12 hours are applied perpendicularly to the base and are only legible by their shadows cast on the white surface.

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'Sidewall' by Piero Lissoni for Porro

The collaboration between the Milan based design practice of Piero Lissoni and the Italian manfacturer Porro has been going on for many years. One of their newest products is ‘Sidewall’ a shelf for hanging on the wall or resting on the floor, in the middle of the room. In the on-floor version, this containing element is proposed on a rotating base.

'Sidewall' by Piero Lissoni for Porro

In the wall version, the front part exhibits a continuous surface with a strong aesthetic impact, housing practical functional shelves in its side profiles.

'Sidewall' by Piero Lissoni for Porro

'Sidewall' by Piero Lissoni for Porro

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