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The collaboration between Artek and the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been going on for several years now. At this year´s Salone del Mobile the Finnish manufacturer presented ‘10-unit system’ by Shigeru Ban under the motto “One chair is enough”. The modular system consits of only one element. With a minimum of ten pieces one can create chairs of varying designs, stools, coffee tables, and even combine them for benches and more.

We had the pleasure to meet Shigeru Ban on the Artek stand in Milan.

to the Artek collection @ Architonic

At this year’s Milan furniture fair the German manufacturer ClassiCon presented some famous classic creations by Sergio Rodriges, a real doyen of Brazilian furniture design. With his work Rodrigues managed to give Brazilian design its own identity and with his casual ‘Mole’ armchair he attracted well-deserved international recognition – “modern furniture in the spirit of Brazilian tradition,” as Oskar Niemeyer remarked. From this year on ClassiCon will be marketing some of these classics. We had the honour of interviewing Sergio Rodrigues in Milan.

read the interview with Sergio Rodrigues @ Architonic

to the ClassiCon collection @ Architonic

more products from Brazil @ Architonic

During this year´s Design Week in Milan, several manufacturers, among them the whole Poltrona Frau group, decided not to present at the fair, but at alternative locations, which are mostly located around the busy Zona Tortona. Get some impressions in this video.

See also the trends of the Salone del Mobile @ Architonic

See some selected novelties from this year´s Euroluce in Milan. More will follow.

See our first selection of novelties from this year´s Salone del Mobile. More will follow.