Milan round up – Arkitektura Assembly

As we finally unpack our our suitcases and gather up an untold number of brochures from this years Salone, we thought we could bring a quick reflection on this years offerings from the worlds best. Milano this year was, as usual, a cacophony, and to pick out the quieter, subtler notes through the din is our joy and passion. From Naoto Fukasawa’s understated precision with Maruni to Rodolfo Dordoni’s masterful control of luxury with Minotti or Jaime Hayon’s pagan reflections on Corbusier with Cassina and Driade’s reappraisel of early Konstantin Gricic there w

So in no order of preference and with a very selfish ‘I’d like to have this in my house/life’ criteria for judging, here is our top ten from this years Salone del Mobile.

ARK_ASSEMBLY_B&BITALIA_BUTTERFLY — *Butterfly sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_ALIAS_TWIG — *Twig chair by Nendo for Alias*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_DRIADE_ZIGZAG — *Zigzag by Konstantin Grcic for Driade*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_MARUNI_MALTA — *Malta Table by Naoto Fukasawa for Maruni*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_MINOTTI_YANG — *Yang sofa by Rodolfo Dordoni by Minotti*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_CASSINA_HAYON — *Reaction Poetique by Jaime Hayon for Cassina*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_DIXON_MELT — *Melt lamp by Tom Dixon*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_FOSCARINI_SPOKES — *Spokes by Foscarini*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_SPACE — *Space 3 by Jan Kath*

ARK_ASSEMBLY_PFG_BRERA — *Brera by Guglielmo Ulrich for Poltrona Frau*