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ADRENALINA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri and Gabriella Masiello

Simone Micheli, Plexx Collection, 2005, ADRENALINAThe creation of Adrenalina – a project of the owners of the head office Domingo Salotti s.r.l., operating in this sector since 1973, became reality after the meeting with the florentine architect and designer Simone Micheli – stems from the need to break away from the "commonplace" of...
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MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005



Salone del Mobile 2005 Zanotta, Slamp, Segis, Saporiti, Robots, Rexite, Porro, Plank, Parri, Origlia, Moroso, Molteni, MDF Italia, Matteograssi, Maxdesign, Magis, Lago, Kundalini, Kristalia, Kartell, Giovannetti, Flexform, Felicerossi, Ferlea, Fasem, Edra, Driadestore, Dema, Domodinamica, Casprini, Campeggi, Busnelli, B.R.F., Bontempi, Bonaldo, Baleri Italia, B&B Italia, Arflex , Alias, Adrenalina
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ALIAS / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Alfredo Häberli, Segesta, 2004, ALIASAlias, an Italian company, has its headquarters in Grumello del Monte in the province of Bergamo. Since 1979, it has been producing furniture and objects for the home which, through their unusual features, have played an important role in the development of Italian made furnishing culture and...
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ARFLEX / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Monica Graffeo, Mints Sedia, 2005, ARFLEXArflex was born in 1950. Arflex creates, produces it and commercializes furnishing products for the house, the office and the contract of high technological and aesthetic level. The products, from the innovative forms and with vanguard technologies, are fruit of continuos in-depth...
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B&B ITALIA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Patricia Urquiola, Tufty-Time, 2005, B&B ITALIAB&B Italia of Noverdate (Como), established in 1966, has been a leading company in the field of design furniture. The company's ability to reflect contemporary culture, has resulted in a collection of world-famous furnishings. The company stands out in the panorama of the furniture market for...
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BALERI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Marcel Wanders, Ballerina, 2005, BALERIThe new Baleri Italia comes to the 2005 Milan Furniture Show with several new and exciting things: a new line of products by famous and upcoming designers, a new fabric collection coordinated and designed in part by Nino Cerruti, and a completely renewed showroom on via Cavallotti in...
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BONALDO / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Karim Rashid, Skoop, 2005, BONALDOBonaldo, in Villanova (Padova), has been active for more than fifty years at the national and international level thanks to products that meet the many shades relating to conteporary dwelling style: chairs, tables, sofas, beds and accessories. Having achieved complete know-how in the...
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BONTEMPI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
R&D Bontempi, Hola, 2005, BONTEMPIThe Bontempi Group is born in 1963 it is introduced like a company that does of the innovation and the quality total of the product the points of force of its fast expansion; a founded entrepreneurial plan on ideas originates them and on solid industrial competences of the founding associates...
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B.R.F. / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Marco Maran, Big Betty Boom, 1999, B.R.F.B.R.F, a company with a strong identity, has always tried to bring together emotion and functionality to create an original living landscape in continual evolution. B.R.F aim is to have its products follow the animistic process of an object, a process that spontaneously arouses emotions in...
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BUSNELLI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Centro Studi & Ricerche Busnelli, Jaco, 2005, BUSNELLIIn 1972 Busnelli Gruppo Industriale moved to Misinto, near Milan, where it constructed a factory, the first example of its kind, which is even now a reference model due to the production systems adopted and the technology applied. Busnelli made research one of the fundamental...
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CAMPEGGI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Vico Magistretti, Oblò, 2005, CAMPEGGICampeggi, in Anzano del Parco (Como), is a company that produces convertible objects of furnishing. Particularly specialized in beds and seats realizes, both for design and concept, a range of products of extremely innovative conception. This year at the Milan International Furniture...
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CASPRINI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Marco Maran, Nuda & Cruda, 2003, CASPRINIThe tradition Casprini goes back to 1953: the company at his coming out is applied with galvanic treatments and in briefest terms they are appreciated on the market for their accentuated quality. Under this sign the company follow its way of constant growth. The debut was in 1973...
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DEMA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Carlo Bimbi, Exteso, 2005, DEMADema's production was based on clearly defined basic principles: technical and aesthetic quality in design, functionality and environmental compatibility. Dema's history begins in the heartland of Tuscany. In time, this vocation has made for a unique collection in taste, technology and...
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DOMODINAMICA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Denis Santachiara, Swing, 2000, DOMODINAMICAOver the years, by now more than ten, Domodinamica has developped its idea of creating and realising animated design objects for the house. With its products, Domodinamica is currently venturing ever more inside the home, whilst never failing to combine the playful aspect with a...
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DRIADESTORE / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Philippe Starck, Toy, 1999, DRIADESTOREForeing designers for the Driadestore collection 2005. For the Piacenza-based design brand, today, the entrepreneurship – and not the creativity – is the added value of the made in Italy. This year Driadestore invents a collection of furniture and decorating accessories to sit, sleep and eat...
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EDRA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Setsu e Shinobu Ito, Au, 2003, EDRAEdra comes out in 1987 with the collection I nuovissimi, consisting of pieces of furniture designed by young designers at their first attempts with mass production. The strong identity of the company is paradoxically represented by its diversities: all of them contribute to...
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FASEM / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Vladimir Kagan, Fettuccini, 1992, FASEMFasem was established in 1976 as a craft firm specializing in leather and steel seating. In its nearly thirty years the company has created a winning blend of artisan tradition and technological innovation, quality and specialization building a wealth of image and identity so...
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FELICEROSSI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
J. Bregonje, C. Magnoli, R. Sartorio, Tangram, 2005, FELICEROSSIFelice Rossi born in 1922, in order to promote proposed new of vanguard design, for research of new technologies, in order to invent new products for various uses, in order to understand the newborns requirements of living, in order to realize the dreams of those who they want to...
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FERLEA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Enzo Berti, Kora, 2004, FERLEAEstablished by Mr. Milvo Benini in 1959, Ferlea starts its production of small furniture for entrance area and accessories. In 1980, the production is passing from the classic to the modern style. The result is a innovative product, characterized by a careful choice of materials and the...
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FLEXFORM / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Antonio Citterio, Air, 2005, FLEXFORMBorn out of a decades-long family tradition and operating in a small town in the North of Italy, Meda, renowned for its high quality furniture production, the Flexform brand has been instantly recognisable for almost half a century. Over the last twenty years it has given rise to an...
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GIOVANNETTI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Sandro Santantonio, Flower | Daisy, 2005, GIOVANNETTIThe company founded and still leaded with great energy by Benito Luigi Giovanetti, was born in the mid sixties and gained immediately the world wide attention with its innovative and research products, perfectly matching the experimental climate of those years, when new forms were being...
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KARTELL / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Ferruccio Laviani, Gé, 2005, KARTELLKartell, at the turn of its fiftieth year, addresses an international public satisfying its most diverse needs both for what regards concrete functional needs and product style. This happens through its two divisions - HABITAT furniture and accessories for the house, office and contract - and...
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KRISTALIA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Kreative, Olivia, 1997, KRISTALIAKristalia was founded in 1994 by young local entrepreneurs. Right from the very start, Kristalia paid special attention to innovative projects, by means of experimentation and the continuing search for new technical solutions, using materials which they adapted from the fields of fashion...
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KUNDALINI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Norman Foster, Gherkin, 2005, KUNDALINIKundalini was born in Milan in 1996. Throughout these years Kundalini has developed its philosophy in several stylistic, functional and material expressions, including the production of furnishings that embody the same spirit as the luminous objects. A seat, a lamp, a table or a mirror, in the...
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LAGO / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Enzo Berti, Ampolla, 2000, LAGOLago, in Villa del Conte (Padova), is a project that never forgets the importance of man and makes its ideas accessible. We design products that are practical and sturdy. Our products are the protagonists of their design. This year at the Milan International Furniture Fair Lago presents the..
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MAGIS / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Eero Aarnio, Puppy XL, 2004-2005, MAGISThis year the new proposals by Magis prefers to use other materials than plastic and so almost all the new products of the italian company are made by sheet metal (steel and aluminum). Hex Family – designed by Marc Newson with his very recognizable style and his elegant and refined lines...
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MATTEOGRASSI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Rodolfo Dordoni, 2Leather Poltrona, 2005, MATTEOGRASSIMatteograssi has over a century of experience in the crafting of leather and coach hide, with all the love and care of the true craftsman. The company was in fact founded in 1880 in Mariano Comense, a small town situated in a small area called Brianza, located in Lombardy, a region of northern...
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MAXDESIGN / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Marco Maran, X3, 2005, MAXDESIGNMaxdesign was established in 2000 by Massimo Martino. The brand was officially introduced in October 2000 at the Orgatec international furniture fair in Cologne, where the company presented the Ricciolina collection, designed by Marco Maran. Two new designs were born in 2002: the...
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MDF ITALIA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Bruno Fattorini, LCD-Plasma TV_Panel, 2005, MDF ITALIAIts business activities started in the 1930s with a craft firm, Molteni, which started to expand in the 1950s, opting for mechanisation with a view to industrial production. In the 1970s, it split into three companies as a result of its size and to better respond to the needs of the market. It comprises...
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MOLTENI & C / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Ferruccio Laviani, Hi-Bridge, 2005, MOLTENI & CIts business activities started in the 1930s with a craft firm, Molteni, which started to expand in the 1950s, opting for mechanisation with a view to industrial production. In the 1970s, it split into three companies as a result of its size and to better respond to the needs of the market. It comprises...
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MOROSO / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Marcel Wanders, Print, 2005, MOROSOISince 1952 Moroso has been designing its sofas, armchairs and accessories with wellknown designers such as Ron Arad, Carlo Colombo, Enrico Franzolini, Marc Newson, Toshiyuki Kita and Patricia Urquiola. Moroso has been constructing its sofas and armchairs aiming at top...
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ORIGLIA / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Luigi Origlia, Fusioni, 2000, ORIGLIASince its establishment in 1940, till now, the industrial activity of Origlia group has considerably increased, both for contract and home furniture. The range of tables, chairs, furnishings and accessories currently offered by Origlia is one of the most comprehensive in the world...
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PARRI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Marco Maran, On|Off, 2004, PARRIBorn in the beginning of 90's, Parri enter upon a way qualified by the innovation on materials, shapes and solutions for design seating and furniture. The sector they initially advance toward is the one of contract and public areas, with items designed by Marco Maran*, Art Director of the...
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PLANK / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Studio Cisotti Laube, Luna, 2004, PLANKTechnology, functionality and design, that's the Plank product philosophy. After a lot of acknowledgements, may it be commercial or cultural, the company stays firm to its philosophy and in occasion of the Salone del Mobile di Milano 2005 presents new and strongly innovative and unusual...
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PORRO / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Jean-Marie Massaud, Truffle, 2005, PORROPorro was founded in 1925 in Brianza, the heart of quality Italian furniture production. It is still held by the family and it gradually acquired a wide share on the international market by means of severity and discretion by joining the artisan tradition quality with sophisticated production...
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REXITE / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Raul Barbieri, Olivia, 2005, REXITERexite was founded in 1968 by Rino Boschet and Rino Pirovano at Cusago, not far from Milan. From the outset its aim was to produce contemporary furniture and accessories for the home and office. The company secured the services of a small group of highly talented designers and...
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ROBOTS / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Donato D'urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Tip-tap, 2005, ROBOTSRobots was established in 1962. The production of the first furnishing components comes out in the 70's. It was while keeping company with the poetics and intelligence of Bruno Munari that Robots received the first impressive confirmation of the value of its production: the year is 1979 and Bruno...
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SAPORITI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Massimo Iosa Ghini, Fluid, La Triennale di Milano, 2005, SAPORITISince 1945 Saporiti Italia,with the collaboration of gifted architects, has reached milestones in the history of contemporary furnishing. There is a leit motiv in all the company's creations: each new piece is history in itself. Catching time off balance and anticipating the future are both the...
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SEGIS / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Carlo Bimbi, Paolo Romoli, Blitz, 1996, SEGISThe small Tuscan firm Segis, founded by Franco Dominici in 1983, grew quickly and the collaboration with architect Carlo Bartoli was a fundamental phase of this development, under his art direction internationally renowned designers joined the company. Successful tables...
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SLAMP / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello

Nigel Coates, Ginetta, 2005, SLAMPSlamp was born in 1993. It is a revolutionary plan of marketing. For the new product the formula of a material with only property of brightness is studied infrangibility and flexibility. It is the Opalflex®, of which Slamp it immediately obtains licence and exclusive right of production. The first lines...
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SAPORITI / MILAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR 2005
edited by Federica Capoduri e Gabriella Masiello
Carlo Colombo, Sushi, 2005, ZANOTTAA protagonist in the furnishing and made in Italy industry, right from the very beginning in 1954, Zanotta is still recognized as a leading company in Italian design. Zanotta products mark and anticipate the rends for living concerning the formal and technological innovation they bring. The current...

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