Milan 2008 Preview

While getting ready for the bigger design event of the year opening next week, here's our selection of previews of some novelties that will be on show during Milan Design Week 2008.

Kartell will show among other novelties the Papyrus chair designed by the Bouroullec brothers and the Frilly chair by Patricia Urquiola, made of polycarbonate. Both pieces look interesting in the photos, I'll be touching and holding and reporting back to you soon (via designboom)

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Kartell
Patricia Urquiola for Kartell

Tokujin Yoshioka signs for Moroso the Bouquet chair, composed of fabric squares sewn one by one to fully cover the inside of a snug, curving, egg-shaped shell. Young swiss designer Philippe Bestenheider signs for the italian company the Nanook collection, inspired by Inuit tribal rituals reinterpreted using digital tools. We're looking forward to see what else Moroso, which is usually one of the more prolific companies during the fair, has developed for Milan's Design Week.


Tokujin Yoshioka for Moroso Philippe Bestenheider for Moroso
 
Myto is the new cantilever chair developed by Konstantin Grcic for Plank with the collaboration of BASF. The chair is made of Ultradur® High Speed and was born after a long research on the material's potentials; it will be on display at the fairground but also at Triennale.

konstantin Grcic for Plank
 
Francisco Gomez Paz continues his collaboration with Danese designing Comodoro, a complete shelving system. The traditional milanese company will be presenting also new projects, in the images the Itka lighting series designed by Naoto Fukasawa and the Orione lamps that become transparent when turned on created by Carlotta de Bevilacqua.

 
Francisco Gomez Paz for Danese

 
Naoto Fukasawa for Danese

 
Carlotta de Bevilacqua for Danese

The Sofa Lamp designed by CuldeSac and Hector Serrano for Moooi intrigues us lots, is a lampshade with quilted upholstery inspired by the iconic chester sofa; it looks quite well in the render and we can't wait to see it live. (via dezeen)

Cul de Sac and Hector Serrano for Moooi

Industreal presents Overture, an exhibition of the porcelain work of french designers Guillaume Delvigne and Ionna Vautrin (a young designer you should keep and eye on, she's got talent)

Iona Vautrin and Guillaume Delvigne for Industreal