The best of Spanish design in Milan

Interiors from Spain was in Milan visiting the Milan Furniture Fair, Euroluce and Workplace 3.0, as well as events related to Spanish design outside the fair: Fuorisalone.

From 4-7 April, Milan became a global homeware and design showcase, where the world’s top furniture and lighting companies unveiled their latest collections. Once again, Spain was second only to Italy in exhibitor numbers, with 105 brands.

The Milan Furniture Fair featured exhibits from 60 Spanish companies displaying their latest furniture and designs, including pieces created by two of the most reputable Spanish designers worldwide: Jaime Hayón, who presented his Aleta chair collection for the firm Viccarbe, and Patricia Urquiola who created the Nuez chair for Andreu World and the Garden Layers space for Gan rugs. Thirty-seven Spanish lighting brands exhibited at Euroluce and Arturo Alvárez’s artistic line was one of the most photographed stands at the fair. Finally, eight Spanish companies exhibited at Workplace 3.0 from the office and communities sector.

Meanwhile, events related to Spanish design at Fuorisalone included two exhibitions: “Surface & Interface” held at Palazzo Litta and organised by the RED Aede association in partnership with Valresa and supported by ICEX. The exhibition combined products from nine Spanish companies in which industrial and graphic designers from Spain applied a new digital technology from the Valencian company, Valresa, known as VirtualMelt. The exhibition design was carried out by EstudiHac and Arraitz Koch handled the graphics. “Inspired in Barcelona” was the name of an exhibition organised by BCD Barcelona and Catalonia Trade & Investment that took place at Palazzo Isambardi and featured nearly 90 furniture, lighting, and textile products by brands, editors, and other design professionals from the Catalan city. The exhibition’s concept and design was conceived by Emiliana Design Studio, which presented Barcelona as an open, thoroughly Mediterranean city with an enduring cultural and creative tradition embodied in the designs on display. Clase Bcn was responsible for exhibition graphics.

The Ventura Lambrate area featured Insólito Conjunto’s “Hues of Forms” that brought together various Spanish design studios. In addition, six Spanish designers were on display in the Rossana Orlandi gallery, including the Ginko chandelier by Verónica Mar Art & Design, the Rfc+ lamps from the Mayice studio, the Fossil console and sideboard by Nacho Carbonell, the Structural Skin lamp and mirror by Jorge Penadés, the Pet lamps of Alvaro Catalan De Ocon, and the Mid Rim chandelier by Marre Moerel.