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Saturday, June 25, 2022

Beyond the Top 100, by the numbers - Furniture Today

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Furniture Today’s annual listing of leading retailers with a major impact on the industry and the communities they serve:

  • 50 companies representing 135 stores with more than 4 million square feet of selling space
  • A combined 2,567 years in business
  • An average of 34,167 square feet of selling space per store
  • Covering 27 states and 2 countries
  • 27 sell online
  • Represent more than 100 in-store galleries and more than 145 furniture and bedding manufacturers

For Furniture Today’s complete listing of Beyond the Top 100 retailers, see the June 27 edition.

I'm Joanne Friedrick, research editor for the Home Furnishings Division. I began my career as a newspaper editor and then became a trade journalist, covering myriad industries including pension funds, supermarkets, gourmet food and security systems, just to name a few. Most recently, I entered the home furnishings category as a contributor for HFN and Home Textiles Today before transitioning into research where I now get to tell the stories behind the numbers for all of the HFD titles.

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Friday, June 24, 2022

The 12 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Patio Furniture Deals - Food & Wine

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If you have a bigger outdoor space and want plenty of seating, this four-piece patio set is your best bet. It is made with comfortable and practical rattan wicker, a sturdy material that's also lightweight enough to rearrange around the patio. The set includes a small cushioned sofa, two chairs, and a coffee table, and it's a whopping $103 off right now.

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Half of Sunriver restaurant's outdoor furniture gone after fake online ad says it's closing, come and take it - KTVZ

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Owner moved to tears; police call it 'a head-scratcher'

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Sunriver restaurant is missing half of its outdoor furniture, after a fake online ad claimed they were closing and asked people to come by and take whatever they want.

Laura Bliss is the owner of South Bend Bistro, which is now missing half empty.  

“I’ve put my entire life into this,” Bliss said Thursday while trying to hold back tears. “Sorry, I’m a little emotional there.”

Bliss bought South Bend Bistro in 2017, and has worked at it every day since.

“I am the one behind all of this restaurant, and it’s my baby, so it’s been really hard," Bliss said. “With everything that we’ve been through as a restaurant over the last few years, to wake up to this -- it’s very frustrating.”

The restaurant's security footage Thursday morning shows people taking tables, chairs, umbrellas, plants, heaters and propane tanks.

“This is normally filled with tables and umbrellas,” Bliss said, pointing at a half-filled patio. “They knocked over our planters and took our plants.”

Why did this happen? Police said because of a fake Craigslist ad that claimed South Bend Bistro was closing and all the furniture needed to go as soon as possible, and could be taken for free. 

For Lt. Michael Womer of the Sunriver Police Department, this was a new one. 

“This one is a head-scratcher,” Womer said. “I've been in law enforcement for 25 years, and I have not quite seen this one before.”

Sunriver police are requesting a subpoena for the ad and investigating if it was a form of political retaliation.

“There seems to be some initial information that there might be a dispute with the previous owners but its too early to tell at this point if that’s legit,” Womer said. 

Bliss said she believes it has something to do with the previous owner, and she’s certain she’s done nothing publicly to anger anyone.

“I’m not a part of any organizations. I'm just raising a family and running a business, that's all I’m here to do,” Bliss said. 

Going into the weekend with the official start to summer, the restaurant is now missing half of the tables and chairs for its deck, one of its most popular spots.

“The buzz is good, the vibe is good,” Bliss said about the season so far. “And then to wake up this morning to that was horrific.”

Some people have already started returning items, facing no legal punishment.

Depending on how much is returned, it could cost Bliss close to $4,000 to replace it all.

NewsChannel 21 asked if Bliss could afford to replace it all. 

“No,” Bliss said. “And that hits really hard.”

Sunriver police said if you took any items to please return them. You will not face any legal punishment due to the fake advertisement.

However, if you become aware the ad was false, then there could be legal repercussions.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The Best of Milan Furniture Fair 2022 - Curbed

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The Milan Furniture Fair (or Salone Internationale del Mobile) rebounded in a big way after two years that included a downsized show in September and a canceled one in 2020. The event usually takes place in April, but Salone president Maria Porro pushed the comeback to June, which resulted in even more anticipation for the design world’s biggest exhibition. Here are some standouts I saw at the sprawling, citywide showcase.

Daniel Arsham’s ‘Divided Layers’ installation Photo: Wendy Goodman

Daniel Arsham’s Divided Layers collaboration with Kohler was a large-scale sculptural portal made of wavy arches set in a reflective pool that filled one end of the courtyard at the Palazzo del Senato (and echoed the stacked sink he created for the company).

On left, a ring wrapped in fabric. On the right, a column of small lights that's very tall
From left: A light from the Requiem series by Lee Broom. Photo: Arthur WoodcroftThe Rapture by Lee Broom Photo: Luke Hayes
From top: A light from the Requiem series by Lee Broom. Photo: Arthur WoodcroftThe Rapture by Lee Broom Photo: Luke Hayes

Lee Broom’s Divine Inspiration transformed a gallery space into a series of sanctuaries that featured six new lighting collections. The most dramatic was a waterfall of fluted aluminum tubes that cascaded to a mirrored floor. (It was inspired by the Rapture.)

Lamps by Tomás Alonso in Hermès’s installation at Le Pelota. Photo: Maxime Verret/Courtesy of Hermes

As usual, Hermès took over La Pelota, a reconstituted 1947 arena built for playing pelota, a game similar to a combination of squash and handball. Herve Sauvage and Charlotte Macaux Perelman designed four colorful, glowing towers made of wood and translucent paper that displayed the new collection of textile pieces — including vivid cashmere patchwork throws by Carson Converse and sherbert-colored bamboo table lamps covered with parachute cloth by Tomás Alonso.

Lani Adeoye’s RemX walker. Photo: Studio Lani

The theme of SaloneSatellite, the showcase for designers under 35 held at the huge Milan fairgrounds, was “Designing for Our Future Selves.” Nigerian designer Lani Adeoye was selected for the top prize by MoMA’s design curator Paola Antonelli for her elegant sculptural walker, “RemX,” that she made for her grandfather. “While helping to take care of my grandfather in the last few years, I’ve seen how a lot of the objects that are meant to help always tend to have a ‘clinical aesthetic,’” she said. “I wanted to design a walker that exuded some dignity. Something that would boost the user’s spirit. Something that they would appreciate in their environment and truly be empowered to use.” The water hyacinth she used to cover the pipes adds a sense of warmth to the walker.

Calico’s “Forest of Reflection” wallpaper. Photo: AB Concept for Calico Wallpaper
Mooi installion of Extinct Animals. Photo: Wendy Goodman

Calico’s Forest of Reflection wallpaper, made in collaboration with AB Concept, captivated me with its non-repeating, alpine, tree pattern based on photographs of a forest in Karuizawa, Japan. Moooi continued its Extinct Animals collection by mixing made-up creatures like the Queen Cobra and Golden Tiger with floral wall coverings and carpets. For the Golden Tiger design, laser-cut wooden veneer panels with gold foil covered the walls.

Ferm Living chair. Photo: Courtesy of Ferm Living
Fornasetti’s outdoor furniture. Courtesy of Fornasetti.
Fornasetti’s outdoor furniture. Courtesy of Fornasetti.
Photo: Loop design by India Mahdavi for Gebruder Thonet Vienna GmbH

Rossana Orlandi presented Ferm Living’s line of fabrics on furniture and floor coverings woven out of material (made from recycled plastic bottles) that was surprisingly soft. For the garden, Fornasetti launched a collection of outdoor furniture in graphic prints and bright colors, a tribute to founder Piero Fornasetti’s aesthetic. India Mahdavi’s Loop Armchair, a reinterpretation of the classic Thonet Chair with jaunty circular armrests for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, referenced the iconic bentwood chair with new colorways and a graceful, modern edge.

One side of room of the installation for This Is America at Alcova. Photo: Jonathan Hokklo
Lights by Ryuichi Kozeki. Photo: Giuseppe De Francesco
Beni Rugs installation at Alcova, a collaboration between artistic director Colin King of Beni Rugs and artist Amine El Gotaibi. Photo: Sean Davidson

For me, design week is also about discovering new, surprising spaces in the city through the outlier presentations — like the old military hospital chosen by Alcova, a platform for independent designers founded by Valentina Ciuffi (from Studio Vedèt) and Joseph Grima (from Space Caviar), for its fourth edition. The standouts were Ryuichi Kozeki’s debut lighting collection of four different sphere-shaped lights (each one emitting pools of light that projected a sense of serenity and calm) and the collaboration between designer and artistic director Colin King of Beni Rugs and artist Amine El Gotaibi, who hung a great rope of the natural wool yarn used in the carpets handwoven in Morocco in their space. Alcova also presented “This Is America,” a debut group exhibition co-curated by the cause-driven design PR collective Hello Human and experience-design studio Aditions. Both companies, founded by women of color, saw the opportunity in Milan to feature a diverse group of designers and artists — including Madeline Isakson, Ginger Gordon, Jialun Xiong, Nifemi Ogunro, Monica Curiel, and Mym Studio. In yet another installation at Alcova, Isabella Del Grandi built a silent space for Italian acoustic company Slalom, covering the walls with a vivid array of colorful op arty shapes of felt.

Slalom installation at Alcova. Photo: Wendy Goodman
Pictalab and Nicolò Castellini Baldissera’s Portaluppi Herbarium wallpaper. Photo: Wendy Goodman

Pictalab and Nicolò Castellini Baldissera presented a new floral wallpaper collection, Portaluppi Herbarium, in an installation in Alcova to reflect the entrance hall of Casa degli Atellani, the family home of Milanese architect Piero Portaluppi, Baldissera’s great-grandfather. The carpet in the installation was designed by Federica Tondato.

A plate from a collection by Laboratorio Paravicini. Photo: Carlo Banfi

Of course, there were also parties, which gave guests a chance to see new collections and meet old friends in stunning locations. The first was The Grand Tourist podcast host Dan Rubinstein and Federika Longinotti Buitoni’s energetic and fun welcome brunch (to present Collecto at the home of Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte), which banished jet lag. The plate shown here is by Laboratorio Paravicini.

Moore Center Hall table by Ralph Lauren. Photo: Courtesy of Ralph Lauren
The courtyard at Palazzo Gallarati Scotti for Poltrona Frau’s celebration. Photo: Alessio D’Aniello

The team at Ralph Lauren opened their palazzo, which they have owned for more than 30 years, to display the Moore Center Hall table, part of a new furniture collection. Poltrona Frau CEO Nicola Coropulis celebrated the company’s 110th anniversary with an exquisite dinner by chef Andrea Berton of Ristorante Berton at the Palazzo Gallarati Scotti. Martina Mondadori, founder of Cabana Magazine, opened her magnificent childhood home designed by Renzo Mongiardino (now a setting for Cabana’s special events) for a breakfast to showcase Cabana’s new line of lighting inspired by Mongiardino’s original decor. Her tabletop setting, from the plates to the tablecloth, was from the company’s collections.

A floor lamp from Cabana’s new lighting collection. Photo: Cabana
Tabletop from the Cabana Collection. Photo: Wendy Goodman

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Saturday, June 18, 2022

After many twists over 25 years, a furniture store owner in the west metro decides to close - Star Tribune

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A few months ago, the landlord at Nancy Newcomb's furniture store told her the building would soon be sold, leaving her to make yet another major decision.

Over 25 years, Newcomb reinvented the St. Louis Park business, Odds & Ends Furniture, again and again to stay afloat. She sorted through changes in manufacturing, the rise of digital retailing and arrival of new competition.

The pandemic sparked a boomlet in furniture sales as people who were forced to stay at home feathered their nests. But consumers turned a corner, and then inflation hit.

"Furniture sales are slowing down but prices are going up," Newcomb said. "So the furniture business is in a tough place right now."

And there was something else.

"I'm 70 years old," she said. "So it's time to retire."

The store, at 5108 Cedar Lake Road, is winding down. A closeout sale is on and the final day looms on June 24.

In 1997, Newcomb was a women's clothing buyer with connections in the retail world when she learned about the potential in selling slightly damaged furniture at a fraction of its original cost.

She operated as Scratch n' Dent Furniture Warehouse early on. Then, as manufacturing shifted to China, blemished furnishings became less available from domestic operators.

Around 2002, she renamed the business Odds & Ends and shifted to selling showroom model furniture instead. Newcomb gradually added closeouts and other inventory direct from manufacturers.

She focused on fashion-forward furniture resembling what people were seeing on home decorating TV shows. She kept overhead low to be able to sell at competitive prices. Her marketing strategy relied on relied on customers spreading word about the store.

During its best years in the mid-2000s, sales at Odds & Ends hit $3 million. That changed after the housing bust led to recession in 2008. Sales never again reached that level.

As time went on, Newcomb gradually streamlined her business. She cut a few employees before moving the store into a no-frills warehouse showroom. Since 2015, she employed only herself, her sister and her son.

"You don't see ambience in here," Newcomb said. "When you go into strip malls or the big malls, the expenses are very high."

Annual sales averaged $1 million in recent years. Odds & Ends' steady clients have been repeat customers who replaced furniture every few years. She's often seen the children of regulars make their first purchases there as well. And recently, baby boomers who are downsizing to apartments, needing smaller-scale pieces, became part of the mix.

Another group included home stagers who appreciated her products. Janet Lawrence of Set to Show in New Hope turned to Odds & Ends, especially when she immediately needed a lot of furniture fast to stage the home of a new client.

"I do think Nancy was really good with trends," Lawrence said. "I could find a modern, clean-lined look that appeals to people in general — not too contemporary, not too traditional."

Meanwhile, Newcomb's discount competition has increased over the years and continues to do so with the rise of Amazon and Wayfair and the likes of Bob's Discount Furniture entering the Twin Cities market with three locations.

Todd Peter, a Bob's Discount Furniture regional manager, said the retailer's size and relationships with manufacturers helps procure lower prices, although supply-chain problems are making delivery rockier these days so texts and online chats about delivery status are critical.

"With all the delays in products, as a company, you have to have a great relationship with your guests," he said.

A couple of road construction projects in the past decade disrupted the action at Odds & Ends. But nothing came close to the challenge of the COVID-19 shutdown in the spring of 2020.

Then, Newcomb said, she really counted herself lucky to be working with understanding relatives and for the government's Paycheck Protection Program. "Thank God it was family," she said. "They were really good about not being paid for a while."

The shutdown was followed by a furniture boom, with restless customers who wanted new sectionals immediately.

"Our format was set up so you could purchase right off the floor and get it right away," Newcomb said.

The recent success of Odds & Ends relied on the strong teamwork between the three family members. Newcomb ran the business operations, while sister Rachaelle Brady and son Guy Newcomb focused on customer service and sales. Rachaelle also plans to retire and Guy is considering his next steps.

They say they'll miss their daily interactions.

"When we're at work, we talk about family," Guy Newcomb said. "When we're at family events, we talk about work."

Although Nancy Newcomb calls her next phase retirement, she also plans to find work. "I'll probably stock shelves somewhere, something that's low stress but active," she says.

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A mistrial was declared in the matter of a Troy man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from people all over the country after taking orders from them for custom log furniture and then not producing the items.

Steven Edward Grable, 55, was on trial for one felony count of theft Wednesday afternoon in the 19th District Judicial Court when Judge Matt Cuffe made the ruling.

Cuffe told the jury of 14 Lincoln County residents, which included two alternates, that they wouldn’t be going forward with the case. Cuffe apologized to the jurors that they wouldn’t be able to see the case through to the end.

“The court can not comment on any ongoing litigation,” Judge Cuffe said.

Cuffe will continue to oversee any further proceedings. A status hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 27, to determine the future of the case.

The stunning ending was frustrating to many, including Lincoln County Attorney Marcia Boris.

“It’s really frustrating to have happened,” Boris said. “I’m very, very upset we have a mistrial.”

The mistrial arose out of matters of discovery. According to Montana Code Annotated 2021, the prosecution and defense attorneys are required by law to provide evidence to the opposition prior to trial so it can be examined.

According to the American Bar Association, discovery enables the parties to know before the trial begins what evidence may be presented. It’s designed to prevent "trial by ambush," where one side doesn’t learn of the other side’s evidence or witnesses until the trial, when there’s no time to obtain answering evidence.

Boris had objected to instances of Grable’s attorneys, Keenan Gallagher and Liam Gallagher, introducing copies of checks that were intended to show Grable had refunded money to his customers.

“On Tuesday, Mr. Gallagher (Liam) tried to introduce two checks that I hadn’t seen and then today, he began asking about records of completed orders that had not been produced to the state and that’s what I objected to,” Boris said. “We are entitled to discovery.”

Attempts to reach both attorneys were unsuccessful at press time.

In the first two days of the case, the prosecution team argued that Grable was a man who repeatedly took money from people with the promise he would make custom handmade log furniture, including baby cribs, but rarely delivered the goods.

Boris and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Detective Dave Hall said Grable’s pattern changed little over the years. They said he would take online orders for his business, Montana Custom Log Furniture. They said he was very responsive with prospective customers, exchanging emails that dealt with order specifications, price and delivery options. They said in several instances after he received a 50% deposit, Grable stopped communicating with some of his customers or failed to deliver a finished product.

Hall investigated Grable in a 2013 case where the defendant was accused of deceptive practices and theft by deception, both felonies. The incidents were alleged to have occurred between Sept. 2008 and Sept. 2013.

Court records indicate most of the alleged victims were from out of state, but also in Northwest Montana locations, including Libby and Lakeside. The Better Business Bureau in Spokane, Washington, told Det. Hall it had 18 complaints filed on its website against Montana Custom Log Furniture.

According to court documents, on July 18, 2014, Lincoln County Chief Deputy Attorney Joseph Cik and Grable’s attorney, Courtney Nolan, agreed to a pretrial diversion agreement that left the case suspended.

Part of the agreement was that if Grable refunded money to the customers within a two-year period, the case would be dismissed. On July 12, 2016, the county attorney’s office filed a petition to revoke because it alleged Grable hadn’t paid restitution to two people in the amount of $2,605. But later, according to court records, Grable did refund a total of $17,729 to 25 people while three customers did receive the furniture they ordered.

On Sept. 19, 2016, the case was dismissed in court. Grable didn’t plead guilty to any charges and did not have to admit to any allegations.

In the current case, Keenan Gallagher and Liam Gallagher said their client was a man who was suffering from a heart condition as well as the death of his father in 2019 and his daughter in 2021, and a pandemic that left him unable to hire workers to complete the contracted work.

“My client, Steve Grable, may not be a perfect businessman and he should have let the log business die awhile ago,” Keenan Gallagher said. “Despite his health, he felt he could do the work, and Steve’s intent was not to steal money from these people.”

While many alleged victims were from other states, some were from Montana, including one man from Flathead County.

Paul Kinder, of Marion, testified that he and his wife were looking for a new bedroom suite and they found Grable’s business while doing a Google search.

“I emailed him on June 24, 2021, and he encouraged me to order quickly because of his schedule,” Kinder said. “He (Grable) said when he got the check, he’d schedule the work.”

Kinder said he placed the order on June 30 and his wife wrote and mailed a deposit check on July 6 for $1,290. Kinder said once the check was cashed on July 12, they didn’t hear from Grable.

Keenan Gallagher had Kinder read an email from Grable that indicated they did speak about Grable falling behind in his work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kinder said Grable told him many potential employees weren’t working because they were receiving generous unemployment checks each month.

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Friday, June 17, 2022

Century Furniture celebrates 75 years in business - Furniture Today

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HICKORY, NC —Century Furniture, a custom home furnishing company in business since 1947, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The company, founded by Harley F. Shuford S.r, focuses on luxury hand-crafted upholstered furniture and case goods made in North Carolina. Now in its third generation of family ownership, Century has more than 800 associates.

“We are excited to celebrate this milestone with our associates both past and present,” said Alex Shuford III, president of Century and CEO of Rock House Farm Family of Brands. “It is increasingly rare to see successful family businesses, and we attribute every year of success to the many hands and hearts that have graced our company through the years. Their dedication and passion have carried us to this moment, and we are excited to build on this foundation and look forward to continued growth and innovation in the years ahead.”

Century has been celebrating throughout the year with monthly cash drawings for associates, special gatherings and a photography campaign that centers around imagery of associates captured throughout the year. A curated exhibition of these images will be displayed at each of the company’s locations as well as during the October High Point Market.

Related story: Now you can see your sofa in real time at Century Furniture

Jean Marie Layton is senior editor for upholstery at Furniture Today. A design and furniture aficionado, she has worked as a writer/editor in industry and non-profits, in academic administration and in retail furniture sales. She pursued a master’s degree in the history of design at Parsons/Cooper-Hewitt and has a BA in history from Mount Holyoke College and an MA in liberal arts from Stanford University. Reach out to Jean Marie with your story ideas, tips and more at jlayton@furnituretoday.com

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Steel Furniture, New-Wave Murano, and 6 Other Design Trends Spotted by AD Editors in Milan - Architectural Digest

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For those seeking the latest and greatest in design trends, there was no place better to be than Milan in early June. Last week, more than 262,000 visitors turned out for Salone del Mobile’s first full-scale event since 2019. Among them were the global editors of AD—including staffers from AD Italia, AD France, AD Spain, AD Germany, and AD US. After having hit the fair, showroom, installation, and party circuits, here are the design trends we’re still thinking about from Salone del Mobile 2022 and Fuorisalone.

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Steel furniture is back

If you love iconic design, you already know Harry Bertoia’s legendary Diamond chair, devised for Knoll in 1952. Made from a grid of welded steel, it remains one of the 20th century’s most iconic seats. This year’s Milan Design Week revealed that Bertoia’s material muse is still relevant today, as designers reprise steel for a major comeback—and that’s especially true when it comes to chairs. For proof, look to young Belgian designer Chanel Kapitanj, who exhibited an impressive metal-mesh chair at Salone Satellite, or AD100 designers Dimorestudio, who highlighted a brutalist yet elegant polished steel and wicker edition that works well on its own or in a seating group. Unlike Bertoia’s classic, these two chairs come in square shapes, giving them an extra edge that’s totally 2022. The only downside? If comfort is your thing, you’ll need to invest in a cushion, too. —Valerie Präkelt, AD Germany

The Tobi-Ishi table by Barber & Osgerby for B&B Italia 

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Welcome to the new stone age

Marble and stone took center stage at Milan Design Week 2022 in every possible incarnation, thanks to special treatments that enable them to adapt to any setting and occasion. In designers’ hands, these hard surfaces come across as if they were totally malleable and supple materials. Backlit slabs at Antolini, for instance, displayed a complete tableware collection crafted from Irish green marble that had undergone a stain-resistant treatment. At Alcova, multicolored furnishings by Sabine Marcelis and OMA caught visitors’ eyes, as did the sculptural, white Carrara marble Wave basin by Studio Fuksas at Antoniolupi. Barber Osgerby, meanwhile, revisited the Tobi-Ishi table for B&B Italia in a black-and-white variation typical of Romanesque cathedrals. Across the board, the industry embraced the finest materials from all corners of the planet, adapting them to modern living with renewed attention to nuance and veining, bodacious curves, superthin slabs, and unusual transparencies. —Patrizia Piccinini, Alessandra Pellegrino, and Valentina Raggi, AD Italia

Zanotta celebrated its Quaderna series this year, marking the 50th anniversary of the Superstudio design.

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Superstudio at Quaderna during its earliest years.

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Brands are reprising radical design

From heritage design revivals to all-new editions, the shapes, colors, and materials of the ’60s and ’70s are making a big impression on brands and designers. The wavy, frameless Superonda chair by Archizoom, for one, bore new Farfalla upholstery for indoor and outdoor use at the Fuorisalone, whereas Carlo Scarpa’s Soriana seating sported a fresh denim covering and orange frame. Acerbis reinterpreted archival work by Nanda Vigo, and Zanotta has brought new incarnations of the Quaderna series to life. And those are just a few examples. These products look up to the impassioned era of the 1960s and 1970s, embracing lively colors, patterns, and enveloping, generous shapes. A few more examples? Space Age–inspired lamps from Draga & Aurel, Markus Benesch’s dizzying patterns for furniture and wallpaper brand Curious Boy, and the sound-absorbing panels by Slalom, which revisit distinctive ’70s patterns. Throwback is today’s watchword, and we are 100% here for the liveliness, good vibes, and unapologetically vibrant hues. —Patrizia Piccinini, Alessandra Pellegrino, and Valentina Raggi, AD Italia

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Red paisley adorns an ottoman at the Ralph Lauren Palazzo

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Tomato red is the new “it” color

This year, in Milan, we were seeing red, and not just the glowing nighttime beacon of the Bar Basso sign. Across town, a juicy tomato-y hue was everywhere—making it one of our top design trends from the week. Lots of the latest seating was upholstered in this season’s signature shade: Lara Bohinc’s Peaches collection, launched at Alcova, the Campana Brothers’ Bulbo chair from Louis Vuitton’s Objets Nomades collection, the new, fully-upholstered Sacha chair by Philippe Malouin for Resident, and Paul Smith’s new furniture for De Padova. For Versace Home’s striking presentation, the color took over furnishings as well as the walls, giving major Black Lodge vibes (Twin Peaks fans know). Meanwhile, Ashley Hicks tented an installation of Buccellati silver with his scarlet Lee Jofa fabric, and Ralph Lauren showed off a tomato-red paisley on an ottoman at their Palazzo. And to top it all off, Luca Nichetto, art director of French furniture brand La Manufacture, devised a blood orange intervention within Museo Poldi Pezzoli, showcasing 50 new furnishings by 17 designers all in the same hue. —Hannah Martin, AD US

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