Milan Design Week shows new interpretations of design icons on the Salone del Mobile 2024

Homage to the design: Exhibition shows new interpretations of design icons on the Salone del Mobile

Tomorrow the Salone del Mobile , the most important furniture fair worldwide, starts. Catawiki , the leading online marketplace for unique objects, is present for the first time at the Milan design week.

Under the title “Hommage”, Catawiki presents contemporary interpretations of world -famous design objects such as the lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames , Isamu Noguchis “Freeform” sofa and side tables by Gianfranco Frattini .

The exhibition is mirrored in a globally available auction . This means that the latest interpretations of the design classics can not only be viewed on-site, but also bid on in limited editions at Catawiki until April 28th.

The highlights at a glance:

• Online auction house Catawiki for the first time in cooperation with Masterly at the Milan design week
• Exhibition "Hommage" shows current interpretations of design classics
• Trend-Pieces from the Salone for your own home: The objects are auctioned exclusively on Catawiki in a limited edition

Catawiki @ Masterly, Salone del Mobile 2024

Catawiki , the leading online marketplace for special objects, is represented for the first time at the Milan design week. Together with Masterly, the renowned Dutch Pavilion of the Salone Del Mobile, the online auction house shows contemporary interpretations of world -famous objects in the design world in the exhibition "Hommage".

The exhibition in the prestigious Palazzo Giureconsulti not only presents the newly designed objects, but also the corresponding iconic counterpart: including the lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi's "Freeform" sofa and side tables from Gianfranco Frattini.

The Milan design fair gives the start of a total of four online auctions, which are curated by Masterly founder Nicole Uniquole in the current year.

Nicole Uniquole, founder and curator of Masterly:

Masterly is cooperating for the first time with an online marketplace and I am very happy to present Catawiki as a successful Dutch brand under the roof of Masterly. Visitors to the Palazzo not only have the opportunity to look at these unique designs up close, but can also actively bid and buy one of the objects. ”

Eléonore Floret , Senior Design Expert at Catawiki adds :

Together with Masterly, Catawiki brings together an international contingent of established and aspiring designers: inside and creative. We look forward to showing new interpretations of design classics with the exhibition as part of the Milan Design Week 2024 and young designers: Inside with our platform to give the opportunity to present their objects to an international audience. ”

The designers: inside and their new interpretations of the classics

Stefan Scholten | Charles and Ray Eames

Stefan Scholten has become one of the defining voices of Dutch design since graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1995. He is known for his reductionist style, which he combines with a unique use of color.

For the exhibition and auction "Hommage" he redesigned the lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames. In the first step, the Stefan Scholten studio analyzed every single element of iconic design.

This reductionist approach led to the fact that stool and ottoman were connected in the contemporary interpretation and a sculptural piece was created with the original ergonomic silhouette and carefully coordinated proportions. Wood is the central element of this new interpretation, which frees the chair from its padding and metal parts in order to give it an authentic California look.

Grace of Glaze | Émile Gallé

Simone Doesburg is a Dutch ceramic and designer based in Utrecht. With her porcelain harness Grace of Glaze, she defines the ordinary and transforms everyday moments into exceptional representations of beauty.

For the joint auction of Catawiki and Masterly, she made an individually colored dishes based on a vase from Emile Gallé. Inspired by the color palette of the vase, the handmade ceramic of Simone Doesburg shows combinations of deep winter blue and warm summer tones.

Laurène Guarneri | Pierre Paulin

Designer Laurène Guarneri is a graduate of the Beaux Arts de Paris-Cergy and lives in Paris. She works with glass and mirrors to capture the fleeting, poetic moments of everyday life.

Laurène Guarneri drew inspiration for the exhibition “Hommage” from Pierre Paulin’s “Orange Slice” armchair. In her reinterpretation, she transformed the warm colors and repeating forms of the armchair into the “Double Jaune” .

Through a dynamic interplay of reflections and transparencies, the designer gave the mirror a new dimension of depth, creating the impression that the forms merge into one another and separate from each other.

Atelier Ferraro | Émile Gallé

After studying architecture in Italy and Greece, Emanuele Ferraro to Germany, where he worked with a series of renowned architectural offices and opened his own design studio in 2019.

In the auction and exhibition "Hommage" Emanuele Ferraro is represented with an object from his series "Ephemeral Décor" , with which he reinterprets objects by Émile Gallé. Emanuele Ferraro used for the delicate patterns real flowers to transfer their nature to the glass. Colors and floral elements go through a transformative process of abstraction and reduction.

Each vase is unique, which is produced with extreme precision and the unique craftsmanship of the Kamee technology.

Ricardo Parmiciano Borgström and Giorgia Farina | Bhulls

The partners Ricardo Parmiciano Borgström and Giorgia Farina are behind the design studio bhulls. Together they develop unconventional pieces that mend the boundaries between art and design. With an experimental approach, you explore the interaction of aesthetics and functionality to create sculptural collectibles.

Bhulls attaches importance to simplicity in the design and production. A modern reinterpretation of Sapper's iconic plico folding car is the "Replico" : a low table that captures the elegant shape of the original design. The aesthetic and functional features of the folding car are emphasized and presented in a timeless form.

The table is made entirely of aluminum and is composed of three folded metal plates and four connecting details. The design of the black paint exudes the design of soberness and elegance, whereby red -painted details are reminiscent of sappers characteristic style. The focus is on a minimalist approach with little waste.

Nick and Sophie Jansen | Vonn Jansen

The aspiring design brand Vonn Jansen, led by the Dutch siblings Nick and Sophie Jansen, has developed into a renowned furniture brand. The company combines modern design with traditional craftsmanship.

For the exhibition "Hommage", Sophie Jansen was inspired by the side tables of Gianfranco Frattini and one of her own characteristic designs, the "Trinity Dining Table" . She revised the square shapes and extraordinary veneers into a high -quality version of the design.

Aleksandra Gaca

The designer Aleksandra Gaca designs innovative, woven textiles at the interface of art, design and architecture. It combines the traditional weaver trade with the latest technology and is known for its work with three-dimensional textiles. Gaca designs textiles that address all the senses through the visual, tactile and acoustic qualities of their designs.

On the occasion of the cooperation between Catawiki and Masterly for the Milan Design Week 2024, GACA designed a limited set of their characteristic "Bloko" pillow. Inspired by the shape of Zaha Hadid's vases, a refined diagonal color gradient flows over the bold "Bloko" graphics. The pillows are part of the subsequent auction at Catawiki.

Antonio Barone

Antonio Barone studied industrial design at the Politecnico di Milano and worked in Italy and the Netherlands. It sees objects as a system of individually convertable individual parts that can change our everyday experience through ordinary materials.

His draft for the exhibition "Hommage" was inspired by Isamu Noguchi's sofa "Freeform" . His interpretation is a compilation of organic, formable pillows that have been placed over a grid.

Tineke Beunders and Nathan Wierink | Aptum

Aptum brings tension and magic into the room with light installations. Your designs can be realized in unlimited configurations for each living and working environment and show the diverse facets of lighting: from colorful and chaotic to sober and geometric.

The design duo Tineke Bunders and Nathan Wierink is behind aptum. You specialize in lighting objects and have more than ten years of experience in product design. In the center of Eindhoven, they develop their playful light installations and experiment with color and shape, direct and indirect light, reflection and contrast.

The latest design of the design duo is a tribute to the "Hill" house chair by Mackintosh. With an individual, custom -made lighting, Aptum creates a fascinating effect with color reflections and depth.

All information about the exhibition

Masterly x Catawiki auction data: 15.-28. April | June 28 - July 9 | 4.-15. October | November 22nd - December 3rd

Catawiki @ Masterly, Salone del Mobile 2024
Palazzo Giureconsulti, Piazza del Duomo, Milan
second floor, room 21

Opening times from Tuesday, April 16, 2024 to Sunday, April 21, 2024:
Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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