The Best Of The 2009 Milan Furniture Fair

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVvpaqeMOQdJb4_CBTo3FgveabT7lKc9sszNz7DQ25g_CTv9tfMhxfwfmpkfmNh3TMEq4-kXd9bBxqxkNvSZslXQ52IXd1BvIQqOFQIj0Qnf_5MQJEVarfUUgI_UdKzJ7SndLrKqK3CZi/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332412670140572114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVvpaqeMOQdJb4_CBTo3FgveabT7lKc9sszNz7DQ25g_CTv9tfMhxfwfmpkfmNh3TMEq4-kXd9bBxqxkNvSZslXQ52IXd1BvIQqOFQIj0Qnf_5MQJEVarfUUgI_UdKzJ7SndLrKqK3CZi/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 458px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />You may be confused at to just what exactly is the name of the week long event in Milan, which is the world's largest trade show for furniture manufacturers and designers, where many new collections are debuted for the first time. Just to make it clear for those of you who do not follow furniture design as if it is your life's blood, the week long event in Milan took place from April 22-27th and it's often referred to by various names such as the following:<br /><br />Salone Internazionale del Mobile<br />The Milan Furniture Fair<br />The Milan Show<br />Salone del Mobile<br />Guida Fuori Salone<br />the Milan report<br />iSaloni<br /><br />So many bloggers, journalists and photographers have done an excellent job covering <a href="http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?s=0,2,67,71,75">the 2009 Salone del Mobile in Milan</a> this year, that rather than duplicate many of their efforts by covering the week long event, I just wanted to share with you some photos (from <a href="http://www.designws.com/">designws</a>) from them as to what I feel are the stand out pieces and displays.<br /><br />After the photos, there are links to the best sites, databases and online magazines with coverage of the show.<br /><br />Gaetano Pesce for Casamia:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_99eW_igRLkbZPTmpNjuxZPlaqMv6rn5TC7Z7twa0xL0CQTlmqXEEVgtqbT6Vaayw1CBCKqdUJiD8xrMy1ZaqUNAduZUGH0iX_Wg2cj5TknkjtmW4DerQVr5Bfo9iTFQbSXEgumwsZFQ/s1600-h/casmia,+gaetano_pesce.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332402862687113858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_99eW_igRLkbZPTmpNjuxZPlaqMv6rn5TC7Z7twa0xL0CQTlmqXEEVgtqbT6Vaayw1CBCKqdUJiD8xrMy1ZaqUNAduZUGH0iX_Wg2cj5TknkjtmW4DerQVr5Bfo9iTFQbSXEgumwsZFQ/s400/casmia,+gaetano_pesce.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 345px;" /></a><br />Dosh Levien for Moroso:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj799tMpztGgFAnCBKwI71tSjNKN2d3XMth3v5QmRlw7JIZc8a0I2CBBQEiMhL0sCC7x3cOh5WffSJpv_0B4_mkc9HNTr5qU3EXK5-LfsH73u9SdE-7mIRzRlDzz4q2KR5vppyq9yP3r8o/s1600-h/dosh_levien_moroso.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332403403321473586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj799tMpztGgFAnCBKwI71tSjNKN2d3XMth3v5QmRlw7JIZc8a0I2CBBQEiMhL0sCC7x3cOh5WffSJpv_0B4_mkc9HNTr5qU3EXK5-LfsH73u9SdE-7mIRzRlDzz4q2KR5vppyq9yP3r8o/s400/dosh_levien_moroso.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 371px;" /></a><br />Tord Boontje for Moroso:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5On9wP2_GKDtWuQc79Jo3SOvDs-ZCrVP_FjM2ThrgoA-5NwOow24DRWW4yI1my8RD9X8tNV01Mhx0VhNceA2fjBBMMKqjSthE2c7ggPrkhItEVekWERfxBVYcT92oL5qa5_wShPHsNaTx/s1600-h/tordboontje_moroso.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332407016974947618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5On9wP2_GKDtWuQc79Jo3SOvDs-ZCrVP_FjM2ThrgoA-5NwOow24DRWW4yI1my8RD9X8tNV01Mhx0VhNceA2fjBBMMKqjSthE2c7ggPrkhItEVekWERfxBVYcT92oL5qa5_wShPHsNaTx/s400/tordboontje_moroso.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 331px;" /></a><br />Front Design for Moroso:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_xqxxCvLMEnq3F918yir4OPezMe1qySETGLc7FaDkeybuClz9g5mKiW9gtpd-SLN3dNJtHmJr8ATsKWkRdSA_R4befAXfNOv8bLGdA7EUYlThAGsPpe1xdLalomFqOg986yLdtiTv-Bc/s1600-h/front_moroso.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332409287682544642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_xqxxCvLMEnq3F918yir4OPezMe1qySETGLc7FaDkeybuClz9g5mKiW9gtpd-SLN3dNJtHmJr8ATsKWkRdSA_R4befAXfNOv8bLGdA7EUYlThAGsPpe1xdLalomFqOg986yLdtiTv-Bc/s400/front_moroso.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" /></a><br />Matali Crassalt for Established and Sons:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82Kz4J1uCvit3En5vPhjq_tFCeP4bYd7pZfNEPJGB9IPKhyV_2VaHrzC0bDW4Yl-b83vaeYWzIfvUXiZfVVSeLE7TxH-JBF-YkMUaWADNauzwY85lmg_2gsVJxtKSFdr_tA6d4472VLRJ/s1600-h/Estabished+%26+Sons,+Matali+Crasset.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332409773116479602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82Kz4J1uCvit3En5vPhjq_tFCeP4bYd7pZfNEPJGB9IPKhyV_2VaHrzC0bDW4Yl-b83vaeYWzIfvUXiZfVVSeLE7TxH-JBF-YkMUaWADNauzwY85lmg_2gsVJxtKSFdr_tA6d4472VLRJ/s400/Estabished+%26+Sons,+Matali+Crasset.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 376px;" /></a><br />Peter Marigold, Design Miami /Craft punk:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5bx3mLzoSMwV0QU8Y0bbNTpl7ebzTDwSC9BFZwpC-VDkb7oUvNxl9eQPNzSG3CKjPRNrWTZ6qQ4Uq4Pq9ttAsYAusElYreuPHrgMD8y1Z4eFOEqzcmshFA2rUlrpuLA1WujnvgvUtIEk/s1600-h/Peter+Marigold+Design+Miami+_+Craft+Punk+.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332411672138512066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5bx3mLzoSMwV0QU8Y0bbNTpl7ebzTDwSC9BFZwpC-VDkb7oUvNxl9eQPNzSG3CKjPRNrWTZ6qQ4Uq4Pq9ttAsYAusElYreuPHrgMD8y1Z4eFOEqzcmshFA2rUlrpuLA1WujnvgvUtIEk/s400/Peter+Marigold+Design+Miami+_+Craft+Punk+.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 378px;" /></a><br />Javier Mariscal for Magis:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfmJnqU7nTSuEPvpv5bODVwuQAxVWImuMoCUa5qCY0J1RyFriIlUt1RFnSLeakKRdYomdbyxxJsVGZdWzURQcMxQRcjp6ekuup4dVbuHFCoEMzPRNmZYetAlJZCbMXwgZWdsEkukKKE4K/s1600-h/javier_mariscal+for+magis.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332410363685934162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfmJnqU7nTSuEPvpv5bODVwuQAxVWImuMoCUa5qCY0J1RyFriIlUt1RFnSLeakKRdYomdbyxxJsVGZdWzURQcMxQRcjp6ekuup4dVbuHFCoEMzPRNmZYetAlJZCbMXwgZWdsEkukKKE4K/s400/javier_mariscal+for+magis.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 441px;" /></a><br />Jaime Hayon for Baccarat:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwhqaG4XnhdxSuXlIerWSCSV3Rwm-qFp53A4hMwZ8DhXIZ9yanJKyWKH6H2dP902KLw4_GR4GMPUu1H89Q8kIgqC5yZDVEZmWsbEvLaasolLrjWQhUAOpK8_GZ5Sn_4H_OVyBiDMDELc/s1600-h/baccarat,jaimehayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332403678773568210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwhqaG4XnhdxSuXlIerWSCSV3Rwm-qFp53A4hMwZ8DhXIZ9yanJKyWKH6H2dP902KLw4_GR4GMPUu1H89Q8kIgqC5yZDVEZmWsbEvLaasolLrjWQhUAOpK8_GZ5Sn_4H_OVyBiDMDELc/s400/baccarat,jaimehayon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 330px;" /></a><br />Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrWgHjBS2MNcv1f69KYhiKcPU3qnx5b-Ktgjy0Aw8_GX4aSmnlzbCgZlALCdtbrBJvHDvMEoBrOoFlaho0r4k2-f9CzzzbtP_Brk0CtpC6aps0aIZ5U6JVneP8jXDBHk9ngidfmFjsPhB/s1600-h/Edra,+Fernando+%26+Humberto+Campana.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404144318854658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrWgHjBS2MNcv1f69KYhiKcPU3qnx5b-Ktgjy0Aw8_GX4aSmnlzbCgZlALCdtbrBJvHDvMEoBrOoFlaho0r4k2-f9CzzzbtP_Brk0CtpC6aps0aIZ5U6JVneP8jXDBHk9ngidfmFjsPhB/s400/Edra,+Fernando+%26+Humberto+Campana.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 332px;" /></a><br />Marcus Tremento:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub1jDH1H9j3REq6aIsjfGOruMH9e3BPu74xHHSPIj5wInRzO-R0lW4dL7hohVKuHu_hEJhTrCpA1iv1Iq5uANarR384-EDHH9xdfc-uE80CHTzYhhAwrft-xMr4IQBi_hkVl36xLEwNqW/s1600-h/Marcus+Tremento.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332411474637603826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub1jDH1H9j3REq6aIsjfGOruMH9e3BPu74xHHSPIj5wInRzO-R0lW4dL7hohVKuHu_hEJhTrCpA1iv1Iq5uANarR384-EDHH9xdfc-uE80CHTzYhhAwrft-xMr4IQBi_hkVl36xLEwNqW/s400/Marcus+Tremento.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 371px;" /></a><br />BCXSY:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvX_HTxTcTvNhxKnmlVlULJsYf-4FYNx2mE4rwsMenfhq3q9lbVRxwOSXz49BtyH6TDTDPfD8lk_JoNEoYTVkwXePEDquqUFALFvSvb_Nh-7VtEaYWeAWVMywEbcbjcw7QDL6hyphenhyphenskIW5S/s1600-h/BCXSY.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332403997102872754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvX_HTxTcTvNhxKnmlVlULJsYf-4FYNx2mE4rwsMenfhq3q9lbVRxwOSXz49BtyH6TDTDPfD8lk_JoNEoYTVkwXePEDquqUFALFvSvb_Nh-7VtEaYWeAWVMywEbcbjcw7QDL6hyphenhyphenskIW5S/s400/BCXSY.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 330px;" /></a><br />Frank Gehry for Emeco:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QputeeNlMMHLsWXkEurkuo2-3x7Kot-s0tpaDM17JZWXiwTLGIOwydK4EvpaTz3RVy4gY2ecLDTX1O3MhWBDUg3i_06CHLKdJuKBzDkmavh44eI5XeAHvlGKwl59LnRJQFJzLsDxvPA/s1600-h/emeco,+gehry.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332403876777886450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QputeeNlMMHLsWXkEurkuo2-3x7Kot-s0tpaDM17JZWXiwTLGIOwydK4EvpaTz3RVy4gY2ecLDTX1O3MhWBDUg3i_06CHLKdJuKBzDkmavh44eI5XeAHvlGKwl59LnRJQFJzLsDxvPA/s400/emeco,+gehry.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 332px;" /></a><br />Stephen Burk's M'Afrique collection for Moroso:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGxRbA2ZsU0c1l_3fjBZQleD4fk7FuBy18GhA_CuSJ_w8GeesKiKROsia8BUGfkTqxFGnbNBQbiwjuEpFfJqZWQO0Bx54iElAINZeRbXwXrn6Qkn3s3uO56ZNMDNZqvts1rbNt8ZHdSxW/s1600-h/Moroso,+Stephen+Burks,+M%27afrique2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404545259718210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGxRbA2ZsU0c1l_3fjBZQleD4fk7FuBy18GhA_CuSJ_w8GeesKiKROsia8BUGfkTqxFGnbNBQbiwjuEpFfJqZWQO0Bx54iElAINZeRbXwXrn6Qkn3s3uO56ZNMDNZqvts1rbNt8ZHdSxW/s400/Moroso,+Stephen+Burks,+M%27afrique2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 503px; height: 335px;" /></a><br />Martin Baas:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgIkFwUmpYJDI9NGyYXmCg8QSh7xMTwjub6VLbY1PNvGljscsYZKCeHuZvFsBWDU2nfTEHy4ty2svZExS3PIXzbarqUQ8ALPfAv3XHqRpHKCsMJC1dm2DJDMop89KQxk_ct_r11t0OJzo/s1600-h/martin_baas.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404356136543698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgIkFwUmpYJDI9NGyYXmCg8QSh7xMTwjub6VLbY1PNvGljscsYZKCeHuZvFsBWDU2nfTEHy4ty2svZExS3PIXzbarqUQ8ALPfAv3XHqRpHKCsMJC1dm2DJDMop89KQxk_ct_r11t0OJzo/s400/martin_baas.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 377px;" /></a><br />Zaha Hadid for Artemide:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBF37iWTpOgJ7E4c22QWsSwzaIz8PojSLLRpDYYJWJNqciEL5l9o2xAOytqqXOii8MdjDdTJYe0Reg7YK_4js2kkX4uGUcEh9kf-M1Hiooi_1PRv2wht12ifVfIVrgmNUv3WuzZljXN3J/s1600-h/artemide,+zahahhadid.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404685165078082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBF37iWTpOgJ7E4c22QWsSwzaIz8PojSLLRpDYYJWJNqciEL5l9o2xAOytqqXOii8MdjDdTJYe0Reg7YK_4js2kkX4uGUcEh9kf-M1Hiooi_1PRv2wht12ifVfIVrgmNUv3WuzZljXN3J/s400/artemide,+zahahhadid.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />Ross Lovegrove for Artemide:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyZb13pmZ_h1SULAALuPjWC4dGDBAetg_DFj-oyRLdXgSt6EDhHHRVzmhF3m_jVaep1bHEYnk3hkT65WObamiyU4PCjdjPW2Q3UKw05Ci_wkT3CnjeLfFZ68vSUKJst6jD8k0k3m4XRFD/s1600-h/rosslovegrove_artemide2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332405670340306674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyZb13pmZ_h1SULAALuPjWC4dGDBAetg_DFj-oyRLdXgSt6EDhHHRVzmhF3m_jVaep1bHEYnk3hkT65WObamiyU4PCjdjPW2Q3UKw05Ci_wkT3CnjeLfFZ68vSUKJst6jD8k0k3m4XRFD/s400/rosslovegrove_artemide2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" /></a><br />Chris Kabel for Droog:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMYpPozY5EOq78SlDykuveLvH28E02J5I7OxeocdlBNGnBM4KVT2blmb2ax1W2zIltt_I_qf_C4-0QmmH1LOc3TN5zfCqRooSO2TL_xGW7suNPw4yivzvmASc5XoPc8wPpRVxA7dNa_sQ/s1600-h/Droog,+Chris+Kabel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332405294178739826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMYpPozY5EOq78SlDykuveLvH28E02J5I7OxeocdlBNGnBM4KVT2blmb2ax1W2zIltt_I_qf_C4-0QmmH1LOc3TN5zfCqRooSO2TL_xGW7suNPw4yivzvmASc5XoPc8wPpRVxA7dNa_sQ/s400/Droog,+Chris+Kabel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 372px;" /></a><br />Nacho Carbonell for Droog:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7w-pXJ9eEYq8iSuAClA-zAzw7hIfNxNArCOSYws3YgAEHeDaf1UFahwf2U6ObzyBMtjaCLa_MLHtSBbqnH7QzBOW17ug9kc1BPqq4-uLlaGGPFETvGw9pWqPFVwoAR9Ybv_Mw4kMWJymF/s1600-h/Droog,+Nacho+Carbonell.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332405179967409458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7w-pXJ9eEYq8iSuAClA-zAzw7hIfNxNArCOSYws3YgAEHeDaf1UFahwf2U6ObzyBMtjaCLa_MLHtSBbqnH7QzBOW17ug9kc1BPqq4-uLlaGGPFETvGw9pWqPFVwoAR9Ybv_Mw4kMWJymF/s400/Droog,+Nacho+Carbonell.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 371px;" /></a><br />Karim Rashid for Meritalia:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMw8MJQ5Z5YAR5zRC4dhSE9DJVdQTJEf6TbHV1421s8U8QqhAxgCqMMZPHdCgwjUsXgVHaXa-CE8V3HZvjS9CXYmcP5Ma5cqFRu98SZuMkKN4zVptCvMRW516N6kajPtDelCCWq_9e7fA/s1600-h/meritalia,+rashid.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404991111503122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMw8MJQ5Z5YAR5zRC4dhSE9DJVdQTJEf6TbHV1421s8U8QqhAxgCqMMZPHdCgwjUsXgVHaXa-CE8V3HZvjS9CXYmcP5Ma5cqFRu98SZuMkKN4zVptCvMRW516N6kajPtDelCCWq_9e7fA/s400/meritalia,+rashid.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 321px;" /></a><br />Studio Mendini for Meritalia:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9V_BRMUWEWobVOYm_EeLG-WNIyiF_IcRBhK3OWI4azK67iiAb5MaR8e25wS2LxzBKZj8Oy4UxWd_uvWcUrS54Q8yf_ncHIrzAzezM9DZ2wZfhtslReL1GrPNBqvcjWc2EEuKatpYN8iK/s1600-h/meritalia,+studiomendini.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332406053643603330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9V_BRMUWEWobVOYm_EeLG-WNIyiF_IcRBhK3OWI4azK67iiAb5MaR8e25wS2LxzBKZj8Oy4UxWd_uvWcUrS54Q8yf_ncHIrzAzezM9DZ2wZfhtslReL1GrPNBqvcjWc2EEuKatpYN8iK/s400/meritalia,+studiomendini.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 505px; height: 378px;" /></a><br />Byblos Cas, Mendini Atelier:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOvjq8cG_ujZLscajOiktSIS0tCEgQYhdYBTUjMYOCJejN7N4FlOemQpBZnSRYJUN3iyIty3PhiMsddsGIuNuaEW-KXsb8QRB81fhb6klzTs_nCjryp7NWAmjyrRfFF6tFgx24iezGB3B/s1600-h/byblos_cas_atelier_mendini.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404825611461250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOvjq8cG_ujZLscajOiktSIS0tCEgQYhdYBTUjMYOCJejN7N4FlOemQpBZnSRYJUN3iyIty3PhiMsddsGIuNuaEW-KXsb8QRB81fhb6klzTs_nCjryp7NWAmjyrRfFF6tFgx24iezGB3B/s400/byblos_cas_atelier_mendini.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 260px;" /></a><br />Scholten & Baijings:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAZS9I3kCHFkbhhljOQFQ69lX0SGQ7124RkRaYX5ifwGxSRr5gDBTncPKHTKtTPeKSqCj6bqHfXW9PV_RTCHm2OcMvhUpRvrZ7MtyuJeGcIuls9bGLcLMw7QNLa62rxvj2e7pAXzmOPg8/s1600-h/Scholten+%26+Baijings.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332405873881967234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAZS9I3kCHFkbhhljOQFQ69lX0SGQ7124RkRaYX5ifwGxSRr5gDBTncPKHTKtTPeKSqCj6bqHfXW9PV_RTCHm2OcMvhUpRvrZ7MtyuJeGcIuls9bGLcLMw7QNLa62rxvj2e7pAXzmOPg8/s400/Scholten+%26+Baijings.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 373px;" /></a><br />Pieke Bergman's Lights:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKUMu0Y1vOt0QMEWiItMCIuY1hkG2XC9EF4vNHO-k2gCiSyLGLTWwXv9W7jYBSZpq6WxRyq7kSfbcPlXFEr0mvadjdXzwP68W5BNSQ3Km6UtXd2tUHDDc1wL4vOurnRKjHRYF6D9lEiDO/s1600-h/Pieke+Bergmans.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332405534268478098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKUMu0Y1vOt0QMEWiItMCIuY1hkG2XC9EF4vNHO-k2gCiSyLGLTWwXv9W7jYBSZpq6WxRyq7kSfbcPlXFEr0mvadjdXzwP68W5BNSQ3Km6UtXd2tUHDDc1wL4vOurnRKjHRYF6D9lEiDO/s400/Pieke+Bergmans.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 331px;" /></a><br />Tom Dixon:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw82PCYKnIHNeNtkAgMIRuUCwWFuPGwuTl8VRdG2_GVgEPCYxn1T4wPQAVwtUUUsMLldZOkfKIV9lHyqRBCj5-Flj0eX0-of5yZS_neJv-wBhVRCaLDAZDj8BPJ3Sh_fBY7NGcFZ5cwFDS/s1600-h/tomdixon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332406920758057762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw82PCYKnIHNeNtkAgMIRuUCwWFuPGwuTl8VRdG2_GVgEPCYxn1T4wPQAVwtUUUsMLldZOkfKIV9lHyqRBCj5-Flj0eX0-of5yZS_neJv-wBhVRCaLDAZDj8BPJ3Sh_fBY7NGcFZ5cwFDS/s400/tomdixon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 739px;" /></a><br />Arik Levy for Swarovski:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fSAQc0hUhgu76hMGQO8947OS0vO9LBkPdLdCxjQN3xBty-6Yow6z_WjEJNyCk87oZcuMz9Z6kBBG9cE-UZQ4HWm9Bs5PKtzVnkScVyVh54DcjeKk56Vdy4FFASM_OAW9IidldZCpv0uE/s1600-h/Swarovski+Crystal+Palace,+Arik+Levy4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332406807175995042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fSAQc0hUhgu76hMGQO8947OS0vO9LBkPdLdCxjQN3xBty-6Yow6z_WjEJNyCk87oZcuMz9Z6kBBG9cE-UZQ4HWm9Bs5PKtzVnkScVyVh54DcjeKk56Vdy4FFASM_OAW9IidldZCpv0uE/s400/Swarovski+Crystal+Palace,+Arik+Levy4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 743px;" /></a><br />Studio Job's tableware and stained glass:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINotPMokTyOcCo7wDTZXNSBgeo4FrTwpRAe-acUqH8e-bTe3G9FmUPOWiEUaAYqKHcASYbzra6OLp9cIPbxbR95aq0zB__FzBotEgbgW3K_JupdUusBsrSUT3FdOmuX8PheqkbKIv8Seo/s1600-h/studiojob2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332406474739223858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINotPMokTyOcCo7wDTZXNSBgeo4FrTwpRAe-acUqH8e-bTe3G9FmUPOWiEUaAYqKHcASYbzra6OLp9cIPbxbR95aq0zB__FzBotEgbgW3K_JupdUusBsrSUT3FdOmuX8PheqkbKIv8Seo/s400/studiojob2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 330px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgg8S_DZ1RP4InS-iYk4A3siYP3NU8rYzbSHF2Z8cqp3bfvHsyRimusE9hA1mjKk9XWR0Mkl995bImHN7s7SNANQ_pQCKoazoLU9PjRoyPAhu7UAHw7-qIBraav3OlyxzhRdRKw_O1QQC/s1600-h/studiojob.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332406608691300834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgg8S_DZ1RP4InS-iYk4A3siYP3NU8rYzbSHF2Z8cqp3bfvHsyRimusE9hA1mjKk9XWR0Mkl995bImHN7s7SNANQ_pQCKoazoLU9PjRoyPAhu7UAHw7-qIBraav3OlyxzhRdRKw_O1QQC/s400/studiojob.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 324px;" /></a><br />Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk for Skitsch:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_GPOW6gQz4_WGCkV5EQdJVm-d7WP0Ju1_eG10rh9gyPhw9lQVU6_XYB2tWM1RMGCN5JShuiB4Mly0yPyZVY4E8k2hn2vgCgJ4nqgvt2OoSCD2tw6LZroCyG1C-RnK2Gin7kjRHF-59Uk/s1600-h/Skitsch,+Joost+van+Bleiswijk+%28cupboard%29,+Kiki+van+Eijk+%28carpet%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332406217076633250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_GPOW6gQz4_WGCkV5EQdJVm-d7WP0Ju1_eG10rh9gyPhw9lQVU6_XYB2tWM1RMGCN5JShuiB4Mly0yPyZVY4E8k2hn2vgCgJ4nqgvt2OoSCD2tw6LZroCyG1C-RnK2Gin7kjRHF-59Uk/s400/Skitsch,+Joost+van+Bleiswijk+%28cupboard%29,+Kiki+van+Eijk+%28carpet%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 742px;" /></a><br />Michael Kruijne for Zuiver:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQdJ0GTq_qjTnosV-GzZNx6XIYOnmCtMopldX488tIz1MiSFbGP-Z3bU1edAomrkgzUHxa3N5r6YaJaBkRMBCslEkEsedO-DGB77DT4EzD1EOaPzF4tRqNKyZCsFr4RW0mC5L2Kem1BmS/s1600-h/Zuiver,+Michael+Kruijne.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332407245939727986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQdJ0GTq_qjTnosV-GzZNx6XIYOnmCtMopldX488tIz1MiSFbGP-Z3bU1edAomrkgzUHxa3N5r6YaJaBkRMBCslEkEsedO-DGB77DT4EzD1EOaPzF4tRqNKyZCsFr4RW0mC5L2Kem1BmS/s400/Zuiver,+Michael+Kruijne.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 316px;" /></a><br /><br />And below are links to what I feel are the best and most comprehensive round ups of the week long furniture fair by various bloggers, magazines and companies.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to the best online reports and photo collections from Milan (in no particular order):</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">twentytwentone</span> has a superb flickr set <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7949552@N04/sets/72157617460409673/">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">designws</span> has daily reports from each day and hundreds (really!) of great photos <a href="http://www.designws.com/pagina/12009MilanFurnitureFair1.htm">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wallpaper</span> magazine's highlights, videos and coverage <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/salone-del-mobile/2009">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">At Casa</span>'s special Salon coverage is wonderful <a href="http://atcasa.corriere.it/Salone-del-Mobile/2009/index.shtml">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">designboom</span>'s daily coverage featured some of the best picks <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/search.php?search=milan+design+week+09&image=0&button=search">here</a><br /><br />design magazine <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dezeen</span>'s coverage can be found <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/category/events/milan-09/">here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Inhabit</span>'s daily coverage <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/category/milan-furniture-fair/">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interni</span> has a wonderful guide that includes daily video interviews, photos maps and more <a href="http://www.guidafuorisalone.com/">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The New York Times</span> coverage in The Moment <a href="http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/best-in-show-highlights-from-the-milan-furniture-fair/">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Los Angeles Times</span> photo gallery (32 images) of the event <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-0402-milan-pg,0,2908862.photogallery">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fast Company</span>'s coverage can be found <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/fast-company-staff/fast-company-blog/best-milan-2009">here</a><br /><br />So, you can stop googling stuff and just go to the above links, it will save you much time and grief while simultaneously enlightening and delighting you. Enjoy!<br><br>

The Best Of The 2009 Milan Furniture Fair

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An Homage To Aalto And A Nod To Global Warming Wins Droog's Climate Competition

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IKQd3g9wlG2cBxMi_TmJDMtTsCT5ZCy4yb9q1zjrB3nwVO5AvhtUZy_l8R8N_cJ6Yduu2IWH2J3pIcShJgDOl8lKuvnWLUjmJqi5NjytF-cc-gqxsAPY7heM_wmgHOlkRHtYDoljpJl2/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247913929193026242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IKQd3g9wlG2cBxMi_TmJDMtTsCT5ZCy4yb9q1zjrB3nwVO5AvhtUZy_l8R8N_cJ6Yduu2IWH2J3pIcShJgDOl8lKuvnWLUjmJqi5NjytF-cc-gqxsAPY7heM_wmgHOlkRHtYDoljpJl2/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 296px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Above left: The original classic Aalto Savoy Vase and right, Jan Ctvrtnik's entry into the competition<br /><br /></span>I'm a big fan of Alvar Aalto's work and have blogged about him before, as well as complied a list of available items by him and inspired by him<a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/05/all-aalto-all-time-finds-inspired-by.html"> here</a>. So when I saw that the winner of Droog's Climate Competition was a variation of Aalto's famous 1936 Savoy Vase (now available in multiple sizes and colors produced by iittala), I was captivated and simply had to share.<br /><br />Winner Jan Ctvrtnik altered the famous shape by showing how it would appear if it, too, were to suffer the effects of global warming. The result is both brilliant and beautiful and doesn't 'ruin' Aalto's fluid classic vase, but instead enhances it.<br /><br />See for yourself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5xkt-Nqo3EfDHY8LV6NwedADughM79Brr2rNMHWCkjOxiLU41-9mPMK_VqXZVz8GvM90bW1tZ5sPPT-Ly67RFJwjLF2DlC7-jHWLDCOlKSuuHWa0uuMZHiPTP1UK_RM3j_3L_IrJQinx/s1600-h/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247914923965443010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5xkt-Nqo3EfDHY8LV6NwedADughM79Brr2rNMHWCkjOxiLU41-9mPMK_VqXZVz8GvM90bW1tZ5sPPT-Ly67RFJwjLF2DlC7-jHWLDCOlKSuuHWa0uuMZHiPTP1UK_RM3j_3L_IrJQinx/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 704px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l7jTg9cXHWqF86xKDnOiZlvQI1tVB8-ivDbJYC1cTQuoHWIKdi7-U9O0MKEw7WWd2iGRYgnvCq_h2SL-QH3fDkTeCN6zLdzF2qCu769AXPOspRhfCNjdghILY2e4MzKbI_KCBNbgBcWp/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247917053412639666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l7jTg9cXHWqF86xKDnOiZlvQI1tVB8-ivDbJYC1cTQuoHWIKdi7-U9O0MKEw7WWd2iGRYgnvCq_h2SL-QH3fDkTeCN6zLdzF2qCu769AXPOspRhfCNjdghILY2e4MzKbI_KCBNbgBcWp/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 505px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sMH_t8Hy169s32GK-owS4lCd4HaWM-zZNDp8yM6ZL0H5jlfMFrl7BW5rtaeNUmND36oYhxYUb4qLbl9CstEXkuOWLZH3wJLFptKp7cV5HRtUwyxt18NuJhmirAkO0-6cSVLeTBpwWkIq/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247916841918037298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sMH_t8Hy169s32GK-owS4lCd4HaWM-zZNDp8yM6ZL0H5jlfMFrl7BW5rtaeNUmND36oYhxYUb4qLbl9CstEXkuOWLZH3wJLFptKp7cV5HRtUwyxt18NuJhmirAkO0-6cSVLeTBpwWkIq/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 536px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG45L45FeIUwDSRwrChi80N4kW47Ystaq8aFs2FIIaAQOkBrWYbCz72xOYXh4CDqfNesw51-F3FBLudg34PJ4O27CwLnlfUrk0Fe2R4hVEEa-1Ne8VOE8dP9LRW7ErIFHBbz6hbGhfGlbm/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247916718233055186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG45L45FeIUwDSRwrChi80N4kW47Ystaq8aFs2FIIaAQOkBrWYbCz72xOYXh4CDqfNesw51-F3FBLudg34PJ4O27CwLnlfUrk0Fe2R4hVEEa-1Ne8VOE8dP9LRW7ErIFHBbz6hbGhfGlbm/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><br />With 32% of all votes, visitors of the <a href="http://www.droog.com/presentationsevents/climate-competition/">Droog website</a> have chosen 'Droog Aalto' by Jan Ctvrtnik as the winning proposal for the Climate Competition. Droog initiated the competition for which anyone could submit any idea in any possible form, as long as it concerned the 'climate' theme.<br /><br /><blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIORciSZdpIq_L_LBWki-w1GWGXUd4-4aWccTEogteKp6dPFMCHBiGv_J6loM2Rpofd_N3i9NaZUhbY0Y6ZZG4FGgKtdzQ1lp3KIWQZVS2r-j7Wm-7F_EcckIFMlHQBx8FOZLEhzFhkPev/s1600-h/Jan+Ctvrtnik_320_420.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247918068529979650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIORciSZdpIq_L_LBWki-w1GWGXUd4-4aWccTEogteKp6dPFMCHBiGv_J6loM2Rpofd_N3i9NaZUhbY0Y6ZZG4FGgKtdzQ1lp3KIWQZVS2r-j7Wm-7F_EcckIFMlHQBx8FOZLEhzFhkPev/s400/Jan+Ctvrtnik_320_420.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 464px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Winner Jan Ctvrtnik: 'I realised that climate changes are visualised mostly by numbers and scientific measurements. In order to show changes, it is good to have a reference point.' And so the Aalto vase became that reference point with its shape originating from the shape of a Finnish lake. The 'Droog' part of the title can be translated as 'Dry', obviously relating to global warming.</span></blockquote>Originally Czechoslovakian, <a href="http://www.file-studio.com/jan/">Jan Ctvrtnik </a>currently lives and works in Pordenone, Italy. After studying design in Prague and at IKDC in Lund (Sweden), he is now working as an industrial designer for Electrolux.<br /><p></p><strong><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/05/all-aalto-all-time-finds-inspired-by.html">See other items inspired by Alvar Aalto's vase here.</a><br /></strong><br><br>

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