There’s just something about Italy. When I started telling people this issue would be dedicated to Italian design, they all had pretty much the same reaction. “Ah,” they said, their eyes growing distant as their minds turned to thoughts of sightseeing in Rome, shopping in Milan, reclining in Positano, or eating gelato anywhere at all. “I love Italy!”
We all do. The food, the culture, the history, the language and, perhaps more than anything else, the design. The country has long been a vibrant hub of creativity and style. And rarely is this more true than during Salone del Mobile, the mammoth design fair that for the last six decades has drawn artists, architects, furniture designers, fashion houses and more to Milan.
Well, usually. Following the cancellation of last year’s…
