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Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Salone del Mobile Milan 2015

By LinYee Yuan - April 20, 2015

Entrance to Spazio Rossana Orlandi 1 of 41

Interior Print Projects, by Alissa + Nienke Wallpaper becomes playfully 3D. LinYee Yuan 2 of 41

Wallpaper becomes playfully 3D. LinYee Yuan 3 of 41

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Colour Porcelain by Scholten & Baijings 1616/Arita Japan celebrates 400 years of Japanese Ceramics Craft, mixing both local craftsmanship with European cultural influences. LinYee Yuan 5 of 41

Principals designers from the 1616/Arita Japan Project Creative directors Teruhiro Yanagihara and Stefan Scholten with the book editor and Tomas Alonso. LinYee Yuan 6 of 41

Designers for the 1616/Arita Japan Project Ingegerd Råman and Shigeki Fujishiro LinYee Yuan 7 of 41

Blossoms, by Studio Wieki Somers 1616/Arita Japan celebrates 400 years of Japanese Ceramics Craft, mixing both local craftsmanship with European cultural influences. LinYee Yuan 8 of 41

Bottom Ash Observatory, by Christien Meindertsma Bottom ash is the residue of incinerated household and industrial waste: the "waste of waste." By sieving, drying, laser-analyzing and separating tens of thousands of pieces of bottom ash by hand, Meindertsma succeeded in extracting numerous materials. LinYee Yuan 9 of 41

Bottom ash is the residue of incinerated household and industrial waste: the "waste of waste." By sieving, drying, laser-analyzing and separating tens of thousands of pieces of bottom ash by hand, Meindertsma succeeded in extracting numerous materials. LinYee Yuan 10 of 41

Hillsideout pendant lamp This industrial pendant lamp reflects a floral image on the opposite wall using a system of mirrors. LinYee Yuan 11 of 41

The store at Spazio Rossana Orlandi A cabinet of curiosities, the store of Spazio Rossana Orlandi was a transformed into a showcase of new projects from designers during Salone. LinYee Yuan 12 of 41

De Rebus Natura, by Nacho Carbonell The Spanish designer debuted a book showing his workshop and process at Rossana Orlandi. LinYee Yuan 13 of 41

De Rebus Natura, by Nacho Carbonell A spread from the Spanish designer's new book showcasing his workshop and studio. LinYee Yuan 14 of 41

Calico x BCXSY The Brooklyn-based bespoke wallpaper company collaborated with BCXSY to create artwork inspired by images of space taken by the Hubble telescope. Five more color ways will debut during New York Design Week. LinYee Yuan 15 of 41

Calico x BCXSY Sayaka Yamamoto (BCXSY) and Nick Cope (Calico) LinYee Yuan 16 of 41

Top Secret side table by Francesco Meda LinYee Yuan 17 of 41

Marble Ways Collection, Alcarol The worktops of Italian quarries and marble processing labs consist of wood planks which are continuously scratched by huge circular blades used to cut blocks of stone. Encased in resin, these wood planks create unusual tabletops. LinYee Yuan 18 of 41

Stripe Lamp, Piet Hein Eek Using a metal stamping machine, the designer created a lighting collection based on the workshop's manufacturing capabilities. The lamps can be flatpacked and bent by hand into shape. LinYee Yuan 19 of 41

Hand Bent Lamps, Piet Hein Eek Using a metal stamping machine, the designer created a lighting collection based on the workshop's manufacturing capabilities. The lamps can be flatpacked and bent by hand into shape. LinYee Yuan 20 of 41

More Eyewear x Piet Hein Eek Piet Hein Eek's first eyewear collaboration, the titanium frames have a unique construction—the two parts that make the top and bottom frame are held together by two screws and the arms twist for a firm grip. LinYee Yuan 21 of 41

Waste Bust, Piet Hein Eek Using waste from his studio, Piet Hein Eek creates these industrial sculptures in the form of a bust. LinYee Yuan 22 of 41

Tube Watches, Piet Hein Eek x Leff Amsterdam The watch collaboration references the extrusion process with the time markers represented by the "teeth" on the face of the watch. LinYee Yuan 23 of 41

Light Chair, Seletti MarcAntonio Raimondi Malerba's stools for Seletti are printed with an array of charming images (including Rossana Orlandi's face) LinYee Yuan 24 of 41

Toddlery by Andreu Carulla A cutlery set inspired by a toddler's scribblings, made of sterling silver and displayed in a book-like limited edition case. LinYee Yuan 25 of 41

Haam x Umzikim Trays LinYee Yuan 26 of 41

Matryoshka Totem by Lera Moiseeva The unique texture of these murano glass vessels creates subtle changes of color based on the light. LinYee Yuan 27 of 41

Changing Vase by Dirk Vander Kooij An extraordinarily designed sculptural vase in four different heights looks different depending on the angle from which it's looked at. LinYee Yuan 28 of 41

Tubes et banniere, by Raphael Lutz From the NOV Gallery CRAFT exhibition. LinYee Yuan 29 of 41

IHP by Dimitri Bahler From the NOV Gallery CRAFT exhibition. LinYee Yuan 30 of 41

Material Racks by Germans Ermics Layered materials create interesting depths in these mirrors. LinYee Yuan 31 of 41

Lumist, by Teresa van Dongen A lamp and humidifier in one, the heat from the bulb keeps the surrounding water to evaporate, creating a natural humidifier and a way to visualize otherwise lost energy. LinYee Yuan 32 of 41

Beads coffee tables by deFORM Glass beads, traditionally a decorative material, become functional when encased in resin as table tops. LinYee Yuan 33 of 41

Globe Pendants by Floris Wubben The unique texture of these ceramic pendants is achieved by wetting then torching the face of ceramic globes. LinYee Yuan 34 of 41

Adaptive Manufacturing Cermaics The shape of these 3D printed ceramics are created by sensing the environment around them. By Sander Wassink and Olivier van Herpt LinYee Yuan 35 of 41

Detail of Adaptive Manufacturing ceramic The shape of these 3D printed ceramics are created by sensing the environment around them. By Sander Wassink and Olivier van Herpt LinYee Yuan 36 of 41

Designer Sander Wassink and one of the Adaptive Manufacturing Ceramics. The shape of these 3D printed ceramics are created by sensing the environment around them. By Sander Wassink and Olivier van Herpt LinYee Yuan 37 of 41

Wall Stitch Project, by YOY Using 3D printing, wall signage gives the appearance of embroidery done on the wall. LinYee Yuan 38 of 41

Poster by YOY A series of wall lamps sized like a sheet of A2 paper, the "lamp" can be affixed easily with tape or pins on the wall. LinYee Yuan 39 of 41

Balance of Beauty, Jan Plechac & Henry Wielgus LinYee Yuan 40 of 41

Marimekko A/W 2015 Collection LinYee Yuan 41 of 41

At Spazio Rossana Orlandi, the grand dame of Italian design had an unusual mix of corporate projects from the likes of Wolf Gordon, Sunbrella and Marimekko and smaller scale works of independent studios and designers crowded into every nook and cranny of the grounds. For the first time, the upstairs retail space—normally a shopper's paradies for design lovers—was turned into exhibition space where unmarked projects sat side-by-side with design items for sale.

Craft was still the focus of this year's exhibition and there were a handful of unique objects that were worth seeing including BCXSY's collaboration with bespoke wallpaper manufacturers Calico, Germans Ermics' wonderful mirrors, Alissa + Nienke's 3D wallpaper and Sander Wassink's programmed ceramics collaboration with Olivier van Herpt. Overall, the presentations at this year's Spazio Rossana Orlandi lacked the avant garde vision one has come to expect from Milan's most beloved design space.