Every April around this time, Milan welcomes creative types from all across the globe for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile—pretty much the wildest week in the design world. Though the past few years have seen efforts to curb the rampant bacchanal of new production for new production’s sake, there’s still a hell of a lot to take in.
Tokujin Yoshioka‘s aptly named Agravic table sticks a marble slab between two perfectly placed prisms that balance the weight with crazy-precise accuracy. The Japanese designer calls it the "table of the universe" thanks to its apparent ability to eff around with gravity. It’s awe-inspiring—and definitely not built to host a dinner party. This is a rendering, but the real deal is on display in Milan this week. [Spoon & Tamago]
Life is strange and unpredictable. Some things have to be seen to be believed, and even then it can be tough to trust your own peepers. Take Milan’s Piazza Mercanti, for instance. It recently became home to what appears to be a submarine bursting through the asphalt. Wait, what?
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Salone del Mobile limped to a close last week, with tons of shade being thrown at exhibitors by big-name critics who say it’s “changed.” Yep, the glitziest, most-hyped design week of the year—informally nicknamed Salone del Marketing—has definitely changed. Chalk it up to the protracted recession most of Europe is slogging through: $160,000 tables just don’t interest people (even rich people!) like they used to. More »
Spend yesterday away from the internet? ASUS’ launch of the new PadFone 2 might have passed you by. Fortunately, we live in the internet age, where any action can be reviewed and examined to Zapruder-esque proportions. If you’d like to relive the press conference as if you were there with Jonney Shih in Milan, grab yourself an espresso and catch the footage we’ve tucked after the break.
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