Tradeshows

Swedish Love Stories once again presents a smorgasbord of amazing young talent.

French designer Matali Crasset was on hand at Campeggi’s booth yesterday, testing out her new Dynamic Life. The low-lying sofa’s five seat-cushions fold out like fingers to reveal a bright yellow mattress.

Salone del Mobile’s bustling halls are also hosting the massive Euroluce lighting show, with standout fixtures by Claesson Koivisto Rune, Karim Rashid and Shigeru Ban.

With the lighting manufacturer’s most stunning products, designer Vicente Garcia Jimenez has choreographed a spectacular light show at Superstudio Più in Zona Tortona.

Lit like an amusement-park, Kartell’s stand at the Salone del Mobile celebrates the company’s marquee plastic furnishings.

Interni’s entrancing exhibition at the University in Milan kicks off the week on a magical note.

Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, the biggest furniture fair, officially starts tomorrow, with hundreds of off-site events, exhibits, press previews and cocktail parties happening all week. Here’s our top 10 list of what not to miss during the week.

The beautifully crafted chair is king during Milan Design Week, and this year there will be plenty of imaginatively reinvented classics by the likes of De La Espada, Miniforms and Frag.

At the hotly anticipated biennial lighting expo, Fabbian, Catellani & Smith and Foscarini are set to debut fixtures that are both delicate and quirky.

At the Milan fair and beyond, the country’s top designers – including Julien de Smedt, Gauthier Poulain and Alain Berteau – will flaunt their talents.