Eric Ludlum

1 week ago | core77.com | Eric Ludlum

The staggering size of the Salone del Mobile requires a targeted approach, and the first tightening of scope necessary is determining how many days you wish to explore it in. If with time constraints you are limited to one, as we were, it is going to be, A. a very long day, and B. a compromise from your first step.

1 week ago | core77.com | Eric Ludlum

Capsule Plaza is, as they put it on their website, "a hybrid between a fair and a collective exhibition." It pleasingly blended a number of product and brand exhibits without feeling overloaded. Here are some highlights:A vibe-y cave behind a curtain, "Stone Island Sound presents Friendly Pressure STUDIO ONE"Humanrace and USM Modular Furniture present HAVE A GOOD DAY; wondering what color caulking is recommended.

1 week ago | core77.com | Eric Ludlum

Norwegian aluminum producer/energy company Hydro exhibited a commissioned set of designs at Capsule that centered the company's efforts to green-up aluminum. Hydro's prior exhibit and design-industry project (RIP Cake) have featured their more eco-conscious lines of material but this time attention is also paid to the impact of transportation on total carbon cost of the end product.

3 weeks ago | core77.com | Eric Ludlum

A part of Time & Style's 2025 Collection, the Wooden Cantilever Chair is a singular creation that erases and rewrites the aesthetic of plywood furniture. Lightweight, strong, resource maximizing; plywood is a revolutionary material of unquestionable benefit to furniture manufacturing and home construction. It does have an ugly side though. And we aren't talking the adhesive which binds the plies together, which were bad, but are getting better. The ugly side is ugly, un-asethetic. It is the edge.

3 weeks ago | core77.com | Eric Ludlum

In 2025, per usual, Milan Design Week, the Salone, delivered an overwhelming banquet for the creative appetite, here's what Core77 found particularly tasty. In the category of national exhibitions, a highlight was House of Switzerland Milano. It was organized by Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and Presence Switzerland.