Hermès has appeared at the Salone del Mobile for the first time ever, signalling a definitive entrance back into the furniture market after a considerable hiatus away. Launching its brand new contemporary interiors collection in Milan's La Pelota in via Palermo, the luxury brand made a statement of serious intent by the headline commissioning of architects Shigeru Ban and his partner Jean de Gastines to create the specially conceived space.
Ban and de Gastines, who worked together on the Centre Pompidou-Metz, were a natural choice for Hermès' creative director Pierre-Alexis Dumas, and Pavillion Hermès, structured with cardboard tubes woven with paper, is essentially a nomadic structure with a modular core. The interior space has been constructed to be intimate, with ceiling height and area size varying from room to room.
Simple and minimally-embellished, the space - rather than being an overwhelming display of architectural might - works to reflect on the craft on show, such as eight pieces originally designed by Jean-Michel Frank in the 1920s which were reissued by the house in November last year.
Also making their debut was a furniture set for the office and dining room by Enzo Mari, and a line of living room furniture by Antonio Citterio. Denis Montel, artistic director of long-time Hermès collaborator and interior agency RDAI, has also co-designed the collection's signature chair with Eric Benqué, while also on show were furnishing fabrics and wallpapers brought out through Hermes' joint venture with Italian textile firm, Dedar.
Pavillion Hermès, structured with cardboard tubes woven with paper, is essentially a nomadic structure with a modular core. The interior space has been constructed to be intimate, with ceiling height and area size varying from room to room
The space works to reflect on the craft on show such as a line of living room furniture by Antonio Citterio, seen here in the installation’s ’living room’ area
’Divano Face’ chair, by Antonio Citterio
Denis Montel, artistic director of long-time Hermès collaborator and interior agency RDAI, has also co-designed this signature ’Chaise Sellier’ chair with Eric Benqué
Also making their debut was a furniture set for the office and dining room by Enzo Mari - seen here is the ’Table Ovale’
-
As London’s V&A spotlights Mughal-era design, Santi Jewels tells of its enduring relevance‘The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence’ is about to open at London’s V&A. Here, Mughal jewellery expert and Santi Jewels founder Krishna Choudhary tells us of the influence the dynasty holds today
-
London bar Bauhaus Warehaus is a factory by day, drinking den by nightMixologist of the moment Remy Savage shakes up the world of cocktail-making with a hardworking sibling to A Bar with Shapes for a Name, his Bauhaus-inspired bar enterprise in east London
-
Copper piping turns contemporary lighting: the twist in JamesPlumb’s designs at Gallery FumiDesign studio JamesPlumb presents sculptural copper chandeliers and floor lights in its solo exhibition 'Rooted' at Gallery Fumi (until 25 January 2025)
-
Romanengo is Milan’s new sweet spotRomanengo, the oldest Italian confectionery, opens its doors in Milan with interiors by Madrid-based architects Cousi Interiorismo
-
Vipp Palazzo pop-up hotel opens inside Brescia’s historical Palazzo MontiScandi minimalism meets Baroque maximalism in Vipp Palazzo, a pop-up hotel by the Danish brand in the heart of Brescia
-
MDF Italia and Jacob Cohën rethink the ‘Neil’ seat in denimMDF Italia has collaborated with Jacob Cohën on a new denim edition of the ‘Neil’ chair, making its debut at Salone del Mobile 2022
-
Knoll furniture by Antonio Citterio references historical designsDesigns of TH Robsjohn-Gibbings and Mies van der Rohe inspire the new collections of chairs and tables by Antonio Citterio for Knoll, presented at Salone del Mobile 2022
-
B&B Italia celebrates 15 years of outdoor furnitureFrom a woven design by Patricia Urquiola to an aeroplane-inspired collection by Piero Lissoni: we look back on exceptional B&B Italia outdoor furniture
-
Hermès’ new dining set is sunshine on a plateBrighten your table with this new yellow and white porcelain Hermès tableware, ‘Soleil d’Hermès’
-
Compact apartment by Ettore Sottsass reveals pioneering design approachTriennale Design Museum presents Casa Lana, a new acquisition that faithfully reconstructs an apartment interior originally conceived by Ettore Sottsass in 1965
-
Dressing rooms with a difference at Milan’s Teatro degli ArcimboldiHere’s your backstage pass to Teatro degli Arcimboldi. Wallpaper* talks to Milanese architect Giulia Pellegrino, who curated ‘Vietato L’Ingresso’, a project inviting 17 local practices to redesign dressing rooms in the legendary theatre
