Hasta La Ideas

Stickingsticks by Kawamura Ganjavian

This year marks the inaugural designjunction, an exhibition of British designers that will be held in Zona Tortona in Milan, concurrently with the Salone. It will be well worth a visit to view new and never-before-seen designs from the likes of Anglepoise, ANYTHING, Benchmark, Channels, Kawamura Ganjavian, Innermost, Modus, Race Furniture, Melin Tregwynt and Wedgwood.

Modus PLC Lounge by Pearson Lloyd

The space, the former Riva-Calzoni building that is now Zegna headquarters, will be art directed by none other than Michael Sodeau, who has created designs for several of the exhibitors in the past—we’re fans of ANYTHING, a collaboration Suikosha. designjunction also marks the debut of +stone, Sodeau’s most recent collaborative project with Portugal’s Sienave.

Antler by Roll & Hill

Last but not least, Roll & Hill, is the lone American among the group of esteemed UK designers. We were there when designer Jason Miller launched the brand last year, and we’re eagerly anticipating more information and images of his new work.

Suffice it to say that this will be a must-see event for anyone who will be in town for the Salone this year. More details and teaser pics after the jump →

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In anticipation of the Salone in Milan, BBM Design Studio of Novara, Italy sent us this tantalizing teaser image of their new project for Seletti:

Expect more details on this and other innovative design projects as the 50th anniversary of the Salone is a short month away…

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In collaboration with the MOROSO Showroom, prolific Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will be taking inspiration from the celestial with his Twilight presentation. The centerpiece of the exhibition will be Tokujin’s “Moon” chairs, seen above and as beautiful watercolor sketches below. An accompany light installation will “release infinitive light rays in the white space, creating a scene as if light breaks through the cloud.”

Check out our video interview with Tokujin from last year’s Salone here! Stay tuned for more on Salone del Mobile!

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Photographs by Sanchez y Motoro

In London, Covent Garden is the place to go for boutique shoe shops — there are stores from the Natural Shoe Co., Poste Mistress and Birkenstock. For a long time the area has been home to a small Camper shop down an alleyway, tucked away from the main foot traffic of Neal Street.

Just before Christmas, Camper added to their presence in the area and opened a brand new store on a prominent corner, designed by Tomas Alonso. Alongside beautiful tables and benches constructed using Alonso’s particular language of bright tubular structures and wooden planes, there are specially designed ceramic lightshades and (my favourite) a very interesting exercise in tiles and perspective.

The Covent Garden branch is just one in a series of five stores that the Spanish company asked Alonso to design, the next one, in Glasgow is due to open very soon.

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We’re in the Swedish capital this week to take a peek at the design goings-on during Stockholm Design Week 2011.

First stop was last night’s opening of the 20Designers@Biologiska exhibition on show, somewhat bizarrely, at the city’s biological museum. Normally the reserve of taxidermalogical dioramas, the ever-so quaint Biologiska Museum has been invaded by designers setting their works free amongst the wildlife (above “Flair” teaspoon by Swedish designer Jessica Kalleskog).

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