Chair of the Day: Cielo Armchair

Arthur and I toured the Satellite pavilion this afternoon. It’s an area dedicated to young designers and students. The term Satellite comes from its former home, a round building, which looked a lot like Sputnik. Anyway, it was here that I found one of my most favorite chairs of the entire show.

The Cielo Armchair was designed by Mikiya Kobayashi, who graduated from Musashino Art University in 2005. It’s made of rattan and painted steel, and is wonderfully delicate and comfortable. It has a smaller scale, which I found to be lovely and absolutely refreshing. I loved the use of color, too.

Kobayashi is looking for a company to produce his design. I wish him the very best of luck. He’s a young designer to keep an eye on.

• Posted by Jennifer at 11:14 pm
• Tagged: Chair of the Day, Furniture, Salone Di Mobile 2008, Salone, Young Designers