Salone Di Mobile. My first impression: Color
I was surprised at the riotous colors I ran into at the show. Maybe because of economic conditions back in the States I was expecting things to be more somber. They weren’t. The last show I attended here showed a fair amount of orange stuff – as is true of one of these casual Giovanni Pouffs.
But this year, Orange was just the start. There were fuschia chairs and foot stools.
I saw purple shelving…
Even a hideous aqua “day bed” or “neck destroying device” – I’m not sure exactly how to use this piece.
Finally a note about green – the movement, not the color. If I find the time, I’m going to post about the extensive use of plain wood I’ve seen at the show. But even the companies that were making an eco-statement had a magnetic attraction to color. Here, for your sitting around pleasure, some nicely painted logs-er-footstools.
Tomorrow, (once I’ve recovered from jet lag), I promise a more thorough coverage of things I liked and things I think you’ll like, too. In the meantime, Jennifer has a much more interesting point of view on our first day at the show.
