BigChief Meets Furni in SpareSpase

Milan-based digital communication and graphic design group BigChief Design will transcend their studio space during this year's Milan Design Week into an exhibition area showcasing their collaborations with Dutch interior and product designer Jack Brandsma and Montreal's wood-loving design duo Furni. Divided into two congruent components, one area of the gallery will feature Brandsma's SpareSpase crate furniture and lamps, which transform empty shop and office …

Tod’s x Cappellini: Design Icons

Luxury loafer extraordinaire Tod's teamed up with the equally remarkable and stylish design and furnishings group Cappellini during this year's Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. Part of an ongoing project (Tod's president Diego Della Valle tasked his friend Giulio Cappellini with curating their windows starting in 1998),the Via della Spiga storefront will display their classy JP Loafer alongside eleven chairs chosen by Cappellini, including …

Veuve Clicquot DesignBox Giveaway

For Milan this year Veuve Clicquot is launching their new eco-friendly gift box called DesignBox. To celebrate, an exhibit featuring interpretations of the box—a lamp by Tom Dixon (pictured at right), Front Design's sofa and a cellar by 5.5 Designers—opens tomorrow in Milan. In keeping with Dixon's customary generosity at design fairs, his lamp (limited to an edition of 500) will be given away at …