Promotion: Marcel Wanders, Li Edelkoort and Yves Béhar discussed how designers can harness technology to reunite families in the living room at a talk hosted by Dezeen and Moooi.
The talk took place at "A Life Extraordinary", Dutch design brand Moooi's installation at Milan design week that used light, scent, sound and surface to create a multi-sensory experience for visitors. It was part of a series of events hosted by Moooi in Milan since 2022.
Focused on the living room, this year's edition celebrated "spaces which influenced the senses". The discussion explored how interiors can be adapted throughout the day using light and sound to create a more stimulating or calming environment as needed.
The talk was led by Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser, who was joined by three panellists including founder and creative director of Moooi, Marcel Wanders, trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort and designer and studio Fuseproject founder Yves Béhar. Designer Yves Béhar discussed his modular Peaks sofa
Introducing the installation to the assembled guests, Wanders asked the audience to picture themselves spending an evening at home alone with the lights on listening to music.
He then asked it to imagine the light in the room as if it were a sound, suggesting that, unlike the music playing in the background, the sound of the light would be very monotone and flat "either on or off" with no variation or "poetry" to it.
Wanders invited visitor...