Mono-material metal furniture was one of the most prominent trends at Milan design week, where designers created striking pieces from aluminium and stainless steel. Here, we round up eight of the best.
This year's edition of Milan design week showcased not just interesting individual installations and projects, but also gave an insight into wider trends within the industry.
Mono-material pieces ? designed using just one type of material ? were seen everywhere this year, with mono-material metal furniture especially popular.
Designers used aluminium and stainless steel to create sculptural lights, playful storage furniture and practical seating.
Below, we've rounded up eight of the most innovative and fun mono-material metal pieces from the annual design festival:
Photo by Ryoukan Abe
Moment table lamp by Kotaro Usugami
The Salone Satellite showcase of designers under the age of 35 had numerous fun metal designs on display, with Japanese designer Kotaro Usugami providing some of the most eye-catching examples.
His stand showcased four mono-material metal pieces ? three lights and a stool ? all with different surface finishes that create a variety of impressions, despite all being made from stainless steel and aluminium.
"This project is called Ordinary Material / Extraordinary Pieces, and it aims to shed new light on ordinary materials using industrial products such as aluminium and stainless steel," Usugami told Dezeen via translator Yuto Ogihara.
Usugami's backg...