Exceptional times demand a lot of us. That’s why it is currently more important than ever to stay motivated as we transform our lives, to stay focused on beauty and to work towards an equally positive future. The Ambiente Trends 26+ – brave, light and solid – take that attitude and offer three independent responses to the question of how we want to live.
Preview: Ambiente Trends 26+
brave
brave celebrates the expressive joy in designing our living spaces, and encompasses all areas. Seemingly contradictory materials and techniques enter into unexpected collaborations. Objects with a retro charm evoke treasured memories that can be reimagined for the present day. Stimulating, unconventional colours offer many layers of design possibility, for surroundings full of beauty and utility where loveliness is practical and the practical is imaginative. This is all carried by a spirit of art, leaving space for original ideas. Great new things come to those who are brave, be they bold attitudes, creativity or a love of experiments.
Credits
1 Instinct Collection by Lidewij Edelkoort x EI Espartano, Exhibited in Galleria Rossana Orlandi, Photo: Marco Menghi
2 Palet tile by Palet, Photo: German Saiz
3 Amphora III by Theo Galliakis
4 ROSE by Faye Toogood for NORITAKE CO., LIMITED, Photo: Taran Wilkhu
5 Swisswool, Exhibition Image at House of Switzerland Milano 25, Photo: Agnese Bedini e Alessandro Saletta, DSL Studio
6 The set by Minoesch Beeldstroo
7 FOF by ECAL/Carl Johann Jacobsen for Designed in CH Made in JP, presented at the House Of Switzerland Milano 25, Photo: ECAL/Marvin Merkel
8 Ripple by Patricia Urquiola for cc-tapis
9 Blue Mirror by Teun Zwets, Photo: Jeroen van der Wielen
10 Naga by Paola Lenti srl, Photo: Sergio Chimenti
11 Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche srl
12 Artwork Untitled by SHLOMO HARUSH for NILUFAR, Photo: Filippo Pincolini
light
Ethereal colours and transparency combine with seemingly weightless designs to create spaces with atmospheric appeal. Both visionary and balanced, light is a sensory fusion of tenderness and strength, depth in minimalism and elegance in restraint. Subtly-dynamic, light adapts to our moods. Everything adjusts as the light moves through the room. At times it energises, at others it has a calm and meditative effect. This creates a magical place where we constantly experience pleasant surprises, yet remain content.
Credits
1 Orbit Light by Sabine Marcelis for Hydro R100 Project, Photo: Einar Aslaksen
2 Chiaroscuro Installation by Rive Roshan, Photo: Design & Practice
3 LightMass^ by Raw-Edges Design Studio
4 LOUNGESCAPE by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
5 Drape Light by Jamie Wolfond for Moooi
6 Clay by Zanellato/Bortotto for Moroso, Photo: Studio Eye
7 Tourbillon Side table by Dorian Renard
8 Glass by Juliane-Antonia Greve
9 Tension Bowl by Paul Coenen, Photo: Jeroen van der Wielen
10 TYPE-XIII Atelier Oï project by A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE
11 White Ridge by Ludmilla Balkis, Photo: Zeph Colombatto, courtesy of Guild Gallery
12 Rotonda by CARA \ DAVIDE for Uniqka, Photo: Uniqka
13 Hydro-Sphere by Aleksandra Jakuć, Photo: Jaime Asua
solid
solid responds to our inner wish for living space to be both durable and capable of change, bringing considered but unconventional designs. Modular, highly adaptable ideas sit alongside retro-modern reissues and materials with a long life cycle built in. Timeless and functional, clear and steady. Strong or neutral colours and a concise design language create living spaces to suit us both today and tomorrow.
Credits
1 Vase tribute Lucio F. by ANDRÉ JACOB, Photo: Tom Dagnas
2 Tracing Water by Folkform, Photo: Casper Sejersen
3 SF06 KERMAN, TA26 KANAME ROUND, CT09 ENOKI by e15, Photo: e15
4 2-in-1 chair by Werner Aisslinger for moveinBase, Photo: Studio Aisslinger
5 FAYE by Mathias Hahn for Schönbuch
6 Alma by Francisco Gomez Paz for Paola Lenti srl, Photo: Sergio Chimenti
7 Sedona by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso, Photo: Studio Eye
8 Ramel Series by Antonio Severi, Photo: Tanguy Morvan
9 Ramel Series by Antonio Severi, Photo: Tanguy Morvan
10 Geometry by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Orrefors
11 OBJEWELRY by Kira Yurina for Time & Style
12 Thing_01 by Konstantin Grcic for 25kg
13 Geometry by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Orrefors
