You might know Jessica Carnevale’s stretch chairs as seen at MoMA, ABC Home, The Future Perfect, and more. This year in the Lambrate district of Milan, Carnevale Studio launched their newest works: Brutiful Clay Tables (shown above).

These tables represent larger trends, Linearity and Repetition, that seemed to infiltrate Salone across a multitude of scales, from small objects like the Clay Tables, to full installation (Poliform’s exhibit at Zona Tortora). At this year’s Design Week in Milan, I saw this predominantly represented in new chairs and lighting. Whether horizontal or vertical, thin metal, or wider repeated shapes, these repetitions created some really beautiful forms.

Linearity and Repetition: On-Trend Highlights

Behive light manufactured by Foscarini

“Shelf Fulfilling Prophecy” by Laurie Noversier and Jolanda Vangoor at Zona Tortona Temporary Museum for New Design

Lighting by Cantori

“Rody” chair by Mixcv

Olympia Utopia light at the Lambrate show Instant Stories

W.01 lounge chair by Marco Sousa Santos for Branca Lisboa at Superflash show

Branca Lisboa was showing at Superflash, a very interesting show held in a bank (Intesa Sanpaulo) near Duomo. We wandered in off of the street unaware that it was a bank. The work was fantastic, and we met the designer, Marco Sousa Santos, as well. Check out his R&B2 chairs in addition to the W.01 lounge chair, shown above.

“www” by Viktor Matic

Viktor Matic’s “www” is “an interpretation of the ‘shelf’ archetype.” Images don’t do www (above) justice, so be sure to check out his video for further insight on this piece.

Scarlet lamps by Natascha Madeiski at Lambrate

Multiple chairs/tables manuactured by Bonacina Vittorio at Salone del Mobile

Odeon chair by Fermob

Bamboo Chair Jun Zi by Jeff Dah-Yue SHI at Lambrate

Linear exhibit space by Poliform at Zona Tortona

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Michala Monroe, founding principal of m | monroe design, holds a BFA in Interior Design from Pratt Institute. Michala’s expertise include residential and commercial Interior Design, staging, project management. Her interest in design psychology plays a large role in the creation of modern environments.