True colours
Watch as Draga & Aurel’s latest furniture collection, ‘Transparency Matters,’ comes to life
Minimalism, Space Age design and Optical Art all influence ‘Transparency Matters’, a new handmade collection by Como atelier Draga & Aurel at Salone del Mobile.
Returning to Milan Design Week for the first time in over a decade, the duo convert H+ gallery’s Brera space into a retro-futuristic experience to showcase its latest collection. Comprising seating, tables, lighting, bookshelves, desks and room dividers, these are all created using coloured resin, bronze, brass, cast glass and vintage furniture in an inspired mineral palette.
‘The title of the exhibition has a double meaning,’ says Draga Obradovic. ‘Transparency matters: for us, it is the most important attitude. It refers to the transparent materials used in the collection – cast resin, glass and plexy – as well as our evolutions as designers. From transparency, we think of transformation, transition, transgression, transnational: all words that describe us and our more than ten years of working together.’
Two experiential zones will both mark a year’s experimentation with and demonstrate the versatility of these materials, from a light-filled central volume to a series of dimly lit private rooms.
Videographer: Jacopo Ambroggio. Writer: Luke Halls. ‘Transparency Matters’ will be on view from 9-14 April at H+, via Varese 12, Milan
See more highlights of Salone del Mobile here
Wallpaper* Newsletter
Receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox.
Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.
-
Remembering Yrjö Kukkapuro, Finnish grand master of design (1933-2025)
Almost everyone in Finland has sat in a chair by designer Yrjö Kukkapuro, writes Wallpaper’s Emma O'Kelly, who met him at his studio in 2020 and here pays tribute to a design legend
By Emma O'Kelly Published
-
Red beauty products to gift the aesthete in your life this Valentine’s Day
These red beauty products by the likes of Chanel and Comme des Garçons are ideal Valentine’s Day gifts for the aesthete in your life (even if that aesthete so happens to be you)
By Anna Solomon Published
-
Enchanting culinary entertainment awaits at this fine dining restaurant in Santa Monica
Chef Dave Beran returns to his fine dining origins with Seline on Main Street, not far from his French-themed Pasjoli
By Carole Dixon Published