classics reimagined

DIMOREGALLERY

Dimoregallery founders Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci focused on displaying tradition and innovation (a design contrast, if you like) with their exhibition of work, ‘Past, Present, Future’ that was on display during Milan design week. Striking pieces of contemporary furniture from Bitossi Archive Museum were set against a backdrop of vintage chinoiserie wallpaper rediscovered in the de Gournay archive. And that wasn’t all. Architecture fans were treated to a mise-en-scène set-up of Claudio Salocchi’s (1934-2012) house, too. Past, Present, Future exhibition by Dimoregallery

PIERRE FREY

Sam Baron, once named by Philippe Starck as ‘one of the most important designers’, joined French furniture and fabric brand Pierre Frey in 2020. With his passion for decoration, he is ‘reorganising, modifying and enriching the Heritage collection’ at Pierre Frey, returning the brand ‘to its roots’. The Majordome set is inspired by the 1930s and 1940s boudoir, and the distinctive convincing design detail, Baron says, is ‘like a signature’ marrying the pieces together. Majordome collection: chaise lounge, €4,553.34; pouf, €755; pouf, €3,102.50, Sam Baron, Pierre Frey

ALESSI

2021 marked the centenary year for Alessi, an Italian favourite. To mark the occasion, it reissued objects from the historic Twergi collection. Created in 1989, the range, which includes the Ercolino bottle opener by Andrea Branzi, focused on the ancient tradition of woodturning, typical of the Strona Valley, near lake Orta where Alessi is based. Photo frame in glass and birch wood with clip, £38, Kuno Prey for Alessi. Photo frame with birch wood and magnet, £28, Bortolani Becchelli Associati for Alessi