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Easily one of the coolest e�orts to come out of the 2019 edition of Salone del Mobile, a

crucial stop on the global design circuit, is the latest from Marni

(https://www.marni.com/us). The furniture folks over at the Italian fashion house

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have taken an intergalactic but relaxed approach in crafting the Marni Moon Walk, on

view April 11 - 14.

They use relaxed forms, deployed in a high-end aesthetic, blending gentle pastels to

add a playfulness for daytime accessibility over at Viale Umbria 42. But the true power

of the pieces unfold themselves as day shifts to night. So while in the light these

objects are beach ready and exciting, adorned in bold primary colors, with gentle

trim lines, it’s the black light-esque club environment that turns up the proverbial

volume. I’m thinking perhaps it would work well as a backdrop for psytrance, cyber

techno or even posh electro. The stepped fencing provides just the right industrial

feel for the adult playground, literally with slides (as in the kind you slide down).

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The �rm was attempting to create a space in with “primitive allure” that taps into an

“imagination of the future,” with adaptable products like wooden and metal co�ee

tables, as well as natural �ber rugs. Marni even went so far as to make animal-shaped

stools out of metal, which it had painted by hand.

Marni Moon Walk

April 11 - 14 2019

Viale Umbria 42

Milan, Italy

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