(ANSA) - Rho-Pero, September 16 - For making pasta sauce,
you can always grab a couple of basil leaves from the garden, or
from a balcony planter; but now, you can also "extract" them
from a beautiful lamp.
Suitable for any room in the house, this particular lamp
works like an incubator for cultivating and protecting kitchen
herbs.
Together the pair - basil and lamp - make for a furnishing
with a lovely "nature at home" effect.
Renovation is amazement, and this was the line many
designers followed in offering up ordinary objects in new shapes
and materials at HOMI, the lifestyle trade show that concluded
on Tuesday at the Milan Convention Centre.
Here, a vast range of the most traditional items were
revolutionised with unusual materials and never-before-seen
shapes.
There were innovative items and ideas in every area of the
lifestyle fair, from articles for the home and for personal
care, to jewellery and fragrances.
In the 4th edition of the trade show, exhibitors from both
Italy and around the world competed to show elegance in the most
unusual and surprising shapes, in a kaleidoscope of tastes and
trends.
Eco-friendly products stood out, in a renewed love for
combining respect for nature with style.
This trend inspired products made with recycled materials
such as rubber, paper or cardboard, shaped without altering or
transforming their original state into lamps, purses, room
decorations, statues, and accessories ranging from simple to
very colorful.
Everything is repurposed: even a used sail can have a new
life, becoming a unique and sought-after item thanks to tracking
on the label that shows which boat it came from and its
nationality.
Designers' imaginations even touched on children's items,
making the most of patterns and color together with safety.
So, for example, highchairs become an integrated part of
the home's furnishings, children's fabrics tell the story of the
essence of youth, toys are made from rubber and other natural
materials.
A downpour of fabrics was seen everywhere - not just for
beds and tables but also for lamps, for making accessories, and
for reshaping rooms in every corner of the home.
The colors were full of motion and change, from nuanced
shades to fashion-forward prints.
And in the end there were even those who revolutionised the
most traditional of shapes, which begs the question of how this
might be seen by more conventionally minded consumers.
In any case, it sparks curiosity, especially when it
involves the makeover of an Italian design symbol as iconic as
the Bialetti Moka coffee maker.
The intention is to make it more functional, but above all
more beautiful and modern, as if it had been made by a 3D
printer.
In general, the shapes are cleaner, and in finding such a
minimalist style, the designer finds an even bigger challenge.
The most important thing, however, is for people to like
these items once they're out in the world.
Sometimes even in proposing lifestyles, there's no shortage
of excessiveness.
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