Kezar Track included in a San Francisco visit with Kevin Brennan (8x 600m). Monocle’s The Chiefs summit in Dallas assembles 75 people. First visit to Detroit – urban farming, apparel manufacturing, tire recycling and Shinola as new waypoints for Tendo. Read Middlesex (Detroit) and American Gods (plenty of Wisconsin). Zafiri charts Prague, Detroit and Richard Mosse’s Broken Spectre show.
Cereal Magazine celebrated launch of Copenhagen Guidebook in Muuto’s showroom. Rooftop party also held in Copenhagen to celebrate 10 years of Muuto – E27 pendants above 250 guests. Upcoming: DOTS metal hooks from Lars Tornøe (aluminium, brass), FOLDED shelves from Johan Van Hengel (steel, mounted) OPEN candelabra from Jens Fager (aluminium alloy).
June: 100m² monobrand showroom opened in Prague’s industrial Holešovice district, in partnership with exclusive agent, Konsepti. September: Taccia 2016 LED launched, returning to 1958 Castiglioni brothers design with plastic bowl reflector. Tate Modern devoted area of new Switch House to British designer Jasper Morrison, titling the collection Thingness with Superloon floor lamp and Luxmaster ceiling Light.