During Salone del Mobile the London based designer, Lee Broom, is displaying new work throughout Milan in a repurposed, and refinished, delivery van. Broom has titled his mobile exhibition, "Salone del Automobile."

Lee Broom’s new series, “Optical”, will feature globe pendants and globe floor lamps with a pattern of disjointed black stripes as a throwback style to the 1990’s.

Broom explains his inspiration as, “[The Optical series is] really inspired by the period in which I grew up in.” And Broom continues, “I guess my first real foray into interiors was decorating my own bedroom in the early 90s and Optical really reflects the monochrome graphics and mood of that era.”

Broom’s mobile display will stop at Brera Design District, Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Zona Tortona, San Gregorio Docet, Ventura Lambrate and more. You can track the pop up gallery on http://www.leebroom.com/ during Salone del Mobile.

Denmark based Mater Design is unveiling several new products at Salone del Mobile.
Mater details their exhibition, stating, “The founder of Mater, Henrik Marstrand, [is] presenting the new Accent Tables by SPACE Copenhagen, a new LED pendant by the Finnish designer Maija Puoskari as well as the debut of our collaboration with Kvadrat Textiles.”

Mater also debuted a line of classic Danish designs during Salone del Mobile. Mater explains that these “re-launched” designs from the 1950s are being produced as a “tribute to the designers and architects that created the foundation upon which modern Danish design is today.”
Find Mater at Hall 10 Stand B05.

Zaha Hadid, award winning architect and designer, passed away early this morning, March 31st, 2016, of a heart attack. Hadid was 65.

Born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1950, Hadid went on to study at the American University of Beirut and in 1972 joined the Architectural Association in London.

Hadid began her own practice based out of London in 1979, and has since earned contracts all over the globe for her innovative concepts, including buildings and furniture.

Through these projects, Hadid received prestigious awards, such as the 2016 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture from the Royal Institute of British Architects and was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

In 2012 Zaha earned the title of Dame, when she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. 

Zaha Hadid’s concepts are an inspiration to those looking towards the future of design.

“Marcel Wanders: Portraits” opened February 25th at the Friedman Benda Gallery in New York City.
Based out of the Netherlands, Wanders is co-founder and art director of Moooi.

Although Wanders’ fine art and design work is housed in several permanent museum collections, including MoMA NY and The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, “Portraits” represents two firsts for the artist. Friedman Benda is the first gallery to host Wanders for a solo gallery exhibition and this presentation of his work will offer an unsceen glimpse at Wanders’ darker side in a variety of fine art works that are less utilitarian and more ornamental.

Wanders explains, “My design work has always been about positivity, respect, love and trust. However, this output doesn’t fully represent me as a person. For me, it is also important to produce work that explores a different sensitivity and addresses other aspects of my life and character, otherwise it would feel incomplete.”

As the name suggests, one aspect of “Portraits” depicts beautifully rendered creatures coming to life in the three part digital video installation “Athanasius,” which Wanders has composed from rose petals. The images appear as if they sprout to life and are very remeniscent of the 16th century painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

Other works shown in “Portraits” include a line up of quick sculptures that are composed similar to Lucio Fontana’s ceramics of the mid 20th century. Wanders describes these sculptures in the show as “free-form 3-D sketches of lost pets.” Some are gilded in gold and others are glazed.

Wanders’ has also included a digital video collage named “Virtual Interiors” which touches on the wondrous and futuristic interiors that he envisions. In an article on 1stdibs about the show, Wanders explains “I started to make interiors that traded reality for eternity,” and he continues, “[These interior spaces] will be good forever, because they will never be built.”

Wanders has also expanded on his well known ceramic collection, Delft Blue, with new pieces like Shiqule Nuhai. Standing 63 inches high and 25 inches wide, the two massive ceramic urns play towards the show’s overall arching theme of darkness, and makes the spectator wonder whether the flowers are living on water or actually drawing nutrients from the ashes within.

And lastly is Tempter, “an over-sized adult rocking unicorn cast in bronze with metal chain stirrups.” This piece perfectly completes the show as fans of Wanders will recognize this as an interpretation from his solid wood rocking chair, Arion. Once again showing that Wanders is not just about “positivity, respect, love and trust” but instead is a true visionary and artist not afraid of going deep within his own personal emotions and connecting to a side that is not as mainstream as the work we normally associate with him.

“Marcel Wanders: Portraits” runs until April 9, 2016 at Friedman Benda.

Find more details on the show at:
http://www.friedmanbenda.com/exhibitions/current/marcel-wanders-portraits

And on 1stdibs at:
http://www.1stdibs.com/introspective-magazine/marcel-wanders

The London Design Festival was conceived by Sir John Sorrell and Ben Evans. Building on London's existing design activity, their concept was to create an annual event that would promote the city's creativity, drawing in the country's greatest thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators to deliver an unmissable celebration of design.

Below are highlights of Twentieth's designers and their contributions to this years London Design Festival.

TOM DIXON Eight weeks in the making Tom Dixon's Multiplex is an immersive, "multi-sensory department store of tomorrow", divided into sections dedicated to technology, art, cars, food, and fashion. Called Multiplex because of its layers, it is an exciting new take on both the concept of a department store and the concept of a pop-up, aimed to predict "the future of shopping" and immersing visitors senses in sound, smell, taste, and feel.

The London Design Festival is home to Tom Dixon.

Tom Dixon's furniture furnishes the Multiplex.

The Multiplex by Tom Dixon.

The Multiplex Layout.

LEE BROOM Earlier this year at Milan Design Week, Lee Broom created The Department Store. Following its success Broom presented The Flower Shop, the installation celebrated the launch of his new Podium Vases and pieces displayed in Milan.

The Flower Shop.

Fulcrum and Crescent Lights illuminating Lee Brooms Podium Vases.

EDWARD BARBER & JAY OSGERBY

BARBER AND OSGERBY Recipients of the London Design Medal, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby spoke of the importance of design to world capitols. They stated that London is reaching a "tipping point" that could lead to the demise of its world-famous creative scene, similar to what has happened to New York.

JULIAN MAYOR

STRIPED ORGANIC LOOP CHAIR BY JULIAN MAYOR

British designer Julian Mayor presents his new Striped Organic Loop Chair as part of this years London Design Festival. The fiberglass chair is constructed using three planes and features a graphic pattern that references military dazzle ships.

MOOOI

MOOOI LONDON Moooi presented iconic and decorative designs at their London Showroom. It was the perfect place for architects and design professionals to experience the Moooi collection.

Lee Broom is one of the UK's leading product and interior designers. Working closely with talented traditional British manufacturers since 2007 he has released over 75 furniture and lighting products. With a background in both theatre and fashion, The Guardian commented "Lee Broom is to furniture what Marc Jacobs or Tom Ford is to fashion."

RING LIGHT A polished brass sphere, pierced by a dimmable circular fluorescent tube to form Ring Light, a pendant of simplicity and elegance.

LASER FOCUS The brothers-in-law behind Canadian firm Gabriel Scott use the most up-to-date technology to craft furnishings with a sleek and sexy edge.

When Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick put their New York townhouse on the market last September, the listing went viral. And while Sex and the City fans got worked up about the Carrie-worthy walk-in closet, design enthusiasts geeked out over the dining room light fixture, a Welles chandelier by Montreal firm Gabriel Scott.

"We definitely got a boost from that," says Scott Richler, who cofounded the company three years ago with Gabriel Kakon, his brother-in-law. The fact that the steel-and-copper piece had not been purchased by the celebrity couple themselves—the home had been professionally staged for the sale—mattered not a whit. "We got calls about it for weeks," says Kakon with a grin.

Distinguished by angular forms and the use of laser-cut metal, Gabriel Scott designs are handmade in Quebec and meticulously crafted, down to the custom hardware. Both architects by training, Kakon and Richler had collaborated on high-end bespoke furniture for nearly a decade before launching the company. "With one-offs, there wasn't much potential for growth," explains Kakon. So they switched gears, embracing a strategy of what they call "smart engineering." Each piece is designed with an eye toward efficient assembly, allowing the company to manufacture in volume. Take, for example, the Welles fixtures, which are composed of a series of eight-inch metal polyhedrons. A client can buy a single unit or a complex configuration of units riveted together in almost any number of permutations to resemble something out of an organic chemistry textbook. "The modular aspect allows for incredible flexibility," says Will Cooper of design team Ash NYC, who staged Parker and Broderick's house. "But the result is something that feels like a piece of art."

"Their price point is one of the reasons clients say yes," says New York City interior decorator Nicole Fuller, who points to the sensual chain-link Kelly chandelier and marble-topped Prong coffee table as her personal favorites. "It's nice to show your clients that not everything costs $20,000." Most of the company's furniture is available in stock and ready to ship from their warehouse in upstate New York within days of ordering. Then again, there are always clients who want something out of the box. Kakon and Richler are currently fabricating their most ambitious Welles piece to date, a 30-foot-long design customized to hang vertically over a stairwell in another New York town-house. "It's not like we're going to say no to that," says Kakon. CATHERINE HONG

Twentieth is proud to represent Lambert et Fils, a Montreal-based lighting design studio founded in 2010 by Samuel Lambert. The studio is influenced by mid-century Modernism, the Industrial Age, as well as Lambert's own minimalist aesthetic. Lambert et Fils combines these influences with a contemporary mindset to create the varied and distinctive lighting collection you see here.

BEAUBIEN
Floor lamp / Pendant / Wall lamp
Brass, powder-coated aluminum, and steel
5"D x 17"W x 60"H

ATOMIUM
Pendant
Brass
38"D x 33.5"W x 23"H

CLIFF FLOOR
Floor lamp
Brass, powder-coated aluminum, and black nylon wire
25.5"D x 33.25"W x 61.25"H

ANTIPODE
Pendant
Brass
5"D x 47"W x 12.5"H

CLARK
Desk Lamp
Brass, powder-coated aluminum, marble, and black nylon wire
6.25"D x 10"W x 18"H

PERCHOIR
Pendant
Brass and black nylon wire
5"D x 17"W x 26.25"H

DOT LINE SUSPENSION
Pendant
Brass, powder-coated aluminum, and black nylon wire
2"D x 72"W x 5.5"H

BEAUBIEN SUSPENSION
Pendant
Brass and powder-coated aluminum
19"D x 19"W x 23"H

CLIFF SUSPENSION
Pendant
Brass
22.25"D x 42.5"W x 26"H

The studio extends its collection through a constant exploration of new materials, forms, and applications. Lambert et Fils is committed to a tradition of quality, in-house design, and craftsmanship in lighting.

Canadian design brand Castor was founded in 2006. Seeking to find the middle ground between art and design, Castor's products are innovative and distinctive, while remaining highly functional. Explore some of our favorite picks from the brand, including sculptural pendant lights, clever task lamps, and eye-catching furniture.

The Recycled Tube Light is an unexpected light that blends recycled materials and innovative design details to create a truly distinctive light source. The light is comprised of recycled T8 fluorescent bulbs as diffusers, which work to emit a soft, warm light. The recycled bulbs are secured by powder-coated white metal straps, furthering the industrial look of the light. The light can be used to complement a modern interior,

or as a pleasant contrast in a more traditional space.

The Axis Floor Lamp from Castor is at once a work of sculpture and a functional light source. Made of precisely machined and anodized aluminum, the light features three poles that intertwine to create a stable structure. The light source, within the main column, is able to rotate 180 degrees, making it easy to adjust light where needed. The other two rods can slide freely through the main column, which adjusts the angle of the light source. This sculptural floor lamp is an undeniable statement-maker.

The Biker Stool from Castor is a refined and sculptural seat that is available at both chair and bar heights. Inspired by the geometry of a motorcycle seat, the stool's seat features a curved and angled silhouette. The seat is lined in leather and is connected to tubular steel legs, furthering the connection to its industrial origins. The legs and seat are joined by custom machined brass "bungs" which add a touch of shine to the stool.

The Coil Table Lamp is a lightweight task lamp comprised of powder-coated aluminum, copper-plated steel and acrylic. The innovative lamp draws power from either of Apples first generation magsafe adapters. The lamp head is fitted with LEDs that emit a warm directional light that can be used in a professional office or domestic setting. The lamp is supported by copper-plated steel that has been expertly bent to provide a stable base despite the lamp's light weight.

The Deadstock Catherine Table Lamp from Castor is a stunning example of the possibilities of mixing materials. Centered around a cylindrical shade salvaged from a defunct lighting factory, the Catherine Lamp is supported by a precisely machined brass stem and cantilever, which is supported by a Carrara marble base that was salvaged from the First Canadian Place in Toronto. The structure of the lamp enables it to be adjusted, making it easy to redirect light as needed.

The TRI-pod Table from Castor represents an expert combination of materials. Featuring a circular, powder-coated top that rests on three oak legs that are held together by a hand-hammered brass ring, the table is both functional and artful. This occasional table can be used in a variety of interior spaces, from formal living rooms to home offices and casual dens. The sleek white top is undoubtedly modern, while the oak legs play to traditional aesthetics.

The Conic Section LED Pendant Light from Castor is light that is inspired by mathematics. A conic section is a curve that is obtained at the intersection of a cone and a plane, which is reflected in the design of the pendant light. The Conic Section Pendant is available in four different iterations - a hyperbola, ellipse, parabola, circle - which are created by cutting the cone at different angles. The cages of each pendant are plated in black chrome, which helps to reflect the light emitted from the interior LED lamp. Adjusting the direction of light is easy, as the overlaying shields can be moved.

The Black Wall Mirrors are a sculptural wall hanging. Each mirror in the series is structured in a semisphere, adding depth to the mirror. The glass has a slight black tint finish, which gives off a clean reflection with a subtle darkened tone. Made of spun metal that has been black powder-coated, the mirror gives the illusion of hovering just in front of the wall. Available in three sizes, the Black Wall Mirrors can be used individually in a variety of interiors, including entryways, living rooms, and bedrooms. The mirrors can also be grouped together to create a bold wall display.