The ultimate talent scout, Rossana Orlandi, has run one of Europe's most important design galleries for the past 18 years. Known as Spazio Rossana Orlandi, it is here in this former tie factory in Milan where the magic operates. Always ready to take a chance on new talents, Orlandi has an eye for spotting promising young designers, having taken a risk on the likes of Piet Hein Eek, Maarten Baas and Nacho Carbonell before they became famous, helping to propel them onto the world stage. The greats such as Piero Lissoni, Alessandro Mendini, Paola Navone, Patricia Urquiola, Gaetano Pesce and Nendo have also exhibited in her gallery. Somewhat of a godmother of Italian design, she treats her protégés as her own children and needs to have an immediate personal connection with the designers she works with. If she likes the work but not the person, she won't start. We take a look at some of the most exciting products that have passed through the doors of her gallery.
Mandalaki Halo Lamp
Employing the least amount of materials possible, the super-skinny floor lamp features a dichroic filter designed and manufactured by the Milan-based studio that divides the pure luminous flux of the LED into an infinite spectrum of colors.
Sé Below the Heavens Collection
The sculptural, serene range of chairs, benches, sofas, tables and lighting with names stemming from Greek mythology by Ini Archibong comes in various celestial hues and reveals the tension between delicacy and strength.
Guglielmo Poletti Equilibrium Table
Continuing the Equilibrium series emphasizing tension to turn minimal gestures into balanced designs, it has a monolithic presence with weighted cylindrical legs in contrast to an ultrathin 6-mm top that tests the limits of aluminum, whose strength is guaranteed by a stainless steel cable and expanding central bar.
Ecopixel Alex Chaise Longue
Designed by the late Alessandro Mendini, the daybed with geometrical, folded forms transforms 100 % recycled and recyclable polyethylene into a work of pointillism through a multi-colored pixel-based approach and an innovative pressurized production technique.
Germans Ermics Colorscape Mirror
Reflective and glistening, it shimmers in the light, showing a palette of colors merging into one another as when day turns into night.
Mete Lala Chair
Refined and minimal, the chair by Nika Zupanc is offered in a variety of colors and is influenced by the basic lines of a simple school chair, now modified with a metal structure to frame the upholstered seat and backrest.
Matthew McCormick Mila Chandelier
Experimental and poetic, the pendant is a study of balance between two pure and simple volumes with a hand-blown glass orb sitting at the base of an oval metal frame with entirely invisible technology. Available in varying lengths, it may be suspended individually or as a group.
Enrico Marone Cinzano Pino Table
For indoor or outdoor use, it is handcrafted in marble, glass, steel and charred, stabilized recovered pine wood. The top covered in solar panels printed with a wood slice motif powers a battery that can supply energy to the table's LED lights or to one's gadgets via a built-in multi-zone plug and USB ports.
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