At Milan Design Week, the sublime rubs shoulders with the nakedly commercial—and everyone is waiting to get in. BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus reports from Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone.
On the anniversary of “Liberation Day,” which kicked off 12 months of tariff turmoil, Fred Nicolaus takes stock of how the country’s ever-shifting trade policies have impacted the design business.
Having sold a minority stake to a group of investors, the Swedish rug brand is plotting an ambitious expansion towards becoming a full-on lifestyle brand.