2011, Studio Cerri & Associatti / Pierluigi Cerri and Allessandro Colombo.

Kristian Knobloch, a designer based in Munich and London, created the modular Babel shelf.

Also by Ateliers J&J, a shelf that fits into corners.

Amsterdam-based designer Ingrid Hulskamp's Mirror Unknown infuses Dutch whimsy with a typical household object. In a somewhat OCD-like manner, Mulskamp was inpsired by "the guilty pleasure of tearing paper off." Over 50 sheets of painted paper are glued to the mirror and can be torn off layer by layer, creating an abstract motif.

Taiwan studio KiMU Lab marries traditional paper fans with a powder-coated metal frame for its New Old Divider.

Barcelona-based designer Alex Ortega exhibited these crimped metal display shelves. They might not be able to handle your weightiest tomes, but we were smitten with their simplicity and vibrant colors.

Frida Erson and Martin Eckerberg, co-founders of the Stockholm firm Formellt, designed an easy chair with upholstery that envelops the frame like a cocoon.

While Carrara marble has been on-trend for years now, black stones are coming to the fore. Büro Famos, a studio located in Berlin, uses black cora marble and an interlocking ash-veneer base for its Mil coffee table.

This graphic clock is another product made from karuun, further illustrating the diverse applications of the material.

2011: Peter Zumthor Wrapped in stark, black wood, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor’s Serpentine scheme presented a frame for Piet Oudolf’s lush garden, a use of color and space that manages to create a secret garden in an already outdoor space. Photograph © 2011 Walter Herfst

Out for Space, a multidisciplinaty design collective, sought to reimagine rattan as a furniture-building material and produced this lounge chair using karuun, a stronger, engineered version.

A prototype of da Cruz's Wig ceramic vase was exhibited at Salone Satellite 2011.

Cassina, part of the Poltrona Frau Group, had one of the moodiest, gorgeous, evocative booths around. This series of wall shelving (accented by raw cut wood) adds to the feeling.

ISAM with Amon Tobin (2011) V-Squared Labs and Leviathan created this cutting-edge concert setup, which surrounds the Brazilian-born producer and DJ with real-time projection mapping and generative imagery. Image courtesy of Calder Wilson

Hundreds attended the kick-off party at New Center Park for the inaugural Detroit Design Festival in 2011. Photo by Noah Stephens.

An office vignette showcasing furnishings by Arper from the 2016 Salone del Mobile.

A moment from Hella Jongerius for CasaVitra, a 12,000-square-foot pop-up installation.

Lee Broom's new Optical lighting collection is taking a spin around Milan—in the back of a truck!

"I Hate U/I Love U" by graphic designer Yoshiaki Irobe, exhibited as part of the SUBTLE Takeo paper show at La Triennale di Milano.

A limited-edition poster by Erwan Bouroullec for HAY at Milan's 1947 building La Pelota.

On display at San Gregorio 40 is the Euler table by Pinch, featuring a 10 x 10 grid of English oak and white resin.

At Salone Satellite, we're enjoying work by emerging designers from Mexico to Mauritius.

Scavolini takes a minimalist turn with Ki, a new kitchen collection by Nendo.

A regal back of knitted rope makes up Kettal's new Cala armchair by Doshi Levien.

Magis is introducing a ton of new furniture for 2013, including some companions to Konstantin Grcic's past work, like the Tom & Jerry bookshelf in the back.

A little inspiration from Gio Ponti.

Konstantin Grcic prototyped the Pasha sofa in the '90s. It finally comes to life thanks to SCP, a British manufacturer.

Book of Tongue, featuring painstaking cuts that eventually resemble "geological strata in a somber palette" by Noiz Architects—Keisuke Toyoda and Jia-Shaun Tsai—for the La Triennale exhibition "Paper, Design and Technology"

Nike enlisted 10 designers and architects, including Bertjan Pot, Martino Gamper, Greg Lynn, Lindsey Adelman, among others, to take part in their installation The Nature of Motion. Using the shoe company's materials, each designer created a unique piece.

A regal back of knitted rope makes up Kettal's new Cala armchair by Doshi Levien.

Steinlav plate by Anette Krogstad exhibited by Ventura Projects.

Just a taste of Gufram, leaders of the Italian Radical Design movement of the late 1960s. If you're in Milan, check out the exhibition "Gufram on the Rocks: 50 Years of Design Against the Tide." Clockwise from left: Bocca, 1970; Pratone, 1971; Lebleucactus, 2015; Mimosa, 2016.

We loved the thin legs on this bathroom vanity by MENU.

The great glass canopy at Rho. Follow along as we share our favorite furniture finds.

Nice concept desk called EFF by Stockholm-based Beckmans College of Design student Sara Sjöbäck displayed as part of the New Way Out exhibition by Venture Projects. The program features the work of fourth-year students with prototyping and support from IKEA.

Little Shop of Colors at 5vie.