Photo: Steven MeiselThe Milan International Furniture Show closed yesterday. The event marked another appearance of none other than the dear mythical creature...
The Garden Gnome, (and his friends).
That little guy sure gets around... and fast!
Canadian-born Fashion Designers, Dean and Dan Caten, of Dsquared2, collaborated with Kartell, the manufacturer of Philippe Stark's Gnome table/stools, (see blog entry), to create a special display entitled "KARTELL AND THE SEVEN D2WARFS SQUARED", using the famous Gnomes designed by French designer, Philippe Stark.
Gnomes, "Attila", "Napoleon" and "Saint Espirit", inhabited the magical Canadian forest, symbolizing love for their land, recreated by the Caten twins inside their flagship store in Milan.
These three crazy table/stools, that are strikingly original and anti-conformist, peeped out from among the huge trunks, maple leaves and typical, earthy colors of the great Canadian woods, winking at the people passing by.
From the fusion of fashion and design between two major names that have contributed to the success of Italian products around the world, comes the desire to experiment and create joint initiatives that was extended during the exhibition.
The project between Dsquared2 and Kartell was celebrated with a cocktail party at the Mumm Champagnerie Bar, located inside the flagship store at Via Verri 4 - Milan at 6pm on 18 April 2008.
Above and below are advertisement campaign photographs from Dsquared2. Photos by Steven Meisel, Mikael Jansson, and Steven Klein.
The Garden Gnome, (and his friends).
That little guy sure gets around... and fast!
Canadian-born Fashion Designers, Dean and Dan Caten, of Dsquared2, collaborated with Kartell, the manufacturer of Philippe Stark's Gnome table/stools, (see blog entry), to create a special display entitled "KARTELL AND THE SEVEN D2WARFS SQUARED", using the famous Gnomes designed by French designer, Philippe Stark.
Gnomes, "Attila", "Napoleon" and "Saint Espirit", inhabited the magical Canadian forest, symbolizing love for their land, recreated by the Caten twins inside their flagship store in Milan.
These three crazy table/stools, that are strikingly original and anti-conformist, peeped out from among the huge trunks, maple leaves and typical, earthy colors of the great Canadian woods, winking at the people passing by.
From the fusion of fashion and design between two major names that have contributed to the success of Italian products around the world, comes the desire to experiment and create joint initiatives that was extended during the exhibition.
The project between Dsquared2 and Kartell was celebrated with a cocktail party at the Mumm Champagnerie Bar, located inside the flagship store at Via Verri 4 - Milan at 6pm on 18 April 2008.
Above and below are advertisement campaign photographs from Dsquared2. Photos by Steven Meisel, Mikael Jansson, and Steven Klein.
The Dsquared2 and Kartell Gnome Table display in the designer's Milan Flagship Store
Photo: Mikael Jansson
Photo: Mikael Jansson
Photo: Mikael Jansson
Photo: Mikael Jansson
Photo: Steven Klein
Photo: Steven Meisel
Photo: Steven Meisel