
Like clockwork, April brings with it Salone del Mobile, when the design community migrates to Milan to share new ideas, launch their latest collections and stage elaborate installations. Ever at the ready, the city’s fashion houses turn out in force to put on a show. From Marni’s furniture playland (pictured) to Loewe’s contemporary courtyard, see the fashion brands that left their sartorial mark at this year’s Milan Design Week...

Marni: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, as the saying goes. Injecting an element of unadulterated fun to Salone proceedings, Marni transformed its Viale Umbria space into a veritable playland, complete with sand pits, swings and toys galore. Created in collaboration with Colombian craftswomen, the bright collection was made from metal, painted wood and woven PVC cord, continuing with the tradition of craft revival set in previous years. As well as hosting a children’s workshop, proceeds from the sales of the limited-edition pieces are set to be donated to children’s charity Only The Brave.

Hermès: Where last year’s presentation was plunged into dramatic darkness, at this years Hermès’ display it was all about light. The monumental brick pillars were replaced with whitewashed walls, flooded by light from above, allowing the details of each piece to truly shine. Under the watchful eye of co-deputy artistic directors Charlotte Macaux Perelman and Alexis Fabry, the collection – which spanned large pieces of furniture, small objects, modern wallpapers and even porcelain tableware – were suitably sublime.

Hermès: Standout pieces included the leather designs – notably the ‘Groom Attelé’ accessory stand (pictured right) – that nodded to the maison’s equestrian origins. The collection saw the welcome return of woven wicker, which appeared in the form of a bottle rack and in the Diligence Serving Trolley following great acclaim.

Missoni Home: Angela Missoni celebrated the new collaboration with Italian wallpaper purveyors Jannelli e Volpi in a bright and vivid installation off Via Solferino. Using their new wall covering to dramatic effect, the walls of the warehouse space were dressed in the close-up photographic print of Ottavio Missoni’s iconic zig-zag, circa 1969. Adding to the Instagram potential, show-goers were invited to take a poster from the equally decorated plinths spread across the space.

Santoni: The humble sneaker has proved to have great sartorial standing of late, but none have yet had the Toiletpaper treatment. That is, until Santoni invited Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari to add their graphic stamp to the otherwise clean and classic essential. For the capsule collection, presented at the Via Montenapoleone store during Salone, the duo decorated the soft, white leather trainers with their colourful, tangled Garden of Eden snakes.