(Apr. 18) – A new line called Bolon by Missoni. This is the result of a collaboration between Italian fashion house of Missoni and Swedish flooring company Bolon. To celebrate this creative merger of functionality and design that offers colourful woven flooring by Missoni Home, the flooring collection is holding a show at the Missoni showroom in Milan, as part of 2012 Milan Design Week. The first day of this show was captured on film, including several of Milan’s colourful crowd and A-listers, including Francesca Versace, Jasmine Abdellatif and Philippe Starck. The Bolon by Missoni line is based on the quintessential Missoni design philosophy, combining an energetic and decorated Avant-garde style that is meant to be fun. The new line will be available in three models Bayadere, Flame and Optical, with each offering a different colour palettes, resulting in at least nine different patterns. Speaking about their new flooring line collaboration with Bolon, Rosita Missoni, Creative Director of Missoni Home said: “We are amazed by Bolon’s weaving technology and their ability to translate the language of our motives into a modern, innovative and colorful flooring collection. A very important added value to the Missoni Home project.” The designs certainly seem very vibrant and uplifting and add a lot of Italian style to Swedish functionality. (Peg)
