Dedon – Babylon Lamp/small table

Harry Paul

In 1998 Harry Paul established a multidisciplinary design studio in Milan specialised in industrial design, product design and design consultancy, signing for clients world wide. Known for projecting mysterious objects, exemplars of vibrant design of the 21st century, his resulting design approach concentrates on experimentation with materials, technologies and lines. In 2002 he moved to Barcelona but continue to spend time in his adopted home in Italy, expanding in areas such as architecture, interior design and unique sculpture commissions. Today, Studio Harry Paul works with a variety of brands and its expertise is sought out across all design disciplines. With a deep passion for, and knowledge of, industrial and craft manufacturing processes runs through every aspect of his work. Harry Paul has exhibited extensively around the world and won several awards including in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2014 the Good Design Award of the Chicago Athenaeum, world’s oldest and most prestigious award of its kind.

Dedon

Dada, a company belonging to the Molteni Group since 1979, is an Italian company of high-end kitchen furniture. In 1926 the small carpentry workshop was founded by Angelo Garavaglia. In 1950 the company was strengthened by building the first industrial buildings, thus passing to a serial production of cabinets and kitchens. In 1972 the new DADA brand was created, high-end kitchen furniture, which became the company’s logo abandoning the old acronym "Angelo Garavaglia e figli". The collaboration with internationally renowned architects and designers such as Angelo Cortesi, Georges Coslin, Giovanni Offredi, with the most innovative graphic designers including Italo Lupi and Amilcare Ponchielli, and with some of the best known photographers such as Gabriele Basilico and Aldo Ballo. In 1979 Dada joined the Molteni Group, under the direction of Luigi Molteni. The company quickly established itself in the field of haute cuisine. Luca Meda designs a recognizable and inimitable image. In 1987 Dada received a special mention at the Compasso d'Oro for the Futura kitchen designed by Kairos studio. The central element, the wall unit, is still one of Dada’s most innovative products. In 2015 the Molteni Group celebrates 80 years of activity with an exhibition at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan, 80! Molteni. With an exhibition curated by Jasper Morrison and the graphic design by Studio Cerri & Associati, prototypes and furnishings from all the Group’s companies tell, for the first time, 80 years of experience, quality and innovation. The exhibition becomes the core of the Molteni Museum in Giussano. In 2018 In New York the first "Lifestyle Store" Molteni Group. Molteni Group opens a new global showcase in the heart of Manhattan, at 160 Madison Avenue. The spirit of a unique project, evolutionary, in tune with modernity and faithful to its stylistic principles, signed Vincent Van Duysen. This is the first Flagship Store in the world to bring together the three Group brands: molteni&c, Dada, and Unifor.