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Local Events: Salone del Mobile 2008 Milan

International design and furniture collide at this year’s Salone del Mobile trade show. Salone 2008 started earlier this week and runs until April 21. Billed as the world’s largest design trade show, you don’t want to miss this if you’re in the area. It’s a great place to view innovative and upcoming designs within the realm of furniture and accessories.

The show opens up to the general public this Sunday (April 20) and Wallpaper has a great podcast covering the event. It includes information and tips for getting around town. These tips shouldn’t be taken lightly. The popularity of the show draws an enormous amount of tourists to Milan each year. It’s been recorded that an extra 270,000 tourists come to the area during the event, which means crowded streets, hotels and cabs. So go prepared. Click Read More for additional information, photos and links.

Wallpaper Coverage of Salone del Mobile & Jaime Hayon’s Jet Set for Bisazza

”’This year it’s all about the spectacle,’ said Jaime Hayon, hours before his Jet Set installation for Bisazza was opened to the press. And spectacle it certainly is. Through the rubble of wrapping and rumble of hoovers that drowned the Tortona stands this afternoon, Hayon’s aircraft was spectacular…”

[Read] Wallpaper Interview

[Download] Wallpaper Podcast about Salone del Mobile

More photos from the events