During this year’s edition of Salone del Mobile, Milanese multidisciplinary DWA Design Studio and Montreal-based contemporary lighting studio Lambert & Fils are pleased to present the 3rd iteration of Caffè Populaire, a 5-day collaborative concept rooted in the longtime collaborators’ shared affinities for immersive experiences and convivial environments.
From April 14-18, Salone visitors are invited to enjoy a moment of respite, complete with complimentary aperitivo and food art, in the lush garden and studio space of DWA, itself a former chocolate factory.
Intimate and overgrown, the garden will serve as an enchanting stage for the European launch of Lambert & Fils’ collection ISLE in collaboration with Canadian designer Zoë Mowat, alongside the presentation of a series of sustainable and transformative vessels from DWA Design Studio’s UNICO project, developed in partnership with Italian company Pedrali.
In the spirit of shared inspiration and connection, DWA and Lambert & Fils invited Los Angeles-based food-art studio, Ananas Ananas and French-American designer and artist, Sophie Lou Jacobsen, to imagine an interactive culinary and bar experience that complements the installation, awakening all the senses for a fully immersive encounter.
In this serene setting of natural abundance, these collective works present themselves in conversation with each other, posing questions of matter and meaning.
| Hours | April 14: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PMApril 15, 17 and 18: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM; April 16, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Venue | DWA Design Studio |
| Type | Pop Up |
| Duration | 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| City | Milan |
About
Lambert & Fils
Founded in 2010, Lambert & Fils is a contemporary lighting studio that creates original collections and collaborates with emerging designers around the world. Preserving the bond between design and making, all lighting is handmade in the Lambert & Fils atelier in the heart of Montreal. Through its exploration of new design technologies, Lambert & Fils investigates the many shapes of light—meditating on voids, volumes and the importance of matiere premiere—materials as a point of origin. The studio has created installations around the world, taking over display windows for Paris Design Week, hosting a six-day pop-up café for Milan’s Fuorisalone, and devising a grand floral installation at Stockholm Design Week. Like the studio itself, these explorations trace where the unexpected meets the universally poetic—and where humility meets complex design.
