It’s Furniture Design’s Big Week. Here’s What We Saw During Salone del Mobile

Drowning in a sea of beautifully designed chairs that, after a few hours, started to blend together into an amorphous blob of clean lines, tubular chrome, and understated fabrics, Mahdavi’s work was a breath of fresh air. It’s difficult to be invigorated by a chair, but immediately, I was! Furniture should be as fun as it is earnest, and Mahdavi’s design feels accessible because it doesn’t take itself too seriously.