MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA X CERRUTI BALERTI FURNITURE

Designer collaborations are all the rage, and now Maison Martin Margiela has entered the fold in partnership with Cerruti Balerti Furniture. The house of Margiela designed two pieces for the Milan-based Cerruti Balerti: the "Groupe" couch (shown above) and the "Emmanuelle" armchair:

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MARGIELA COLLECTING FRENZY

The New York Times is featuring an article about Martin Margiela's recent departure from his legendary design house after 20 years of groundbreaking work in the fashion industry. The famously reclusive designer left Maison Martin Margiela without notifying the press, leaving fashion critics puzzled in recent seasons given the sudden change in the house's notoriously consistent design aesthetic and quality of production. Interesting stuff, since no one is aware of just how long MMM has been without it's creator nor do we know who (or whom) has taken up the helm in his absence. Oh yeah, and the NYT indicates a "collecting frenzy" of pre-abdication Margiela amongst fashion fans. Needless to say, Margiela remains and presumably will continue to remain a relevant force in the fashion world.