EVERYTHING DWELL’S EXECUTIVE EDITOR COULDN’T LOOK AWAY FROM AT SALONE DEL MOBILE

It was hard to look away from Soft Parade, the collaboration presented by designer Job Smeets and gallery Mouromtsev Design Editions, which was intended to present "collectible design through a series of unique pieces that challenge expectations."

There were a few standout pieces—Job Smeets for Mouromtsev Design Editions over-the-top faux fur black panther carpet; Mitterrand Gallery’s presentation of François Xaxier Lalanne’s sheep rug, Paradisoterrestre’s Carla Scarpa velvet couch in striking aqua; French design house 13Desserts presenting a nylon-mesh-seated chair—but the one that stopped everyone in their tracks was Studio Sabine Marcelis’ large resin piece, Plume. It was truly an adult lava lamp.