Milan in Perspective 2012

For designers and trend researchers alike, all roads lead to Milan. A lighthouse which illuminates the future of design, Milan is both geographically and aesthetically the centre of the emerging design universe - the cultural zeitgeist forms here first. Here, Mariel Brown and Karen Rosenkranz from Seymourpowell's Research, Trend and Strategy Team, take a wide-angle look at the highlights of Milan 2012 and explore the broader relationships between cutting-edge design and the cultural trends which surround them.