Milan 2006 - Why are architects so proud of products?

Nigel Coates’ Fiorella Suspensione chandelier for Slamp.

From pepper mills designed by Peter Zumthor to espresso cups by Dominique Perrault, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile offers plenty of evidence of architects moonlighting as furniture and product designers.

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