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Article: OBJECTS OF DESIRE.(Brief Article)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- April 16, 2002
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MILAN -- There's no Gisele and no star-studded front rows, yet the Salone del Mobile, the world's leading trade fair for interior design, manages to generate even more wattage than the fashion shows, with close to 200,000 people flocking from all corners of the world, giving the city an uncharacteristic buzz and raising its international profile.
So with all this hype, how could fashion designers not get involved?
Some are seasoned -- Versace, Etro and Krizia lunged into the home and design area years ago -- some are making their first foray, like Fusco and Paul Smith, and still others are introducing existing collections to new markets.
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