# Playful Brutalist Furniture Designs The Emerging Italian Designers Created Childlike Furniture By Elena Rahman | Published 2021-09-08 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emerging-italian-designers References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2021/09/07/galerie-philia-rick-owens-exhibition-milan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+dezeen+%28Dezeenfeed%29) & [galerie-philia](https://www.galerie-philia.com/collectible-design/rick-owens-dialog-with-emerging-italian-designers/) The Emerging Italian Designers is a group comprised of eight young designers based in Italy. The group created furniture pieces in response to Rick Owens' clean, brutalist work. Curated by [Galerie Philia](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/galerie-philia) as part of Milan design week, the exhibition is on view at Spazio CB32 near Fondazione Prada. The exhibited pieces are stationed alongside pieces by fashion designer Owens, including the well-known antlered table from his Evolution series and the geometric Alchemy chair. Ownes' sharp lines are contrasted against the eight designers' [playful contemporary Italian styles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/collection-co). Attali chose the participating designers for their unique styles, which complement and contrast with the gravity of Owens' work. Some participants include Agustina Bottoni, [Draga & Aurel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/draga-aurel1), and Pietro Franceschini. Image Credit: Galerie Philia ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Childlike Furniture Designs:** Designers are creating furniture pieces with a playful and contemporary Italian style. - **Brutalist-inspired Furniture:** Designers are drawing inspiration from Rick Owens' clean, brutalist work to create furniture pieces with sharp lines and contrast in styles. - **Emerging Italian Designers:** An emerging group of eight young Italian designers are creating unique and complementary styles that contrast the gravity of Rick Owens' work. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Furniture manufacturers can innovate by experimenting with childlike designs and drawing inspiration from new and emerging designers. - **Fashion Design:** Fashion designers can explore the overlap between fashion and furniture design by collaborating with furniture designers or incorporating furniture design inspiration into their work. - **Art Galleries:** Art galleries can curate exhibitions that showcase emerging designers and draw connections between different industries, such as fashion and furniture design. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Kid-Designed Sculptural Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/galerie-philia.md) - [Playfully Bright Furniture Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everything-is-gonna-be-alright.md) - [Curved Minimal Chair Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-reappropriation.md) - [Playful Structural Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/palma-collection.md) - [Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brokenaesthetic-sculpture-collection.md) - [Whimsical Childlike Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-eternal-child.md) - [Modern Playground-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coarse-collection.md) - [Dynamic Joint Furniture Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/please-sit-for-the-alternate-ending.md) - [Gendered Concept-Exploring Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-casa-dentro.md)