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Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and Dior Return to Milan Design Week 2026
At Salone del Mobile 2026 in Milan, Dior Maison and Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance continued their collaboration. The award-winning French designer revisited his Corolle lamp, launched in 2019, presenting new versions at this year’s trade fair.
Displayed in the historic setting of Palazzo Landriani, in the heart of the Brera district, Duchaufour-Lawrance translates fabric patterns and textures into light. For Dior, he has designed lighting fixtures that feature ingenuity, excellence, and audacity. These values are dear to the House.
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How Does Dior Translate Haute Couture Into Lighting Design?
Inspired by the movement of fabric, from pleats to drapes, the lamps’ structure takes on a supple and airy appearance. Their curves reinterpret the signature lines of the Corolle with freshness and elegance.
The lamps were crafted from mouth-blown glass in the Murano tradition of Venice. Within each creation, the glass bell is distinguished by its exquisite craftsmanship, where inventiveness meets artisanal mastery. The light reveals a subtle interplay of transparencies, reflections, and materials.
Available in several sizes, table lamps or portable versions, each model is decorated with one of the founding couturier’s three emblematic colours: grey, pink, and white. Refined details, from the handle to the buttons engraved with the “CD” initials, are crafted with great meticulousness.
How Do These Lamps Reflect the Spirit of Christian Dior?
Duchaufour-Lawrance designed other light fixtures in homage to Christian Dior’s passion for the beauty of nature. These fixtures celebrate the craft of basketry, the ancestral art of weaving plant fibres. The madake bamboo fiber is first cut before being refined into regular stripes. Afterwards, these stripes are woven with precision, forming a bell shape with motifs evoking
Afterwards, it is refined into regular stripes before being woven with precision. It forms a bell shape with motifs evoking cannage, a timeless Dior code. This unique artisanship is carried out entirely in Japan.
“All aspects of savoir-faire are unique because they are linked to gestures. From one craftsman to another, from one atelier to another, the gesture differs,” says Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance.
Crafted for Dior over time in the tradition of the couture ateliers at 30 Montaigne, these creations embody the essence of the House while pushing the boundaries of excellence.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, born in 1974, is a French interior and product designer. He is known for his organic, fluid, and nature-inspired designs. His work ranges from high-profile restaurant interiors to furniture for brands such as Ligne Roset and Ceccotti.
Milan Design Week is the world’s leading annual design event, combining the official Salone del Mobile fair with city-wide exhibitions, installations, and brand activations across Milan.
Salone del Mobile is the official trade fair held at Fiera Milano, focused on furniture, lighting, and interiors.
Yes, the Corolle lamps by Dior Maison and Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance are available for purchase. The lamps are part of Dior’s home collection, as featured on their official website. Select variations of these pieces have also been showcased at exclusive events, such as the Salone del Mobile in 2026.
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