The giants of Italian design, all influential in the ever growing success of Milan's Salone, explain why their country remains such a creative force.

These are instigators and manufacturers whose influence has grown alongside that of the furniture fair, Salone del Mobile. Peter Marlow photographed thirteen grandees of the Italian design industry, in a more human context than standing next to their latest signature pieces. These thirteen have not only put Milan on the design map over the last years, but have also helped keep it there.

In exclusive interviews with Wallpaper* Magazine, they explain...