Italian furniture brand Kartell has presented its new products at Salone del Mobile against a backdrop of colourful expressionistic paintings – all, unbeknownst to visitors, generated by artificial intelligence . The AI-generated artworks appear behind new products by designers Philippe Starck , Patricia Urquiola and Barber Osgerby , among others, and are set within an otherwise white cube-like stand design. The use of AI is not disclosed in Kartell 's display and is only indirectly hinted at in its press release, leaving visitors to assume it is human-made art. Kartell's Salone del Mobile booth displays new products like the Aaland sofa and Pincel rug by Patricia Urquiola alongside colourful images Kartell global brand director Lorenza Luti told Dezeen that the company's use of AI in the stand design was consistent with its positive approach towards the technology, which has seen it incorporate AI since 2019. In that year, it released Starck's A.I. Chair co-created with prototype generative design software.…