Archive for April, 2015

Rotunda Serotina by Kolman Boye @ Salone Milan 2015

Rotunda Serotina by Kolman Boye @ Salone Milan 2015

Wallpaper* invited the American Hardwood Export Council, architects Kolman Boye and furniture-makers Benchmark to create a towering structure of food plates as part of the Wallpaper* Handmade 2015 exhibition.

The brief was to design a candy-store concept for handing out free savoury biscuits from local bistro T’a Milano.

It’s huge at over 3.7m in diameter and the same in height, more a structure, than a piece of furniture. As architect Victor Boye Julebäk said “Something really strong was needed for the huge venue… but maybe we went a little over the top!”

Swarovski Designers of the Future @ Salone Milan 2015

Swarovski Designers of the Future @ Salone Milan 2015

The winners of the Swarovski Designers of the Future 2015 award were announced during Milan Design Week, at a glamorous lunch event organised by Design Miami / Art Basel, overlooking the famous Duomo in Milan

The award was established in 2006 and recognises young designers and studios working with new processes and materials.

Hong Kong’s Elaine Ng Yan Ling and London-based Tomás Alonso and Studio Swine scooped up the prestigious prize, which will see the young talents collaborate with Swarovski to produce works for the 10th anniversary edition of Design Miami/ Basel ( June 2015 )

Eat Shit by D.A.E @ Salone Milan 2015

Eat Shit by D.A.E @ Salone Milan 2015

Design Academy Eindhoven presented “Eat Shit” at the Salone del Mobile – the first exhibition of the new department Food Non Food, directed by Marije Vogelzang

‘Eat Shit’ is a definition of the human condition. You eat, you shit, you eat, you shit, and then you die.

Food is life. Input leads to output. So it makes sense to also examine one of foods stinkiest consequences – shit and waste.

Shit is your print-out, the great revealer of a person’s health and culture.

“Leonardo 1452-1519” @ Salone Milan 2015

“Leonardo 1452-1519” @ Salone Milan 2015

From 15 April to July 19, 2015, Palazzo Reale, Milan is presenting the largest exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci ever held in Italy,

Entitled “Leonardo 1452-1519”, the exhibition, explores the central themes of the multi-faceted work of Leonardo: the drawings; the reflection on the arts and on the antiquity; the great innovation of the “motions of the mind”; the focus on utopian projects and the mechanical automation.

It includes paintings, drawings, sculptures and manuscripts, brought together from the finest museums in the world, amongst which the British Museum in London, the Uffizi in Florence, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

“Favilla – To Every Light a Voice” @ Salone Milan 2015

“Favilla – To Every Light a Voice” @ Salone Milan 2015

“FAVILLA – To Every Light a Voice” examines the science of light through an immersive experience that highlights the way light moves, how it is seen by the eye, and how it allows people to discover new shapes.

Through skilful manipulation these light shapes gradually become more recognisable until the display achieves a cohesive form and takes shape as the sculptural Ford GT super car.

“The Walk” by Michele De Lucchi @ Salone Milan 2015

“The Walk” by Michele De Lucchi @ Salone Milan 2015

Renowned Italian architect Michele De Lucchi’s installation “The Walk”, a circular never-ending path through the labyrinthine meanderings of the workplace, puts the stress on the importance of moving about even when in the office in order to spark the crucial stimulus for the creative process.

Excellence ” In Italy ” @ Salone Milan 2015

Excellence ” In Italy ” @ Salone Milan 2015

The Salone del Mobile 2015 acknowledged the excellence of Italian design with a memorable and highly engaging event named “In Italy”.

In Italy brought together a group of visionary entrepreneurs for the very first time to tell the world about themselves and their achievements in an amazing project portraying Italian life and style and disclosing the extraordinary diversity of Italy’s manufacturing sector.

Design Report Award @ Salone Milan 2015

Design Report Award @ Salone Milan 2015

The German Design Council announced the winners of the 16th Design Report Award, which took place at the Salone Satellite in Milan on 16th April, 2015.

The Design Report Award is presented to individual designers or teams whose work is not only based on an outstanding concept but which has also been properly produced and presented in a compelling way.