‘Hot Tools’ was one of three exhibitions presented by ECAL (University of Art and Design, Lausanne) for the Salone 2012.
Showcasing the outcome of a workshop at the ECAL ( held in Jan 2012), led by the acclaimed French designer Ronan Bouroullec and glassblower Matteo Gonet, during which 20 Product Design Masters students were asked to [...]
“We are like dwarves upon the shoulders of giants”, said the philosopher Bernard of Chartres in 1120, “so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up [...]
Photosynthesis by Akihisa Hirata conceived for Panasonic is the official 2012 Elita Installation Design winner (field of approx 500 exhibitions) …. “For his ability to engage and surprise the audience through an installation with a high-tech analogue at heart, able to capture a pure emotion that recalls nature’s rhythm”
The installation which was as impressive as [...]
Balanced by Mischer’traxler at Wait and See
In recent years designers have not just been presenting their work, but using the Salone exhibitions to showcase their process alongside their finished products.
Mischer’traxler created a new piece from the tools and inspirations used to develop their old ones.
For Balanced, an installation at the Milanese concept shop Wait and [...]
MINI presented a probing, thought-provoking and inspiring concept created by the Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings who explored the design of a MINI One by examining its composition down to the smallest details and, in so doing, dissecting the design process per se.
Scholten & Baijings peeled the MINI One like an onion, layer by [...]
