"Martino Gamper"

Nike – The Nature of Motion ( Pt 2 / 2 ) @ Salone Milan 2016

Nike – The Nature of Motion ( Pt 2 / 2 ) @ Salone Milan 2016

Nike’s “The Nature of Motion” exhibition presented installations by an array of international designers who explored the concept of movement, alongside work by Nike ‘s internal design team.

Nike Design advances the potential of the human body through a synergy of form, function and motion. Nike’s obsession with Natural Motion persists and with each innovation the gap between product and body lessens.

Nilufar Depot @ Salone Milan 2016

Nilufar Depot @ Salone Milan 2016

The large space of Nilufar Depot is divided into a series of boxes that represent the work of the most interesting names selected by the Milanese gallery owner Nina Yashar.

Inside the structures there are units in which small design scenes are arranged by Nina Yashar herself, and cutting-edge design finds its place alongside iconic pieces

Nilufar Depot @ Salone Milan 2015

Nilufar Depot @ Salone Milan 2015

Nina Yashar, founder of Nilufar gallery, inaugurated the Nilufar Depot, her new warehouse – with a 1500 sq.m. display space showing her collection of historical and contemporary design objects collected by Nina over time

Nilufar Depot is a three story treasure trove featuring 3,000 pieces of historic and contemporary design, conceived by many of the young designers that Yashar has championed over the years.

In a State of Repair @ Salone Milan 2014

In a State of Repair @ Salone Milan 2014

“The transformation of an object, through the process of repair”

Milan’s La Rinascente department store, in collaboration with London’s Serpentine Galleries, showcased the installation “In a State of Repair” by Martino Gamper during the 2014 Design Week in Milano

If the Salone was about conspicuous consumption – and even more conspicuous design, then here by contrast was a different proposition about economy in an era of austerity, a notion of something being well-made implying use over time, rather than speedy abandonment.