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Review of Milan 2011, Part III: Designer highlights
Reviews
By Le Vin Chin
For Part III of our extensive coverage of the Milan design week this year, we showcase some of the most intriguing design and designers at work today. If you haven’t seen our previous installments yet, do also check out Part I – on design trends – and Part II – on color and materials trends.
For me, this year’s highlight locations were definitely Ventura Lambrate, the Spazio Rossana Orlandi and Wallpaper*’s Handmade exhibition at Brioni, all of which featured the “right” blend of creativity, thoughtfulness, polish and delight. Our coverage on designers below is divided into two sections: the first for the more established studios and the second for the students and young, up-and-comers. Lastly, we have a surprise section at the end, as a kind of palate cleanser ...
1. The established
Aldo Bakker at the New Times, New Heroes exhibit (Ventura Lambrate).
Check out more of Aldo Bakker’s designs from our review of Design Miami / Basel 2010.
Freedom of Creation’s installation – including carbon fiber shapes – at the Wallpaper*-curated “Handmade” exhibition at Brioni.
Check out our interview with Janne Kyttänen of Freedom of Creation from 2007.
Bakelite Borgo set of containers by Julia Lohmann at Plusdesign (Ventura Lambrate).
Check out more of Julia Lohmann’s designs from our review of Design Miami / Basel 2008, where she was named one of their Designers of the Future.
The Pivot Desk by Shay Alkalay of Raw Edges is a development on his previous Pivot drawers (Salone del Mobile).
Check out our interview with Shay Alkalay from 2008 and more Raw Edges work from their Designers of the Future installation at Design Miami / Basel 2009.
SPIN lamps by Beat Karrer at the tossB stand (Euroluce.)
Check out our interview with Beat Karrer from 2009.
Various pieces from Formfjord’s new collection at Poetry Happens (Ventura Lambrate), produced in collaboration with producers of limited edition steel design objects pure cast.
Check out our interview with Fabian Baumann of Formfjord from 2007.
TOP: Invisible Chandelier and BOTTOM: Recycled Tube Light by Brian Richer of Castor Design (Ventura Lambrate).
Kartell’s was probably the most bombastic stand of the Salone del Mobile …
Flag bags by Big-Game and Globe-Trotter at the Wallpaper*-curated “Handmade” exhibition at Brioni.
Check out more of Big-Game’s designs from our review of Maison&Objet Spring-Summer 2010.
| LEFT: The Homework wardrobe by Nika Zupanc challenges the user to be self-disciplined (there’s only so many slots for your clothes!) (Spazio Rossana Orlandi).
LEFT: Quadror dividing screen by Studio Dror and Alpi at the Wallpaper*-curated “Handmade” exhibition at Brioni. |
TOP: Coppola lamps by Christophe de la Fontaine and BOTTOM: Don Camillo lamps by Benjamin Hopf, of Formagenda (Spazio Rossana Orlandi).
“In the cloud” set of building blocks for the exhibition bar by Sou Fujimoto, AHEC and Imola Legno at the Wallpaper*-curated “Handmade” exhibition at Brioni.
2. The up-and-comers
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 | ABOVE: Student design from the Royal College of Art: Check out our INMYX interview with Oscar Narud from 2008. LEFT: The 365 Knitting Clock by Siren Elise Wilhelmsen indicates time based on the length of completed knitting (SaloneSatellite). |
TOP LEFT: Jars by Guillaume Noiseux;
RIGHT: Hats by Sophie Depery;
BOTTOM LEFT: Sand by Tian Yu;
students at ECAL, as part of the exhibit with Baccarat.
VAISS.EAU glass lamps by Hanna Krüger at the kasselcollection exhibit by the School of Art and Design, Kassel (Ventura Lambrate).
+- chess set by the Rooms collective (SaloneSatellite).
Last word: the car’s the star
Aston Martin by Tom Dixon at the Wallpaper*-curated “Handmade” exhibition at Brioni.
Check out our interview with Tom Dixon from 2008.
Seen on the street – a Mercedes with bodywork covered in (built from?) carbon fiber.
Mini’s installation outside the Triennale.
Evo Mobil and UFO concept cars by Ora-Ïto for Citroën’s “Mutation” street installation.
And, very lastly, it wasn't just cars ... as befits a forward-thinking design environment, there were also bikes …
Bike Ride by Cinelli and a host of star designers, including Max Lamb at the Wallpaper*-curated “Handmade” exhibition at Brioni.
Check out our interview with Max Lamb from 2008.
So - finally - that’s a wrap for Milan 2011! See you there again next year!