Review of the 2007 Milan Design Week, Part 2: SaloneSatellite – Ready for the Big Leagues

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11. May. 2007

By Le Vin Chin

Our coverage of the 2007 Milan Design Week continues with our report on the SaloneSatellite, the I Saloni’s showcase for young, up-and-coming designers.

While the parallel A Dream Come True exhibition detailed the numerous success stories of previous young SaloneSatellite designers going on to fame, fortune and ubiquitousness, the show this year proved that the pipeline of fresh new ideas is still full to overflowing …

Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yakamoto’s collection of objects for a more cheerful, childlike life: PLAY!

Vladi Rapaport showing with the Utrecht School of Product Design and his The Speaker

Tao wall-hanging seat by Sabrina Tetrao

Ryggraden - seating that snakes around any corner by Smånsk

kc shelving unit frozen in the act of collapsing by Camille Debons exhibiting as part of the co.PARADISE design team

Function, form, and … something more: new life from old objects, preserving the personality of the raw materials. Avio chairs by Alberto Dassasso and his Vibrazioni Art Design