wrap #1 quite simply is a collection of products seen at ambiente and also at the international home+housewares show. the common denominator is all received design recognition at ambiente. we are expecting these products to also be recognized at Discover Design and the innovative products display. above > birillo | pierro lissoni | alessi //// winning but not pictured is cutlery set ‘mu’ | toyo ito | alessi below > super & popular | package design mario trimarchi //// a tribute to alessi’s most acclaimed small household objects many of which won design awards.
above & below > tea-jay on the rocks | flöz design | blomus //// offering possibly the most enjoyable tea-making you’ve experienced.
above > nest storage | joseph joseph //// solving the problem of storing the storage when not in use below > wash&drain //// video covers it.
above > michel bras mandoline //// offering form power and safety | kai below > gg flip & fold | oxo / smart design //// video covers it.
below > london designer sabastian bergne holding a red ‘rachet grinder //// winning but not pictured is rachet cheese grater both by kuhn rikon. the rachet concept is both innovative and functional.
[ alessi ] [ blomus ] [ joseph joseph ] [ kai ][ kuhn rikon ] [ oxo ] @ambiente #Ambiente13 @HousewaresShow #IHHS2014 #DiscoverDesign
above> a smart design competition in a very smart venue | galeria 1 messe frankfurt
Companies from 29 countries entered Design Plus 2014. To be accepted the entries may not have been on the market for more than two years and must meet high expectations with regard to function, design and sustainability. The jury selected 30 products from 24 companies from ten countries. Three Design Plus winners were also showcased in ‘solutions‘, an exhibit about innovative functionality.
mu | toyo ito | alessi
tea-jay on the rocks | flöz industriedesign | blomus
fissler bionic | professor thomas gerlach via 4 design gmbh | fissler [ solutions winner ]
lucetta | emanuele pizzolorusso | palomar [ solutions winner ]
to go | niels kjeldsen | stelton
georg | christina liljenberg halstrøm | skagerak denmark
[ products 2014 ]
[ jury ]
Designer: Mark Braun, Berlin
Design trade: Volker Hohmann, Ikarus Design Handel GmbH, Gelnhausen, Germany
Design Management: Hugo Macdonald, Studioilse, London
Design Teaching: Hubert Kittel, Burg Giebichenstein
University of Art and Design Halle
Design press: Stefan Nilsson, Trendgruppen, Stockholm
Design manufacturer: Philipp Mainzer, E15, Frankfurt/Main
Sponsor: Andrej Kupetz, German Design Council, Frankfurt/Main
Sponsor: Julia Droege, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Frankfurt/Main
above> bergne with ‘mr. gripper’, ‘ratchet grinder’ and ‘olimax’
The third ‘Solutions’ special exhibition at Ambiente 2014 continues to focus on well-thought out functionality. This exhibit was conceived by London designer Sebastian Bergne and in 2014, he and co-curators Marcel Stut (essen & trinken magazine) and Claus Tormöhlen (galeria kaufhof department store), select 23 products out of a growing number of submissions. ‘Not all of these products are beautiful in form but they’re beautiful in functionality and use of innovative technology and materials, and that makes the products something to reckon with,’ Bergne says. DesignApplause notices 2014 includes more bigger players than 2013. Though no awards are given, this collection in some ways is as important as a design competition. Three entries in ‘solutions’ were also winners in ‘design plus‘
[ products 2014 ]
