the salone is as a laboratory for experimentation and cross-pollution, a place for interface and new opportunities for reflection on the world of design and designing.
salone del mobile.milano has been postponed amid growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in italy, show officials have confirmed that the show originally scheduled for 21 – 26 april 2020, will be rescheduled for june 16 – 21. the show will still be held at rho fiera milano. statement from salone del mobile below:
“following an extraordinary meeting today of the board of federlegno arredo eventi, and in view of the ongoing public health emergency, the decision has been taken to postpone the upcoming edition of the salone del mobile.milan to 16th – 21st june.
confirmation of the change of date for the trade fair – strongly supported by the mayor of milan giuseppe sala – means that the manufacturers, in a major show of responsibility, will be able to present their finalised work to an international public that sees the annual appointment with the salone del mobile.milano as a benchmark for creativity and design.”
back at milan design week for a sixth year – and to zona tortona for a third – norwegian presence brings the best of norway’s creative talent to the world design stage, shining a spotlight on the designers and manufacturers blazing a trail in the realms of circular production and sustainable design thinking.
the 2020 edition of norwegian presence returns to the theme with an even sharper focus. the curatorial team, marit haugen from oslo-based architects haugen/zohar and benedicte sunde of doga (aka design and architecture norway), has selected 11 of the nation’s designers who are working with natural lower-carbon materials such as wood, aluminum, stone and paper, developing intriguing new applications for them.
“honest design is the future. in the coming decades, transparency in all stages of the production process and product life cycle will be the backbone of the designer’s philosophy. the designers presented in this year’s exhibition are showcasing design for future generations – experimental and aesthetically attractive approaches that can serve as models for designers to come.” ~ benedicte sunde, co-curator, norwegian presence
products and prototypes from these visionary makers are presented alongside work from eight norwegian manufacturers who have put sustainable innovation into action on an industrial scale, providing a real-life roadmap to low-carbon, socially conscious manufacture at scale.
architects haugen/zohar have also been selected to do the exhibition architecture, transforming the exhibition venue on via savona with a spectacular set that both showcases each product and helps tell the story of its production, from raw material to finished work.
“the party’s over! material innovation and the reduction of co2 emissions must be at the forefront of all industries. for us as architects it is interesting to work with designers and take a deep dive into materials like aluminium, stone, wood and paper. our ambition is to put norwegian circular design on the world map through a rich and thought-provoking exhibition.” ~ marit justine haugen, co-curator and exhibition architect,
norwegian presence
as well as giving festival-goers an opportunity to discover the very best of norway’s contemporary furniture and product design, norwegian presence also challenges them to consider critical issues such as the use of resources, the possibilities of ethical manufacture, and the relationship between material quality and product longevity.
norwegian presence presents an optimistic blueprint for the future of making, and offers visitors a compelling demonstration of how the problem-solving approach that characterises norwegian design might hold the key to a better life for both people and the planet.
the 2020 59th edition of the salone del mobile.milano has been suspended. the 60th edition will now take place from 13th to 18th april 2021. the decision to postpone was made by the board of the salone del mobile.milano in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that is spreading to almost every country in the world.
the situation that led to the original change of date from april to june, announced on 25th february, has fundamentally changed. although we were determined to keep to the june date, to allow the annual event to take place as planned, the present, unprecedented circumstances and medium-term uncertainties now mean that this year’s salone can no longer go ahead.
the 2021 edition, which will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the salone, will be a special event for the entire sector. for the first time ever, all the biennial exhibitions will be held in conjunction with the salone internazionale del mobile, the international furnishing accessories exhibition, workplace3.0, s.project and salonesatellite. this means that eurocucina, ftk (technology for the kitchen) and the international bathroom exhibition will also take place next year, along with euroluce, which was already scheduled for 2021.
this single, great sector-wide trade fair will represent a fresh opportunity to pull together to revitalize our businesses, the entire supply chain that works in synergy with the salone, and milan.
salone del mobile.milano has been postponed amid growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in italy, show officials have confirmed that the show originally scheduled for 21 – 26 april 2020, will be rescheduled for june 16 – 21. the show will still be held at rho fiera milano. statement from salone del mobile below:
“following an extraordinary meeting today of the board of federlegno arredo eventi, and in view of the ongoing public health emergency, the decision has been taken to postpone the upcoming edition of the salone del mobile.milan to 16th – 21st june.
confirmation of the change of date for the trade fair – strongly supported by the mayor of milan giuseppe sala – means that the manufacturers, in a major show of responsibility, will be able to present their finalised work to an international public that sees the annual appointment with the salone del mobile.milano as a benchmark for creativity and design.”
as we await further information, the official statement and video with english captions will be made available in the upcoming days.
design and vitra are practically synonymous. the family-owned swiss company is trusted with manufacturing the works of some of the world’s most respected and renowned designers. think eames, vernor panton, and jean prouvé —these are just some of the iconic names that have entrusted them to manufacture their pieces.
this year, vitra design museum is leading the charge in moving the conversation around design forward through a conference called the politics of design. the day-long affair will address design as a political activity with the idea that designers are constantly making decisions regarding social issues such as inclusion, identity, and sustainability. the aim of the conference is to explore the big question that surrounds this line of thinking: “while design is a powerful took for social and political change does it really have an effect on things?”
taking place on april 10 from 1:45 to 6:30, the day will be broken into three parts with top players in the fields of design, philosophy, sociology, and politics speaking on panels. confirmed speakers include paola antonelli, bruce sterling, danah abdulla, jan boelen, claudia chwalisz, indy johar, amelie klein, and etienne turpin.
the politics of design is presented by the vitra design museum and will take place april 10 at trienalle milano, teatro dell’arte.
wonderglass is presenting an exhibition titled shape of gravity of the work of japanese design firm, nendo. founded by oki sato, nendo’s work spans a wide range of disciplines from graphic design to furniture design, to installations and interiors. the exhibition also includes melt, a collection of cast glass furniture, tabletop objects, and a gravity formed glass chandelier created in collaboration with wonderglass.
melt was derived through the complex process of laying hot glass sheets over steel shapes or hanging between steel bars, which then melt downward with the pull of gravity creating a natural form. these forms were then turned into the pieces which make up the collection.
the biggest challenge in this process was timing. the craftspeople had to come to a precise understanding of the exact moment where the gravitational pull would result in the desired shape, and also the exact temperature that would allow the shape to set.
starting from a shared desire to shift towards sustainability, join by norwegian presence invites people from varied industries to work together to find the solutions that our increasingly resource-scarce world requires. collaboration is a prerequisite in creating a sustainable future.
join by norwegian presence exhibits prototypes and crafted objects from 21 designers and artists, curated by the celebrated creative studio kråkvik&d’orazio.
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be@rbrick shadow by medicom toy is a block figure in the form of a bear, approximately 7 cm in size, and was introduced in 2001 on the 100th anniversary of the birth of teddy bear, under the concept to create a “digital teddy bear”.
it is characterized by the rule that no three-dimensional addition is to be made to the nine existing basic parts that compose the figure (head, arms, wrists, body, waist and legs) and that the only alteration is to be made solely by the expression through print.
be@rbrick has collaborated with various brands and artists as well as anime and movies.
medicom toy
be@rbrick shadow will be sold at tenoha milano for a limited time during milan design week 2019.
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during fuorisalone, a highly evocative environmental installation and site-specific environmental project in which the architecture of the buildings in front of the former manufacturing area will be the protagonists, while inside them sculptural groupings will subvert visitors’ perceptions.
through a series of sculptural interventions that transform spazio quattrocento, the british artist gives rise to a multi-dimensional installation that opens spaces, perspectives and possibilities.
iqos, the smoke free product, latest discovery of the technology of philip morris international, presented on the occasion of the milan design week, the new edition of the iqos world project presented by alex chinneck. this site-specific project will involve the front buildings, at opificio 31’s entrance. a distinctive feature of the project is the zip, a visual escamotage through which the artist gives rise to a series of surreal opening from which an impalpable light comes out that will involve the audience in an immersive experience. the surfaces of the space are thus designed by the artist as metaphors of an ideal process of transformation: “opening” the physical ability to create a new narrative imagination in his audience.
superdesign show 2019 exhibitors: at superstudio più: able design award, adal, budbrand, dassault systèmes, gobbetto, inax, indonesian contemporary art & design by artura, koizumiya, korea craft & design foundation, lexus international, lg electronics, material connexion italia, miss solar light, moora mobília brasileira, normann copenhagen, radici contract, sumitomo forestry group, superhotel by giulio cappellini, tokyo creative 30, worth partnership project, yokohama makers village at superstudio 13: smart city 2019 by material connexion italia
13.000 sq.m of exhibiting spaces, 2 locations, 100.000 visitors and over 2.000 registered journalists just in 2018. all of this at superstudio, one of the most sought after and visited destinations of the milanese design week, that is reaching its twentieth year and that this year again renovates completely the superdesign show event, encoding the latest trends and the most significant proposals, with a whole-year round research.
vip preview (very important professional) 7th april 2019, 5pm-8pm (by invitation only)
press preview 8th april 2019, 10am-8pm (press only)
9th -13th april 2019, 10am-9pm
14th april 2019, 10am-6pm
superstudio più –
via tortona 27, milan superstudio 13