milan design market is a project created by blank, a creative agency based in milan. it’s a space dedicated to emerging designers and brands, who can exhibit and sell their creations, but also network and develop new business opportunities during milan design week.
2018 is the third edition of milan design market during milan design week. also this year will be one of the main events of isola design district and will be organized within the beautiful loft of 400 sqm, in the courtyard of via pastrengo 14.
many new features await you, starting with a pop-up concept store, where visitors can discover and buy products of emerging international designers, handpicked between more than 1.000 applications. in addition, there will be 5 areas dedicated to italian startups and design studios, with a total of almost 100 projects displayed, between interior design and furnishing accessories.
the setting up of the space will be managed by the creative director elif reşitoğlu, with the aim of creating ‘imaginary landscapes’. you will then be involved into architectural environments designed by the dutch architect sven jansse and printed on a 1:1 scale, which will be scenography of the exhibition.
beside the exhibition there will be a design bar set up by the experimental designer federica cristaudo and managed in collaboration with birrificio la ribalta and ink eat, as well as daily dj sets and events, mostly during the happy hour (18: 00/21:00).
the idea was very simple: a space where emerging designers and brands could exhibit and sell their creations during milan design week, even with a low budget; a space where they could network and develop new business opportunities.
last edition of mdm was hosted by a beautiful 400 square meters loft, where 35 designers came to showcase their products from all over the world, meeting around 13.000 visitors. soon mdm will be also an online platform where designers can have visibility and sell their products through an e-shop.
hermès will present its latest home textiles, furniture, furnishing fabrics and wallpaper collection at the museo della permanente, in a space designed by charlotte macaux perelman, deputy artistic director for hermès maison, with the curator and publisher alexis fabry. the new hermès maison collection includes a series of patterned vases (pictured) and a new dinner service, which will be presented inside the visitors’ cafe of the museum.
corallo brings on stage a suggestive screening room on rails, an unexpected and evocative place, an authentic traveling salon inside a historic tram from 1928, reinvented in a contemporary way by cristina celestino and italian textile brand rubelli
the project is inspired by the theme of the journey, as an experience with dream and surreal overtones, that the designer carries within a d’antan cinema set up.
milan and its urban landscapes are the main subject of the surreal footage that enters through the ribbon windows at the back of the tram, in a dimension that seems to travel in space and time.
reservations: for access to the corallo tram, we recommend making a reservation here. you can select the day of your ride (stops and times are flexible) in the period from 17 to 22 april.
you will receive your pass for the selected day by e-mail. when a day is fully booked no further reservations will be accepted.
Here’s the route of the Corallo tram across the Brera district. You can get on or off at any stop. The full trip takes approximately 20 minutes.
every day, from about 5.00 pm to 5.30 pm, the tram will remain at the stop at piazza castello 2 (terminus) and ready to welcome visitors.
brera design district stops > piazza Castello, 2 / via Cusani, 4 / Cairoli M1
17th, 18th April — from 3pm to 7pm / 19th, 20th April — from 3:30pm to 6:30pm / 21st, 22nd April — from 4pm to 8pm
snarkitecture worked with caesarstone to create conceptual takes on the kitchen island in an immersive installation at palazzo dell’ufficio elettorale.
a cutting edge: show, bar, hang out, experience, meet, greet and creative hub all-in-one.
bar anne is designed by space encounters, an award winning architectural firm from amsterdam. merged with a spectacular installation by children of the light. the interior is created by some of the biggest break out talents including rick tegelaar, vantot, mae engelgeer, klaas kuiken, dirk van der kooij, muller van severen, jolan van der wiel, handmade industrials, jelle mastenbroek, sabine marcelis, brit van nerven, kranen/gille and aart van asseldonk.
bar anne is far from a regular exhibition. it is not pretentious; it is very easy going. it is low profile instead of high profile. it’s open and not restrictive. it is inclusive instead of exclusive. why? because all the designs are in use. you can try them, test them, sit on them, jump on them and even sleep on them. be our guest.
bar anne stays open when regular presentations close. we start at 11, serve lunch around noon, an aperitivo to get going, a dinner when hungry, a cocktail hour to shake things up and of course there will be music and dancing. till late. but we do not only feed the hungry or thirsty design lovers, together with frame magazine, bar anne hosts a series of talks and discussions about all aspects of design. just relax and listen.
bar anne is centrally located right between the famous zona tortona and the city centre in the historical museo diocesano. this special venue will be transformed into a brand-new hotspot in town welcoming everyone who’s curious and creative. open tuesday 17 till sunday 22 april for drinks, bites, music and more from 11 am to 1 am. anne is a curator, writer, entrepreneur, ambassador of the dutch design scene and mc of bar anne.
masterly – the dutch in milano dutch designers, artisan producers and design agencies present themselves in the center of milan.
at the fascinating palazzo francesco turati the dutch pavilion arises again with the best design and artisan craftsmanship the netherlands has to offer. excellent dutch design, fashion and photography has soul and its own identity.
the pavilion functions as a close unity with two distinguished pillars. in the historic spaces of the palazzo, historic and contemporary design melt into a breath taking exhibition.
at the contemporary spaces of the palazzo, dutch companies and top designers who hold high the banner of artisan craftsmanship and fine design are represented. during the salone del mobile the dutch pavilion is a beacon of sublime design, quality, artisan craftsmanship and innovation. joined forces that draw attention and publicity. with the museum exhibition and presentations that strike at the design mecca milan.
the beautiful, partially covered, courtyard of the palazzo offers the perfect location for a little lounge break. then there is the roof top terrace on the fifth floor, that offers a phenomenal view of milan. an ideal place to chat, network and simply savour the moment.
uniquole has a long standing history as curator, concept developer and organizer of (inter)national exhibitions and events in the area of dutch design and fashion, both historic and contemporary.
masterly – the dutch in milano is an initiative of uniquole and is organized in close collaboration with the dutch embassy, the consulate-general in milan and the milan chamber of commerce.
the salone del mobile, ponders the possible reconciliation of man and nature with an emotive installation that enters into the debate on the value of sustainable living.
the salone’s city-based project living nature. la natura dell’abitare developed with the carlo ratti associati (cra) international design and innovation studio, will be in piazza del duomo, in front of palazzo reale, from 17th to 25th april.
a single 500 square metres space, conceived with energy saving criteria in mind, will contain four natural, climactic microcosms that will enable all four seasons of the year to unfold at precisely the same time, one next to the other. visitors will be immersed in nature and experience its changes as they make their way through the four different areas: winter, spring, summer and autumn.
the project delivers a great ironic, evocative and experiential value. but the end goals are the reconciliation between urban, domestic spaces and nature on one hand, and, on the other, the suggestion of sustainable, genuinely applicable solutions. while air conditioning is often associated with excessive consumption, this project offers a radical change of perspective, demonstrating the feasibility of air conditioning technology that is also sustainable, with huge potential for future applications.
with this event, the salone del mobile is keen to make its contribution to the re-greening of the city, albeit temporary. living nature. la natura dell’abitare is designed to explore whether or not a space, urban or domestic, can become more human-friendly through the sustainable use of natural resources.
foscarini lamps reverse room is the installation created by the artist and architect james wines, together with his daughter susan wines, for milan design week 2018 at foscarini spazio brera. in a room with dark walls, upside-down and obliquely tilted, furnished by monochrome tables and chairs, the table lamps peer down from the ceiling, while the hanging fixtures sprout from the floor with the aim of challenging our perception of spaces and our responses to environmental stimuli and conventions.
the collaboration between foscarini and wines dates back to more than thirty years ago, with “table light / wall light”, a work produced by the company with wines’ site group in 1991 for the cultural areas of the exhibition in verona “abitare il tempo”.
today that work evolves in the project of a signature collection, the “light bulb series”, composed of a number of pieces in numbered limited editions: a precious collection, due to the story it tells and the thinking it conveys. lamps and objects that make their debut at foscarini spazio brera, in the context of the installation designed by wines.
this year moooi launches precious new designs and product extensions, to be explored and treasured. alongside our exciting novelties, there are many more worlds to discover!
moooi through the eyes of interior design practice megan grehl and concrete architectural associates welcome you into their worlds, each reflecting their designers’ own unique philosophy and aesthetics. two completely different interiors in which moooi products are presented in surprising new ways.
the museum of extinct animals represents textures, shapes and patterns merge harmoniously in exotic islands celebrating the diversity of nature in the museum of extinct animals. novelties and product extensions are presented alongside new fabrics, leathers, wallcovering, and carpets, bringing the essence of some mysterious creatures back to life!
emerging in response to the urgent global issue of waste, really upcycles end-of-life textiles into new materials. this year, really and kvadrat have invited raw-edges design studio, front, benjamin hubert | layer, christien meindertsma, jo nagasaka, claesson koivisto rune and jonathan olivares to create projects with solid textile board and acoustic textile felt. curators are jane withers and njusja de gier.
about really> responding to the urgent global issue of waste, really upcycles end-of-life textiles to create materials that challenge the design and architecture industries to rethink their use of resources, and to design with a circular economy in mind.
