isola design district is a territorial marketing project created by blank, a young milan-based creative agency, with the aim to give visibility to emerging international designers and local artisans, within one of the most lively neighborhoods of milan: isola.
the event is organized every year during milan design week, in collaboration with 24pr&events and emilio lonardo, and involves the entire area with design exhibitions, installations, workshops and talks, that take place within hidden locations, galleries and private courtyards.
next to contemporary architectural excellences such as piazza gae aulenti, bosco verticale, unicredit tower, there is a heritage of hidden places, an incredible landscape of possibilities. within this context, a new system made of typical courtyards, shop windows, indoor and open spaces has been created to showcase projects of international emerging designers and local artisans.
above photo> chess table and the glove box joined to the mappamondo bench by designer myriam kühne-rauner of her brand m2kr at angelo della pergola 1, showroom.
british designer, lee broom returns to brera with observatory, the first in a three phase launch throughout the year. the collection of celestial lighting; eclipse, orion, aurora and tidal – utilize led technology.
during the salone, to anticipate the legacy exhibition, sara ricciardi will reveal something of the magic and beauty of schloss hollenegg. the italian designer has captured details of the castle, intertwining them with its rich history to create a playful and interactive show. arcadia, the mythical land where man finds tranquillity and peace, outside the realm of civilization, will explore the importance of heritage, in personal and collective terms, looking both at the past and at the future.
produced by 5vie art+design / with the craftsmanship of tappezerie druetta and lunosa
arcadia by sara ricciardi
space caviar, joseph grima’s think-tank, has moved from its lavish palazzo in duomo to a former panettone factory (cova) in nolo, near the prestigious warehouses beneath the ventura centrale station and sam baron from fabrica. organized with studio vedèt , alcova will host over 20 exhibitors, and experimentation is guaranteed as these include young collectives such as also known as, renowned designers such as gijs bakker, hans maier aichen and buro belén, reinterpreted craftwork and italian traditions from bloc studios and architetti artigiani anonimi. alcova can also count on the presence of institutions such as z33 and projects investigating the value of anonymous design such as nanban, the online store for japanese products founded in 2016 by francesca pellicciari, giacomo donati and ayaki itoh.
in short, the cool salone is here this year: north of loreto
the french fashion brand returns to palazzo bocconi with its objets nomades collection of travel-inspired objects. highlights include a patchwork leather vase by fernando & humberto campana, and a new collaboration with hong kong-based designer andré fu.
from 17-22 april the doors of loft, a beautiful milanese gallery space, and futurdome, the former meeting place of the futurist movement, become home for a demonstration of the future epoch of design.
being in milan, at the heart of italian design, we also show the best italian contemporary design out there. we are excited to introduce you three italian studios that embrace their heritage in innovative ways and have collaborated with both the most famous names in the design world and its rising talents. and ventura would not be ventura if it didn’t serenade with designers that experiment with the possibilities of new technologies and seek the limits of physics. ventura future again accommodates never before seen production methods – from 3d concrete printing to ‘random acts of violence’.
made in italy
after taking over his father’s metal workshop mingardo, daniele mingardo has made the leap from artisan iron work to full blown design. the workshop is one of the last true traditional carpenters in italy. federica biasi, the art director, invited designers who work with different materials, like glass and textile, to the workshop. this innovative spirit is captured in the ventura future exhibition mingardo rendez-vous, a collection of new products designed by talents like federica biasi herself, denis guidone, valerio sommella and the dutch designer mae engelgeer.
editions milano is a true milanese label that celebrates the design heritage of italy. federico peri, who joined ventura lambrate right at the beginning and is responsible for a new collection of bauhaus-inspired suspension lights. patricia urquiola brings two new collections: a series of furniture made of re-interpreted traditional material and a capsule of objects in marble. the welsh designer bethan gray shows two new series of home accessories, handmade in marble by editions milano’s tuscan craftsmen. federico pepe is presenting his first series of mirrors. the design duo david/nicolas shows an extension of their triangoli collection of vases – awarded with the wallpaper* best design award 2018.
mason editions is a start-up company born from the encounter between the entrepreneur fabio mason and three independent italian designers with an international experience: martina bartoli, serena confalonieri and matteo fiorini.
to print, to mould, to fold
philipp aduatz will show his latest experimental material technologies. he teamed up with the austrian start-up incremental3d, who is specialized in the field of 3d concrete printing. this experimental technology allows to print very fine and detailed freeform geometries. the technique will be made visible at their combined exhibition in the form of a lounger, the main piece of the show. their mutual interest in experimental and scientific material research and in the creation of complex shapes for furniture design will also be displayed through aduatz’s ‘cloud chair’ and ‘gradient tiles chair’ and several products by incremental3d.
dutch designer nick boers conceived a machine that does exactly that. his ‘random press tool’ creates unique vases with the use of randomly generated codes, that regulate the way the machine’s arms press into a cylinder of cast wax.
aectual floors, a 3d-printed flooring system that invites designers to stretch the possibilities of floor making. several elements make this project very special: the software allows for complete design customizing, the bio plant-base material is sustainable and the printing technique offers a wide choice of colors & patterns to create massive seamless floors. the visitor will see a variety of compositions and styles, among which patterns designed by dus architects for the public areas at schiphol airport, ready to be installed in 2018. it will become clear that this production technique can be used for many more applications than only floors – a true innovative architectonic material.
above image> 3d-printing robot by aectual / photo credits> ilse leenders
experience swarovski at palazzo serbelloni‘s hidden courtyard. inside a custom-built greenhouse, enjoy pop-up daniel’s café and a retail shop where visitors can purchase its atelier collections and jewelry in addition to showing off its new home collections by the likes of nendo, john pawson, and patricia urquiola.
at salone del mobile 2018, wonderglass presents its kosmos, a shimmering universe of glass featuring new collections from ronan and erwan bouroullec and fornasetti as well as wonderlab’s collaborations with dan yeffet and studiopluz.
a highlight of kosmos will be the stop-motion film invisible cities by artistic duo j&peg. a surreal tale of a glass ball lost in a magical world that both celebrates the utopian vision of the city and the role of glass within architecture and urban environments.
palm springs-based artist phillip k smith sculptural installation with london-based fashion brand cos is an ever-changing individual experience. the installation is inspired by italian renaissance architecture and cos’ minimalism.
Born from a love of tufting, Danish furniture designer Sophie de Vocht’s “Loop Chaise Lounge” takes a technique typically reserved for carpeting and applies it to seating instead. Bright, playful and overwhelmingly tactile, de Vocht’s lounge chair practically begs to be touched and, of course, lounged upon.
To create it, de Vocht wove over-sized yarn through a metal frame, tufting it tightly on the back rest and loosening (and brightening) it up along the length of the chair until it fans out and acts as a sort of carpet/ottoman.
Oftentimes really innovative furniture is a pleasure to behold and admire form afar, but actually using it can be an uncomfortable prospect. Clearly, that’s not the case here. The “Loop Chaise Lounge” is as inviting as a pile of freshly raked autumn leaves, waiting to pounced upon or curled up in. See other examples at salone internazionale del mobile
designer: sophie de vocht
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