from april 17 to april 22 nitoms, inc. (head office: tokyo) exhibits haru stuck-on design. space designing tape which sticks and peels off again, in fuorisalone.
the venue is unused industrial warehouses under milan central station. haru stuck-on design exhibits artwork inspired by cave paintings – one of the world’s first-known works of art – directed by the creative unit spread imagination led by color as concept.
nitoms proposes new way to style space design, adding new life to space and to influence people’s senses and sensibilities. a completely different area in which nitoms had excelled in pursuing functionality and convenience.
the japanese brand issey miyake presents a series of interactive installations in which viewers can become conscious of aspects of themselves of which they were unaware. know yourself like never before. designer masahiko sato
for four consecutive years, during milan design week, martina gamboni opens the doors of strategic footprints to host emerging personalities on the international design scene.
this year the protagonists are the architect-illustrator garance vallée from paris, with the site-specific installation terra in the meeting room, and pretziada, a duo composed of the californian kyre chenven, set designer and fashion photographer, and the artist ivano atzori, from sardinia, with the project “a familiar place” set up on the roof terrace.
on the occasion of the #milandesignweek 2018, bisazza unveils a new bathroom concept by acclaimed french designer india mahdavi.
mahdavi’s unique take on personalizing the bath translates to soft, rounded shapes in three exuberant colors: pistachio, strawberry and blueberry. through playful forms and rich pastel hues, the bathroom is transformed into a joyful bubble of color and humor.
to complement the bathroom collection, bisazza and india mahdavi also launch pinstripe; a new mosaic pattern that as the name suggests reproduces the formal texture and vertical lines of pinstripe fabric.
bit.ly/bisazzamdw2018
lighthenge is an installation of light and sound that makes urban energy scenic and shared. by night, the lighthenge platform becomes a welcoming satellite, which projects its rays of light into the sky.
the lighthenge project is composed of a couple of elements: a solid base and an immaterial light projection, to which a background sound is added during the day. from the base rises a small and dense forest of cones in polystyrene foam.
the immaterial component of the installation instead takes shape through an unexpected luminous radiation emitted every evening starting from the sunset from the upper end of each cone.
the iconic symbol of timberland, the oak, take new form and significant in the hands of the designer elena salmistraro. an installation that will not miss to amaze and excite!
after the debut of the last edition with the artwork “the flexible living” of matteo cibic, timberland is ready to amaze again with a new and interesting collaboration.
elena salmistraro is the creative mind behind the artwork “don’t call me… dafne” that will be exposed in piazza xxv aprile from 17th to 22th of april.
a tree, the oak, symbol of sacredness, perfection, energy and life, and, since its beginnings, also the recognized and much coveted timberland logo. this is the subject that elena reinterprets with her emotional language in an interactive installation with a “beating heart” that aims to seduce and embrace those who interact with it.
the tree, called daphne after the greek nymph – but i’ll recommend you, don’t call it like that! – represent a sort of “mother nature”, who protects and welcomes as a woman knows how, embodying the brand’s spirit and desire to produce footwear collections designed for women and their world.
in this way, timberland’s female universe breaks free from stereotyping and pigeonholing, to become a tree trunk with a sinuous feminine silhouette in the soft colours from the new collection. on its majestic slender branches hang 4 big acorn-shaped seats, ready to welcome, cosy up and protect visitors of design week, cradling them gently in a cocoon effect.
empathic immersion with this installation is an all-encompassing experience. when the tree is hugged, it comes to life revealing its heartbeat and lighting up at night thanks to the vibrations caused by the intensity of the hug. a powerful emotional experience and one to remember.
artwork reveal event:
tuesday 17th april – piazza xxv aprile – 9:00 pm
for more information about the women collection visit timberland.it or come to visit the milan stores:
– corso matteotti, 7
– galleria san carlo, 6
– corso buenos aires, 45
under the curatorship of luca molinari, the exhibition displays from the 16 to 22 april ceramic pieces developed with bitossi in an exclusive, limited series, and pieces from the sir john soane’s museum in london; as well as drawings, prints and videos made by adam nathaniel furman.
the exhibition venue is the studio of vudafieri-saverino partners, where tiziano vudafieri and claudio saverino have constructed a narrative work space, inhabited by eclectic artistic references, and which together with luca molinari has been re-invented for this occasion with a new and intriguing storyline.
it is a context based on contaminations between different styles, markings, and references, and which provides the perfect framework to adam nathaniel furman’s works, evoking the peculiar pop style which has rapidly brought him to the centre of public and critical acclaim.
exhibited ceramics: roman singularity; historical promiscuities produced by bitossi
the three exhibitions will be on view from 9 april – 1 june tuesday to friday, from 3 pm to 7 pm.
special views for miart and salone del mobile: art night: saturday 14 april, 8 pm – 00.00 15 -22 april, 3 pm – 8 pm
the second edition of 1+1+1, a project by elena quarestani and curated by marco sammicheli, continues to explore the relationship between art, architecture and design in the works of three different authors. an architect, an artist and a designer have been invited to make new, site specific installations in the exhibition halls of assab one. the different codes and references of each particular discipline dissolve and converge in pursuit of creative visual search in painting and light, material and form, sound and performance.
johanna grawunder, american architect, constructs two large paths of light and co- lour into which the visitors can enter and wonder. bright hanging constructions in di- verse material and the surrounding darkened space offer an experience of crossing between reality and vision. the title of her installation is alone together.
christoph hefti, swiss designer, will install a surreal encampment where carpets, ceramics and other objects create a place of chance encounter between the imagination of the author and the reaction of the visitors. an installation of a visual and tactile arcipelago, full of suggestive sounds. the title of his installation is that horse, slamming doors.
antoni malinowski, london based, polish born painter alternates the selection of light sensitive paintings with light specific wall drawings. malinowski’s work examines the dynamic of light and pigment interactions on the junction of the pictorial and architectural spaces. the title of his installation is almost seen.
*during the days of milano design week assab one will host a special project by students of isia of faenza, coordinated by designer andrea anastasio.
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the salone internazionale del mobile was founded in 1961 as a vehicle for promoting italian furniture and furnishings exports and soon became the most keenly awaited and important event in the world presenting all things design and furnishing. 2018 celebrates the 57th edition. #salonedelmobile #milandesignweek
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