Salone Satellite 2008, 11 years of international success
The ‘mascot event’ of the Saloni is growing up. It will be 11 years old this spring, when it will unleash all its youthful exuberance during the design week in Milan, n a newly made-to-measure Pavilion 28 at the Milan Fairgrounds in Rho.
The Salone Satellite is the meeting place par excellence for manufacturers, talent scouts and the most promising young designers. An event that has become a cross between a cult gathering and an obligatory appointment for all those who work in the furnishing sector and who want to be kept up to date in real time on the trends of the future.
This year, there are approximately 570 participants. In addition, 22 Design Schools, spotlight along with the designers. One of these school slots is actually represented by a number of schools in the form of the ODCD program (Oriental Domestic Culture & Design), a joint initiative of Tshinghua University (China), Musashino University (Japan) and Kookmin University (Korea) with the aim of drawing attention to Asian design. Participating at the Satellite for the first time is the University of Belgrade (Serbia) and Southern Regional College-Lurgan Campus (Ireland).
Between many great works from 1+1 Studio-Riccione Italia, Design A4, Vicenzo Catoio, In Design, to Lady Penelope, Od Do Architects, Vivo and many others talents from all the World, specially takes the attention University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL), who presents Nidecker snowboards inlaid with Swarovski crystals, “Crystal snow”.These projects were produced by students in Industrial Design and Visual Communication.
Furthermore , University of Belgrade’s Wood Processing &Furniture Design students show us a new wood products , which are based on
activities that are mainly oriented towards developing new products with emphasis to sustainable design solutions and savings in raw wood material, which resulted in many successful prototypes.
Also, the successful work of Fethi Atakol and his “redesign”, which concept is the creative transformation of an old object, which gives life to ” functional artworks”.
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