inside view
a designboom.com publication
april 22nd, 2008

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1 - editor's note
2 - milan design week 2008
3 - crystal vision - swarovski competition
4 - designboom mart sydney 2008
5 - design-aerobics new courses 2008
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dear designboom reader,

special milan design week 2008 newsletter

before sending out our regular may newsletter we thought we
would highlight our coverage of this year's milan design week,
which ended yesterday, on april 21st.
thousands of international designers contributed to this year's show
making it bigger than ever. the number of visitors in milan exceeded
the sum of all the other major design events worldwide.

designboom perceived a lack of seriously minded sustainable
products and missed a vivid social debate.
although, we did notice that exhibiting companies demonstrated
their capacity to concentrate on well-defined and serious products,
a reaction to world economic instability. however there was still
plenty of room for innovative and experimental installations
by young designers.

since 1999, designboom has presented information through an
unfiltered lens, unlike most sources who deliver a corporate point
of view (by publishing press releases). as an independent
organization of practicing designers, we aim to communicate
the reality of this cultural field and encourage you to make up
your own mind by browsing through our extensive coverage.
with over 1,700 images, this report will continue to grow
throughout the week, so be sure to check back for the latest updates.

thank you for reading designboom,
birgit


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MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2008

see the snapshot report here





(among the most interesting events ...)


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milan design week 2008 | curiosity x tonerico
an installation made of illuminated spheres freely floating
in the air. 80 white balls are lit from beneath and kept afloat
with hot air. the lights are synchronized by computer creating
various patterns of movement.


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milan design week 2008 | hay
their 'spider woman' chair caught our attention as one of
the most innovative products of 2008. the chair's pattern
is extremely difficult to maintain in shape when the shell is
molded. many months of experimentation were needed to
prevent the cut-out mesh from deformation during the
folding process.


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milan design week 2008 | kartell
kartell presented a stagering 20 new products!
including works from tokujin yoshioka, philippe starck,
alberto meda, ronan and erwan bouroullec,
patricia urquiola and others.


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milan design week 2008 | 5.5 designers / clean
the galleria luisa delle piane presented 'clean', a project
by the french design group 5.5 in cooperation with enkidoo.
chunks of three-to-four year old chestnut wood are
accurately cut, hand-straightened, molded after a hot steam
bath, then dried and finally assembled.


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milan design week 2008 | BASF+ plank: the making of myto
the new chair 'myto' designed by konstantin grcic for plank is
made from ultradur® high speed, an engineered plastic with
extreme flowability, produced by the german chemical
company BASF. the chair is the result of a long development
process which explored new forms and the limits of this new material.


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milan design week 2008 | fabio novembre retrospective
'insegna anche a me la libertà delle rondini'
'teach me the freedom of swallows'
fabio novembre - retrospective exhibition
curator: beppe finessi
exhibition design: peter bottazzi
rotonda della besana, april 11th - june 08th


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milan design week 2008 | ingo maurer
OLED panels taken straight from the testing laboratory,
luminescent exit signs clamped together
glass embedded with LEDs ...



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milan design week 2008 | enzo mari x gabbianelli
in 1967 enzo mari was asked by the italian producer
gabbianelli to create a new series of tile decoration.
this exhibition, through original sketches and prototypes,
illustrates the prolific 20-years-relationship between
gabbianelli and enzo mari.


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milan design week 2008 | maarten baas
plastic chair in wood - sculpt furniture
burn chair and smoked table,
the exhibition was held in a car repair shop,
the show space was very raw,
complete with tools from the garage.


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milan design week 2008 | spazio rossana orlandi
scholten & baijings. karen ryan, front design,
ruth gurvich, massimiliano adami, jamie hayon,
nacho carbonell, julian mayor, fucina and many more.
plus 'on going', an exhibition of piet hein eek's 15-year career.


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milan design week 2008 | swarovski crystal palace
crystal interpretations by tokujin yoshioka, zaha hadid,
paul cocksedge, front design, arne quinze, piero lissoni,
fredrikson stallard, marcel wanders and studio job.



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milan design week 2008 | vitra editions
vitra editions was conceived in 1987 as a laboratory
to give designers, architects and artists the freedoom
to create experimental furniture objects.
20 years later, vitra resumed its experimental platform.





many thanks to our sponsor

during the milan design week,
DuPont, the leading company in materials, technologies and solutions for the
worldwide community of architects and designers, presented:
- 'CORIAN® loves MISSONI'.
the iconic material for design and architecture meets
a global star of colour and style: an interior design project featuring
DuPont™ Corian® intepreted by the sunny and colourful design philosophy
of Rosita and Luca Missoni.
click http://www.corian-loves-missoni.com to know more about the event




see also the designboom report of the exhibition here


CORIAN® loves MISSONI' is organized by DuPont™ Corian® and MissoniHome
in collaboration with Artemide, Boffi, Listone Giordano, Moroso,
Runtal/Zehnder Group, Esarc Hi-Tech, Hasenkopf and TechLab Italia.


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CRYSTAL VISION



designboom and SWAROVSKI international design competition.
participation is open to applicants from every country in the world,
to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.
free registration required.

you should explore the properties of this unique material and challenge
people's perception of how crystal can be used in the near future.
come up with new products and ideas to fill the new
SWAROVSKI concept store
· what role could crystal play in an urban lifestyle and make you feel better?
· how feminine and sensual can crystal pieces be and make you feel more beautiful?
we are looking for innovative product concepts that might be based
on pure crystal or fuse crystal with new materials or functions.

please note: the products should be 'packageable' that means they
should be able to be sold over the counter
- so do not think about crystal furniture, a crystal city or a crystal car...

register here


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DESIGNBOOM MART SYDNEY



bring a designsouvenir™ back from sydney!

as part of the cultural program of the 12th international
design festival sydney (8-24, august, 2008), designboom
will host a group exhibition of international design
professionals from around the world.
the designboom mart will take place at the city's
powerhouse museum from 14 -17 august, 2008.

for the first time in australia, designboom will provide
an unprecedented opportunity to meet the young
avant-garde and become familiar with their work.
visitors are able to buy designsouvenirs™
and limited edition pieces directly from the
designers themselves.

how to particpate
if you are interested in participating at this mart,
please email us a few images of the objects
that you would like to bring.

criteria:
you should keep in mind that the mart is a sales exhibition,
therefore you are invited to sell a small
amount of (self) produced items priced from:

$10 AUD - $100 AUD

objects should be reasonably lightweight and easy to carry.

send us your work
please email your submissions to: mail@designboom.com
subject line: 'designboom mart sydney 2008'.
emails should not exceed 1MB


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NEW 2008 DESIGN-AEROBICS COURSES




is your life so busy that you wish you could squeeze in
some quick exercises ? design-aerobics !
for people of all ages, seeking knowledge and fun.
whether you're professional, student or you're just
interested in design, you're welcome!

'design and human needs' course cycle
spring course: work / april 3 - june 5, 2008
summer course: spirituality / june 19 - august 21, 2008
autumn course: childhood / october 1 - december 7, 2008
each course is based on 30 lessons ... duration 2 months.
participation fee : $69 USD /each course
3 course cycle special offer $160 USD

'materials' course cycle
spring course: paper / april 3 - june 5, 2008
summer course: ceramics / june 19 - august 21, 2008
autumn course: textiles / october 1 - december 7, 2008
each course is based on 30 lessons ... duration 2 months.
participation fee : $69 USD /each course
3 course cycle special offer $160 USD

if you are unfamiliar with designboom's industrial design education courses,
we have developed a pictorial guide detailing how they work.

register here



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