michael savona: goose cones

chicago-based designer michael savona, exhibited his ‘goose cones’ as part of our designboom mart ICFF 2010.

‘goose cones’ at the designboom mart ICFF 2010 image © designboom

ever find yourself driving down a road and having to slow down to allow a group of geese to cross? savona’s ‘goose cones’ pay embrace the geese which inhabit our urban landscape by using them for ‘good’. he has designed goose shaped pylons with traffic and transport guidelines in mind: proceed with caution…

‘gander’ and ‘gosling’ souvenvirs – miniature versions of the ‘goose cones’ image © designboom

savona produced miniature versions of his ‘goose cones’ as design souvenirs, sold specifically at our mart. they were available in gander and gosling editions.

miniature geese on display at the designboom mart image © designboom

michael savona’s booth at the designboom mart ICFF 2010 image © designboom

geese in progress

‘goose cones’ hanging out with the family

‘goose cones’ in their element

‘goose cones’ in their element

martians magda juszczak and michael savona at new york designboom mart 2010portrait © designboom

martians steven haulenbeek and michael savona at new york designboom mart 2010 portrait © designboom

michael savona’s ‘text corian‘ was shortlisted in designboom’s the skin of Corian® competition.