salone satellite at milan design week 09

‘the man with no shadow’ by makoto tojiki image © designboom

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salone satellite – the world’s pre eminent showcase for young designers returned this year in collaboration with the salone internazionale del mobile, euroluce and the international furnishing accessories exhibition, at the milan fairgrounds, held from april 22nd – 27th, 2009.

wellness was a theme for the 12th edition of the fair. an abstract idea that becomes a concrete emotion: the wellness of the body, mind and soul. in other words, feeling healthy and whole when sitting, reclining, standing, moving, whether by ourselves or with others, thanks in significant part to the objects that surround us. the organizers aimed to convey a message to all of the 702 young designers and the 22 international design schools from 14 countries as well as to all the visitors participating in the salone satellite, that this theme can create a better world. all the designers were given the option to bring an additional project that addressed the theme of ‘designing wellness’.

our snapshot report of the event is now online and will continue to be updated in the weeks to come.

‘Ö’ jewerly cases made with bone china by mark braun image © designboom

‘brick habitats’ by chooi-leng tan image © designboom

‘soba’ chair by dunja weber image © designboom

‘paddle’ chair by sadmare image © designboom

modular table and chair by the central academy of fine arts image © designboom

‘the ping pong door’ by tobias fraenzel image © designboom

‘optone coila’ by tsutomu mutoh image © designboom

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