Ethereal succeeds at Milan Salone 2017

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Milan has as many readings as people visit it. You only need to pay attention as you wonder to have a clue about the next trend, even without going to Fuori Salone or the Fair itself.

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Milan strengthens the ethereal message, that started this year Maison Objet, (jannuary 2017) with the silence as trend . COS installation by Swine Studio was design to be a experience. A sculptural tree made of aluminium where air, water, vapour bubble flourish; they only explode when they touch human skin. Azusa Murakami (architect) and Alexander Groves (artist) is a duet known for their sensibility and for their work with non conventional materials as human hair or plastic retrieved from the ocean.

Formafantasma

Formafantasma studio presented their work for Flos bare of ornaments. The installation explains the creation process, their research and focus on design with light, more than a product. Products, that behind their timelessness appearance, they try to leave the smaller waste as possible.

The borders between fashion and design seem to disappear at Nendo and Jil Sanders’s collaboration, if they ever existed. A forest made of polystyrene sculptures of 5mm, where we find Oki Sato creations.

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Studio Swine

Formafantasma

Nendo Jil Sanders

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The future is nearly here, houses that work for us

Source: Effekt Studio

Source: Effekt Studio

Based on the fact that 33% of our salary goes to our rent, energy expenses related to our home, would it be possible to design homes that produce clean energy, fresh food and water?

Effekt studio is already working on it. Technology is applied to create a community in Almere, half an hour train distance from Amsterdam. Community design, providing clean energy, water and food.

Their goal to use aquaponic farming to reduce the land used and freeing it to build family units that go from 80 sqm housing + 20 sqm greenhouse, up to 140 sqm housing + 50 sqm terrace and 10 sqm greenhouse.

Effekt Studio Infography

House-hold waste will be reused, the organic shall be used to get biogas, what remains will be used as compost, that will feed the flies that will follow the food chain up to the fish farm. The fishes’ waste will be used as plant fertilizer and so on.

25 housing units organised in a circle, food production facilities are placed in the centre: aquaponic farming, animal farm, communal spaces; the housing units are encasted in a glass envelope, to increase the greenhouses and 8 squares are connected to charge electric cars; they will also be used as drop off zone. A commitment to biodiversity and permaculture, since the free space up or better they don’t take it away from nature, reducing the footprint.

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Effekt Studio

New uses: coworking at London Clerkenwell’s Church

Which urban tribe surrounded but did not go inside Saint James Church?

This London neighbourhood is rich in designers and creative people. Their strong commitment with design is not only because they have their own design week, but it has one of the higher densities of showrooms, architect studios per sqm.

Andrew Baughen, church vicar, found the inspiration as he was visiting New York public Library. The feeling of being welcome got him from the very first moment. An inspiring space, with history and a good wifi connection was provided.

The coworking’s phenomena is catching even in temples, sacred places, which also need to reinvent themselves. We celebrate this initiative that provides a space to work, meet and where different venues take place related to design and spirituality, which are not necessary on bad terms with each other.

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Tom dixon

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