Studio Roam at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 9th, 2008

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Established in 2007 by Sonia Ambrosano and Lachlan Munro, Studio Roam presented exquisite, knitted products for home, travel, baby. They put together such a nice press release before that the show that we’re publishing the whole thing because it’s abit special. Here it is together with some pictures from the show by Toby Summerskill,

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JAMES at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 9th, 2008

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Belgian designer James Van Vossell brought his label JAMES to Milan to present a product range called ‘Cool At The Pool’ which included ‘Frou Frou’ sunglasses made with YOUR cut hair ready in 15 minutes. Here are some pictures.
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[we]make at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 8th, 2008

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In April at Piscina Argelati [we]make cordialy introduced Milano to ‘Beryl & Friends’ Discarded table lamps were collected, shrink-wrapped and brought back to life glowing with LEDs to take on mysterious silhouettes inside their cocoons. Magic. Here are some pictures from the show. Photography from Toby Summerskill.

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Matthew Plummer-Fernandez at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 8th, 2008

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In Milan Matthew Plummer-Fernandez presented a range of experimental designs translating sounds into objects. The sound chair returned to Italy resolved and purple alongside new projects ‘Sound Tagging’ and ‘Drowned in Sound’. Here are some pictures. Photography is by Toby Summerskill.

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Lambert Kamps at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 7th, 2008

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Lambert Kamps Art&Design is a studio from The Netherlands. In Milan it presented a vast inflateable structure housing a cinema, bar, special animation and on Saturday night Amsterdam’s finest DJs La Bolleur.
Here are some pictures of the show. Photography is by Toby Summerskill.

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Marcella Foschi at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 7th, 2008

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Private Circle Design is collection that re-uses ordinary objects and materials with the aim of inspiring people to find their own possibilities instead of throwing away objects that can have an extra life with a new function. Here are some pictures from the show. Photography is by Toby Summerskill.

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Falinc at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 7th, 2008

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Falinc are Jeanette Fallon & Greg Christgoergl. Their design company combines the disciplines of graphic, automotive and industrial design.
In Milan they launched the ‘Holier Than Though’ range of outdoor and interior furniture to a very positive reception all across the board. Here are pictures from the show. Photography by Toby Summerskill.

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Design Species Live at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 7th, 2008

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A collective presentation from the Eindhoven based designers, David Luxembourg and Daniela Pais. Design Species presents an experience of products developed to create a alternative means of consumption. Every day at the show Design Species produced delightful and thought provoking performances of Elementum from Daniela Pais & F.O.F.F. from David Luxembourg. Here are the pictures from the show. All pictures are by Toby Summerskill. Read the rest of this entry »

Macki* at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 7th, 2008

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KithKin at Designersblock Milan 2008

May 7th, 2008

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In Milan KithKin launched SomeRightsReserved a download shop allowing you to buy the digital blueprints for any object whilst giving designers a platform to sell their products directly. Here are the pictures from the show.

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