SaloneSatellite and Rinascente: design starts over from young people

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Design Supermarket, SaloneSatellite e Rinascente

From theory to practice, from the incubator of talents to the bright lights of the store. This is the significance of the partnership between SaloneSatellite and la Rinascente on stage again from 5 October to 6 November at the Design Supermarket

For the 9th consecutive year, SaloneSatellite and la Rinascente come together to create an extraordinary project: to enhance the most authentic expression of the inspiration and skill of 10 international design studios. They were distinguished last April among all the participants in the event by their furnishings, outstandingly appealing by their evident ecological conscience and awareness of design, plus a certain fascination with the rough, the unfinished, the seemingly casual, the raw or the recycled.

From 5 October to 6 November, 14 new eco-friendly objects that simplify the project and are outstanding by research and versatility are on display and on sale at the Design Supermarket. Experimentation, innovation, craft skills, sustainability and inclusion are the threads uniting all these objects and furnishings, in which the striking lightweight design, sometimes very light, softens the forms and uses less material in harmony with an increasingly accentuated environmental sensibility. These are products that show young designers are unafraid to get involved by experimenting, risking and sustaining a greener future. Here are the chosen objects and their authors.

KU DO AZÒ (hammock) by AHOKPE + CHATELIN (Belgium)

A hanging bed designed and handwoven in Benin for European interiors. Sensitive to the textile, craft and industrial heritage, the designer duo sourced the fabric for the hammock from yarns made from the sweaters that end up on African markets, while the shape depends on the material available.

ÉCLIPSE ATELIER (lamp collection) by ALEKSI REMSU (Finland)

A limited series of sculptural wall lighting fixtures based on tensile structures and simplicity. The structure consists of three pieces and a lamp, assembled exclusively with the tensioning of a brass sheet. The design process for the collection starts from experiments with paper folding techniques on metal sheets. This made it possible to create three-dimensional forms that reflect light in an interesting and fascinating way. Each lamp is handmade.

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SUN RUG, ESPIRAL RUG, MINDSET RUG (rugs) by ALLCA (Spain)

Rugs made from recycled and recyclable polyester, hand-woven and digitally printed. The innovative production process – rooted in ethics, awareness and sustainable creation – avoids yarn dyeing, amplifies the expressive possibilities and produces customized pieces co-created on demand. These carpets weave together different references: through an abstract and minimalist landscape, they evoke sensations associated with nature and meditation. At the same time they are peace and appeal, energy and serenity. They explore the effects of color on our feelings, creating a sacred and introspective space.

INFINIGHTY COLLECTION (lampada) ANDREÍNA RAVENTÓS (Spagna)

The Infinighty Collection represents the path of life with its ups and downs, and with its luminous continuity it shows us the way forward. Handmade with natural materials to enhance human imperfections.