Highlights From Milan Design Week 2017.
Video Highlights From Milan Design Week 2017.
Team Yellowtrace travelled to Milan courtesy of Cathay Pacific, who fly to Italy several times each week. Cathay’s great connections from Australia allow getting from Sydney to Milan in under 24 hours, including transit times. For more information visit cathaypacific.com.au. STUDIO TRULY TRULY
Daze Side Tables by Studio Truly Truly. Inspired by hazy light streaming through a crack, Truly Truly wanted to see how the act of colouring could be affected by the shape of the object. The Daze tables are built up out of architectural volumes with subtle slits that let colours float through. The misty emission that comes from within the volume during the process of colouring becomes visible on the table’s surfaces. This creates a bold effect, shifting between intense concentration in colour and beautiful subtle fades.
Wove Chair. Fascinated by the deep and intense colour effects that occur in weaving, Truly Truly wanted to enrich the vocabulary of our daily objects by creating variations in production. On the Wove chair, we see a delicate graphic interplay between the gently bent wires. The two-part design makes it possible to achieve two different finishes on one product. The simplicity in shape leaves space for experiments in contrast between tone and colour.
Left: Touch Light. Truly Truly worked with the Netherlands National Glass Museum to experiment with a novel and unusual method of casting glass. They built a spherical outer-mould holding 48 adjustable pins, positioned in a grid around the sphere. Right: Grove Vessel. A glossy square exterior exaggerates the contrast of the rich, natural texture of the circular inside. Grove plays with translucency, opacity and light; the glistening detail is obscured and revealed by the varying thickness of the resin.
Bole Vases. Truly Truly collaborated with Dutch ceramics manufacturer Cor Unum and undertook an extensive research into various surface techniques. The Bole vase is a remarkably ambiguous object: the texture is both organic and geometric; the tall standing volume is inspired by an abstracted interpretation of a tree’s trunk. The fascinating imperfections from the ceramic process makes each vase unique in texture & colour, and slightly varied in size.
Joel Booy & Kate Booy of Studio Truly Truly.Hands down the favourite thing I saw at SaloneSatellite this year was the work of Studio Truly Truly (previously), aka husband and wife Joel & Kate Booy who are Australian designers based in Amsterdam. And I formed my opinion well before I had realised I was looking at their work (signage at Satellite can be quite subtle) so it was only after I asked for a Press Kit and handed over my card that Joel said – “Yellowtrace! You’re Australian!” Truly Truly presented a show titled ‘Experimentations in Colour & Nature’ in which the studio took standard production techniques to new territory, presenting impressive FIVE new works that debuted at SaloneSatellite. Fresh work spans from delicately textured ceramics, to architectural furniture made of colourful wires, to graciously morphed glass lights. With a simple but powerful manifesto – make things properly, honestly and artfully – Truly Truly operates on the interface between industry and art, running a versatile practice that creates textiles, lighting, furniture and spatial installations. “We are constantly trying to appeal to our own desire to be surprised, captivated or moved. Our work is often sculptural or poetic, with tactility, sensuality and functionality playing an important role,” share Joel & Kate. This year, the duo also launched a chair for IKEA’s PS 2017 collection. At the invitation of Hella Jongerius, they’ve also designed for the Netherlands TextielMuseum. So awesome. HENRY WILSON
Henry Wilson‘s Cast Impressions installation at Aesop store in Brera during Milan Design Week 2017. 摄影 @ Felix Forest.
Henry Wilson’s Cast Impressions. 摄影 @ Felix Forest.
Surface sconce and Rond vide poche. 摄影 @ Felix Forest.
Left: ‘Fold’ light cast in high tensile brass. Right: Brass articulated spotlight. - 摄影 @ Felix Forest.
Henry Wilson. Portrait by Bret Stevens.Henry Wilson, one of Australia’s most respected young designers, debuted his Cast Impressions collection within Aesop’s Brera store. The elegance of Henri’s objects sat in perfect unison with the stunning interior of the Milan Aesop store designed by the legendary Vincenzo de Cotiis. Henry created a collection of useful objects in collaboration with a local foundry near his studio in Sydney. They introduce Wilson’s experiments with the possibilities of the 6000-year old casting process to produce contemporary pieces of singular form and lasting use. “There is a clear form and function in my products, but it’s important they also have feeling,” says Henry. “I am interested in the awkward beauty that comes from something made by hand. I like to explore how imperfection can be introduced into an industrial process, to make something at scale that retains a sense of individual charm.” The collection consists of lights, two of which, the brass Articulated spotlight and Fold light, were shown for the very first time. A series of table and desktop accessories, all sand cast in bronze with a rumble polished finish, were also shown. These tactile and precious objects, each with a gentle sculptural expression, were designed with multiplicity and longevity of use at their core. They have a primal appeal beyond taste or trend, and are designed to be loved and lived with for a lifetime. Perfect. CARTABIANCA
Cartabianca Installation inside Brera apartment during Milan Design Week 2017.
Coffee table by Cartabianca.
Small table by Cartabianca.
Marble & brass console by Cartabianca.
Brass & glass small table by Cartabianca.
Cartabianca’s material palette.
Left: Farfalla Rug by Emma Elizabeth. Right: Settlers Chair by Jon Goulder.
Australian collective Local Design returned to Milan for the second year, presenting ‘LOCAL MILAN’ in what was one of Australia’s largest and best ever group shows in Milan. Curated by designer, stylist and creative director of LOCAL DESIGN, Emma Elizabeth, the show brought together the work of 11 Established Australian designers including Adam Goodrum, Tom Fereday, Ross Gardam, Tom Skeehan, Charles Wilson, Joh Goulder, Christopher Boots, Dowel Jones, Kate Banazi & Ryan McGoldrick, AVC Studio, and Emma Elizabeth. Supported by Brickworks Building Products, 8000 white bricks were hand placed within Oratoria della Passione within the grounds of a spectacular old church Basilica Di Sant’Ambrogio in Milan. 1000 San Selmo Corso Aqua bricks also filled the courtyard of the venue, which were donated to Basilica Di Sant’Ambrogio after the exhibition for building the church’s new disabled access ramp. Brilliant! JOSH CARMODY
Remnants by Josh Carmody.
Remnants by Josh Carmody.
Remnants by Josh Carmody.I have a soft spot for Josh Carmody, partly because he is the very first person I ever interviewed on Yellowtrace. Boy or boy, that was a along time ago for both of us. Anyway, this year Joshy made a trip to Ventura Lambrate to present a genius piece of gear he calls The Clamp System, designed to inspire architects and designers to reuse the stone, tile, and timber samples often forgotten in their design studio libraries. At Form & Seek show at Ventura Lambrate, presented with an overall topic titled ‘Age of Man’ which, in a nutshell, dealt with the impact of human kind on the planet, we discovered the work of three emerging Australian designers – Toby Jones, Nila Rezaei and Blake Griffiths. The exhibited amongst a diverse collective of designers and artists who presented their compelling visions for the future, and design solutions that are best suited for our age. Toby Jones‘ Gravity Furniture Series consists of two low, and two high side tables, and a long coffee table. The tables explore the relationship between simple forms and powerful forces–each relying on its own weight and shape to allow it to function and stay upright. The side tables are each cut from a single log of Camphor Laurel Timber, which is considered a weed in Australia. The solid blocks are finished raw, and suspended into steel frames–held in place by their own weight. The balance coffee table rests its weight on a central spine, sitting flush with the floor, and is constructed from sheet plywood. Nila Rezaei’s Dispersion Mirror responds to the need for critical design in the era of climate change, aiming to elicit debate around the catastrophic oil spills occurring all around the world. The proposed object is a household ‘interactive’ mirror on a stand, coated with two different types of black thermo-chromic resin casted in a swirl; a visual metaphor for an oil covered surface. The mirror intends to promote the positive experience of ‘clearing’ the oil, through employment of an interactive scenario. The interaction is initialised through a wind sensor, encouraging the user to participate in the act of ‘Repair’ by blowing into the sensor, which leads to the activation of a custom made heater adhered the the back of the mirror. The initiation of the heater results in a slow and organic transformation of the black surface into clear, conveying the act of dispersion conducted by the user. Textile designer and art educator, Blake Griffiths, presented two new works ‘Home is where you carry it’ and ‘Bag to drag your life across the border’ – a continuation of his ‘Carrying On Carrying On’ project, exhibited at the Australian Design Centre’s Bright Futures exhibition. Faithful to Griffiths’ interest in contrasting natural and synthetic materials, as well as throwing light on current social issues, these two works paint a future where artificial or human-made inventions and materials–believed to have led us to the Anthropocene – can actually save or support us, either temporarily or permanently. ‘Home is where you carry it’ is portable flooring, made entirely from recycled plastic bin liners and hand spun nettle, providing comfort to the ever-moving or displaced dweller. ‘Bag to drag your life across the border,’ meanwhile, is a tough but flexible bag, also made from synthetic material, that serves as a robust tool for man’s journey ahead.
‘Carrying On Carrying On’ by Blake Griffiths. - 转载自：Yellowtrace
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