With Titano, design meets performance
The Titano aluminium range by Oknoplast continues to stand out thanks to its high-performance and minimalist design — especially when combined with the Lunar Square handle.
Far from neutral and artificial spaces that characterize many events of Milan's Design Week, this small exhibition showcased independent designers and self-made objects which make use of the new designer-to-consumer (D2C) production model. Thanks to the web, new prototyping and manufacturing techniques, and traditional craft knowledge, designers are able to create, produce and sell products without the brokerage of large companies. With Retrobottega, SFUSO — Simone Brambilla, Paolo Ceresatto, Martino Lunghi, Gabriella Manfredini, Valerio Occorsio, Alessio Roncaglioni and Caterina Secchi — sought to explore D2C, while also promoting reflection with a series of lectures, the Retrobottega Talks, with speakers such as Matteo Ferroni, Antonio Scarponi and Q9 Magazine.
By displaying these objects in such a special context, SFUSO managed to create a striking atmosphere in the historical workshop. The collective now aims to continue developing initiatives in this format, promoting design trends and young talent while simultaneously raising awareness to hidden and unique places like the Ferramenta Pietro Viganò.
Participants in Retrobottega include Architecture Unconfortable Workshop, Acquacalda, A – LL Architetti, Andrea Zausa, Appareil, Beunperfect, Design Bottega, Ddum-studio, Duccio Maria Gambi, Emile De Visscher, Franceso Pace & Francesco Forcellini, Gaetano di Gregorio, Giada Lagorio & Jasmine Pilloni, IVDesign, Jiyoung Seo, Laboratorio 2729, Laboratorio Graffe, Laboratorio Paravicini, Late Bloomers Design, Martina Merlini, Mirco Kirsch, Tomo Kimura, Peter Yong Ra, Phil Procter, Sartoria Vico, Tecnificio - Kentstrapper, Utopic lab, Vud, and Whatwelike-design.
Through 14 April 2013
Retrobottega
Ferramenta Pietro Viganò
via Montevideo 8, Milan
Madera: the soul of wood, nobly expressed
Madera crafts the very essence of wood through the ingenious process of precomposed veneering, resulting in surfaces of captivating visual harmony and inherent sustainability. From flawlessly coordinated color palettes to intricate inlays that whisper stories, each door stands as a genuine tribute to the natural world.