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Back in Italy again - this time in Biella, near Torino. Since the beginning of this week I am one of the participants of the D_Art Lab. The workshop Turning Point Design is curated by the Production Office of Cittadellarte | Fondazione Pistoletto & ADI (Association for Industrial Design) within the Torino World Design Capital event. It involves 10 Italian businesses and a group of international designers and artists, assisted by different experts and testimonials.
"The workshop is aimed towards the conception, project planning and production of turning point design objects that are in line with the new perspective which assumes sustainability and responsible creativity as factors for success in global competition of businesses and the territory."
Different creative workshops are held by Michelangelo Pistoletto, Mark Vanderbeeken & Jan-Christoph Zoels (Experientia), Ross Lovegrove, Francesco Bernabei, Edoardo Malagigi and others. Also, during the next three weeks we will visit each of the companies involved in this project (Serralunga, Aurora, etc.) and then choose with which of them we will realise a design.
We have also started a blog of the project with daily posts to show the process. And for more information on the participating designers and companies please click here.
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Just in time for the show the pictures are ready! So for all those who won't be able to make it to the LAGO stand during the Milan Design Week from 16.-21. April, here are some pictures of HUGGY, the ultimate "big easy" chair!
Salone Internazionale del Mobile | LAGO
Pad 5, Stand E01 E03
I am delighted to announce that the HUGGY easy chair I designed for the Italian furniture company Lago will be presented on the Lago stand in the Milan Furniture Fair from 16.-21. April 2008.
So if you happen to be hanging out in Milan, come and get acquainted, take a look and chill out with an unconventional cozy rest on HUGGY (who can easily be turned into a relaxing guest bed for those who have seriously walked themselves off their feet). Looking forward to meeting you - a presto!
Salone Internazionale del Mobile | LAGO
Pad 5, Stand E01 E03
"The concert starts when we are going to the market." The members of the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra buy fresh vegetables before every show - but not to be served as food but to serve as instruments for their 100% vegetarian performance. Watch this really inspiring video - and if you want to listen to Kraftwerk being played by biodegradable sound generators then you also shouldn't miss this short Guardian documentary about this truly delicious ensemble! Bon Appetit!
The perfect consolation for this gloomy and chilly easter holiday weather: PHUN! Described as "the 2D physics sandbox" by its maker Emil Ernerfeldt (being his Master of Science thesis at Umeå University), it delivers a playful and very enjoyable approach to the world of physics. Phun Beta is currently available to download for Windows and Linux (and apparently soon for MacOS as well).
Shoot the Stylist! will be exhibiting Punch'n'Cuddle at Kids.Modern, presented by Showhome, the curators of London’s Midcentury.Modern show. "Kids.Modern appreciates that children deserve good design. Modern-minded parents will love the latest in bright and clever design solutions for kids from celebrated international designers."
So if you (and your kids) would like to have a jolly Sunday afternoon full of playful anarchy, please come and visit us - we will be happy to see you!
Sunday 24th February 2008, 10am-4pm
Christison Hall, Dulwich College SE21
Entrance £5 / Free admission for children
This Computer will touch your heart and make you smile! Mr. Hopkinson's Computer is certainly the most musically talented computer I have ever come across, creating beautiful cover versions in his very unique style. "I mostly like indie songs from the 80's & 90's, but I like some newer ones too" he says on his Myspace site. Check out his great interpretation of Portishead's "Roads"! Mr. Hopkinson's Computer will play live on 21. February 2008 in the Big Chill House in King's Cross, London - for sure I will be there!
Shoot the Stylist! has just contributed two projects to the Hobnox Evolution Contest and aims to win a creative development boost for either HAPPY TRIGGER or THE ALIEN NOISE ORCHESTRA. I would really appreciate a lot if you could click on the links below, sign up at Hobnox (a really nice online platform for independent creative culture) and vote for my two projects by 31.01.2008 - you will earn 100 positive points on your karma account! If you like what you see and hear, please pass it on. Thanks a lot!
Vote here for THE ALIEN NOISE ORCHESTRA!
Vote here for HAPPY TRIGGER!
A very happy and fulfilled 2008 to everyone! And a big thanks to anyone who was supporting me and my projects in 2007. It was a very busy year for me with lots of interesting stuff happening - and it seems that the new year will be just as exciting!
It looks like Punch’n’Cuddle will finally be put into production in 2008. Therefore the Punch’n’Cuddle Tour is now open to private people - so if you would like to host Punch’n’Cuddle in your home as a guest for a view days, please drop me a line here and we can arrange it. It will be then delivered to your home and be picked up again after two or three days of punching and cuddling. For practical reasons only people that live in greater London can temporarily adopt Punch’n’Cuddle (for free of course).
If you would like to sign up for the Shoot the Stylist! newsletter and stay informed about any news, also regarding the production of Punch’n’Cuddle, please send me a message here with your email address and the word “newsletter”.
