The New Guard
While Salone de Mobile is turning 50 this year, the venerable design institution is paying heed to the new up-and-comers with its 14th installment of SaloneSatellite, a special exhibition for designers under 35. In the past 13 years, more than 6,000 designers from almost 200 different schools have participated and big names like Front, Lorenzo Damiani, and Sean Yoo have gone on to cement their place in the next 50 years of design history. Here are the picks that caught our eye:
May 2011
From Finland’s Kaamos comes a treasure-trove of design-y goodies, from
supple leather boxes that are just sturdy enough to double as poufs, to
amorphous blown-glass oil lanterns, and super-simple portable
three-legged stools that are just about as pared-down as you can get
while still being perfectly functional. kaamosgroup.fi
April 2011
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