I'm not sure at what point I realized that the Salone (my first time visiting Milan) and its ever-expanding universe of satellite shows would include way more awesome stuff than anyone could possibly expect to see in a weeks' time—probably during day two, if I had to guess—but suffice it to say that this might be the best problem that a design writer could have.
Case in point, Tuttobene's " The New Glint of Things," a group exhibition in Milan's Tortona District, was jam-packed with blog-worthy work by over two dozen designers.
'The New Glint of Things / De Glans der Dingen' refers back to the title of a 1983 publication on design, in which the glint of the moment was found within specific products and design objects. In Tuttobene's 2012 Milan presentation, design, once again, forms the glint in which solutions and alternative prospects can be discovered. The exhibition, therefore, creates a historial link between two moments of crisis, whilst emphasizing the distinctive power of design.Within the exhibition, all the individual designs stem from innovative concepts which are based on newly-found combinations of materials and techniques. Hence, the collection of works provides a primarily positive notion and hones in on the numerous possibilites that design can offer in the current turbulent time.
"Stack" by Skrivo
"Courtesy Table" by Marleen Jansen
"Courtesy Table" by Marleen Jansen
"Concrete Textile Furniture" by Doreen Westphal
"Composition Light" by Miya Kondo
"Twisted" by Erwin Zwiers
"Twisted" by Erwin Zwiers
Rianne Koens's previously-seen "Oturakast"
"Knappe Buttons" by Tjimkjede Boer
"À la Recherche" by Atelier Schelling & Borsboom