SaloneSatellite | Milan 2011.

Scenes from this year’s SatloneSatellite – fun seating, meeting spaces and a series of interactive areas can be seen throughout the hall.

‘Daylight Installation’ by Daniel Rybakken, Sweden. Daniel was a bit of a star this year – he exhibited at SaloneSatellite for the first time last year (and happened to be one of my absolute favourite young designers I saw. In fact, his beautiful glass overlapping lamp was featured in this post.) This year, Daniel was asked to create an installation for SS, and he also exhibited at the incredible Spazio Rossana Orlandi– images coming up in future posts.

‘Resonance’ installation using 1600 fiberglass sticks and LED light, reminiscent of bamboo groves and reeds in the wetlands. Simply beautiful. By Tatsuo Yamamoto, Japan.

Hello, hello! Happy Monday to you all! Thank you for being so patient and for waiting for me to sort through (some of) my Milan photos. Phew. What a task. I decided to kick off my Milan review with a visit to SaloneSatellite, which was pretty much my first stop on the circuit this year. Perfectly logical, no?

SaloneSatellite was located at Pavilions 22 – 24 at Milan Fairgrounds at Rho, the gigantic purpose-built exhibition ‘city’. This event focuses exclusively on young and emerging designers and I find it to be one of the most interesting exhibitions, as it is a perfect place to spot new talent and gain an insight into the future of design. This year marked the Fourteenth Edition of SaloneSatellite (which ran from April 12 – 17 2011), where 700 young designers and 20 design schools showcased their creativity.

Above and below is the recap of some of the things I saw.

Left – lighting by Mari Isopahkala, Finland. Right – lovely furniture by Lina Nordqvist, Sweden.

More table lighting by Mari Isopahkala, Finland. Isn’t it just beautiful?

One my favourite pieces at SaloneSatellite this year – ‘Magika’ + ‘Illusia’ lights by Kirsti Taiviola, Finland. Kirsti’s lights combine technical looking body with a soft, floral projections arising from the precisely shaped glass bowls. Stunning.

Lovely glass objects by Fabrica, Benetton’s Communication Research Center, Italy.

Understated design at it’s best by Studio juju, Japan. Timber and ceramic plates, bowls and large storage boxes (not show, sorry.)

warm furniture by Corinna Warm, UK. How gorgeous are those coffee tables? Extreme love!

Multiple, 2009-10, Modular low table. Solid beech with permanent magnets. Designed by Raphael Charles, Belgium. So clever!

Fragmented Cabinets  and Seating modules by Francesca Lanzavecchia, Italy. Thick pleated lycra fabric conceals items stored on the shelf. Never thought I’d see a shelf with fabric ‘doors’!

‘New Life’ pieces made using 100% poplar are highly sustainable. Designed by Lorenzo Damiani, Italy.

WIG vase by Tania da Cruz. So simple and so clever. A vase with a fro! What’s not to love?

‘Weekend Objects’ – BBQ + outdoor table by Mermeladaestudio, Spain. The BBQ grill is called Druida, and it was inspired by the large kettles that Druids used to concoct their magic spells. Imagine how good your steak would look after being cooked on that patterned surface. Too good to eat I reckon!

Kaamos Group, Finland. Top image – Lomi (‘Warp’) Lamp by Matti Syrjala. Bottom – Pulu (‘Pigeon’) Oil Lamp series by Katriina Nuutinen.

Left – ‘Series of Memories’ by Hanne Thor Larsen. Right – ‘Dancing with Concrete’ by Maria Gustavsson (Swedish Ninja). Yes, that is a chair made out of concrete. Amazing.

Quirky fun. Left – Drückerberger (foamcupboard) made of solid block of foam. The cabinet needs to be sliced with a knife before it can be used. Hilarious! Right – Frankfurter Mélange #1 chair. Both designed by Silvia Knüppel, Germany.

Left – Dressed Furniture by Soojin Kang, UK. Right – Elisa Strozyk, Germany. Top middle image of Accordion Cabinet by Strozyk with Sebastian Neeb. I previously blogged about Elise right here.

‘Icons’ by Jan Plechac, Czech Republic, who just won the Czech Grand Design 2011 award in the “Discovery of the year” category. Jan reinterpreted iconic chairs by highlighting their contours as a sort of elegant wire sketch, in a graphic-design-meets-furniture reinterpretation.

The Andes House, Chile – Cristian Dominguez, Sofia Dominguez and Raul Dominguez. Beautiful wicker lighting with a lovely story – watchthis video for more info.

‘Time will tell’ by French surface designer Solenne Morigeaud. I really loved the feel of Solenne’s stand – it was like a little movie set.

I also loved the set quality of this stand – ‘Colours from nature’ handcrafted pieces by Andere Monjo, Spain. Andere extracts colour from plants, vegetables and fruits, to create a series of hand made prints on individual furniture, flooring and murals.

[All photos © yellowtrace.]