Ah’Milano

Den internasjonale møbelmessen i Milano er blant årets høydepunkter for designinteresserte verden over. Norge var representert blant annet i arrangementet Norwegian Presence, med Den internasjonale møbelmessen i Milano er blant årets høydepunkter for designinteresserte verden over. Norge var representert blant annet i arrangementet Norwegian Presence, med plass utenfor messen, i designdistriktet Zona Tortona. En av de sentrale destinasjonene under Milano Design Week, som preger byen parallelt med messen Salone de Mobile i Rho Rho. Også i år høstet den norske mønstringen godord fra internasjonal presse, og kolleger i bransjens forskjellige deler. På disse sidene gjør vi en liten vandring i det enorme designunivers som er millionbyen Milano til del hvert år. Sånn litt sjåvinistisk lar vi de norske spille hovedrollen …!

DOGAs administrerende direktør Tor Inge Hjemdal åpner Norwegian Presence.

Publisert: 21 mars 2019
Tekst: Knut Skoe

Sagt om Norwegian Precense

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«Always a Tortona district highlight, Norwegian Presence this year has a firm focus on sustainability. Curated by Norwegian- Italian duo Kråkvik&D’Orazio, the show includes a plethora of crafted sculptures and furniture by Nordic designers including Kim Thomé, Henrik Ødegaard and Marte Frøystad, and manufacturers like Elementa, Vestre and Fjordfiesta. Photography: Trine Hisdal 9-14 April; Via Savona, 35»

Elle Decoration

“The spaces in Via Savona 35, on the other hand, are transformed throughout the FuoriSalone 2019 into a Norwegian enclave with the arrival of the JOIN by Norwegian Presence project curated by Kråkvik & D’Orazio, the creative studio of Jannicke Kråkvik and Alessandro D’Orazio. A reflection on the concept of sustainability, suspended between art and design, which brings together the proposals of 21 creative realities within an installation created with ecosustainable materials. All using modules that will subsequently be disassembled and reused. Dominating the scene, the essentiality of materials such as wood, metal and stone, linked to the classic imagination of Scandinavian design, but reworked into scenographic elements that evoke traditional techniques and ancient cultural traits.”

Zona Tortona med andre nordiske deltagere i Milano i år.

Design Anthology UK

«One of the must-sees of the week and curated by Oslo-based studio Kråkvik & D’Orazio, JOIN by Norwegian Presence will display the work of 21 Norwegian designers and artists – from Tron Meyer to Erik Wester – alongside seven manufacturers including Vestre and Fjordfiesta. All have shown a commitment to sustainability and the circular economy and their products were selected for their ‘longevity, decomposibility or the way in which they are produced,” say the curators. “Norway doesn’t have the same design traditions as the other Scandinavian countries, and Norwegian designers are generally very free in their approach. This playfulness shines through in this