Welcome to Design Forward, a podcast by Salone del Mobile.Milano which uses design as a key to read and activate a change in the contemporary world.
Maria Cristina Didero, design curator and author, guides us through a thematic press review with insights, news, curiosities, to talk about stories, people, creativity, places and numbers that together give life to our design industry.
Design Forward is produced in collaboration with Studio Raheem.
The first episode will be available on October 23rd, on all streaming platforms.
Emerging design is a scenario in constant flux, shaped by a new generation of professionals which are guided by values such as the sustainability of processes and products, the research on new materials, an innovative use of colours, and the constant attention to people’s changing living needs. We shed a light on some of the most interesting projects launched in the last few years that are worth keeping an eye on
Sources
Studio Utte (https://www.studioutte.com/)
NM3 (https://nm3.xyz/) (https://nm3.xyz/)
Kar Studio (http://m.kar-studio.com/about)
Honoka Lab (https://honoka-lab.jp/)
Ynka Ilori (https://yinkailori.com/)
Reisinger (https://reisinger.studio/)
Crafting Plastics (https://www.craftingplastics.com/)
Reef Design Lab (https://www.reefdesignlab.com/)
Hannah Segerkrantz (https://hannahsegerkrantz.com/)
Ecologic Studio (https://www.ecologicstudio.com/projects/deep-green-urbansphere-venice)
19 Nov 2023
03 | Product
The identikit of the contemporary consumer is continually changing, not only in terms of purchasing methods but also, and most importantly, of the values that guide consumers’ choices. What is clear is that the approach to consumption has become responsible, focused on details and the impact of the products purchased.
So what is behind a product? How does it come into being? Is the product, today, always the result of virtuous production processes? We try to answer in the third episode of Design Forward.
Sources
Pambianco News (https://www.pambianconews.com/2023/07/04/frenano-ancora-i-materiali-next-gen-in-stand-by-la-pelle-vegetale-mylo-379388/)
Il Sole 24Ore (https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/hermes-lancia-prima-borsa-fatta-pelle-derivata-funghi-ADd2OaPB?refresh_ce=1)
Dezeen (https://www.dezeen.com/2020/10/07/erez-nevi-pana-tropical-milan-climate-change/)
Little Sun (https://littlesun.org/)
Salone del Mobile.Milano (https://www.salonemilano.it/it/articoli/il-design-luminoso-e-democratico-di-marjan-van-aubel)
Design Wanted (https://designwanted.com/solar-powered-products-transition-solar-energy/)
Dezeen (https://www.dezeen.com/2023/07/31/dart-lab-biodegradable-concrete-casting-sawdust/)
Corriere Living (https://living.corriere.it/design/product-design/cara-davide-designer-intervista/)
Frame (https://frameweb.com/article/these-5-circular-materials-are-giving-locally-sourced-waste-a-new-life)
6 Nov 2023
02 | Technology and Design
In its second episode, our design-related press review focuses on a theme which is at the core of our age: technology. What role will architects and designers play in the age of AI? How can they acquire a real digital mindset? How is Artificial Intelligence helping design companies to respond to the changing needs of people? And what will be the impact of AI on the job market and the design of workplaces?
We try to answer, being aware that our relationship with technology is inevitable, and very complex on many points of view.
Sources
Science Direct (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040162516302244?via%3Dihub)
ArchDaily (https://www.archdaily.com/995781/what-is-the-future-role-of-architects-in-the-age-of-ai-and-data)
The Architect's Newspaper (https://www.archpaper.com/2023/04/translating-from-chatgpt-to-midjourney-could-productive-part-early-design-thinking/)
Harvard Business Review (https://hbr.org/2023/08/ai-wont-replace-humans-but-humans-with-ai-will-replace-humans-without-ai?trk=public_post_comment-text)
Domus (https://www.domusweb.it/it/architettura/gallery/2023/04/11/le-stazioni-di-servizio-unevoluzione-di-stile.html)
Designboom (https://www.designboom.com/architecture/electric-fueling-station-of-the-future-roadside-oasis-02-03-2022/)
Dezeen (https://www.dezeen.com/2023/08/24/ai-wildfire-model-firecnn-aalto-university-aitopia/)
New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/business/workplace-design-zhai-ai.html)
Il Sole 24 Ore (https://24plus.ilsole24ore.com/art/lavoro-e-intelligenza-artificiale-chi-sale-e-chi-scende-borsino-professioni-AFQ80yt)
23 Oct 2023
01 | Sustainability
The first episode deals with a topic that hardly needs an introduction: sustainability. Nowadays, a workhorse in political, social and corporate communication. The risk of this overuse is that such an important concept could become not effective. But what does it really mean today to talk about sustainability? And for a company, how to adopt truly sustainable strategies and behaviors? Can there be a sustainable design? Let’s try to broaden the perspective.
Sources:
Dezeen (https://www.dezeen.com/2023/07/19/vanmoof-bankrupcy-netherlands-news/)
Bike Italia (https://www.bikeitalia.it/2023/09/04/vanmoof-salvato-dalla-bancarotta-rilevato-il-marchio-olandese-delle-ebike/)
Statista (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381059/europe-e-bike-market-cagr-by-propulsion-type/)
Statista (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261084/global-e-bike-market-forecast/)
Statista (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356747/bicycle-market-forecast-asia/)
17 Oct 2023
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Welcome to Design Forward, a podcast by Salone del Mobile.Milano created in collaboration with Studio Raheem. A thematic press review with insights, news and curiosities, exploring stories, people, creativity, places and numbers that together give life to our design industry.
The first episode will be available on October 23rd, on all streaming platforms.
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