By Editor Design.nl /asdf 16-04-2009

United by a common vision of design, various group exhibitions will be exhibiting different facets of Dutch design in Milan during the Fuori Salone.

Dutch Invertuals
In collaboration with the Italian label Verger, a group of Design Academy graduates aim to show that design originates from exploration, by taking familiar materials out of their usual context and putting them to use in an uncommon and therefore surrealistic way. Cardboard is used as carpet, vegetable juices are transformed into ink, masses of bound needles are transformed into human fur and suitcases shift shape with store cabinets. Each of the designers have a different background, resulting in a meltdown of different disciplines such as graphic, fashion, food and material design. The Dutch Invertuals are Edhv, Raw Color, Bart Hess, Pepe Heykoop, Daphna Issacs and Laurens Manders, Lead, House of Origin, Lotty Lindeman and Wendy Plomp.

Address: Verger Store, Via Varese 1, 20121, Milano
Opening times: 10.30 until 20.30
Press preview: Tuesday 21 April, 16.00
Party: Friday 24 April, 18.00 until 23.00

Dutchness
In 'Dutchness' the Design Academy Eindhoven aims to show more of itself as a school, with a focus on reflection and the value of the design and making process. Not only will the exhibition show designs of recent graduates, but work of present academy students and students from ArtEZ Institute of the Arts and feature the pop-up Dutchness Shop, curated by Judith ter Haar. And the Academy invited some partners, alumni and companies to give meaning to the so called 'Dutch mentality'. All eyes will be on the Academy as this will be the first presentation of the new executive board, Anne Mieke Eggenkamp and Alexander van Slobbe. The event will also be hosting the Premsela Design Forum Milan on Repair.

Also part of the presentation is Thomas Eyck who will present 'the flax project' by Christien Meindertsma and 'porcelain tableware' by Aldo Bakker and Scholten & Baijings with their new designs 'Truly Dutch'. These collections were made in collaboration with the Zuiderzee Museum.

Address: Romeo Gigli Café, Via Angelo Fumagalli 6, 20143 Milan
Opening times: 10.30 until 19.00
Press preview: 22 April, 10.30
Cocktails: 22 April

Tuttobene
The sixth edition of Tuttobene presents 18 Dutch design studios and 5 international designers. What their products share is the consideration of sustainability in the design, determined by their ecologically and socially sound production and use. Objects on display vary from a cupboard made from dominos, garden hose furniture, lampshades woven from horsehair to a computer fashioned from porcelain.

Designers included for 2009 are by-lin, Floris Hovers Ontwerpen, Marianne Kemp, PeLiDesign, Atelier Schelling & Borsboom, H.U.U.B, Bo Reudler Studio, Plushdepartment, KREJCI, Sustainable Design Collective (More Than Hip & Celia Sluijter), Gerard der Kinderen, Studio-Re-Creation, MVOS, Studio Niels & Sven, Frans Willigers, Womanpower versus ABK, Damian O’Sullivan Design and Bok. The Tuttobene newspaper for 2009 is designed by Kitty Ebbers and Anne Heanni.

Additionally, Tuttobene will host an installation by design studio Kranen/Gille in the Milan branch of Rabobank. Located on Via Dante 16, the bank will be transformed into a world of wild forms characteristically found in the duo's work. With the title 'Growth', Kranen/Gille will metaphorically and literally address two hot topics of attention: the environment and the economy.

Address: Lotus Garage, Via Savona 6, 20144
Opening times: 10.00 until 20.00
Party: 23 April (register on the Tuttobene website)

Installation Rabobank
Address: Via Dante 16

20134 Milano
A group of independent designers have banded together to present under the umbrella of '20134 Milano' showing a range of new furniture, lighting, objects and installations. Jack Brandsma will present table talk and light conversations, Lambert Kamps unveils a series of Obese Objects, Studio Frank&Lisa have created playful hangings called Pixel This, Jenske Dijkhuis explores bathing and rocking Elmo Vermijs exhibits cubes, crates and bolts.

Address: Via Ventura 6, Lambrate, 20134 Milano
Opening times: 10.00 until 19.00
Press preview: Tuesday 21 April 2009, 15.00
Cocktails: Tuesday 21 April 2009, 19.00

Jewels & Joules from Design Connection Brainport
An original and partly edible show of products that have been designed and manufactured in the Eindhoven region, Jewels & Joules is a collaborative project of DCB and Design Academy Eindhoven. The Jewels section of the exhibition is a reflection of the creative strength of local designers and the expertise of high-tech industries and craft-oriented workshops. While in the exhibition Joules – named after the unit indicating the energy value of food – third-year students of Design Academy Eindhoven present the results of an investigation into the visual, ethical, and social aspects of food.

The participants are: Anthony Kleinepier, TTTVO, Kiki van Eijk, Joost van Bleiswijk, Illona Huvenaars and Willem Derks, Jo Meesters, Snode Vormgevers, DRIFT, Mischer’Traxler, Maarten Kolk, Lucas Maassen, Marieke van der Bruggen, Charlotte Dumoncel, Julien Carretero and Harm Rensink.

Address: Via Voghera 11, Zona Tortona
Press preview: Tuesday 21 April, 15.00
Drinks: Thursday 23 April, 17.00 until 20.00

Image: Design Academy, Marjan Holmert, Photography: Rene van der Hulst
Image: Dutch Invertuals poster
Image: Scholten & Baijings, Dutchness
Image: Bok, Tuttobene
Image: Lambert Kamps, 20134 Milano
Image: Kiki van Eijk, Jewels & Joules

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