1st PRIZE – SALONESATELLITE AWARD
Designer: KULI-KULI, JAPAN (Stand D16)
Project: KOBE LEATHER
Project description
This Japanese studio is based in Kobe, famous for its meat. The designers, in
collaboration with local tanners, decided to turn cowhide, not traditionally used, into a
collection of new products.
Motivation
Kobe Leather’s project is commendable because it is based on a process of recuperation,
harnessing the material to create a design system applicable to a wide range of product
types.
2nd PRIZE – SALONESATELLITE AWARD
Designer: STUDIO PHILIPP HAINKE, GERMANY (Stand B27)
Project: HALO
Project description
The Halo chair concept was devised to showcase the strength and possibilities of a
lightweight material made from hemp and casein, which the designer developed during
his Organico research project.
Motivation
The Halo chair is an example of design in its broadest sense, calling for the
contemporaneous study of material, form, functionality and production method.
3rd PRIZE – SALONESATELLITE AWARD
Designer: BAKU SAKASHITA, JAPAN (Stand C15)
Project: 2.5 DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS
Project description
These 2.5 dimensional objects are 3D wire structures that look like 2D black lines drawn
on flat paper. The optical illusion derives from the thinness of the wire, which is 0.3 mm
in diameter.
Motivation
The sophisticated artistic abstraction of the 2.5 Dimensional Object project is striking,
while demonstrating the scope for further, different potential in terms of development and
application
SPECIAL MENTION – RONG DESIGN LIBRARY – RESIDENCE PROGRAM AWARD
Designer: KOKO, CROATIA (Stand A03)
Project: KOKO LOKO
Project description
Koko Loko is designed for kids and every Loko is a combination of eight elements.
Changing the combination varies their functionality and their appearance.
Motivation
The concept for this children’s furniture project is evidence of a desire to revisit traditions
that is deserving of further exploration during a residency at the Rong Design Library.
SPECIAL MENTION – RONG DESIGN LIBRARY – RESIDENCE PROGRAM AWARD
Designer: STUDIOMIREI, ITALY (Stand B23)
Project: NEBULA LAMP
Project description
These lamps, which resemble interstellar clouds of dust in space, are made of banana
fibre. Studiomirei worked on fabric manipulation based on the intrinsic properties of the
fabric.
Motivation
The designer’s approach to the study of materials, which shines clearly through this
project, is deserving of the opportunity for further in-depth exploration and comparison
offered by a residency at the Rong Design Library.
INTESA SANPAOLO SPECIAL PRIZE – 3rd edition; Best Project on Food as a Design Object
Designer: MELBOURNE MOVEMENT / KRISTEN WANG, AUSTRALIA (Stand C17)
Project: RE.BEAN COFFEE STOOL
Project description
Made from locally collected coffee grounds, the Re.Bean Coffee Stool not only derives a
unique smell and tactility from being made from coffee, it is also 100% biodegradable.
Motivation
The project responds perfectly to the concept underpinning the SaloneSatellite 2019
theme, Food as a Design Object, bringing experimentation and functionality together.
