The 11th edition of the SaloneSatellite Awards were presented at the show to recognise the up and coming designers aged 35 years and younger. And the winners are…
1st Prize
Designer: Lani Adeoye, Nigeria (Stand C26)
Project: RemX, walker
The goal was to design a walker that would exude a sense of dignity, helping to empower the user, something they would happily have in their own environment and that they would be glad to use.
Elegance and dignity come together in an object useful for all. It is a valid example of contemporary craftsmanship that manages to combine local processes with global design inspiration. Lastly, it responds incisively and simply to the theme of SaloneSatellite 2022: Designing for our Future Selves.
2nd Prize
Designer: Studio Gilles Werbrouck (Belgium is Design), Belgium (Stand B04/C03)
Project: Lamps
A limited series of lamps merging two techniques. Pouring white plaster onto black VHS crochet tape creates a unique piece: the crochet lampshade and a simplified plaster cylinder.
This project harnesses memory, bringing playful elements together with craftsmanship and design. The result is a good-looking, functional object that is also sustainable in terms of the material employed and the process.
3rd Prize
Designer: Djurdja Garčević (Young Balkan Designers), Serbia (Stand B02/C01)
Project: Meenghe, urban furniture
The concept involves moulding shreds of tyre into urban furniture such as rubbish bins, bumpers, flowerpots, stools, etc. The aim is to steer clear of virgin materials, making new products and doing away with waste.
This is a crosscutting project devised with prolonging the lifecycle of the product in mind, making for a friendly impact through its interpretation of a material based on recycled tyre shavings. It thus facilitates in particular the reading of urban furniture with a sustainable design that is also aesthetically pleasing.
Special Mention
Designer: Rasmus Palmgren, Finland (Stand A37)
Project: Ease Chair
The Ease chair contrives a balance between material, comfort and aesthetics. Strong yet light, comfortable and stackable. The structure is its key design feature, engendering a character of its own.
This simple, well-designed chair, with its appealing design and functional purpose, is a product ripe for production.
Designer: Atelier Ferraro, Germany (Stand C28)
Project: +1,5 Celsius, chair
This chair is a veritable chameleon of sustainability. Its flexibility and aesthetics allow it to be turned into different furnishings, reusing discarded particle boards.
This is a contemporary project that responds to the demands of smaller spaces thanks to its flexible construction, an expression of good design.
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