Monday, April 27, 2015

MINDCRAFT15 at Milan Design Week

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Mindcraft Danish design
Mindcraft Danish design
[all exhibition photos by MINDCRAFT/Julie Herring]

The Danes are clearly no slouches when it comes to design. (I mean, they practically invented mid-century modern.) So, it's no surprise they took home a "Special Mention" from the Milano Design Awards last week. Recognized this year for a fabulous combination of individual works and exhibition architecture, MINDCRAFT annually shows off the best off Danish craft and design during Milan Design Week.

Curated by the Danish-Italian design duo GamFratesi, MINDCRAFT15 was set at Milan's Chiostro Minore di San Simpliciano, where a 500-square-meter mirrored floor was installed to reflect both the contemporary design on display and the historic architecture of the old cloister.

The exhibit ran April 14-19, with 14 new works by Danish designers Benandsebastian, Louise Campbell, Rosa Tolnov Clausen, Claydies, Edvard-Steenfatt, Halstrøm-Odgaard, Ole Jensen, Jørgensen-Depping, Akiko Kuwahata, Cecilie Manz, Eske Rex, Tora Urup, Henrik Vibskov and Jakob Wagner. Just a few favorites...

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Umspiral by Henrik Vibskov

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Basic Bar by Ole Jensen

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Tram by Akiko Kuwahata

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Fontanella by Claydies

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Dish—Between Earth and Sky by Tora Urup

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Terroir by Edvard-Steenfatt
[all product photos by MINDCRAFT/jeppegudmundsen.com]

And I can't resist a few final shots of the setting that almost (almost!) outshines the designs themselves...

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Mindcraft Danish design
Mindcraft Danish design

Until next year, Milan!

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