Material_S

Focusing on materials exploration and experimentation, Material_S emphasizes the creative process and discoveries made therein. The exhibition presents one-of-a-kind works of furniture through select collaborations of designers, artist and materials manufacturers companies, as well as a collection of twenty-two vases created by various Italian artists. The aim is to load the material with messages and visions, following an approach much closer to research than to market trends.

The design of the exhibit space itself reflects the expressive, aesthetic, and functional potential of different materials and it is created in collaboration with some of the Companies involved in the exhibited projects. It shows the ability of materials to serve several scales and purposes of design, from architecture, product, interior design to art. It is conceived as a combination of several distinct spots and stands, like a village, each of them representative of a specific material.  

Selected companies: Sunbrella®, DuPontTM Tyvek®, Proceded Chenel®, Deco Deco, Livintwist, Nanshuiyi Culture, Artmen.

Selected designers: Alessandro Guerriero, Aldo Cibic, Ben Wu, Frank Jiang, Giulio Iacchetti, Ryan Labar, Liang Chen, Shi Tianyi, Ye Fan.