A Sustainable Train of Thought

We’re always up to something interesting here at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea!

In a few weeks we’ll be exhibiting work during the Salone del Mobile, the biggest furniture exhibition in the world. Over the years, Salone has turned into an opportunity for young designers to show their work after-hours throughout the city of Milan. Known as the “fuori salone” these small exhibitions are where the really exciting stuff happens. Last year we exhibited work alongside Tecno as part of Strangely Familiar Future.

This year we are part of a joint exhibition with Domus Academy. Our working prototypes will be shown alongside a selection of production pieces by Domus Academy graduates. This is the last year of Interaction Design Institute Ivrea’s existence, and it should prove to be an interesting and stimulating event.

Please find the official invitation attached. I’ll be showing three pieces, two of which were made in collaboration with Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino and one which was made in collaboration with Haiyan Zhang and Alexandra. We are currently very very busy prepping the projects for the exhibition, writing our thesis reports, documenting the last Applied Dreams project (which just finished last week), and working on our thesis projects. In other words, business as usual.

For photos and updates, check out the following resources…

I’ll be posting photos on Flickr.

Keep an eye on my thesis blog for more updates.

and check out http://milano.interaction-ivrea.it for more information as the event draws nearer.

After Salone, the next big event will be our graduation in June…