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is a letters / postcards / memorandum wall holder made of a sheet of polypropylene. Exploiting the elastic properties of the material, holes are created with the intent to embed sheets and letters. More "Asola" may be related to one another in response to needs for greater capacity.

Inflatable fruit handle, inspired by the packaging of apple during the transportation, it is flexible and adjustable in several different shapes. It resembles the image of a net, made of different several holes, soft and cosy air cells able to embrace, coddle, hang and separate different fruits, for a better care and conservation of different products.

Plastic bags box. Often the plastic bags are placed in special containers or drawers all together. Whenever you're looking for a plastic bag, you have to pull out all the bags! Here is an item that enhance usability by allowing you to store the envelopes by dividing size: larger container for large envelopes, envelopes medium container medium, small container for small envelopes. This makes intuitive and easy to find the right bag for the right content, speeding the process. The object is a cluster with three containers of different sizes made by cut and fold of a sheet of PP. They are held together by a cord that makes it easy hanging anywhere in the home and office (in the mobile shutter, door oven mitts, nail on the wall).

DesignAmaro is working on observation of natural phenomenon. Eos is a lamp that is focusing on phenomenon of luminous rays filtered by plants such as in nature happen. Such as a still image, it’s able to evoke in all that experience. Very far from a lamp look, Eos have a nice relation with light. It is confirmed from its capacity to be firstly an installation before and secondly a product. Infact, its environmental effect is a fundamental characteristic that give it a winning energy while it is working. The variable dimensions that go from a minimum to a maximum of 30cmx60cm giving it a scrub look. On top of that it is possible to increase the final effect putting more pieces ajar.

It’s a gardening home kit composed of 4 elements separately selling.

Serravaso It’s a little balcony/terrace greenhouse available in different sizes; inside it there’s the best environment for the plants growth, protected by cold, rain and hail. The greenhouse will be opened in the hottest day and when the plants will be grown enough, you can use a largest vase. A simple element adapted for people not so good in green activity too.

Invaso It’s an object available to support climbing plants. In first phase of their growth. It’s a paper of PP punched and folded up, colored or transparent, useful and beautiful to see.

Travaso It’s a “leaf” of PP which serves for effecting decant in optional way. The floor is preserved and, in few gestures, all land leaked during the decant operation is recovered. The two scraps on the sides make easy the taking and the use of the object.

TrifoglioIt’s a modular system of support for climbing plants and some of it cane be assembled together to cover outside and inside walls. It’s anchored to the wall fixing the forms through spacers. The forms can be transparent or in the desired coloration.

Every morning I try something in my closet: a dress, a mask, sometimes just an object that can describe the day as a special day. Every morning I think that my wardrobe is much inhospitable, it responds to a few functions and I never find what I seek: the transparent tie that gave me a new year, my Zorro mask, shark skin gloves and the old cotton scarf bought in Transylvania. Every morning my closet looks at me. Every morning I would wear a fancy dress to go to work, only to see the faces of colleagues, but I've never had the courage. Every morning I think that my objects can interfere with my thoughts, change a choice and maybe change something more unstable: the mood. Every morning I wake up and I would wear my superhero costume

Hanger System, the only system of hanger in PP that can respond to every need of your closet.

Simple system for safe bikers.

Inspired by the records of childhood and the poetry of simple things, these leaves, derived by cutting coloured sheets of PP, are inserted in between the rays of the bicycle, resembling leaves felt down during autumn. Riding on a bike pedal, these little objects simulate the continuous noise of a motorbike or the sound of leaves whishing by the wind. This guarantees a continuous sound effect companion while bicycling into the urban traffic.

Series of domestic containers with a highly iconic shape, thought for little and big objects, often lost in the house and, once found, with not a special location where they can temporary be kept waiting for their real location: buttons, coins, keys, papers, notes, documents, in other words little chaotic knich-knacks of daily life. Hang to every kind of domestic protuberance, such as doors or windows’ handles, drawers’ knobs, prominence of tables and chairs, these lost&found containers collect, without hiding, little daily objects, like modern bags in whose fold and wrinkle is allowed to search, find things and orient yourself into the house.

Family of inflatable bottle caps. Represent the heads of three characters, a girl, a rabbit and an alien. The caps on the bottles become heads with their bodies. The colors emphasize the character.

Dispenser noodles made of PP sheet welded on two points.

The circles are obtained by turning the tape on itself in three different directions, creating three feeders of pasta. Two welds fix the tape, creating a three dimensional object shaped soft. The ironic phrase engraved on the Feeder "Me and You and Everyone else", runs the tape to suggests spaghetti portions on the circles position: me-a portion, and you-two portions, and everyone else to four servings. Nice gift with great function.

Nestle bowl

Fruit whose elements are made by cutting, bending and folding sheets of PP. It 's an object designed to be easily built it yourself. The structure is like a basket which the warp and weft are interwoven to give structure to the object. It consists of two modules, the basic parts of which when folded creates the structure, and the three strips that must be net on the structure itself.

Nestle Pendant lamp

Pendant lamp elements are made by cutting, bending and folding of sheets of PP. It's an object designed to be easily built it yourself. The structure is like a basket which the warp and weft are interwoven to give structure to the object. It consists of two modules, the basic parts of which when folded creates the structure, and the three strips that must be net on the structure itself.

Baroque and iconic frames that remind the old shape of vintage televisions became the mask and the new dress of your computer, both in the office and in your house. It is thought for people that pass too much time in front of a computer and are bored by the same anonymous display.

POULE UP is a modular decoration system made in PP. The distinctive feature of the project, in comparison to other decoration systems on the market, is the three-dimensional aspect of the shape which is obtained from a simple sheet of material. Every module is made of a single sheet opportunely cut, folded and connected on itself: in this way it doesn’t occupy too much space and can be easily stored and packed.

It is the user then, that has to press on the edges of the module to pop it up, giving it a volume and a material appearance. The modules can be endlessly connected each other thanks to a little connection and formally recalls the “pied de poule” tissue.

The beginning of a fairy tale: a series of inflatable and playful jewels, a way to play and joke about luxury and preciousness, about the glossy world of princes and princesses that are protagonists of gossip magazine.

Girls and young teenagers (and also women with a debunking attitude) will wear pearls collars, collier and fantastic jewels…made of plastic!

Supergrass is inspired by the plant world, the structures it created to stiffen their surfaces that, at the same time, must also be flexible to bend to the weather. Reflecting particularly on the ribs present in plants and grasses have noticed a similarity with the flexibility of the sheets made of polypropylene, which combined with punching, bend, or cuts can sustain themselves.

Supergrass is a new system designed to create micro-environments within different types of spaces, accommodation or public place. Thanks to the presence of a linear module and a curved 45 ° Supergrass can be assembled in infinite compositions for shape and size.

Supergrass is well adapted to domestic environments and finds a place as appropriate in public spaces such as exhibition stands, restaurants, bars, shops, etc.

Supergrass play but thanks to his fun and playful character, marries well with places for infazia in areas used to play in various public places (stores, shops, etc..) And in the home.

Francesca graduated in industrial sketch at the “Sapienza” in Rome in 2004 and specialized at the “Politecnico” in Milan in 2008. During the specialization she collaborated with different studios of planning among which DISEGNI and Fooddesign studio and she created, with Alessandra Bove, Bubble design, a creative laboratory which ranges from the food to the fashion, from furniture to lighting taking care of eco-supportability. They partecipated together at the “Salone Satellite” in 2006. In the 2007 she won the Prime Cup competition by designing the “Poltroncina Calla” for Martini’s Design. Actually she’s also a member of the team Fooddesign Studio where she is interested in design and communication of numerous Italian format connected with Food sector, including “CioccolatItaliani” whose first location has been in Milan in 2009.

Daria (1982) studied industrial design at the Università La Sapienza, Rome and the Politecnico of Milan and, at the same time, she attended ASP (Alta Scuola Politecnica) in partnership with the Politecnico of Torino, deepening the themes of environmental sustainability and specializing in lighting design.

She worked in Milan for several studios as DIsegni by Marco Giunta, AdHoc Studio by Garth Roberts, Seminato Mercadante by Roberto Paoli and DiBari Innovation Design, working as packaging, product and furniture design.

She collaborates as researcher and concept designer for deepdesign and RSSF, Rino Snaidero Scientific Foundation for which she has led research projects and concept design of sustainable appliances and kitchens.

Furthermore she works as Lighting Designer at the Laboratorio Luce of the Politecnico di Milano as a researcher and tutor in teaching courses of lighting design.

In 2003 three fond and talented young roman designers, Simone Bartolucci, Gabriel Beretta, and Valerio Ciampicacigli, founded PAULA. United from passion and common experiences such as urban writing, arts, publicity communication and pure handicraft, they chose, by establishing this new brand, to experience an alternative approach to design art, free from common patterns and far from usual attitudes, based on creative research as much as on the errors that always occur on work. Ever since PAULA’s main goal has been elaborating concepts and languages so far unexplored in design by creating vanguard objects, the guidelines of the group concentrate on the elaboration of what Paula has defined as the key question and knot to unleash : “what about design?”: a challenge, born from the refusal of a passive compliance to common attitudes, based on research as on creative errors, getting to formal and conceptual languages unexplored until today… but even no. Even though PAULA still keep itself in touch with the artistic italian and roman realities such as street art, writing, video art, photography etc. it is currently involved in a series of workshops and projects. On this regard the group considers an essential part of its own work any kind of external advice in research that might be helpful to improve the alternative way of design which PAULA is devoted to.

Antonio Aricò (1983) studies Fashion Design at The Polytechnic Institute of Milan (Como), Metal and Jewellery Design at The Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Scotland, Product Design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. While studying at The Polytechnic of Milan, he attends The ASP (Alta Scuola Politecnica), affiliated with The Polytechnic Institute of Turin.

Upon completing his undergraduate studies at Polytechnic, he works on his thesis in Andalusia (Spain) by studying and designing furniture connected to the traditional culture of southern Spain. He worked with The Whirlpool Virtual Lab, Garth Roberts and deepdesign.

Since October 2008, he lives and works with Raffaella Mangiarotti and Matteo Bazzicalupo at the deepdesign studio based in Milan. He helped deepdesign to set up the exhibition “l’Anima Sensibile delle Cose” at Triennale design Museum, Milan. Recently helped the milanese duo in designing two towers to be set in the new edition of Triennale Design Museum :“Quali Cose Siamo” curated by Alessandro Mendini.

Bubble design is a new way to think, to plan, to live. It's a vitality, a evolutionary and immediateness symbol, which is the result of the sensitive and project experience of two young designee, Francesca Bonfrate and Alessandra Bove. Thanks to a great curiosity and unending testing, Bubbledesign is a hotbed of projects which develop in 360° with the conviction that the creative think permeates every life aspects. In 2004 togheter participated to “ air craft” workshop with Campana brothers, in Boisbuchet, France, where they realizzed, for the first time the Prato sofa. Bubble design participated to "Salone Satellite" in 2006 and since then they collaborate with firms as Comieco, Mondadori Editore, LabART di Palazzo Reale, Ceramiche Nicola Fasano, kobayashi project.

Daria (1982) studied industrial design at the Università La Sapienza, Rome and the Politecnico of Milan and, at the same time, she attended ASP (Alta Scuola Politecnica) in partnership with the Politecnico of Torino, deepening the themes of environmental sustainability and specializing in lighting design.

She worked in Milan for several studios as DIsegni by Marco Giunta, AdHoc Studio by Garth Roberts, Seminato Mercadante by Roberto Paoli and DiBari Innovation Design, working as packaging, product and furniture design.

She collaborates as researcher and concept designer for deepdesign and RSSF, Rino Snaidero Scientific Foundation for which she has led research projects and concept design of sustainable appliances and kitchens.

Furthermore she works as Lighting Designer at the Laboratorio Luce of the Politecnico di Milano as a researcher and tutor in teaching courses of lighting design.

Prodotti ad alto contenuto sensoriale.
DesignAmaro born in April 2009 such us a planning lab with aim of join more experiences and skills in one creative space. The group purpose is envisaging new domestic life sceneries, starting with the objects that daily surround us. The idea is that of a smart and living home, hospitable and open, able of calling to mind all five senses. Objects or products not characterized by rigidness and constraints, so far imposed by architecture, but interiors that take shape and life just starting with this constant object reinterpretation in it contained.

Born in Bollate, Italy June 26, 1980. Sebastiano Conti Gallente lives and works in Milan, has an architectural education, He makes planning and design through physical and virtual models. Among other projects he worked with Playcity Opos (2003), with Sara Galli he does the installation INSTALLATION RE: public in Venice, he has worked with Stefano Boeri in the projects for THE REVIEW “ABITARE“: Dystopias Sustainability at the International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale (2008) in the Italian Pavilion.

Young and dynamic studio in Milan, en& is design, created by the synergy between Enrico Bosa, product designers and interior design and Isabella Lovero, product and jewelry designer. Both graduated in Industrial Design at the Politecnico di Milano in 2004 they started working on design field at the international offices of Luca Trazzi, Stefano Giovannoni, Sector Group, Swarovski International of Italy where they worked as project managers of large scale project of interior, product for the home, accessories. En&is began in 2007 working on market analysis and concept definition, product engineering and graphic design. Moreover they work on communication design and brand identity for successful launch of the product on the market (packaging, exhibition stands, picture coordinate). The studio collaborates with Companies such as Posaterie Eme, Ghelardi, Almax, Global Link and others.

Founded in 1999 the Gumdesign studio by Laura Fiaschi and Gabriele Pardi in Viareggio deals with architecture, design, graphics, creation and organisation of events.

Gumdesign works as industrial and graphic designers for various companies: De Vecchi, Diamantini & Domeniconi, Fiat, F.lli Guzzini, Invicta, Lavazza, Opos, Ottaviani, Red Bull, San Pellegrino, Serafino Zani, Silik, Swarovski, Up Group, Vilca, Vivarini, Zeroombra, Yoox.

Received numerous awards including first prize at international competition "Swiss in Cheese", their products are exhibited in numerous international design exhibitions. The most important magazines documenting their work.

Dynamism, transformability and versatility, fun and playing are the perceivable features in every design that the company undertakes; designing and dreaming go hand in hand... imagining, conceiving, inventing, creating something that is new and precisely... everything that implies emotional tension that is nothing short of dreaming!

She has got her degree in 2005, from the Department of Design of the Politecnico di Milano. Since 2006 she has worked in the Marco Ferreri Studio, in Milan, where she collaborates in the development and creation of new product of design, graphics and decorative objects. Since 2007 she has started to design her own products, collaborating with “Gspot_Fabbrica di design contemporaneo”, for whom she designed the umbrella stand “Dandy”, the photo holder “Tuttinposa”, the wall keyholder “Nontidimetichiave”. She has participated in events and contests, such as Vindesign 2007, in Pavia and DAS, an exhibition in Rome about Italian young designers (2008). She is part of the organization of DISMETTIAMOLA!, a think tank about the most important problem of nowadays: how to dispose our rubbish,presented during the Fuori Salone 2009, Milan. She lives and works in Milan.

graduates in Industrial Design at the Politecnico di Milano in 2005 and opens his own design studio in June 2008. She has the chance to partecipate to some competitions and workshops for Colombo Design, Ballarini, Domus Academy, Mini Design Award. She supports Matteo Ragni in design teaching activity at the Politecnico di Milano, Naba, Domus Academy and Academie Libanaise des Beux-arts di Beirut and she is part of the teaching staff of Istituto Marangoni’s master in Product Design. In 2009 she introduces the suspension lamp, Solitaire, an oversize ring in plastic structure and crystals, and she coordinates, together with other 4 designers, the exhibition “Dismettiamola!” about the refusals disposal. Actually she collaborates with United Pets, Pinetti, P&V Lighting, Magppie, Outlook Zelco, Il Coccio.

Manuela Busetti and Andrea Garuti met during their studies in Industrial Design at the European Institute of Design in Milan. While studying together they learnt to confront design problems and their talents where officialy recognised when they received the 'Youth category prize' in the 'XX Premio Compasso d'Oro ADI' for their project 'Double'. This was a thermal bag, innovative in its form and insulating material, Neoprene, used for scuba diving suits. They decided to embark on a free-lance career, parallel to their personal collaborations with important design studios in Milan. In 2004 they started a proficient partnership with 'Antica Ceramica Vitruvit', producer of bathroom interiors for which they have since designed three bathrooms lines and various sinks. In the following years they designed for competitions and companies from different sectors, Robex, IB Rubinetterie, etc .. In 2007 they won the first prize in the international competition 'Playing Design' organised by the city of Lissone and sponsored by 'Triennale Milano' for the project 'Culla Belly'. The unanimous vote of the judges was awarded for the 'clean lines, simplicity and ability to answer the needs of closeness and tenderness of the newborn with its parents. They were both chosen for the 'Prime Cup 01' project, promoted by 'Regione Lombardia' and 'Triennale Milano'. On this occasion they worked with 4 companies, designing pre-competition concepts typologically varied amongst themselves. A curved wooden table for 'Emmemobili', a Gazebo made from extruded aluminium for 'Tensoforma', an outdoor seat for 'Sampietro' and a new corporate identity for 'Ima'. Matteo Redaelli also graduated at the European Institute of Design in Milan but the paths of the three designers only crossed some time later, during their collaboration with other design studios. In 2008 they decided to work together on new projects uniting their different qualities and sensibilities.

Born in 1980, he graduated in Architecture at the Faculty of Palermo. Winner and selected of more competitions national and international, such as “Bombay Sapphire competition”, “Lucky Strike Junior Award”, “Prime Cup”, Triennale di Milano, young designer selection, “Grand Prix Emile Hermes”. He exhibited in 2008/2009 at the Art Palace of Milan Triennale and at the Louvre in Paris. Lives and works in Milan, where he collaborates with numerous companies between which Meritalia, Laura Meroni design Collection.

Born in southeastern Apulia, Ceglie Messapica in 1981.

In 2001 she moved to Rome where she graduated in Industrial Design focusing on graphics and visual communication design at the Università "La Sapienza", Rome, in 2006. During the Thesys, from 2004 to 2005, she held an internship at the graphic studio / publishing house progettipercomunicare by Giuseppe Schirone study and Gir & Graphics an Office of Image and visual communication.

In 2006, she collaborates with various realities of the territory (both print and digital communication). In Rome, in 2008, she attended a course of cultural communication and innovative marketing, organized by Eventlab in collaboration with Xister.

Since 2007 she opened her Design Office 'Sottovuoto' and works as a freelance graphic designer. She manages the corporate identity for the local partners, takes part in projects like "The Rromas I rom" by Yves Leresche, works with "LoJazzo / Teatro dell'est” and Meridia Produzioni, since 2006 she is the curator of the image of" CeglieJazz OpenFestival"; since 2008 she works with: the City of Ceglie, the CEA of Ceglie M.Ca, the artist Uccio Biondi, the private library "Michael Ciracì", Iemme Studio of visual communication and with the designer Francesca Bonfrate.

Currently attending the Masters in New Media and Education between Bari and Foggia. Passionate about photography and video editing she began by himself in 2006. He lives and works in Ceglie Messapica.

Experience of teaching Area III at IPS Motolese of Martina Franca, in 2010.

Alessandra graduated in industrial sketch at the University of Study of Rome “La Sapienza” in 2004 and in preparation to the thesis, she did her training at “COMIECO” in Rome. In 2005 she moved to Milan, where she collaborated with “LABORATORIO SERVIZI E DESIGN” of Erminio Rizzotti; she began the collaboration with Francesca Bonfrate. By this meeting Bubble design was born and it’s collecting numerous successes both through the public and in the market over the years. By the time Alessandra was greatly interested in the world of visual communication and developed numerous projects in graphic and advertising sectors and in webdesign. Actually she’s specializing in the Eco-Innovation Design sector.

Born in Taranto in 1982, since his childhood he interchanged the studies with his passion for music. He graduated in Psychology at the University La Sapienza, Rome and he specializing in composition and arranging with the computer at the Saint Louis. In 2005 he compose the theme for the short movie “Acqua” by Mauro Magazzino that won the prize Spazio Italia at the Torino Film Festival. Since 2006 he collaborate actively with Viola Wildpanner at the design of several musical projects like Ocenario. From 2008 and during 2009 he worked as assistant for the course of Sound Design at the IED in Rome and he win the first prize for the creation of music during the competition “Tutto in una notte 2009”. During his period at IED, he collaborate with the FEFE Visual Magazine for their exhibition design and during the presentation of the magazine with Live Set and Dj set. In 2009 he partecipate to the realization and production of contents for RadioFEFE.com. In the same year, he compose the soundtrack of the short movie “Il canto delle nuvole amare” directed by Giacomo Francia. In 2010 he is co-author of two tracks of the music for the movie “Tutto l’amore del mondo” by Riccardo Grandi produced by Medusa Film. He is a performer in several Clubs of Rome as a Dj and Vj.

Nicolò Piana , Treviso 1980. He graduated in 2005 at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice with the tutor A. Ferlenga. During the university period he starts his activity as a photographer as an assistant of the photo-reporter A. Restello. His poetics is located in between architecture and image and it is aimed to analyze the intimate relationship between man, landscape and time. This kind of thoughts are well expressed during the 2002- 2004, in a series of works that took place in Libya and India and were focused on the juxtaposition of social aggregations of macro urban areas and desert landscapes. During 2006-2007 he works in Lisboa (Proap ltd) as a landscape architect, designing “Tracce, micro paesaggi urbani”. In 2009 he starts “INTrainSPECTION” and he receive for this work a onourable mention at the International Photo Award. In 2009 he founds with F. Giacometti Cameraconvista a Laboratory of communication for architecture.

Born in 1978 in Lecco. Since 2006 he holds his brother the MSP, a company with a strong Italian experience in plastics and high-quality prints on them. The company is characterized by the constant research for new materials, new uses and new trends. In 2009, he creates with Paolo Barichello, Eatool, a new brand that puts together all the tool for the food sector. He has worked with and for Montana Food, Euro Disney, Preca Brummel, Gigaset, Ina Assitalia.