The future of design was the subject of an exhibition at Milan Design Fair last week, aptly called 'The Future in the Making'. Curated by Italian design magazine Domus and Audi, the exhibition was hosted in one of Milan's decadent mansions and explores, 'the revolution that is radically changing the face of design, opening up new perspectives with fresh ideas and a new generation of designers.'
The show featured designers incorporating innovative practice into their work, from new methods in production to the use of cutting edge technology. Award winning Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooji, for example, showcased his 'Endless Robot' which relentlessly prints out chairs made of recycled fridge plastic, while nearby in the banqueting hall a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic (a cheap 3D printer) printed mini digital Nutella canapes.
Crowd-sourcing company Kickstarter was also championed in revolutionizing the production process by helping designers source funding from independent backers. One such crowd-funded project on show was the Printrbot by Brook Drumm, a desktop 3D printer that can be assembled in a matter of hours, while another, CineSkates Camera Sliders was so successful it exceeded its funding goal by 24 times.
The exhibition was an interesting mixture of advanced experimentation and production and highlighted what the future of design may look like. Check it out here.
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