Novum / Anıl Ahmet Asal

In ancient times, amphora was used for transportation of fluids such as olive oil, wine; over time it has become the symbol of Mediterranean production and consumption. Amphora has brought both commercial trade and cultural exchange. Amphora reflects the Mediterranean lifestyle and complex communication. Amphora’s form of transportation and storage has been the inspiration for… Continua a leggere Novum / Anıl Ahmet Asal

Rawtating / Zaffran Weisler

DesignMediterraneo|MediterraneanDesign2 International Design Contest 2010 Product Design Mention The aim of my project is to discover the fusion between the organic and the industrial. As I was learning the industrial process of plastic rotational molding I discovered the potential for combining raw organic elements in the process. I tried creating a process where the meeting point… Continua a leggere Rawtating / Zaffran Weisler

Brakumo – Comfort Kit / Paolo Paladini

DesignMediterraneo|MediterraneanDesign2 International Design Contest 2010 Product Design Mention Immigrants and the Mediterranean Sea: a desperate and indissoluble link that is somewhat disturbing for the wealthy society and at the same time something that inspires unease, fear of diversity, the unknown. People leaving behind their countries, crossing the desert, being detained and facing once more the… Continua a leggere Brakumo – Comfort Kit / Paolo Paladini

OpenMaji: portable chlorinator for water potabilization / Antonio Scribano, Lorenzo Banchini, Giovanni Del Signore

DesignMediterraneo|MediterraneanDesign2 International Design Contest 2010 Product Design Mention OpenMaji is a portable chlorinator for water potabilization in poor countries, where unsafe water kills 1.8 million childs each year. Using 2.25 mg of salt, 75 ml of water and a dynamo, OpenMaji creates a solution of hypochlorite suitable to potabilize from 30-50 litres of water depending on… Continua a leggere OpenMaji: portable chlorinator for water potabilization / Antonio Scribano, Lorenzo Banchini, Giovanni Del Signore

Mosaic / Filiz Palabıyık

DesignMediterraneo|MediterraneanDesign2 International Design Contest 2010 Product Design Third Prize Mosaic is a cultural mission which has been used by the people who want to make the environments more aesthetic. Mosaico the sitting product which took the name from Mediterranean culture. Its patterns are bringing the tradition to the future. It gives an opportunity to sit… Continua a leggere Mosaic / Filiz Palabıyık

Lighthouse / Peng Yu Yuan

DesignMediterraneo|MediterraneanDesign2 International Design Contest 2010 Product Design Second Prize For centuries lighthouses along the Mediterranean form a network of beacons to make sailors aware on upcoming land. With this same idea, the Coffee-Tower wants to grab attention in our domestic environment and make people aware on having social time. Drinking and talking together. Feel joy… Continua a leggere Lighthouse / Peng Yu Yuan

Z20 Hybrid Solar Energy combine heat and power generator by Concentrated PV / Ezri Tarazi

DesignMediterraneo|MediterraneanDesign2 International Design Contest 2010 Product Design Second Prize The Z20 is designed to achieve industry record 75% solar efficiency. The system is based on a unique optical designed comprised of 1200 individual mirrors optimally aligned to create a concentrated effect equivalent to 1000x sunlight. The mirrors focus the solar energy on a revolutionary combined… Continua a leggere Z20 Hybrid Solar Energy combine heat and power generator by Concentrated PV / Ezri Tarazi

myshade / Alberto Guarriello

DesignMediterraneo|MediterraneanDesign2 International Design Contest 2010 Product Design First Prize In Mediterranean Countries the intensive cultivation, the processing and industrial storage of tomatoes starts at the beginning of the last century and continues today. Practiced mainly in Puglia, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Calabria and Sicily, Italy has a long tradition in this kind of cultivation; in fact our… Continua a leggere myshade / Alberto Guarriello

Diseño Mediterráneo

Texto extraído del artículo publicado en Etapes. GG. (Barcelona, Mayo 2011) “…Los resultados de la segunda edición [del concurso Design Mediterraneo|Mediterranean Design] se han expuesto del 7 al 24 de abril de 2011 en la sede de Montcada del Design Hub de Barcelona, en un evento organizado por ADP, la Asociación de Diseñadores Profesionales, conjuntamente con… Continua a leggere Diseño Mediterráneo

Abitare il Tempo – Verona 2006

Alcune immagini dell’ultima edizione di Abitare il tempo Una immagine rappresentativa della grande mostra di Patricia Urquiola intitolata, come una celebre fiaba, “Pelle d’asino”. La giovane e famosa designer spagnola, che tutti considerano italiana, ha esposto gran parte dei suoi progetti: ma il primo progetto era la mostra stessa, ricca di invenzioni, di schermi mobili,… Continua a leggere Abitare il Tempo – Verona 2006