Fuorisalone 2019: Italian-Spanish design collaboration showcases young talents

The Italian Embassy in Madrid, in collaboration with Interni magazine, COAM (Order of Architects), and D_mad (Madrid Designers Association), launched 'Il design, un viaggio tra Italia e Spagna' to promote young Spanish designers at Milan Design Week. A competition on 'Lo spazio liquido. Tempo e luce nell’habitat del nuovo millennio' attracted about 60 entries from under-35 professionals and design students. A jury chaired by Ambassador Stefano Sannino, including Gilda Bojardi (Interni director), Luciano Galimberti (ADI president), Marva Griffin (SaloneSatellite founder), Maria Guell, Carlos Dahoz, and Mariano Martín, selected 30 projects and three winners: Buffet Capa by Manuel García Fraile (produced by Ethimo), Loop Kitchen by Jesús López de los Mozos (Officine Tamborrino), and Ness by Cristina Castillo and Patricia Lallana (Ghidini 1961). The prototypes are exhibited until April 19 at the Università Statale portico as part of Interni Human Spaces, with staging by Studio Noarc (Davide Valoppi). Eight other finalists received honorable mentions, and one won a scholarship for Istituto Marangoni's 2019 Summer School. The initiative highlights synergies between Spanish designers and Italian manufacturers: Ethimo adapted Buffet Capa for outdoor use; Officine Tamborrino sees Loop Kitchen as market-ready; Ghidini 1961 produced Ness's modular brass trivets.