LABORAL - CENTRO DE ARTE Y CREACIÓN INDUSTRIAL

EXHIBITION DESIGN

The Exhibition is a forest that contains ideas, through which the visitor “looses” or “finds” her/his path in a chosen or instinctive way. A “mental adventure” in a space that physically reflects the new liberated relationship between art, design and the individual. This environment is developed by superimposing materials that are taken
from various contexts and have been re-defined. Poor, ready-made materials such as Swedish army nets or industrial adhesive tapes working together in a hexagonal composition that through its diverse height and lengths creates a dynamic space that can easily be multiplied. The graphic on the floor leads the visitors along all parts of the installation. Nowhere/Now/Here invites everyone to make their own interpretation of the space and relate with it in a fresh new context.

Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo, Spain, in 1961 and now lives and works in Milan. She attended the faculty of architecture of the Madrid Polytechnic and the Milan Polytechnic where she graduated in 1989, having completed her thesis with Achille Castiglioni. Between 1990 and 1996 she was responsible for the new product development office of DePadova and signed, with Vico Magistretti, the products: Flower, Loom Sofa, and Chaise Longue. From 1993 to 1996 she had an associate practice with architects de Renzio and Ramerino, and was engaged in architectural design of showrooms, restaurants and franchising. In 1996 she became head of the Lissoni Associati. In 2001 she opened her own studio working on product design, architecture, installations and concept creation. She designs for Agape, Alessi, Artelano, Axor, B&B Italia, Bart Design, Bisazza, Bosa, De Padova, De Vecchi, Driade, Fasem, Flos, Foscarini, Gandia Blasco, Gallotti & Radice, Kartell, Kettal, Liv’it, MDF Italia, Molteni, Moroso, Paola Lenti, Rosenthal, San Lorenzo, Swarovski, Tronconi, Viccarbe.

Martino Berghinz was born in 1963 in Milan. In 1989 he won a scholarship to study at the Lisbon Facultade de Arquitectura and in 1992 he received his degree in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic. He worked in the studios of Manolo de Giorgi and Antonio Citterio. From 1997 to 2000 he was a Senior Designer with Piero Lissoni Associati. He is active in the fields of architecture, interiordesign and exhibition-design. Amongst his works he counts the ephemeral façade of the Institut Art et Ville-headquarters in Givors (Lyon, France) and the French pavilion for the Expo ’96 at the Milan Triennale. He designed lighting for both Antonanangeli and Tronconi. From 2001 he is working on architecture, installations and concept creations as a partner with Patricia Urquiola.