The jury of SaloneSatellite Award has selected three projects that stand out because of the message they embody, focusing not just on the formal incisiveness of their design but also their sustainable, communicative, interactive and ludic element, essential for the lives of adults and children now and, hopefully, also in the future. The FIRST PRIZE is for Cucina Leggera (Light Kitchen) designed by Stefano Carta Vasconcellos (Italy). Ease of construction and assembly, compactness and financial accessibility are the main characteristics of the Light Kitchen, leveraging the sort of design approach and vision that will continue to hold good for the future. CucinaLeggera (LightKitchen) is a kitchen unit which can be assembled through the interlocking of seven elements, without screws or hardware. It is part of the CelerFurniture collection. The winner of the SECOND PRIZE is Tink Things (Croatia) with the project Tink Things that see children not as small adults, but quite simply as children. Tink Things caters to their specific playful and sensory needs, helping them grow happily and with awareness. The design approach considers a wide spectrum of sensory needs while using therapeutic principles of sensory integration to design products that shape a comfortable and encouraging environment for all kids. THIRD PRIZE to Yuri Himuro (Japan) for Soft Block. The Soft Block fabric modules encourage the interaction and creativity of the user, like an unfinished project open to infinite variations and possibilities. They also demonstrate the ability of the fabric to become a three-dimensional and modular element for decorating spaces simply and with a personal touch. This is a new home decoration object like a block toy. They provide new building experience that takes advantage of softness and allows you to twist and bend. You can enjoy how to grow them. The winner of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 Award is Sakari Hartikainen from Finland for Savoa: right from the word go, Savoa exudes a pleasing balance of ecological thinking and aesthetic feeling. It draws on the ancient traditions of Nordic and Oriental design, melding them and propelling them into the contemporary world in a mature and elegant approach. Savoa is a delicately balancing side table that resonates to the ecological balance and mirrors the constant quest for harmony in our lives. Banca Intesa San Paolo award Claro designed by Mutarq (Mexico). Claro harnesses the minimum to express the concept of sustainability to the maximum, thanks to its lightness, simplicity, ease of assembly and transport, and its inexpensiveness. It thus encapsulates all the basic tenets of sustainable design. Claro is a weightless and flat-pack bookshelf. It provides more storage with less material, using traditional glue-less carpentry along with CNC manufacturing.
