design dialogues exhibition milano

proposal and build

design burger’s debut exhibition during milan design week involved presenting the design dialogues interview series which is a collection of illustrated interview-style questions from world-renown designers. the framed sketches were partnered with new and archived products from each designer.

White foam core architectural scale model of the exhibition layout, showing graphics, plinths, and placement of designer products.
Top-down three-quarter view of the exhibition scale model showing furniture, lighting, and framed sketches arranged in the gallery space.
Line drawing of the Milano exhibition space with all products, furniture, and sketches labelled in an architectural and engineering style diagram.

install

undertaken in the three days leading up to milan design week, 800 blocks, 100 framed sketches and 25 products were assembled in candy snake gallery.

Photograph of Design Burger founder Joe Slatter carrying exhibition plinths from insulation blocks during installation at Candy Snake Gallery, Milan
Team unwrapping products and placing dust-covered designer pieces on the floor in preparation for the Design Dialogues Exhibition in Isola District, Milan.
Team member peeling off a wall decal from a black door during exhibition setup, showing the attention to detail in gallery branding.

designers

the exhibition featured work from left to right: kickie chudikova, michael young, sebastian bergne, yeongkyu yoo, design duo luke pearson and tom lloyd, karim rashid, tim rundle, ionna vautrin, and hideki yoshimoto.

Colour grid of participating international designers for the exhibition: Kickie Chudikova, Michael Young, Sebastian Bergne, Yeongkyu Yoo, Luke Pearson & Tom Lloyd, Karim Rashid, Tim Rundle, Ionna Vautrin, Hideki Yoshimoto.
Close-up of the exhibition wall decal on the centre pillar reading ‘Design Burger Design Dialogues Exhibition 2022 Milano'
Corner of exhibition room with large floor light, two Noho chairs displayed on breeze blocks, highlighting furniture and lighting design.
Gallery corner showing central graphics on the wall, two chairs, additional lighting products, and framed sketches from the Design Dialogues series.
Top-down view of interactive table with iPads arranged for visitor sketching participation at the Milano exhibition.
Close-up showing Tim Rundle’s lamps alongside his furniture designs, highlighting material and form.
Exhibition corner featuring Artemide Cadmo floor lamp by Karim Rashid, his Cyborg lights, and a chair by Pearson Lloyd.

now over to you

we incorporated an interactive sketching experience within the space. facilitated by concepts app and copic, our visitors could answer their own design dialogues questions and pin them to a wall that grew in scale throughout the week.

Animated GIF of guest sketches being added one by one to the interactive wall, showing prompts and hand-drawn responses.
Close-up of blue KEF speaker by Michael Young displayed on a plinth in the Milano exhibition.
Close-up of Cloud & Co Braille watch by Yeongkyu Yoo displayed in the exhibition, highlighting accessible design features.
Photograph of Noho chair at the interactive table, with iPads for sketching in the background.
Wide shot of the large interactive wall at the exhibition covered with guest sketches, next to a Karim Rashid floor lamp.
Karim Rashid and Design Burger founder examining visitor sketches on the interactive wall during the exhibition opening.
Luke Pearson engaged in conversation with Sebastian Bergne at the exhibition opening, with attendees in the background.
Design Burger founder speaking with Benjamin Hubert of Layer at the Milano exhibition opening.

thanks to our sponsors:

concepts app      copic      isola      xella      liquida

photography by:

isola design district, design burger, salvatore pollara

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