Dutch Design Week 2020 wrapped up on the 25th of October, with Isola Design District having a marvelous nine days of exhibitions. The digital event received great feedback from designers and design professionals alike, so much so that it will be kept online throughout the end of the year! More people will now have the opportunity to explore the creativity on show virtually, as we navigate the uncertain times and restrictions of 2020.
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We want to share a handful of designers who haven’t shown at DDW prior, but whose work made real marks on the industry. During Isola’s two exhibitions ? Materialized and Isola Design Gallery ? Studio Grama, Studio Joachim-Morineau, Rive Rhoshan, Maria Pita Guerreiro and Carolina Giorgiani received an array of positive attention. Materialized covered bio materials and sustainable design, while Isola Design Gallery showcased collectible and bespoke pieces. Andre Ramirez Ruiz
Andrés Ramirez Ruiz from Studio Grama experimented with an organic material similar to algae, Posidonia. This Mediterranean plant creates natural fiber balls considered as waste, but which were instead enhanced to create something textural and stunning.
Andre Ramirez Ruiz
Carolina Giorgiani
Carolina Giorgiani made butt_er for her Butts Ocean project. butt_er is a fabricated material that gives new life to cigarette butts that can be found on beaches and in oceans all over the world.
Carolina Giorgiani
Maria Pita Guerreiro
Using Mycelium Millennium, Ma...