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The International Award
“Make Plastic Guiltless”
Plastic is a global problem and we all need to become a part of the solution.
Make Plastic Guiltless is launching a world wide design award
to select the best projects made out of recycled and recyclable plastics.
The project is born to encourage and inspire the next generation of design.
It wants to unite the design community in the fight against the environmental
plastic pollution which today represents one of the biggest risks for our planet.
Prizes
- Design: lights, industrial furnitures, disposable cutlery
- Art limited edition
- Furniture Textile
- Packaging Solution
Senso di Colpa - Guilty Feeling
As part of Salone del Mobile 2018 my space in Milan hosts more than 30.000
people from all around the world. I am organizing a work in progress project entitled
“Senso di Colpa” (“Guilty Feeling”). Our goal is to reach those who throw plastic
in the sea, to make them feel “Guilty” and make them reconsider their resposibilities.
Plastic, when recycled and transformed, becomes a new resource with
enormous possibilities and potentials.
© photo by Caroline Power
Senso di colpa
April 20th 2018 — 12pm
Over the Plastic. Talks, videos, photographers,
Be Ocean. activists, entrepreneurs, designers
Spazio Rossana Orlandi
Via Matteo Bandello 14 Milan
RSVP rsvp@rossanaorlandi.comSenso di colpa
Over the Plastic. Talks, videos, photographers,
Be Ocean. activists, entrepreneurs, designers
April 20th 2018 Spazio Orlandi
Friday, April 20th 2018 was the kick-off of a project endorsed by Rossana Orlandi
with the support of Cassa Lombarda, dedicated to raising awareness of ocean pro-
tection and promoting design projects made with recycled plastic. The day was met
with great enthusiasm and participation. “I have always been interested in experi-
mental and sustainable design made with waste materials. Today it is clear to me
that the promotion of a good project also involves the safeguarding of our planet”
explains Rossana Orlandi. She adds: “I wanted to call this initiative Senso di Colpa
– Guilty Feeling to send a strong message, and I hope it is clear to all of us that we
have to change our habits and consume in a more conscious way which, in other
words, means responding to the laws of circular economy.”
Under the tent installed in the garden of Spazio Rossana Orlandi, created by
designer Jacopo Foggini, from 12pm to 9pm there was a marathon of presentations
- sixteen guests - moderated by journalist and writer Cristina Gabetti.
Jacopo Foggini shared his history with plastic, his work and point of view:
“it’s an extraordinary material and it’s only through mankinds’ use that it becomes
polluting. That’s why I wanted to give it a new soul.”
To start the day off, a brief cut movie curated by the Milan Design Film Festival
was projected. From different angles it showed wonders - marine fauna photo-
graphed by Hussain Aga Khan - and disasters - images and videos by Caroline
Power - that desperately coexist in the Oceans, along with solutions designed to
stop and reduce the environmental degradation that seems endless.
“Inventing new materials using the most abundant and dangerous resource
in the world - human garbage - is our goal and we do it without compromising
design, performance, or function. It’s all out there, for us to see. Scraps should be
rethought rather than buried”. “We” continued Jaime Hall of the British company
Pentatonic “transform the cheerfully consumed bottles of an evening into ergo-
nomically designed chairs, screens of broken smartphones into glass objects of
pure elegance, cigarette filters into eyeglasses”. Pascal Dulex of Freitag echoed
him, explaining the success of the Swiss company – which in less than 15 years
has become a circular design icon, creating bags and accessories with truck tarps.
He promoted their latest initiative: the use of local materials, presenting a collec-
tion of clothes made with completely biodegradable European textiles. Alexander
Lotersztain, an Australian designer known for the QTZ Seating Collection made
entirely of steel, presented a variation of his chairs in recycled plastic. This new col-
lection was made possible thanks to a meeting at the Gallery with Jan Puylaert of
Ecopixel. For several years now, homes and public spaces have been decorated
with ethnic-inspired lights made of plastic and natural fibers by Alvaro Catalán de
Ocón: his presentation took us among distant communities where the art of bas-
ket-weaving is still a source of income and communal wisdom.
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Senso di Spazio
colpa
April 20th 2018 Orlandi
Over the Plastic. Talks, videos, photographers,
Be Ocean. activists, entrepreneurs, designers
Giulio Bonazzi, President and CEO of Aquafil, world leader in the production
of polyamide 6, explained that sustainability is the cornerstone of his company. The
April 20th 2018 Spazio
best Orlandi
example of this philosophy is Econyl, a fiber derived from fishing nets for per-
formance fabrics in sporting goods and furniture. Aquafil recently went public. The
mission of the global community Precious Plastic was narrated by Mattia Bernini:
to disseminate awareness freely through the web, tools and technical knowledge.
Giulio Bonazzi, President and CEO of Aquafil, world leader in the production
The basis of their initiative, born in 2013, is to enable people and communities to
of polyamide 6, explained that sustainability is the cornerstone of his company. The
transform plastic waste into functional objects on the spot, by hand. The interven-
best example of this philosophy is Econyl, a fiber derived from fishing nets for per-
tion of Dirk Vander Kooij, designer of the 3D printed Endless Chair, illustrated the
formance fabrics in sporting goods and furniture. Aquafil recently went public. The
creative path that led him to use recycled plastics, transforming them into a new
mission of the global community Precious Plastic was narrated by Mattia Bernini:
material with infinite expressive possibilities. The Past, Present and Future of Plastic
to disseminate awareness freely through the web, tools and technical knowledge.
lecture by Philip Fimmano from Li Edelkoort’s Studio was met with great interest. His
The basis of their initiative, born in 2013, is to enable people and communities to
presentation went from objects in bakelite to the most extreme contemporary forms
transform plastic waste into functional objects on the spot, by hand. The interven-
of plastic recycling, showing how these synthetic materials have interpreted the
tion of Dirk Vander Kooij, designer of the 3D printed Endless Chair, illustrated the
evolution of needs and aesthetics in different decades of the last century until today.
creative path that led him to use recycled plastics, transforming them into a new
Helpful in guiding our conscious actions were Massimo di Molfetta of Corepla
material with infinite expressive possibilities. The Past, Present and Future of Plastic
- the national consortium for collection, recycling and recovery of plastic packaging
lecture by Philip Fimmano from Li Edelkoort’s Studio was met with great interest. His
- and environmental engineer Guido Scaccabarozzi, who works with various
presentation went from objects in bakelite to the most extreme contemporary forms
non-profit organizations - Simbio and Demetra - to raise public awareness of a more
of plastic recycling, showing how these synthetic materials have interpreted the
balanced use of plastics.
evolution of needs and aesthetics in different decades of the last century until today.
The presentations of photographers, artists and navigators were very
Helpful in guiding our conscious actions were Massimo di Molfetta of Corepla
engaging and effective, focused on bringing different testimonies on the state of
- the national consortium for collection, recycling and recovery of plastic packaging
health of the Oceans. Videos, photos and stories clearly highlighted the state of
- and environmental engineer Guido Scaccabarozzi, who works with various
emergency of our seas. Elisabetta Lattanzio Illy’s images showed the strong deg-
non-profit organizations - Simbio and Demetra - to raise public awareness of a more
radation that accompanies daily life of Third World populations; the story of artist
balanced use of plastics.
Francesca Rivetti accompanied us to the deep waters of the Mediterranean,
The presentations of photographers, artists and navigators were very
showing the wonders and the wounds of this world, to us vital and indispensable.
engaging and effective, focused on bringing different testimonies on the state of
The One Ocean Foundation, which aspires to accelerate necessary intervention on
health of the Oceans. Videos, photos and stories clearly highlighted the state of
the most critical aspects of ocean conservation, was presented by Jan Pachner:
emergency of our seas. Elisabetta Lattanzio Illy’s images showed the strong deg-
Secretary General of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and promoter of sustainable
radation that accompanies daily life of Third World populations; the story of artist
practices at sea. The evening closed with a screening of Dalla parte del Mare by
Francesca Rivetti accompanied us to the deep waters of the Mediterranean,
Francesco Malingri: his twenty-minute documentary was enough to understand that
showing the wonders and the wounds of this world, to us vital and indispensable.
the situation is alarming and the time we have left to change course is waning.
The One Ocean Foundation, which aspires to accelerate necessary intervention on
the most critical aspects of ocean conservation, was presented by Jan Pachner:
Secretary General of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and promoter of sustainable
practices at sea. The evening closed with a screening of Dalla parte del Mare by
Francesco Malingri: his twenty-minute documentary was enough to understand that
the situation is alarming and the time we have left to change course is waning.
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