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#INVERSION: urgent change!

Extinction coat. The number of animals that surrounds us has been halved in one hundred years, from 1900 to 2015. This depopulation has strong consequences on the planet: the “biological annihilation” represents a frightening assault on the foundations of human…

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#INVERSION. THE CHINESE LAW OF THE ONLY SON SHELVED

  The party first secretary He Junke recently announced the so-called “Medium and Long-term Development Plan for Youth, 2016-2025”, claiming that “The League will guide young people in the quest for the soul mate”. Since lifestyle has radically changed over…

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ARTS&CRAFTS: WHERE THE STORY BEGINS…

Milano has just hosted Hermès and 11artisans of the renowned french Maison for “Behind the scenes”, an exhibition where the Hermès artisans have shown how they realize their masterpieces thanks to top quality materials and their manual work. The emphasis…

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FUORISALONE 2017: #INVERSION_ CYBER/ MASH UP as MAIN TRENDS

Direzioneà Ventura Lambrate Ventura Lambrate accoglie espositori mash up: designer affermati, nomi emergenti e accademie che utilizzano il design come elemento di salvaguardia della tradizione e dell’ambiente ma anche come creatore di innovazione. Allo Spazio Logotel la mostra “Posthuman- When…

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FUORISALONE 2017: #INVERSION_ EXTRAREAL as MAIN TREND

Direzione –> Brera Design District Nel Brera Design District 2017 si  uniscono la sperimentazione di materiali e la ricerca della funzionalità alla gamification, alla sostenibilità, al riciclo e all’interaction design, ma soprattutto si è colta l’occasione per unire l’arte del design…

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FUORISALONE 2017: #INVERSION_ TRANS as MAIN TREND

Direzione –> Via Tortona.  Arredi minimali, innovazioni tecnologiche, ottimizzazione degli spazi per culture che incrociano presente, futuro e passato. Identità tentative, concetti di prodotto fusionali, ruoli e generi felicemente confusi : #Fuorisalone 2017 in Via Tortona calca anzitutto  il trend #trans (vedi babatrendmonitor/DOWNLOAD)….

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#MILAN DESIGN WEEK IS BACK

MILAN DESIGN WEEK IS BACK, and of course we won’t miss to catch new ideas through the exhibition spaces of #FUORISALONE 2017. baba’s trend watchers are already crossing Milan to observe the forward-looking signals, the new concepts and the upcoming ideas  of the #Home industry as well as the…

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Cyber VS Cyber

What about multiple cyber faces springing out from clothes? The hacker-artist Adam Harvey has developed Hyperface, a project based on DDoS system to protect from facial recognition and, generally speaking, from AI. It sounds like “Cyber VS Cyber”… #inversion hits…

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Think global, act (very) local

Think global act local, we used to say. In Trump’s view, this statement assumes a strong #inversion feature: by stressing borders, interruption with the previous mind-set is highlighted. A defensive and extreme position towards the main current industrial trends (as…

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