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Design from the plant kingdom

N.2 December 18th, 2014

Cristina Morozzi

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The Bosco Verticale (vertical wood), the skyscraper designed by Stefano Boeri in the Milan Isola district, judged the most innovative in the world by the jury of the International Highrise Award, suggests the title of this issue of The Moodboarders.
This international recognition rewards the new Milan “that climbs”. A city yet to be discovered, charming, especially at night, which finally donates to the Lombardy capital the image of a “metropolis”. Mayor Giuliano Pisapia, although not always seeing eye to eye with Stefano Boeri, had to pay his compliments. So as not to congratulate the designer, he stated that the award “rewards the city”. It should be underlined however that the Bosco Verticale is perhaps the first example of green architecture that rises high.
“Design from the plant kingdom” does not want to be an ethics repertoire of sustainable projects, but rather a collection of creations, woven together with a greenery thread. Vegetables are the photos of dresses created by the Korean Sung Yeon Ju; blooms instead of hair in the glass heads of Hugh Findletar, in the exhibition “Hand-made glass” at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, in November; a triumph of plants and flowers at the Rotonda della Besana in Milan with the Marni Flower Market set up during the autumn fashion week; finally, numerous references to the plant world in the beautiful exhibition dedicated to Gherardo Frassa at the Milan Triennale.

Cristina Morozzi

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The Bosco Verticale (vertical wood), the skyscraper designed by Stefano Boeri in the Milan Isola district, judged the most innovative in the world by the jury of the International Highrise Award, suggests the title of this issue of The Moodboarders.
This international recognition rewards the new Milan “that climbs”. A city yet to be discovered, charming, especially at night, which finally donates to the Lombardy capital the image of a “metropolis”. Mayor Giuliano Pisapia, although not always seeing eye to eye with Stefano Boeri, had to pay his compliments. So as not to congratulate the designer, he stated that the award “rewards the city”. It should be underlined however that the Bosco Verticale is perhaps the first example of green architecture that rises high.
“Design from the plant kingdom” does not want to be an ethics repertoire of sustainable projects, but rather a collection of creations, woven together with a greenery thread. Vegetables are the photos of dresses created by the Korean Sung Yeon Ju; blooms instead of hair in the glass heads of Hugh Findletar, in the exhibition “Hand-made glass” at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, in November; a triumph of plants and flowers at the Rotonda della Besana in Milan with the Marni Flower Market set up during the autumn fashion week; finally, numerous references to the plant world in the beautiful exhibition dedicated to Gherardo Frassa at the Milan Triennale.
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The Moodboarders is a glance into the design world, which, in all of its facets, captures the extraordinary even within the routine. It is a measure of the times. It is an antenna sensitive enough to pick-up on budding trends, emerging talents and neglected aesthetics. Instead of essays, we use brief tales to tune into the rhythm of our world. We travelled for a year without stopping, and seeing as the memory of this journey has not faded, we have chosen to edit a printed copy. We eliminated anything episodic, ephemeral or fading, maintaining a variety of articles that flow, without losing the element of surprise, the events caught taking place, and the creations having just bloomed.