RAW COLOR: Personal messages are transformed by a pattern generator into fabrics

Maurizio Montalti: This research project explores different fungi to decompose plastics into bio-ethanol

Mieke Meijer: This seemingly unbalanced. asymmetrical lamp must be touched to adjust and turn it on or off.

Jetske Visser Inspired by the tradition of making ink, Soot is a collection of tools exploring this material

Jeroen Wand: Veneer is pressed into this lamp and table, a method derived from paper pressing

Paul Heijnen: Mechanically beautiful and naturally repulsive forms come to life in this table made out of a dug out piece of rough marble

Kirstie van Noort Color, texture and structure of waste materials are the source and inspiration of this ceramic series

Daphna and Laurens, Lines and closing borders explore the boundaries of safety and fear in these pieces

Dutch invertuals in Milan 2012

published on 9th May 2012

By conducting research and experiments the Invertuals have transposed the theme of vulnerability onto contemporary designs. Balance, delicacy, curiosity and transience were sources of inspiration.

“Almost unnoticed we have shaped a society without danger. Nevertheless things happen to us we can’t control. ‘Untouchables Retouched’ is a visual dialogue about re-balancing and re-valuating the beauty of vulnerability.” Dutch Invertuals is a collective of individual designers who are always in search of the limits of their profession.

They present pieces that reflect their contemporary viewpoints in images, objects, materials, insights and stories.

Participants: Daphna Laurens, Edhv, Mieke Meijer, Raw Color, Jetske Visser, Jeroen Wand, Maurizio Montalti, Kirstie van Noort, Susana Camara & Mike Thompson, Adrien Petrucci, Paul Heijnen.

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