Marcel Kampman » Milan

Brainstorm Table at Salone Internazionale del Mobile

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:30:33 +0000

The Brainstorm Tables were utilized as a part of Design Why?, a four-day multidisciplinary discussion platform about design in a changing world.

Milan

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:00:21 +0000

Trip with Waacs crew to Milano, visiting the Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milano 2008 for inspiration and fun. We saw everything, in Milan and the fair.

For more, see also the Flickr slideshow.

A+B featured in VPRO Picabia

admin — Sun, 14 May 2006 21:15:28 +0000

Today, my road to the Salone in Milan was on tv in VPRO Picabia! Watch the item below.

A+B at Salone Internazionale del Mobile

admin — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:43:34 +0000

A+B at Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Haha, ain’t that great? Who would have thought that a couple of weeks ago? I managed to ‘hack’ myself into the presentation in Milan, in a presentation of 20 Dutch and Belgian designers who present themselves collectively as ‘Tutto BeNe’. The designers of Waacs (best known for its award-winning design of the Senseo, the best-selling coffee machine of all time) have been so kind to host and support me.

My presentation is a kind of a ‘flashmob’ presentation since only three weeks ago I decided had to show my design in Milan. Dutch television picked up my ‘guerilla’ action and is following me in his unconventional ‘road to Milan’. Haha!

Brussels Glory

admin — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:20:36 +0000

During the International Furniture Show in Milan from 5-10 April 2006 Waacs has introduced Brussels Glory, an exclusive line of original furniture. Finely designed, handmade cabinetry crafted from rustic, third-grade solid oak, harvested from the Belgian Ardennes. The line features unique pieces with traditional woodworking, crochet, glassblowing and graffiti. Entirely handcrafted, each piece is numbered and accompanied by a wax-sealed certificate of authenticity. I did the graphic design for this project.

A+B Modular Shelf System

admin — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:53:24 +0000

A modular, flexible, screwless & toolless, smart, endlessly expandable, free standing, customizable and portable solution for a modern way of life.

During the International Furniture Show in Milan from 5-10 April 2006 Marcel Kampman will be introducing ‘A+B’, a new piece of modular furniture for a modern way of life. What makes the design of this piece furniture exceptional is its unique approach towards what furniture is, or what it can be, disregarding all common rules for furniture design. It can be a shelf system to place your books in, in any height or width required. But with your added creativity it could be a base for a table too. You decide.

Example
A + A + B + B + A + A + B + A + A + B + A + A + B = a 5 stories high library.

It’s a solution for a lot of people, like for instant students, people that move a lot, people with an ever-expanding library and even guerilla stores. It can be produced in any finishing, it’s smart, it’s extremely flexible (you can even use it in any situation), it’s portable, it has design value, it’s sturdy, it needs no construction manuals or tools and it’s endlessly expandable.

Marcel managed to ‘hack’ himself into the presentation in Milan, in a presentation of 20 Dutch and Belgian designers who present themselves collectively as ‘Tutto BeNe’. The designers of WAACS (best known for its award-winning design of the Senseo, the best-selling coffee machine of all time) have been so kind to host and support him. His presentation is a kind of a ‘flashmob’ presentation since only three weeks ago he decided had to show his design in Milan. Dutch television picked up his ‘guerilla’ action and is following him in his unconventional ‘road to Milan’.

Marcel Kampman is best known as the founder and creative director of the international highly acclaimed creative network Texelse Boys, a platform for boundless creativity. From September 2006 he will be lecturor and coordinator Interactive Media Design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (NL). He works as cross-media director at …,staat in Amsterdam (NL).

For the cultural VPRO television program, ‘Picabia’, Marcel is filmed during the development of his very first prototype leading up to the launch of the ‘A+B’ at the Furniture Show in Milan, 5-10 April 2006. This VPRO broadcast will be aired 16 April 2006 at 22:20, Net 3.