Unwanted furniture 2!

For its 2nd edition Unwanted Furniture! exhibited 10 new objects redesigned by 10 young designers under 30 in via Tortona 5, a special location within the Tortona Rocks circuit.

OpenDot and Amsa launched a Call for young designers and selected 10 designers to be responsible for the redesign and rebirth of 10 unwanted objects collected by Stooping Milano – the Instagram account that facilitates the exchange of disused furniture in Milan.

Designers have always been entrusted with the great challenge of combining functionality, aesthetics and the challenges of the times in which we live. Today more than ever, the need for sustainable solutions for our present and future is urgent. 

With the support of OpenDot, each designer will apply a circular strategy for the object's re-make, transforming their product from “disused object” to “design object”.

I designer coinvolti e la strategia applicata al prodotto da risignificare sono stati:

• Martina Petiti → Minimising → Coat rack 

• Collettivo Finestre Rotte → Wrapping → Pouff 

• Giuseppe Franceschino → Mixing → Lamp 

• Anna Veronica Bragazzi → Repairing → Stool 

• Gaia Rubino → Making → Table lamp 

• Manitu Creative Studio → Brut design → Ceiling fan 

• Ewoud Westerduin → Joining → Stainless steel drawers 

• Cecilia Raimondi → Bundling → Wooden shutters 

• Andrea Ascani → Hacking → Coffee table

• Davide Balda → Changing → Amsa sweeping soil

During the MDW2023 the exhibition Unwanted Furniture 2!  counted over 10.000 visitors.