Folk reimagines everyday objects as "primitive" sculptures

Folks is presenting Sculptural Objects, a collection of everyday items that are handcrafted to evoke sculptures, for VDF x Ventura Projects.

Exhibitor: Folks
Project title: Sculptural Objects

Folks is an online store that sells handmade products and crafts by emerging designers. As part of VDF x Ventura Projects, it is exhibiting a collection called Sculptural Objects.

Sculptural Objects is a collection of everyday items that are reimagined as artwork and sculptures.

Each product is complete with an unexpected form and natural finishes to evoke primitive artefacts. Folks' ambition is to introduce "another dimension to the objects that surround us".

Website: www.folks-folks.com
Email: marie@folks-folks.com

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Virtual Design Festival is the world's first online design festival, taking place from 15 April to 30 June 2020.

Ventura Projects are exhibitions curated by Utrecht- and Milan-based Organisation in Design that cover the latest developments in contemporary design.

As part of VDF, Ventura Projects is presenting the work of 88 international designers, academies and brands. See work from all the VDF x Ventura Projects participants at dezeen.com/vdf/ventura-projects.

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Craft-tech celebrates traditional Japanese lacquer craft

Creative collective 9+1 celebrates the Japanese art of Urushi in its Craft-tech series, which it is presenting as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration.

Exhibitor: 9+1
Project title: Craft-tech

9+1 is a collective of artists, designers and engineers based in Japan. Its work focuses on reinventing traditional Japanese crafts to help them survive the modern world.

As part of VDF x Ventura Projects, the group is exhibiting Craft-tech – a range of installations and art pieces that utilise traditional materials and processes.

The series focuses specifically on the use of Urushi, otherwise known as Japanese lacquer. Urushi is the sap of the urushi or lacquer tree that is native to Japan and has been widely used there since 9000 BC to protect wooden products.

Website: www.craft-tech.org
Email: info@craft-tech.org

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Virtual Design Festival is the world's first online design festival, taking place from 15 April to 30 June 2020.

Ventura Projects are exhibitions curated by Utrecht- and Milan-based Organisation in Design that cover the latest developments in contemporary design.

As part of VDF, Ventura Projects is presenting the work of 88 international designers, academies and brands. See work from all the VDF x Ventura Projects participants at dezeen.com/vdf/ventura-projects.

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The Blessed Lands collection by Esvednâme celebrates Middle Eastern heritage

Two brass tables adorned with dried wheat make up The Blessed Lands collection, which Esvednâme is presenting at VDF x Ventura Projects.

Exhibitor: Esvednâme
Project title: The Blessed Lands

Esvednâme is a design studio in Istanbul whose work pays homage to Middle Eastern culture and artisans. This includes The Blessed Lands collection, which it is introducing as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration.

The Blessed Lands series features two brass tables decorated with dried wheat, as a nod to the "fruitful lands" of southeastern Turkey where the crop was first grown.

Each table is also finished with calligraphy or inlaid art, which the studio describes as "one of the two important elements of Islam and the Middle East culture". On The Blessing Table, this includes a Hadith engraving, while the Ceremony side-tables are decorated with brass inlays.

Website: www.instagram.com/esvedname/
Email: esvedname@gmail.com

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Virtual Design Festival is the world's first online design festival, taking place from 15 April to 30 June 2020.

Ventura Projects are exhibitions curated by Utrecht- and Milan-based Organisation in Design that cover the latest developments in contemporary design.

As part of VDF, Ventura Projects is presenting the work of 88 international designers, academies and brands. See work from all the VDF x Ventura Projects participants at dezeen.com/vdf/ventura-projects.

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Mesh Labs' Kosmos tableware reimagines dining experience

Mesh Labs is launching Kosmos, a collection of ceramic tableware, as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration.

Exhibitor: Mesh Labs
Project title: Kosmos

Mesh Labs is a Rotterdam design studio that aims to "redesign the aesthetics of dining experiences" to reflect the increasing popularity of plant-based diets.

Its most recent project Kosmos, a collection of ceramic tableware with organic and textured forms, is launching as part of VDF x Ventura Projects.

According to the studio, Kosmos is designed to evoke fertile soil and "provide diners with a microcosmic view of the natural ecosystem from which our food is derived". It is hoped to bridge the gap between food culture and nature.

"It is well known that experiencing nature, positively effects human well-being," explained Mesh Labs, "yet many of our modern rituals, eating in this case, is detached to this experience".

Website: www.instagram.com/mesh_labs
Email: shonalishetty@meshlabs.nl

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Virtual Design Festival is the world's first online design festival, taking place from 15 April to 30 June 2020.

Ventura Projects are exhibitions curated by Utrecht- and Milan-based Organisation in Design that cover the latest developments in contemporary design.

As part of VDF, Ventura Projects is presenting the work of 88 international designers, academies and brands. See work from all the VDF x Ventura Projects participants at dezeen.com/vdf/ventura-projects.

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Toyota presents winners of baggage handling competition

Toyota is showcasing the winning entries of this year's Toyota Logistics Design Competition for the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration.

Exhibitor: Toyota Material Handling Europe Design Center
Project title: Toyota Logistics Design Competition 2020 – Baggage Handling, Can you make it fly?

Toyota Material Handling Europe Design Center is a design team that forms part of the automotive manufacturing company Toyota.

The team has recently concluded this year's edition of its biennial Toyota Logistics Design Competition, which was entitled Baggage Handling, Can you make it fly?. It invited designers to reimagine the unreliable process of handling luggage at airports.

Toyota is showcasing the 10 finalists of the competition as part of VDF's collaboration with Ventura Projects, which were chosen from over 2,000 proposals.

The winner designs range from a proposal that aims to "make baggage claim fun" to an autonomous baggage trolley.

Main image is by TMHE.

Website: design.toyota-forklifts.eu
Email: design@toyota-industries.eu

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Virtual Design Festival is the world's first online design festival, taking place from 15 April to 30 June 2020.

Ventura Projects are exhibitions curated by Utrecht- and Milan-based Organisation in Design that cover the latest developments in contemporary design.

As part of VDF, Ventura Projects is presenting the work of 88 international designers, academies and brands. See work from all the VDF x Ventura Projects participants at dezeen.com/vdf/ventura-projects.

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