Mindcraft is an annual showcase of Danish design that takes place in Milan during the design week. Previously located in the Ventura Lambrate district, for 2015 the show has moved to a new venue – Chiostro Minore di San Simpliciano, a historic religious cloister in the Brera district of the city.
This year's curators, Danish and Italian design duo Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi, have covered the floor of the courtyard in the middle of the cloister with mirrors supported on a temporary platform.
The pair commissioned 14 designers and artists to create new pieces for the exhibition on the theme "In Between". These are housed inside black metal cages on top of the mirrored floor or hung from temporary supports in the covered walkways that wrap around the space.
“We chose the theme “In Between” because it reflects the fact that Danish craftspeople and designers work in a field of tension in between mind and craft. This exhibition covers the full range of that span, including fully developed ideas, conceptual qualities and sublime artistic and technical accomplishments, coupled with a unique understanding of the materials,” explained the Danish-Italian design duo.
InsideOut — Rosa Tolnov Clausen
Dish Between Earth and Sky — Tora Urup
Pedestal — Halstrøm-Odgaard
Credits Jeppe Gudmundsen
