The Lost Graduation Show recognised 170 projects by students who graduated between 2020 and 2021, from 48 schools of design in 22 countries who had no opportunity to exhibit at SaloneSatellite in 2020 and 2021.
The awards saw seven prototypes selected ‘that stand out for the message they embody, championing not just the formal incisiveness of the designs but also their sustainable, technological and communicative element.’ They will take part in April’s SaloneSatellite.
The award was shared among five designs, with two more receiving honourable mentions:
Regrowth: a research project that explores the connection between computational design and waste material in the forestry industry by Simon Gehring, Stuttgart Academy. ‘This table represents the paradigm of a new form of craftsmanship which harmoniously combines natural elements, environmental sustainability and arithmetical calculation in order to generate an original and unique object,’ said the judges.
Robust Nest: incubator for newborns by Fabien Roy, ECAL. ‘For the absolute value of a project designed to save lives, which will allow the use of sophisticated tools currently only available to industrialised countries to be extended to disadvantaged settings such as hospitals in the south of the world. Its ease of portability, energy autonomy, robustness and lightness all combine to make this a crucial tool for saving the lives of the most fragile newborns.’
Fil Rouge: extruded clay objects by Pierre Murot, Ensci Les Ateliers. ‘The Fil Rouge project focuses on the clay extrusion process. The results showcased at the fair demonstrate a new aesthetic for the fictile material; the extrusion technique further boosts the formal potential of terracotta, prefiguring new and original uses.’
Helix: single material syringe by Ithzel Ceròn and Daniel Lopez, Tecnologico di Monterey, Mexico. ‘For its integrated single material collapsible syringe/needle solution which, as well as taking up less space, also lessens the problem of disposal.’
Yolkkh: The story of my people by Amna Yandarbin, VCU Arts Qatar. ‘For the extraordinarily poetic quality of the project and its ability to confront the great dramas in history that the press dramatically and punctually lays before us every day. The designs printed on 11 scarves illustrate the personal history of her family. Yolkkh tackles war, loss, trauma, migration, difficulties around the sense of belonging, female emancipation, independence and hope.’
Honourable mentions went to: Imprime: a medicinal research project by Mathilde Lafaille, ECAL. ‘For the ability to exploit the creative potential of new three-dimensional printing as applied to the production of medicinal tablets. The project explores the future of customised medicine from an entirely new standpoint, exploring the potential for a new visual and formal language for drugs.’
Reddo: a material obtained from recycled oyster shells. Francesco Maria Lucini, IED, Barcelona. ‘For the ability to indicate new directions for research into creating new products for regenerating coral reefs, using organic waste material such as the shells of oysters from Spain’s largest mussel farm.’
