ABADIR returns to SaloneSatellite, the manifestation of the Furniture expo dedicated to designers under 35 and design schools, which will be held in Milan from The 16 21 April 2024.

Exposed to the Hall 5/7, stand D07 of Fieramilano Rho (map), a selection of projects that investigate the relationship between design, man and nature, created by the students of our Academy.

Da Fresh The Green Fridge, a terracotta vase that behaves like a zero-impact refrigerator, Sartorius, a plate made of Etna lava basalt for induction cooking, From Pumpkin to Luffa, a research on the natural sponges that can be obtained from a particular variety of pumpkin; from the projects created for the Paternò del Toscano Park, monumental botanical garden in Sant'Agata Li Battiati, which ranges between wayfinding, branding, visual communication, product design, installations and displays; to editorial publications dedicated to the Etna territory, its biodiversity, its history and textures, and much more.

The SaloneSatellite will also present Waterschool South, Sicilian spin-off of the Water School: an educational project co-curated by Andrés Fredes, created in partnership with the Dutch studio Makkink & Bey focused onstrategic importance of water as a finite resource, to raise awareness and trigger processes that stimulate cultural, academic, and scientific progress to improve the quality of life in the South.

Waterschool South will involve local actors to imagine possible responses to Sicily's multifaceted challenges, which include issues such as desertification, growing tourism and its conscious management, forest fire prevention and sustainable use of water resources, and will kick off with a Summer School, a seven-day immersive experience taking place in Sicily.