Covitaca is a creative studio founded by Covadonga Carreño Álvarez that develops interior, graphic and industrial design projects.

I like to know that I’ll be able to work at something that I enjoy doing, where I don’t mind spending hours in front of a screen or a blank sheet of paper …I feel fortunate because I can do what I want! I would like to create objects that have a message, useful for people, that excite them …I like simple objects but they have to say something. They must speak for themselves about their purpose and function. I like to observe daily life, gestures, actions …and create from there!”

Oh!jear

Why waste space with furniture that we are not using? Do you want to hang something? Just move the sheets that make up this rack. When you don’t need it, fold it to the wall and it will be unnoticed.

Mybags

Re-use. Re-think. Everyday we are becoming more concerned about the environment, but why not really do something for it? “mybags” is a series of lampshades made from crocheted plastic bags that are no longer useable. Is it not better to find another use than to throw it out? Give them a second chance…

Siamesas

There are things in life that must be together. Where would be Laurel without Hardy? And a photograph without it’s frame? These chairs were born to live together. They are Siamese. They could be separate, but then they wouldn’t be the same… they need each other to show off.

En.llamas

We spend all day in the kitchen preparing the perfect dinner. Tablecloth, crockery, cutlery, glassware… we even have the small details planned. Since we always concentrate in the kitchen when we invite someone to have dinner, why should we forget the kitchen during the dinner? En.llamas is a candlestick that reminds us that the fundamental role of the kitchen is to prepare our dinner. The eyes of the oven get dressed up for the occasion and come to “warm up” our table.

Raindrops

Who said that the rain is annoying? Don’t umbrellas do their job well? Raindrops is an umbrella collection with messages for the viewers. You can feel protected because “here it is not raining”.

[a]salvo

How many times arrives at a restaurant, a meeting … and ask yourself, where I put my things? Because there are objects that speak for themselves, with this chair is clear, under you and in a safe place. Simplify. Let us make our life a little easier.

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Fachhochschule Muenster / University of Applied Sciences Muenster

The city of Muenster with its 275.000 inhabitants, famous for its architectural landmarks and cultural highlights, lies in the heart of Westphalia in North-Western Germany.

The Netherlands are just around the corner and very near to Muenster is also the “Ruhrgebiet”, one of the most industrialised regions of Europe.

The Fachhochschule Muenster is one of the biggest Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany (currently it ranks first as far as research and development activities are concerned).

Originally the department of design was a former “Kunstgewerbeschule”, an academy of fine arts. Nowadays the good mixture of traditional and progressive teachers contributes to creating a very unique and creative working atmosphere.

The integrative course of studies in Design offers a wide range of training in form and structure in a comprehensive study course with the following fields of work:

Exhibition and Presentation Design / Moving Picture Media / Corporate Identity / Print Graphics / Photography / Illustration / Information Design / Interactive Media-Interface / Communication Design / Product Design

It often occurs that projects are carried out further to requests from companies or other institutions.

At the end of the studies, in order to obtain their Bachelor- / Master degrees, students must demonstrate, by means of an independent piece of work, their competence in design and planning when implementing a design project.

„Antipasti“ at the Salone Satellite 2007 in Milan

The theme “Antipasti” (appetizers) was chosen to exhibit eight Design projects of our students.

All the projects were designed during the last year and have a common subject: dining.

The exposed projects include a video about the invention of the microwave oven, an illustrated book for children about a spoon, the corporate design for an Egyptian coffee house and an oil and vinegar bottle for a well-known Italian company.

The projects represent the wide range of possible design studies at the Design department such as Media Design, Product Design, Communication Design and Illustration Design. We hope that our projects will make you hungry for more and will render our Design department internationally more “appetizing”.

Student projects

The technique of cooking (Graphic Design)

Elisabeth Schwarz

„The technique of cooking” is a masterpiece of information design. It gives a global view of the handicraft of cooking, the working processes and tools for a successful practice. Besides studying graphic design, the student worked as a professional cook in a vegetarian restaurant.

MISR Café (Graphic Design)

Kathrin Böhlke / Sina Chakoh / Selin Estroti / Sebastian Kösters

The redesign for the egyptian coffee company MISR Cafe was developed during a cross cultural CI course. The target of the course was to create a design concept that would be successful in Eastern and Western countries. The packaging and the other medium used are bilingual. The motto „flavour your friendship” defines the company`s values.

Incalculable (Media Design)

Christian Bobeth / Benny Zurek

„Incalculable“ is an animated exploration of numbers. It is presented as a step-by-step evolution into a world of darkness, leading to a subtle invasion of light and colour. The animation plays with counterpoints: noises versus music, black and white versus colours, mechanical versus organic.

The microwave oven (Media Design)

Marco Jeuring

„The microwave oven” is a short animated fi lm that describes the functionality of a microwave oven. Not only the function is explained but also who invented it and under which coincidental circumstances the functions were discovered.

DISKUS – Oil and vinegar bottle (Product Design)

Magnus Brock

Together with fi ve other well known European universities, our university was asked to participate in a competition organised by the Italian glass bottle manufacturer Vetrerie Bruni. The aim was to design new industrial glass bottles for oil / vinegar and for wine and liquor. The bottle „Diskus”, a project of our Design department is now in production.

www.vetreriebruni.com

Nux LED light (Product Design)

Stefanie Gogolla

NUX is waterproof and has a simple and longlife technology, with an ergonomic and easily recognisable shape. It is switched on by squeezing it and it is so small that it fits in any pocket to have it ready in any case. It lights up handbags to fi nd keys without rummaging, or the candy bowl during a movie to find favourite sweets in the dark.

GIRO Apple slicer (Product Design)

Jessica Battram / Christina Schäfer

„Giro” is a stainless steel apple slicer, which cuts the apple into spirals. It was awarded with the Red

Dot 2006 design award. „Giro” is currently produced and sold by the company Seibel Designpartner GmbH. www.mono.de

The pudding spoon (Illustration)

Christoph Mett

His spoon is missing. This is his beloved spoon, which has accompanied him for more than half of his life. And this happened on a very important day. Christoph Mett wrote and drew this story during a course organised together with our partner universities in Seoul and Tokyo. The theme of this course

was „families”. The swiss company „Atlantis” published this story in 2006.

Exhibition Concept

Chardia Budiman / Anna Buller / Tatjana Dau / Elke Eßmann / Julika Fastabend / Meike Heider / Julia Hilger / Debbie Holler / Lea Hubrich / Fabian Kraft / Sarah Lüffe / Julia Morosow / Sabrina Overbeck / Anke Pohl / Stefanie Ramsel / Mareike Teiwes

Coordination

Prof. Steffen Schulz / Fachhochschule Muenster / University of Applied Sciences

Design Department, Sentmaringer Weg 53, 48151 Münster, Germany

More information: www.fh-muenster.de/design

The “symbiont delta” is part of a series of symbionic products that utilise unused energy or other residuals. As the toaster is emitting a lot of heat he is becoming the “host” of the cup. With this technique, a cup of tea can be prepared simultaneously with toast.

Anne Schmitz
annemieke.schmitz@web.de
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Vinila is a new company that creates characters in a distinctive style dreamt up by Camila Prada. Vinila will be exhibiting a range of imagina­tive tableware, figurines and stationary at Salone Satellite, stand C11. Vinila creates simple yet expressive character design with adult appeal. Above – Vinila designs manufactured Each item is a cute but peculiar, a strangely sophisticated looking creature with Thorsten Van Elten for sale at The in addition to being a functional product. Design Museum, London, Liberty of London and Aram amongst others.

Pepe and Friends is a tableware collection designed by Vinila for the prestigious German ceramic manufacturer Rosenthal. Each item from eggcup to cookie jar, takes the form of a character, an inhabitant of Vini­laville. 22 new products in total have been developed and will be launched by Rosenthal this year. The collection will be available to purchase by summer 2007.

The Flatfaces are the posh inhabitants of Vinilaville, they are bone china figurines with platinum and gold surface patterns, beauti­fully gift boxed. The ‘Flatfaces’ stand out because of their combination of humorous design and precious materials. These little creatures have a knack for making people smile, they will be sold direct to customers via the Vinila website, which goes live in April. The Flatfaces have already been spotted as collectibles for the future by leading trend forecasters The Future Laboratory. Vinila will launch 3 new Flatfaces at Salone Satellite together with their first collection of customizable greeting cards.

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