foodmadeAt this year's <a href="https://inhabitat.com/milan-furniture-fair/">Milan Furniture Fair</a>, designers showed us that food is more than just a great source of vitamins and minerals, but an inspiring and fantastic medium for innovative industrial designs. <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/about/">Padiglione Italia</a> invited 17 designers to explore food materials, and they presented their work at the <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/category/foodmade/">Foodmade</a> exhibition at <a href="http://www.venturaprojects.com/ventura-lambrate/">Ventura Lambrate</a> during the Salone del Mobile.1
foodmade - painbrut - arstudio<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
edible table - Lanzavecchia and Wai<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
foodmade - nips - use design<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
uovodesign<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
uovodesign<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>6
who made - michela milani<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>7
bacco - studionatural<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>8
paganus - ctrlzak<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>9
paganus - ctrlzak<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>10
foodmade - taste of wood - antonio arico<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>11
patina - alhambretto<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>12
semen - carusodangelistudio<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>13
TOFU Chair<a href="http://a-rstudio.it"></a> <a href="http://a-rstudio.it">A/R Studio</a> considers bread to be the most essential of materials. They created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/17/ar-studio-2/">Pain Brut</a>, a nest and shelter for birds that doubles as a source of food. Design duo <a href="http://lanzavecchia-wai.com">Lanzavecchia and Wai</a> created <a href="http://padiglione-italia.com/2013/01/08/lanzavecchiawai/">Austerity</a>, a series of furniture that is edible in times of crisis....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/foodmade-designers-turn-food-into-a-new-medium-for-industrial-design/'>READ ARTICLE</a>14
foodmade
At this year's Milan Furniture Fair, designers showed us that food is more than just a great source of vitamins and minerals, but an inspiring and fantastic medium for innovative industrial designs. Padiglione Italia invited 17 designers to explore food materials, and they presented their work at the Foodmade exhibition at Ventura Lambrate during the Salone del Mobile.