Vanchiglia Open Lab — paolocardini

Project based on the relation between design activity and the quiet life of a little Italian neighborhood. A series of works to express the artistic thread that links a community with their own products.

Flip-flops made by fruit and vegetable boxes belong to the neighborhood's market.

Doormat made by old rubber soles.
Together with neighborhood's shoes repairer we collect used soles representing their steps and giving them a warm welcome back at home.

C-hair is a restyling of an old wood chair using human hairs in spite of foam. We asked to the neighborhood's hairdresser to collect our neighbors hairs as precious raw material. Critical design mixed with waste awareness have been the topics for a sparkling debate.

From a bunch of queue tickets collected from a little supermarket a fan comes to live. Useful to blow away the economic crisis.

One of the most dramatic problems of the neighborhood was the dog's poo; massive and everywhere! Design activity helped the community and each inhabitant was responsible to warn his brothers. A simple flyer could transform an annoying zig-zag into a fun Olympic game.

Share the Parking! If you already paid for the park but you haven't use the total amount of time, please leave your ticket to someone else. If you know when you gonna move, please let us know in a way we can park our car. Few steps to friendship and collaboration.

Is the city space belonging to cars or to humans?
Let's re-appropriate of it. Green grass in spite of gray concrete and 4 wheels guests.