Students from the 3D Design program in the University of Iowa School of Art & Art History showed their work in Milan, Italy, at the internationally prestigious Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano, or Milan Furniture Fair, from April 14-19, 2015. The program, led by Associate Professor Monica Correia, was invited to exhibit at SaloneSatellite, a showcase for young designers.
The fair's website says SaloneSatellite "was created in 1998 for the express purpose of bringing together, in the same place and time, the most promising young designers from all over the world with the most important business people and talent scouts gathered in Milan to visit or exhibit at the Salone del Mobile. The Satellite immediately became an unparallelled observatory of young international creativity: many of the pieces presented as prototypes in the fourteen previous editions have gone into production, and many of the participating designers have become important figures in the star system.
"Each year 700 young designers and students of the most prestigious design schools and universities exhibit and exchange ideas at this unique showcase. The proposals are examined and evaluated by a prestigious Selection Committee drawn from the same pool of international professionals from the world of design, architecture and media."
Of the 17 design schools from around the world invited to exhibit work at SaloneSatellite, the University of Iowa is one of only two from the United States. In November 2014, the 3D Design program won the CONNECT competition for design schools at Chicago's storied SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art) expo, and the program's students and faculty have been invited to show work in May 2015 in New York City at ICFF, described as North America’s premier showcase for contemporary design.
The University of Iowa School of Art & Art History is part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.