(smow)offline: Moleskine Hand of the Designer

One of the real joys of spring is that two of our favourite worlds nearly, but very nearly, collide – books (Leipzig Buchmesse) and designer furniture (Saloni Milano)

On April 10th in Milan they will collide with the opening of the exhibition to the new Moleskine edition “Hand of the Designer”.

Containing 462 hand drawn sketches from 150 designers – including Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Hella Jongerius, Antonio Citterio or Alberto Meda – Hand of the Designer is intended as an intimate look into the creative process of the designer, and as a celebration of the everlasting power of free hand sketching, even in the AutoCAD®  era.

And if you feel suitably inspired there are also 120 blank pages for you to add your own sketches.

In conjunction with the launch of “Hand of the Designer” at the 2010 Saloni Milano, an exhibition will be held at Villa Necchi Campiglio and Triennale Bovisa in Milan, opening on April 10. The exhibition will show all 462 original sketches which will then be auctioned by Sotheby’s Milan on May 13th 2010. The proceeds from the sale will be donated to “Fondo Ambiente Italiano” (The Italian National Trust)

Hand of the Designer by Moleskine costs Euro 59 (USD 70) and will go on sale in June 2010.

Further information can be found at moleskine.com

Moleskine Hand of the Designer

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Hella Jongerius