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The SaloneSatelolite Award Winners Give Away
The main task facing young designers is how to turn their creativity into a successful business. They strive to develop their business skills and take their place in the design world.
Designcommunication wanted to contribute to the career development and future of young designers. We spoke with the winners of the SaloneSatelolite award who have become successful designers. They gave advice to young designers on what is important at the beginning of their professional careers.
The question posed by Designcommunication was simple: do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design? The answers are below:
Nao Tamura: The Star of the SaloneSatellite.Milano 2010
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Nao Tamura: I can say, “Try whatever you want”. If you have time to think about the consequences, just make a move.
Precisely because we are in an age when anybody can feel as if she’s experienced something or travelled somewhere by browsing through the internet. It is valuable to actually feel and see things physically.

Elisa Strozyk: SaloneSatellite.Milano Award Winner 2011
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Elisa Strozyk: It is much more difficult for young designers to start their careers in these restricted times.
The option to present their work at a fair or any other physical exhibition is very limited.
Try to use more digital channels to get attention. Also, it is important to stay connected with your colleagues to combine forces and exchange experiences.
Push your ideas as far as possible and be not afraid of choosing an uncommon, different way. Be open to experiment but also value history and tradition.

Wow collective: SaloneSatellite.Milano Second Award Winner 2012
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Monica Thurne on behalf of Micomoler (Wow collective): Believe in yourself, try to learn from the best (we mean not only designers but also craftsmen, artists...), explore new things, do not be afraid to take risks, find your path and never give up!

RE Design Studio: SaloneSatellite.Milano Second Award Winner 2013
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Hadwa Omran, one of the co-founders of RE Design: Designers now need to make use of the current resources creatively, and consider a product’s lifecycle, implementing the concept of Zero Waste. As the world is filled with an abundance of neglected materials that when studied, carry a great value and opportunity for new sustainable creations.

Arturo Erbsman: SaloneSatellite.Milano Second Award Winner 2014
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Arturo Erbsman: The advice I would give to young designers entering the design world is: follow their dreams. Think, imagine, dream, and work hard to transform those dreams into something real. This is probably the most important thing for me. Dream!!!

Viktor Legin from Studio Copper: SaloneSatellite.Milano Third Award Winner 2015
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Viktor Legin: My Advice would be that passion and drive are key to a successful career in design. Being a designer is a way of life, not just a job. If you have persistent talent and develop the right skills you can be a successful designer.

Philipp Beisheim: SaloneSatellite.Milano Winner of the First Award in 2016
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Philipp Beisheim: Find your design language. Work on one thing at a time until finished. Don't be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.

Yuri Himuro: SaloneSatellite.Milano Third Award Winner 2018
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Yuri Himuro: I think it's great to participate in exhibitions like Satelite, where young designers from all over the world gather, from a young age.
Depending on the country, it may cost a lot of money in terms of travel and transportation costs, but I think the encounters and experiences you get there are more than worth it.

Philipp Hainke: SaloneSatellite.Milano Second Award Winner 2019
Designcommunication : Do you have any advice for young designers entering the world of design?
Philipp Hainke: It might sound a bit pathetic, but maybe the most important is to stay persistent, learn from your failures and repeat.
I also believe it is needed to make yourself familiar with new technologies, like VR, and cloud-based products but at the same time continue with your analogue sketchbook (or start one if you do not use a sketchbook).


The winners of the SaloneSatellite award gave their advice on the career development of young designers. They say that it is necessary to work hard, not to be afraid of uncommon, different ways and open to experimenting to find an original style. No matter how difficult the road is, it is necessary to be persistent in realizing dreams with the support of all available technological tools and sustainable materials.
I hope that young designers will think about the tips. Readers of Designcommunication posts can enjoy the design of the SaloneSatellite Award winner presented in this post.
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- Written by: Milica Miletic Serbedzija |
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