17 2018 Designer and teacher Joana Quental outlines her vision for the future of design in Lisbon The first jumpthegap(t®alk) held in Portugal was presented The conference ended with a round table in which the by designer, illustrator and Aveiro University lecturer JoanaPortuguese finalists of the last edition of jumpthegap®, Quental, who offered her ideas on the future of design in Diogo Cunha and Tiago Festa, presented their project the current scene and presented various perspectives of “Olaia”. Selected in the Student Category of the seventh the future in the field of design under the title “Generatingedition of the international design contest,“Olaia” is a toilet the Design of the Future”. The conference generated a which can be adapted to two positions so that people of great deal of interest among the many young professionals any age can use it. An innovative concept for bathroom in the audience as they listened to some of the trends spaces which puts the needs of the users in the which are set to influence the world of design. foreground. Architecture takes centre stage at the jumpthegap(talk) in Iran® On 25thApril the headquarters of the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran hosted a very special jumpthegap®(talk), which included an entire afternoon and evening of activities related to architecture and design. With their talk, “Local Platform, Global Dreams”, architects Hamid Naser Khaki, founder and CEO of TAO Design Group, and Hamid Reza Nasernasir, Director of the Architecture Department at EastaBon Consultant Engineers Co., explained how international architecture adapts to the local context, which mechanisms it has to do this and how Iranian architecture can itself influence the rest of the world thanks to the new technologies and the new means for disseminating information. The evening ended with the screening of a documentary on Balkrishna Doshi, the Indian architect and winner of the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Award, and a conversation with the winner of the Professional Category of the seventh edition of jumpthegap®, Mohammadreza Shahmohammadi. Sara Ferrari explains the significance of objects at Milan Design Week As part of the Fuorisalone, the events organised around the prestigious furniture trade fair in Milan, a new jumpthegap®(talk) was given by Sara Ferrari. This award- winning designer offered some reflections on the motives behind design, the purpose of a specific product, what attracts us to it and how to innovate by working with the very meaning of the object. Through the prism of her knowledge and professional experience, she explained what is needed to construct a fully meaningful design that enamours users. Sara Ferrari has collaborated with many companies and has earned prestigious accolades such as the Good Design Award 2014, the Red Dot Award for her MIA pellet stove and third place in the Young & Design Award 2015 for her Libra lamp. 13