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born in El Callao, has become the queen of design in Milan. So much so that in 1998 created the Satellite Lounge in the International Furniture Exhibition in Milan, the event most eminent furniture designer in the world. This year, that space was again what the designers of the future have to tell. About the Exhibition and visit, Griffin recalls its history marked by indelible elegance.

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If she had not migrated in the early 70's, perfectly could now be in the Plaza El Jobo El Callao casting stories with friends or walking to their grandchildren, relieving the heat of these dates or Kalalú thinking how to improve the acral or ponqué so famous old West Indian cuisine. But it was not. Marva Griffin married, turned journalist, looked for the capital Caracas, and when he was little, it was divorced with a young son and dipped the sponge that is his mind in France, then England, to land in Italy, where Milan tied forever. All this, plus some luck, a natural elegance and charisma Guiana, made it what it is today: the queen bee of the design, the architect of the Salon Satellite in Milan. The same as this year was again to show what talented young industrial designers have a great future and to display.

First meeting. Arman-do Scannone Don is 85 years.

As always, there is appointment at his home in Country living history of the country. Throughout the evening, a tall brunette, dressed as Nina Simone, converses with the rest. Someone attracted to the magnet of this ebony goddess asks, "Who are you?" "I'm Marva Griffin," he replies. The guest, with drink in hand, we cross-examination: "What do you do?" She returns to answer: "Google me baby."

universal Finder responds: "Marva Griffin is the name that every young designer whispers with fear." "Marvelous Marva."

"Marva, the queen mother of design." "One of the most recognizable of Milan."

are many features that make your personality. When you start the interrogation of rigor, Marva Griffin elusive for some reason the small details of its origin. "You were not born," he replies when asks for dates. But the eye percent, calculating, mulling, could be around 60 years. He was born in El Callao, in a family of eight children. "Back in my mom's cakes were very popular. I do not know to prepare any dessert, because while my sisters were in the kitchen I tore the hibiscus, the coves and decorated the house." That's the same household who after 40 years, is returning to the religiosity of a couple of times a year. Her apartment Caracas, judging by the parts and decoration betray who left here in the 70's. "I love being here: see my aloe, palms, ventilation, climate ... Why did you return? It is my home, my country is my family are my friends." He says it with humility, with a very white smile and optimism tattooed on his forehead.

"I'm optimistic, are not you? You have to be."

With the profession of journalism, a son and the title of divorced, he left Caracas. "I went to try his luck, other experiences, another culture, another language." He toured Europe and with its notions of Italian, knocked on the door in search employment.

picked up the poster of "wanted a journalist" in a furniture manufacturing company where he began rubbing against the world of design and the like. "I started having knowledge of the business, did a lot of public relations, saw how the product is born."

bullfighting knew well his cloak of Latino immigrants came to work with Piero Ambrogio Busnelli, founder of the Empire B & B dedicated to the world of furniture. Wasting no time, worked for magazines such as Maison & Jardin, Vogue Decoration, American House & Garden and Vogue. Good relationships and knowledge gained makes it hosts the largest textile fair the world in Venice, coupled with his admission to the Committee of Architecture and Design of Moma in New York.

Godmother dreams realized. Since it is responsible for bringing the press and public relations Mondial Design on the office desk Griffin began to settle in Milan mountains of prototypes. They were sketches of students, beginners without the support of industry and the need to be discovered.

13 years ago in partnership with other organizers of Saloni, born "pet" of all this great event: The Satellite Show. "By working with magazines some guys I knew, I looked at fairs and knew that it worked for various publications. I always said, `Oh Mrs. Marva, I designed a table, how do I file?" So I asked the support of the furniture world show in Milan and got a space. "

From a thick modesty but proud mother gestures, what Griffin calls" space "is now a hotbed of the furniture designers future. designers like Patrick Jouin, who was assistant to Philip Stark, saw light in the room Satellite founded by Griffin.

Jouin is now who decorates all restaurants of the famous French chef Alain Ducasse.

This room has become an area scout.

most promising industrial designers in the world are seen by the major manufacturers. In 2007 there was an example to follow for novice exhibitors. The exhibition called A Dream Come True Today Averatti stated in the book and shows where today boys who were waiting for someone to manufacture their ideas. The selection criteria is more competitive every year and make it more fair, the jury is composed of the pioneers of Satellite Salon, other experts and critics of architecture and design world. This year 700 participants and 25 design schools around the world gathered in Milan. The work of the fairy of El Callao is still multiplying, for good design in the world.


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