Designers to be given online platform to showcase talent; Milan launch scheduled

24th March | design | Furniture retailers and manufacturers will soon be able to source new products and designers via the Internet. The owner of a major timepiece manufacturer will use next month’s furniture fair in Milan to introduce Radostar – a social networking site for creatives to share and showcase their work.

Rado Switzerland, part of the Swatch Group, hopes young professionals and graduates will use the site – www.radostar.com - to upload their work portfolio for peers to review and for potential employers to see.

It will launch at Salone del Mobile in Milan, which is the established design leader in furniture exhibitions, and a well known exponent of emerging talent through its satellite show which showcases the work of up and coming designers. The Radostar website currently hosts a registration page where interested parties can sign up to receive more information when it launches.