above image ? italian design studio aria will be presenting an installation
after the overwhelming success of the first two editions, ventura centrale yet again opens the beautiful abandoned stazione centrale warehouses alongside milan’s central station during the milan design week.
for its third edition the massive industrial vaults will once again be filled with majestic installations by renowned international companies, design labels and studios. since its start in 2017 ventura centrale has been expanding each year; from eight abandoned warehouses in 2017, to nine warehouses in 2018 and to sixteen vaults this year.
the lambrate district, in the northeast area of milan, is an historical industrial part of the country; among the most important reality, a special mention goes to innocenti that in the second half of the previous century, here produced thousands of iconic lambretta and mini. from 2000, the district has been the subject of an upgrading, which is still going on thanks to its constant evolution.
in 2018, lambrate design district has been reconfirmed a cult location for all the design lovers of the world. established district of the design week, the area is the symbol of innovation, freshness and quality. a cannot miss location for all the lovers and the experts of the field that visit the fuorisalone: over 85,000 visitors has indeed visited the main venues. described as the new italian brooklyn, lambrate brings you out of the milan chaos, to put you in a dimension that exudes ideas and innovation
given the importance and the role it plays in the promotion of milan as one of the reference point and international showcase for design, the lambrate design district is sustained by institutions and authorities as the comune di milano – assessorato politiche del lavoro, commercio, moda e design and also by important media partners.
above > materialmessage laufen x snarkitecture
thanks to the uniqueness of the curatorial program and the continually expanding success of previous editions, 5vie art+design is now recognized internationally as an important new hub of cutting-edge design. with a special focus on one-of-a-kind pieces, art design, and the cross- contamination among the various arts, the 2019 edition aims to build on this growing success and embrace experimentation more openly than ever and to cultivate an even more international presence.
this year’s goal: consolidate our reputation as a cultural reference point,bringing together plurality of thought and international heterogeneity.
working as always in close contact with curators and designers and concentrating on clusters of creativity, 5vie is increasingly establishing itself as a meeting place for generating connections between different areas, investing in research, in the selection of projects, and in their final implementation. as such, our identity as a true “integrated design district” becomes crystal clear.
as always, 5vie uses respected curators to trace the editorial line and confirms its collaboration with annalisa rosso, maria cristina didero and nicolas bellavance-lecompte, entrusting them with site-specific installations to reaffirm 5vie’s attention to the territory. as if to say…: “never change a winning team”.
in the mystical setting of the oratorio della passione, didero works with carlo massoud to create her first solo show, a social and political exhibition filtered through a child-like vision. roberto sironi decides to tackle the hot-button topic of big data in a sophisticated exhibition curated by annalisa rosso installed in the intriguing setting of the roman cellars of siam in via santa marta. nicolas bellavance’s curates the work of anton alvarez, who experiments with new casting techniques for bronze with surprising results in a solo exhibition entitled l’ultima cera. the exhibition will be held at the church of san bernardino alle monache, which will open to the public only on this occasion.
born out of a trip to eindhoven, the collaboration with kiki van eijk and joost van bleiswijk takes the form of a site-specific installation in the by now familiar apartment on via cesare correnti 14, headquarters of 5vie with the participation of niels hoebers, sander wassink, and michele castagnaro. the objects, designed expressly for the occasion, represent autonomous forms whose function is only barely suggested, transporting the viewer into their creative process. “in my capacity as general consul of the netherlands, i appreciate the high standards of the international curatorial selection, and i consider the growing presence of dutch designers in the 5vie district to be a very positive development”, comments johan verboom. “since 2016, the embassy and consulate have collaborated with the district, and this year we decided to support this project with the shared aim of promoting talent and design”.
like every year, 5vie dedicates design week to a great master. the guest of honor for this edition will be ugo la pietra, an artist who established his reputation back in the late ‘50s and whose production has since explored an incredible variety of creative techniques. his exhibition is entitled design territoriale, genius loci.
this year paola navone decided to complete the family of ajour furniture for gervasoni. the new design chair next will be featured at milan furniture fair isaloni 2019, it suits perfectly with the carve07 collection presented by gervasoni last year in milan, at the isaloni 2018 fair.
cast polished aluminium chair, base in grey lacquered oak. the seat characterized by macro holes is tied to the frame only by thin supports and seems to flow in the air. the polished surface reflects light and the colors around taking on different unexpected looks
the mirror polished surface of the chair reflects the light and colors around, so the chair, like a chameleon, always takes different images.
above > judd wall lights
como-based atelier draga & aurel returns to salone del mobile this april with transparency matters, an immersive installation featuring the duo’s latest collection of art, furniture and lightings.
draga obradovic notes: “the title of the exhibition has a double meaning. transparency matters: for us, it is the most important attitude. it refers to the transparent materials used in the collection — cast resin, glass and plexy — as well as our evolutions as designers. from transparency, we think of transformation, transition, transgression, transnational: all words that describe us and our more than ten years of working together.”
the exhibition will take place in the heart of milan’s brera design district from tuesday 9 to sunday 14 april.
#transparencymatters | #draga&aurel
wallpaper* handmade celebrates its 10th anniversary shouting 587 projects, 1,085 collaborators. all good!
this year…
contributions to wallpaper* handmade x come from alexandra jefford, alighieri, architectural association, architectural titanium, atelier françois pouenat, bottega ghianda, brdr krüger, caran d’ache, chan + eayrs, charles zana, charlotte juillard, clara yee, design haus liberty, douglas coupland, elmgreen & dragset, fritz hansen, georg jensen, globe-trotter, guglielmo poletti, gustavo martini, hayon studio, huguet, il marmo, ilaria bianchi, john pomp, johnston marklee, kasper kjeldgaard, lanzavecchia + wai, lars beller fjetland, layer, lobmeyr, marine julié, nick ross, nio, oeo studio, ostens, otomoto, palmer//harding, paul smith, ückl, saint charles apothecary, sebastian alberdi, sebastian cox, skagerak, smile plastics, smythson, studio frith, studio wieki somers, temmer, teo yang studio, tom of finland foundation, turnbull & asser, vitra, zeitraum, and many more.
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address
wallpaper* handmade x
salone dei tessuti
via san gregorio 29
milan
now the capital of lombardy become the main design area of europe – until the april 14th milan will host the international exhibition milan design week’19! hundreds of exhibitors and brands will demonstrate their creativity and show modern furniture, decor and lighting for guests. the main thing is that this year is special for ukraine – 7 ukrainian designers will present the modern_ism project on a joint stand at the superstudio piu expo site. the general project’s organizers are prostir86 design platform and the foundation art-east + art-west with the ukrainian institute support.
curators
architect olga bogdanova, product designer kateryna sokolova, cultural manager olena oranskaia
exhibitors
container, olk_manufactory, nadiia x masha reva, noom, ryntovt design, svoya design studio, and tasha oro
designers
natasha yegorova, eugene puklych, oksana levchenya, yuriy ryntovt, masha reva, nadia shapoval, katerina sokolova, denis sokolov, juliya martynenko, lera sokolova, artem martynenko, anton sokolova, tatiana izzo
organizers
prostir 86
art-east*art-west
ukranian institute
superstudio
via tortona 27 20144
10a 9p
following a successful first edition, ventura future returns to the milan design week at a brand-new central location for its 2019 edition in the Tortona district at base. from 9 – 14 april visitors of ventura future can explore the best of contemporary design from a mix of international academies, designers, brands and labels.
ventura future has chosen a close collaboration with the cultural project base which is located in the ex-ansaldo – a former industrial area in milan. base milano is a cultural project aimed at promoting innovation, life-long learning and cross-pollination in the creative industries and will be our host during ventura future. ventura future will occupy 3500 square metres divided over two floors. and it will be full of revolutionary, innovative and ground-breaking design, focused on future visions. read more about the partnership https://organisationindesign.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&c=24&m=40
at ventura future 2019 we will embrace several interesting themes such as food, craftsmanship, technology and some academies
another topic that will be thoroughly explored during this edition of ventura future is bio-design. with the support of the embassy and the consulate-general of the kingdom of the netherlands in milan and curated by organization in design, the project future (h)eart(h): 8 dutch design visions for a livable earthwill be on show.
new wireline lamp for flos will be presented in milano in two different locations.
first as a preview in the collectors’ lounge of miart (5- 7 april), then at the salone del mobile (9-14 april) in the pavilion 24 at new design holding booth .
further elaborating on some of the design principles of the previous lamp wirering, formafantasma is again using the power cable as one of the main design features. flattened to resemble a belt made of rubber and hanging from the ceiling, the cable holds a ribbed glass extrusion containing a led light source.
the lamp, that can be installed as a single piece, or repeated to obtain elaborate visual compositions, is in fact reduced in size once packed.
wireline will available in 2 colors: grey and light pink.
pavilion 24 – c01 c21 e02 e20 – s.project
discover alessi’s spring/summer 2019 collection, including the new moka, designed by sir david chipperfield to be an homage to the original bialetti espresso maker for today’s world.
salone: hall 16, f32
also
mudec: mokeria exhibition, via tortona, 56
transforming the entry and lobby into all things moka, designed by sir david chipperfield, who also designed the museum “a new moka is blooming” will be the best pop-up coffee bar in town!
april 9-14 from 9:30 am-7:30 pm