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April 2016
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Milan Design Weeks
April 2016

FASHION RADAR
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Thursday April 14 2016
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Dress you can: fashion meets design at Fuorisalone



Private Cocktail Party: from 6pm to 11pm
via Mora 1
20123 Milan

FESTIVAL ON FESTIVAL
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Saturday April 16 2016 at 6.30 pm
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Opening Festival on Festival, the new project in collaboration with Fondazione La Triennale, with the screening of the documentary La zuppa del demonio by Davide Ferrario.

Festival on Festival will go ahead in May (24 and 25, Triennale Salone d’Onore), June (21 and 22, Triennale Agorà), July (12 and 13, Triennale Salone d’Onore). Last meeting: Sept. 6 (Triennale Salone d’Onore).

Triennale di Milano
viale Alemagna 6
20121 Milan


FUORISALONE AT ROSSANA ORLANDI
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 9am to 8pm - April 13 from 9am to 7pm
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Rossana Orlandi presents a selection of internation avangarde designs by Damiano Spelta, Nacho Carbonell, Maarten Baas, Piet Hein Eek ,Enrico Marone Cinzano MMaterials.

Spazio Rossana Orlandi
via Matteo Bandello 14
20123 Milan

MASTERLY - THE DUTCH IN MILANO
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016 12 April: 11am –5.30pm 13 April: 11am – 10pm 14 – 17 April: 11am. – 8pm
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An interdisciplinary exhibition of Dutch Design, Art, Crafts, Fashion and Photography

The antique salons of Palazzo Francesco Turati will host an exhibition where the creations of over a hundred and twenty-five Dutch artists and designers dialogue with a selection of Dutch Golden Age paintings.

Press Preview: 11 April 5pm – 7pm
Opening Cocktail by invitation: 12 April 6pm –9pm
Palazzo Francesco Turati
via Meravigli 7
Milan

NEXT DESIGN INNOVATION
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 11am to 11pm
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Regione Lombardia and Polifactory, the makerspace of Politecnico di Milano, present the Next Design Innovation exhibition: 21 interactive prototypes developed by designers under 35 exploring new kind of products in the intersection between design an and new technologies.
They are conceived by designer under 35 coming from schools and universities in Lombardy and selected by the open call Next Design Innovation, plus other designers selected from Escuela ELISAVA de Barcelona.



Opening 13 April from 6pm
Headquarter Zona Santambrogio Design District
Doutdesign
via San Vittore 49
Milan

SELETTI
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Wed. April 13 2016 from 7.30pm to midnight
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Seletti presents the first parade dedicated to design together with Disaronno, Gufram, Pepsi, Radio Deejay and Toiletpaper: a procession of floats, music, and dancing in 5 VIE district and a big party in Piazza Affari, organized by Disaronno to launch their collaboration with Studio Job





Design Pride: starting point Piazzale Cadorna (corner via Minghetti), 7.30 pm
Party Piazza Affari: from 9 pm until midnight
Piazza Affari
20123 Milan

TRIENNALE DI MILANO
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April 02 2016 -> September 12 2016
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The XXI International Exhibition of the Triennale di Milano :
[size=14][red]“21st Century. Design After Design”[/red][/size]

After a pause of 20 years, the Triennale di Milano will resume its international exhibitions. 2016 will offer a new and improved version of the Triennale as the exhibition will no longer be limited to the Palazzo dell'Arte but will be spread all over the city engaging with more visitors and more participants.

The exhibitions at the Triennale di Milano:
Neo Prehistory - The Multicultural Metropolis - W - Women in Italian Design curated by Silvana Annicchiarico - Rooms - Brilliant!.

In others venues
'Saint-Etienne changes design, the French design capital' at BASE Milano - Architecture as Art at HangarBicocca - Sempering at MUDEC - New Craft at Fabbrica del Vapore - City After the City at Area Expo - Logic Of Approximation, In Art And Life at Museo della Permanente - Studiare il futuro già accaduto at Museo nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia - Design Behind Design at Museo Diocesano - Road to R(e)volution at Villa Reale di Monza - Game/Video Art. A Survey at IULM - Campus & Controcampus at Politecnico - Archidiversity at Triennale ExpoGate.

[size=14]More > www.triennale.org[/size]

La Triennale di Milano
viale Alemagna, 6
20121 Milan
P : +39 02 72 43 41


DAMN° MAGAZINE & MOSCA PARTNERS
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 11am to 9pm ​
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This third edition of the exhibition explores the theme TRADITION & TECHNOLOGY.

The courtyard of the Palazzo, the heart of the event, is being interpreted this year by Diébédo Francis Kéré. Born in Burkina Faso, the Berlin-based architect is transforming the courtyard into a neo-African village called Courtyard Village.

On the first floor of the Palazzo, in the Mirror Room poetic engineer and designer Alberto Meda takes over the floor. Michele De Lucchi and Andrea Branzi with Francesca Balena Arista investigate the theme of ‘CAOS’. The 7th edition of Belgium is Design presents projects commissioned especially for the event and will be seen for the first time during the Salone.
Continuing the tradition, DAMN° and MoscaPartners are presenting some fresh entries, including works by young international talents

EXHIBITORS : Diébédo Francis Kéré / Anton Alvarez / Maarten Baas / Belgium is Design / Mattia Biagi / Andrea Branzi - Michele De Lucchi - Francesca Balena Arista / Enrico Corelli / Leo Di Caprio / ECAL / Formafantasma / Koichi Futatsumata / Garcia Cumini / Hettler.Tüllmann / Love Hultèn / Chris Kabel / Jan Kath / Lanzavecchia + Wai / Alberto Meda / mist-o / Jasper Morrison / Muller van Severen / Francisco Gomes Paz / Danilo Premoli / Filippo Protasoni - Claudio Larcher / Francesca Raccolti - Daniele Lotti / Matteo Ragni / Robbrecht & Daem / Daniel Rybakken / Gino Sarfatti / Ilkka Suppanen / Vittoriano Viganò



Press preview: 11 April from 3pm to 7pm
Opening party by invitation only: 12 April from 7pm to 11am
5VIE late night: 13 April from 6pm to 11pm
Palazzo Litta
c.so Magenta 24
20123 Milan

KARAKTER
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 9am to 8pm - April 13 from 9am to 7pm
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Presents: Achille Castiglioni, Joe Colombo, Aldo Bakker, Plueersmith, Guillame Delvigne, Anatomy Design, Laura Straber, Milla Seyppel

Spazio Rossana Orlandi
via Matteo Bandello 14/16
20123 Milan

AIRBNB
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April 12 2016 -> April 15 2016 from 10am to 7pm - Excluding April 14 from 10am to 5pm
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‘Makers & Bakers’ - a celebration of food and design for Salone del Mobile 2016

Airbnb partners with curator Ambra Medda to stage an experiential installation showcasing the work of 25 emerging designers. The designers will show products that enhance our most communal experience: a meal. The moments we gather together to break bread spark great conversation, enable connection, and introduce us to new and authentic experiences.



Press Preview: April 12 from 8.30am to 10am
Ristorante Marta at Spazio Rossana Orlandi
via Matteo Bandello 14
20123 Milan

MICHELE DE LUCCHI AND ANDREA BRANZI
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 11am to 9pm ​
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Renewing the collaboration that began last year with The Aesthetics of Misery, this edition features Michele De Lucchi and Andrea Branzi with Francesca Balena Arista, who are investigating the theme of ‘CAOS’ in the contemporary world. This project is the result of the students Laboratory of Interior Design at the Design School of the Politecnico di Milano, and in collaboration with Oikos, colour and matter for architecture.

5VIE late night: 13 April from 6pm to 11pm

Press preview: 11 April from 3pm to 7pm
Opening party by invitation only: 12 April from 7pm to 11am

Palazzo Litta
c.so Magenta 24
20123 Milan

Press Contact: Stefania Silvestri
P : +39 340 49 24 367
silvestri.public@gmail.com

BELGIUM IS DESIGN
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 11am to 9pm
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Taking part in the group event A Matter of Perception: Tradition & Technology at the Palazzo Litta, the seventh edition of Belgium is Design’s presentation in Milan, Belgian Matters, features the results of pairings between 13 designers and companies, the latter often coming from sectors far removed from that of furniture design. Each project has been commissioned especially for the event and will be seen for the first time during the Salone.

Julien Carretero / Carrières De La Pierre Bleue Belge, Maarten De Ceulaer / Alton, Frederik Delbart / Van Den Weghe, Damien Gernay / Delvaux, Kaspar Hamacher / Tannerie Radermecker, Thomas Lommée & Christiane Högner / Tbc, Marie Mees & Cathérine Biasino / Van Caster, Muller Van Severen / Valerie_Objects By Alton, Julien Renault / Atmosphère Et Bois, Levisarha / Tbc, Ben Storms / Het Glazen Huis, Mathias Van De Walle / Ralph Baggaley, Unfold / Materialise & Het Glazen Huis.

Furthermore, six emerging designers represent Belgium at the SaloneSatellite 2016 - Stand D23 - with THE NEW BELGIANS : Romy Di Donato, Frederique Ficheroulle, Paulineplusluis, Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte, Valentin Van Ravestyn, Thien Vo.

Press preview: April 11 from 3pm to 7pm
Palazzo Litta
c.so Magenta 24
20121 Milan

Press Contact: Stefania Silvestri
P : +39 340 49 24 367
silvestri.public@gmail.com

ZONA SANTAMBROGIO DESIGN DISTRICT
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016
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Events at via San Vittore 49:
- DOUTDESign will host in 2016 the Next Design Innovaton exhibiton, sponsored by Region Lombardy and the Polytechnic of Milan. From 11am to 11pm
- Eat Urban, the Design Week Street Food Festval, will be the open-air restaurant of the Fuorisalone. From 11am to 10pm
- Womade.org propose every evening a different appointment and will move the attention in different areas from fashion to photographer, video art, illustration and music. From 6pm to 10pm

EXIBITIONS :
- Oratorio Della Passione - Piazza S. Ambrogio, 15: Opening Viu, Vision Of You. From 9am To 9pm
- Triennale Di MilanO: Stanze. Altre Filosofie Dell’abitare
- Fondazione Franco Albini - Via Telesio, 13: Lo Studio è Aperto
- Fondazione Achille Castiglioni - Piazza Castello 27: Dimensione Domestica
- Palazzo Stelline - Corso Magenta, 61:Gallerie Milanesi tra le Due Guerre
- Palazzo Litta - Corso Magenta, 24: Belgian Matters
- Officine Saffi - Via Aurelio Saffi, 7: Mostra Kati Tuominen - Niittylä. Kuvia
- Via E. De Amicis, 45: Kitchen

Opening : April 12 from 11am to 11pm at the headquarters of DOUTDE Sign, Via San Vitore 49.
Party from 6pm to 10pm
Headquarters
via San Vittore 49
20123 Milan

LOCAL ICONS. EAST/WEST
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April 11 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 9.30am to 8 pm.
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Alcantara - Ten cities interpreted with Alcantara material

For the exhibition, curated by Giulio Cappellini and Domitilla Dardi, designers Studio Job, Constance Guisset, Poetic Lab, Mischer’Traxler, GamFratesi, Neri&Hu, Hans Tan, Michael Young, Poetic Lab and Cosmas Gozali create iconic objects to interpret ten cities of two main geopolitical areas, in an imaginary dialogue between East and West.

Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci
via San Vittore 21
20123 Milan

5VIE ART+DESIGN
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April 10 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 10am to 8pm
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Events co-organized with 5VIE:
- Piazza Affari: Seletti & Disaronno. 2016 Design Pride & Party By Disaronno.
- Via Terraggio 5 | Giardino del Terraggio: 2016 Green Island, ARBRE MAGIQUE / The Biodiversity Tree
- Piazza Mentana 3 ang. Via San Sisto | Big Apple: First Supper Project
- Via Cesare Correnti: Ladies & Gentleman. Organized by PS and Secondome

Events organized in cooperation with 5VIE:
- Corso Magenta 24 | Palazzo Litta: MoscaPartners with DAMn° Magazine
- Via Santa Marta 18 | SIAM Società d’Incoraggiamento Arte e Mestieri: Riflessioni/Reflections
- Via Meravigli 7 | Palazzo Francesco Turati: Masterly - The Dutch in Milan
- Corso di Porta Ticinese 95 | Museo Diocesano: Cromateria - Luca Trazzi Design
- Via Lanzone 53 | Chiostro delle Scuole Orsoline di San Carlo: In - Chiostro Creativo – Design, architecture and the city
- Piazza San Sepolcro 1 ang. via dell’Ambrosiana | Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana: DoppiaFirma: dialogues between design and métiers d’art
- via Matteo Bandello 14: Spazio Rossana Orlandi
- Largo Gemelli | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore: Revolart: bring no furniture ( From April 14 to 16)

Press Preview: 11 April from 11am to 6 pm
District Inauguration: 13 April from 6pm until midnight
Spazio Sanremo
Press Point
via Zecca Vecchia 3
20123 Milan

INSTITUT FRANÇAIS MILANO
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April 12 2016 -> May 11 2016 April 12/17 from 10am to 8pm - From 19 April from 3am to 7pm
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François Mangeol's exhibition Infinito

Within the heart of the Palazzo Delle Stelline, François Mangeol has opened a dialogue with time, whose presence resonates within the walls of this still space. A special soloshow by our guest François Mangeol, celebrating poetry, geometry and infinity.



Press preview: April 11 from 11am to 6pm
Institut français Milano
c.so Magenta 63
20123 Milan

KARIMOKU NEW STANDARD
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April 12 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 11am to 8pm
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KARIMOKU NEW STANDARD will hold an exhibition to present prototypes of the new pieces ‘Colour Wood Chair’ by Scholten & Baijings, coat stand ‘Angle’ by Lucien Gumy and an XL version of dining table ‘Scout’ by Christian Haas.
On the occasion of this exhibition, Karimoku New Standard’s creative director David Glaettli invited Italy-based Korean artist Chung Eun-Mo to create an extensive installation that brings the furniture into a dialog with her intriguing works.

Press Preview: April 11 from 2pm to 5pm
Party: April 15 from 6pm to 9pm
Studio Nerino
via Santa Marta 21/via Nerino 8
20123 Milan

RELOADED DESIGN
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April 10 2016 -> April 17 2016 from 10am to 7pm
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Artworks among dream, poem, mystery and magic.

Each bespoke piece by Reloaded Design is the outcome of patient work to revive traditional craftsmanship. With exquisite workmanship, Eliana Trentalancia reinterprets antique pieces, giving them an unconventional and esoteric new life.



Press Preview: April 11 from 11am to 6pm
Opening: April 13 from 6pm until midnight

NEOCLASSICA Gallery
via San Maurilio 20
Milan

FONDAZIONE ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI
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February 17 2016 -> October 30 2016 from 10am to 6pm
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The exhibition “Domestic dimension” is curated by Beppe Finessi, the graphic project is made by Italo Lupi and the set-up is created by Marco Marzini, who also plays his own interpretation of the “inner space” -“spazio interno” through a mise-en-scène in front of the foundation doorway.

Fondazione Achille Castiglioni
p.zza castello 27
20121 Milan
P : +39 02 80 53 606

ABITARE & JIL SANDER
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April 11 2016 -> April 14 2016
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The Year of Design, organised by the magazine Abitare in cooperation with Jil Sander.
The exhibition, designed by Paolo Giacomazzi, weaves its way through the rooms and gives visitors a real, dynamic taste of the international design agenda.

Schedule - by invitation only :
- April 11: Welcome greeting by Jil Sander's CEO and Silvia Botti, editor in chief of Abitare
- April 12 > 10am Opening talk with Rodolfo Paglialunga, creative director Jil Sander, Alessandro Calascibetta, editor in chief of Style magazine, Marlene Taschen, collector and publisher, Silvia Botti
> 11:30 : Lubiana Design Biennale with the two curators
> 6 pm Venice Architecture Biennale with Raul Pantaleo - curator of Italian Pavillion
- April 13 > 10am Talk with Maria Cristina Didero, Francesca Molteni and Evan Snyderman about Superdesign show, N.Y. 2017
> 4pm Talk with Kersten Geers and Davide Van Severen, curators of Kortrijk Biennale
> 6pm Talk with Christopher Turner, curator of 1st London Design Biennale
- April 14 > 10am Talk with Anna Loporcaro, curator of Design City 2016 - LXBG Biennale with Sam Baron and Julien Carretero designers about this year’s Biennale theme “design is (not) art”.
> 6pm Talk with Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley, curators of the third Istanbul Design Biennale

Jil Sander headquarter
via Beltrami 5
20121 Milan