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Milan Diaries 2023: Day Four
Loewe’s dramatic chair makeovers, a lottery giveaway from Paola Navone, and furniture for musical instruments all feature in Disegno’s highlights from our fourth day at Milan Design Week.
Milan Diaries 2023: Day Three
Day three of Disegno’s time in Milan takes in Knoll, Ikea, Droog, and a new material library
Milan Diaries 2023: Day Two
Disegno’s second day at Milan Design Week 2023 takes in Prepper’s Pantry, a new home for Bocci, The Thinking Piece, and Elevator Radio x DAE.
Milan Diaries 2023: Day One
The Disegno team has arrived in Milan for the city’s annual design week, with highlights from the first day including installations from Google, Robert Stadler and ECAL.
The Spectre of Milan
First published in Disegno #10 to mark Milan Design Week, Hella Jongerius, Paola Antonelli, Patricia Urquiola the late Alessandro Mendini – and many more – share their oral histories of the city.
The Crit #21: Otters with Secrets
The Crit is back with discussions about Salone del Mobile, the shocking findings of the Bartlett investigations, and the claimed sentience of Google’s LaMDA chat bot.
Milan Diaries: Day Three
Day three of Salone del Mobile includes the Disegno dispatch on Loewe’s luxe approach to refurbishment, Formafantasma’s contemporary take on Mario Bellini, and Konstantin Grcic’s new collection for Plank.
Milan Diaries: Day Two
A second day at the Salone del Mobile brings a trip to ECAL’s collaboration with Yamaha, Aldo Bakker’s objects for marijuana, and Front’s nature-infused installation with Moroso and Kvadrat.
Milan Diaries: Day One
This week the Disegno team is on the ground in Milan for the Salone del Mobile. Over the coming days we’ll be sharing our reflections from the festival and picking out some of the installations, exhibitions and launches that stood out.
A Graduation Show Restored
The Lost Graduation Show at the 2021 Salone del Mobile aims to provide a public platform for the class of 2020-21 – those whose own graduation shows were cancelled by the pandemic.
Stefano Boeri appointed curator of Salone del Mobile
Boeri will oversee a revised format that will allow the general public to attend the fair for its duration, and buy products at discounted prices.