Vienna Vibes | Boutique Erotika, via Melzo 19
From ready-made to high craftsmanship, with forays into Art Nouveau: in the heart of the Porta Venezia design district, Galerie Zippenfenig presents the scene of new independent Austrian design.
Lavazza | Palazzo del Senato, via Senato 10
Source of Pleasure is an installation by Brazilian architect and designer Juliana Lima Vasconcellos: discover the world of coffee in one of the most beautiful spaces in the Porta Venezia Design District.
P0rn0 Romantiko | Via Giorgio Jan 3
In the Porta Venezia design district, Andrea Semeghini presents his collection of ceramics; a magnifying glass reveals the most intimate and haunting details of the works.
Barrault & Bouillot | Via San Gregorio 29
An immersive installation that magically combines light, darkness and scent to present Aldebaran (a star discovered in the Middle Ages), a new fragrance by designer
Marc-Antoine Barrault.
R 100 | Capsule Plaza, via Achille Maiocchi 7
Hydro, a low-emission aluminum brand, is exhibiting works created in collaboration with designers using processes that reduce the carbon footprint (pictured is Sabine Marcelis’ work on color).
Senses | MelzoDodici, Via Melzo 12
The boldest pieces created by the creative duo Iammi come to life through interaction with visitors: a voyage of discovery through a multisensory cabinet of curiosities, co-curated by Iammi and Materia Studio in collaboration with Re Mat.
Inderjeet Sandhu | Alcova, Villa Borsani, via Umberto I, 148, Varedo (MB)
In the series That’s Bananas, the Indo-Dutch designer denounces exaggerated exoticism: the banana stands out against a discolored background, a symbol of values erased by intensive cultivation.
Shakti | Alcova, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, via Vittorio Emanuele II 48, Varedo (MB)
The first results of the inaugural program of an Indian initiative created with the aim of developing relationships between the very rich landscape of local crafts and global design.
Waiting for Ideas | Alcova, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, via Vittorio Emanuele II 48, Varedo (MB)
The timeless minimalism of the Parisian creative studio faces the bold techno exuberance of Jean-Baptiste Durand: a striking contrast between expression and restraint.
Marcin Rusak | Alcova, Pasino Glasshouses, via Vittorio Emanuele II 54, Varedo (MB)
Rusak’s sculptures, inspired by his botanist grandfather’s cultivation of orchids, are made from 3D-printed PLA and corn derivative and are biodegradable.
Yochiya | Alcova, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, via Vittorio Emanuele II 48, Varedo (MB)
Copper plates inflated by hydraulic pressure give life to the works of the Swollen project, created according to the concept “beyond material, but not a product”.
Brutal | Via Umberto I 80, Varedo (MB)
Brutalist inspirations in the group exhibition Be Alpha, curated by Foro Studio: Veronica Soto’s series of mirrors Temporal Ellipses is an encounter between geometry, color, matter and optical illusions.