Stories 10 prominent figures in conversation with the Salone Add to bookmarks Lingotto The voices of the protagonists of the Salone del Mobile.Milano platform: the insiders, the companies, the designers and many more besides Paola Antonelli “Opening up, expanding and imagining the future” The Salone, design beyond just furniture, new generations, fluidity: Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture and Design, as well as Director of R&D at MoMA. Gaetano Pesce: “Nobody’s perfect” A large one-man show in Shenzhen with interminable queues outside, experimental projects that include a table without legs and that unchanged sense of freedom. A lengthy chat, from New York, with the architect and designer Gaetano Pesce. Gaetano Pesce, Nobody’s Perfect Marva Griffin in conversation with Peter-Philipp Schmitt The founder of SaloneSatellite talks about her childhood in Venezuela, her early career in Milan and how she got involved with the Salone del Mobile – always with an eye to the future. Maria Porro in conversation with Yoko Choy Maria Porro, the president of Salone del Mobile.Milano, speaks with Yoko Choy, editor of Wallpaper* China magazine, about the new digital platform and explains what she can bring to the industry and how diversity and inclusivity in design can lead us to a better future. The Propeller Office: a hybrid, human-centric and bespoke space The new workplace brings together the comfort and familiarity of smart working with the collaborative nature of office-based activities to create the best possible space for generating value. Nicholas Kaspareck of Unispace tells us about it.
Exhibitions The latest outdoor furnishing, championing sustainability, material and colour Comfortable and sustainable, outdoor furnishing lends itself to many different interpretations, channelling innovation and constantly evolving aesthetics Marilena Pitino
Stories The biology of light, according to Manuel Spitschan What does chronobiology have to do with design? Manuel Spitschan, professor at the Technische Universität München, explains why light is essential to our well-being. And why designers should know more about it to design better. Giulia Zappa
Sustainability The Piazze Aperte scheme is really changing the face of Milan Since 2018, the two local governments helmed by Mayor Giuseppe Sala have closed more than fifty of the city’s streets and roads to traffic – but not to people. And this is just the beginning Fabrizio Fasanella
