Design - Finestre sull'Arte

White Carrara 2026, marble design returns to the city: 30 works for the historic center

The city of Carrara is hosting from June 5 to August 30, 2026 the tenth edition of White Carrara, entitled Design Lives in the City. The event takes place under the artistic direction of Domenico Raimondi - thesignlab and takes the form of a widespre...
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At the Oman National Museum in Muscat, a reflection on Italian design from the postwar period to the present day

The exhibition 1 to a Million Italian Design Stories opened on May 23, 2026 at theOman National Museum in Muscat, and can be visited until November 15, 2026. The exhibition is produced by ADI Design Museum and curated by Maria Cristina Didero, with i...
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Max Bill, the form that measures time. What the Chiasso exhibition looks like

There is a small blue timer hanging on the wall in one of the last rooms of the exhibition that the m.a.x. museum in Chiasso is dedicating to Max Bill, and perhaps it is necessary to start from here, from an object that is domestic and almost meek in...
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In Varese, the history of ceramic design and the MIDeC award on display at the Marcello Morandini Foundation

From May 9 to June 7, 2026, the Marcello Morandini Foundation in Varese presents the exhibition A History of Ceramic Design, curated by Fabio Carnaghi, dedicated to reconstructing the path that connects the birth of the International Ceramic Design P...
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Verbania dedicates a major anthological exhibition to Alessandro Mendini with 130 works

From May 16 to September 27, 2026 Villa Giulia in Verbania hosts the exhibition Alessandro Mendini. Things. Rooms as Worlds, an extensive anthological exhibition dedicated to Alessandro Mendini (Milan, 1931-2019), a central figure in twentieth-centur...
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Milan, double week: design as global industry, art as domestic eco

There is a precise moment, in April each year, when Milan stops behaving like a city and starts functioning as a high-intensity economic device. It is not a gradual change, more of a sharp jerk. It happens when the design system turns on: the Salone ...
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Design enters the GNAMC in Rome: a new display of artworks and contemporary design objects

A new collaborative project between the museum institution and companies in the design sector is presented at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, articulated on several levels and intended to affect both the layout of the roo...
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Florence Biennale announces its 30th anniversary theme: time, as a key element of contemporary experience

The Florence Biennale is projecting itself into the future by announcing the theme of its 16th edition, to be held Oct. 23-31, 2027 at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. The year 2027 represents a significant milestone: it marks the 30th anniversary ...
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