![]() (Image credit: Laura Fantacuzzi and Maxime Galati Fourcade) 'It is a snapshot of what design is at the moment.' ‘In a spontaneous and surprising way this community has become bigger and bigger, yet manages to preserve its original nature,’ Ciuffi told Wallpaper* on the occasion of Alcova 2022. Spanning 20,000 sq m across six buildings, the event will animate the abandoned spaces through performances, exhibitions, talks, screenings and installations. This year's spaces will be taken over by the likes of Lindsey Adelman, Kiki Goti, Mario Tsai, Objects of Common Interest and Holloway Li with Uma, while national participations will include This is Denmark, curated by Laura Traldi and Elena Cattaneo and Finland's Habitarematerials, a material library featuring 14 local brands. In 2023, Alcova will take over the historical quarter of the Porta Vittoria Abattoir (Via Molise 62), which will be open to the public for the first time. Milan Design Week 2023 offers a path of exploration of the city, with several new locations used as backdrop to design exhibitions for the first time.Īlcova 2023 at the Porta Vittoria Abattoir: Curators Joseph Grima and Valentina Ciuffi launched group show 'Alcova' in 2018: every year since, the project has taken over a dilapidated building somewhere in Milan, with a selection curated by Grima and Ciuffi featuring creative interventions by brands and designers. One of the peculiarities of Milan Design Week, and what makes Fuorisalone so special is the fact that throughout the week, historical palazzos are taken over by brands, collectives and designers to showcase some of the most creative design installations. (Image credit: Agnese Bedini, Piercarlo Quecchia - DSL Studio) ![]() ‘The space will have its own life, we are combining its functional aspect with a more immersive point of view that looks at light not just as a design product but as a wider concept.’įUORISALONE 2023: WHAT TO SEE AROUND MILAN When not in use, the space is imagined by the designers as a ‘place for meditation and reflection,’ says Formafantasma co-founder Simone Farresin. Within Euroluce will also be Aurore, an arena conceived by Formafantasma to host a talk programme, curated by Annalisa Rosso. ![]() Modular pavilions made of paper and wood (to have the minimum impact and be reused and recycled after the event) will punctuate the Euroluce pavilions and become immersive moments of pause within the bustling fair. In addition to the companies’ stands will be a series of site-specific cultural moments, dubbed ‘Constellations’ and featuring works by creatives (names include Sarah Illenberger and Patrick Tuttofuoco) shown within structures designed by Formafantasma. ![]()
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