My Favorite aspects of the Milan Design Week 2019

25th March 2019
Design + Art
Exhibition

It was in Milan that worldwide designers met up for the Milan Design Week, an open-air museum, where the greatest design creations were exhibited, for the enjoyment of the interior design enthusiasts.

I will be sharing here my favorite installations and decoration.

Installations:

Aqua : Water vision by Leonardo Da Vinci.
The construction of one of the locks on the canal Conca Dell’Incoronata was overseen by Leornardo Da Vinci.
In order to celebrate the 500^th anniversary of his death, the artist Marco Balich has created this installation for the Milan Design Week.
The installation tells Milan’s history but also imagines its future.
In the Brera Design District, the theme this year was ‘Design your life!’
The idea here was to encourage designers to create sustainable solutions and the public to adopt a more ‘sensible’ approach.
As part of this programme, I visited the ‘Planetary’, which was presented in the Brera design apartment: a decoration project designed by Cristina Celestino for Besana Carpet Lab.
Rugs – with colors that reminded us of the 70’s – were displayed on the floor, on the ceiling and on the walls, completed with superb lighting fixtures designed by Angelo Brotto.
The Melissa & Campana installation
I simply adored this spectacular red installation, which celebrates 15 years of collaboration between Melissa and the Campana brothers and which illustrates the power of human relations.
The installation is inspired by crochet techniques and needed 17000 meters of recycled PVC, which were sent to 14 Brazilian towns.
Under the artistic supervision of the Campana brothers, this creation was born and is a testimony to this incredible collaborative work.
The Maesta Sofferente
This majestic 8 meter-long installation was displayed in front of the Duomo for the Milan Design Week.
I really like the creations by the Italian designer Gaetano Pesce and I particularly adore the Mamma. I discovered this incredible installation that denounces violence against women.
It represents a female bust riddled with arrows, surrounded by 6 animal heads and immobilized by a ball and chain.
This work was to celebrate 50 years since the creation of the iconic Mamma.

Favorite Decorations:

For the Milan Design Week, the famous Maison Gucci has dedicated a whole space to its design universe: the Gucci Deco Store.
I really enjoyed wandering through this space to discover the different collections: wallpapers, rugs, sofas, cushions, chairs and porcelain (designed by Richard Ginori), which, high in colors and motifs, illustrate perfectly the idea of ‘Beautiful is too much’.
45 creations, inspired by travels from the collection ‘Nomad Objects’ by Louis Vuitton, were presented in the center of the beautiful Palazzo Serbelloni.
It was an incredible journey through this collection that started in 2012, discovering pieces from worldwide renowned designers, with this year, two new designers and 10 more creations.
To name but a few, as they are all sumptuous
Anemona: a wavy dining room table in an electric blue that transports you to the seaside.
It is designed by the Biagetti Atelier based in Milan
Moon chair: a pure invitation to relax designed by Marcel Wanders.
My trip to the fascinating Milan Design Week couldn’t be complete without seeing the Nilufar gallery
I discovered there a soft and elegant space At Nina’s / Episode II, designed by India Mahdavi and which represents Nina Yashar’s private club.
Sofas are covered in Pierre Frey’s fabrics, the Asta suspensions are a Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt production and the footstools are designed by Martino Gamper.

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