After months of closure, the Italian design capital partially reopens the doors of some Milanese showrooms. The protagonists of the Italian design are back on stage in Milan with a hybrid events (off and online) schedule running until 23 April, 2021.
Well-known districts are participating in the event through their own design platforms, including the historic district of 5vie, the lively Isola Design District, the posh Brera District, the classic Durini District and the newest addition to the extra-fair or Fuorisalone, the Alpha District project, which will be officially presented in September. For those who are lucky enough to be free to move in Milan, a couple of events worth a safe open-air visit: the Library of Trees Park (city’s third largest public park designed by architect Mario Cucinella) now features a temporary sustainable metal and wood structure called United for Progress. Also, the city unveils the new Teresa Pomodoro Zen Garden, set in piazza Piola, a meditation spa
Above: Brera Design District. Top: the former Inganni military hospital will host the Alcova show. Photo: Delfino Sisto Legnani
The fair, the world s biggest and most important furniture fair, said it was waiting for certainties from the government before it could confirm its plans for September.
The Italian government had been expected to issue a ministerial decree last week, which the fair hoped would provide certainty.
Opportunity for more engaging fuorisalone
But in the absence of government reassurances, the fuorisalone events have banded together to reassure the design world that their events will take place. In this profoundly challenging moment, without precedent in recent times, there is an urgent need to begin the reconstruction of collaborative relationships beyond the national borders that have constrained us for so many months, the statement said.