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The 2025 Salone del Mobile is back as the star of the design calendar: the leading international event for the design industry will be held from 8th to 13th April, at Milan’s Rho Fiera fairgrounds. Set up in 1961, the trade fair boasts a wide range of furnishing products, distinguished by their expressive power and […]
Appointment with Innovation Snack inside the digital and tech training hub Talent Garden Calabiana in Milan to tell about the design methodology called Dynamic brand. Emanuele Cappelli, Designer and Founder of Cappelli Identity Design, will present the book "Dynamic brand. The new methodology of brand communication" in which he recounts the birth and evolution of […]
Milan Design Week is the biggest annual design event in the world and will take place from 17 to 23 April 2023. The week includes the furniture fair Salone del Mobile, which takes place at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre and is the largest event to take place during the week. Website
The 7th Master Class by POLIdesign with Mauro Porcini, SVP & Chief Design Officer PepsiCo. "In this global, technological and digital world in which we live, the way companies drive innovation needs to change, in order to remain competitive and succeed. This impacts the entire culture of the organization, the role of design and the […]
The next appointments of the Digital Open Days of POLI.design, Consortium Company founded by Politecnico di Milano, are approaching! Discover the training proposal and start planning your future in the Design sector. Website WDO Member: POLI.design
POLI.design invites you to participate in the DIGITAL OPEN DAYS on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 June 2022. A unique opportunity to get to know our reality, marked out by over 20 years of experience in the design sector, and to confront yourself directly with the Directors and Didactic Coordinators of the Specializing Masters and […]
We have been telling stories for centuries. We find it easier to remember information that is structured by means of a causal connection. Companies tell us their “brand story”. Unlike books with lineair plots, brand stories evolve over time and are (visually) expressed through many channels. Wherever people encounter a piece of the narrative they […]
Massive Design Changes: the evolution of Design practices" Master Classes - 1° Appointment with Designer Clino Trino Castelli with "Sustainable Aesthetics. Goodbye Lifestyle, hello Living Models Website WDO Member: POLI.design
The 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano will not just celebrating a big birthday but also focusing on the theme of sustainability, providing a backdrop for the progress made in this sphere by creatives, designers, and companies. An example of the Salone del Mobile’s determination to become a real driver of change, with honesty, […]
The Salone is as a laboratory for experimentation and cross-pollution, a place for interface and new opportunities for reflection on the world of design and designing. A showcase that has always mixed business with culture, shaping the history of design and furnishing yesterday, today and tomorrow. A global platform for truly top-notch products with the […]
From 28 September to 10 October, the municipal government of Milan fuels the city with an urban initiative on design, seen as a vehicle of culture and innovation, with a particular focus on the aspects of sustainability and the circular economy. The title of the event Milano Design City underlines the driving force of the […]
The Fuorisalone and the Salone del Mobile Week have united to define Milan Design Week, one of the world’s most important design events. For a week, Milan abounds with themed events, presentations, concerts, DJ sets and special projects related to the world of design, furniture and innovations in living solutions. Website
Dassault Systèmes, in partnership with leading architect Mamou-Mani, offers an inspiring journey into a post-plastic world at Superstudio Più, Via Tortona, 27 from April 19-26 during Milan Design Week 2020. Together we explore how designers and architects reinvent practices and materials, offering robust, sustainable alternatives to current models. Join us and discover the creative possibilities […]
After the success of the first edition, Manifatture Aperte is back: the initiative of the Municipality of Milan dedicated to the protagonists of manufacturing, craftsmanship and digital manufacturing in Milan and its surroundings. For two days, the Milanese manufacturing locations will open the doors to the city with a program of visits, meetings and workshops. […]
AWDA, Aiap Women in Design Award, is the first global award dedicated to women in design, with the fourth edition of this biennial. AWDA is aimed at international women designers with a focus in visual communication design. In keeping with AIAP’s extensive design research activities, the Award aims at acknowledging the contribution of women designers […]
The A'Design Award and Competition is for designers, innovators and companies that want to highlight themselves to attract the attention of media, publishers and buyers.In a world where there are millions of products and designs launch each year, the award was born out of the desire to underline the best designs and well designed products. […]
The ‘Salone del Mobile’ and ‘Fuorisalone’ define Milan’s Design Week, premiering the latest trends for the forthcoming year and heralding a tidal wave of events, exhibitions and presentations. During Milan Design Week many important brands located in the design districts introduce their new collections and host special events with live music and entertainment for a […]
This year La Triennale di Milano will host the third Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival symposium. With a rich program of individual presentations, panel discussions and video contributions, this symposium will cover topics as diverse as human and non-human migration flows; the capacity of good information design to make the invisible visible; and […]
