A Week of Design
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| ALESSANDRO MENDINI Poltrona di Proust, 1978 Atelier Mendini Credit Triennale Milano, ph G.Di Ioia |
Design week in Milan began with the opening of a permanent exhibition at the triennial dedicated to the history of Italian design.
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| GAETANO PESCE UP5 _6, 1969 B&B Italia, 2000 |
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| MICHELE DE LUCCHI, GIANCARLO FASSINA Tolomeo, 1986 Artemide |
A selection of the most iconic and representative pieces for the first time in a permanent exhibition. The works on show are some of the 1,600 objects in the Triennale collection, chosen by an advisory committee that brings together some of the top names in the world of Italian design and architecture: Paola Antonelli, Andrea Branzi, Mario Bellini, Antonio Citterio, Michele De Lucchi, Piero Lissoni, Claudio Luti, Fabio Novembre, and Patricia Urquiola. The simple, linear display aims to show off the works to their best advantage, in chronological order, and provides insights into the history, creative period and context in which each work was designed.
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| GAE AULENTI Pipistrello, 1965 Martinelli Luce, 1966 |
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| ETTORE SOTTSASS, PERRY KING Valentine, 1969 Olivetti |
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| MARCO ZANUSO TS 502, 1962 Brionvega, 1965 |
The Triennale collection comprises Italian design objects, including furniture, accessories and electronics, dating from 1927 to the present day, including over 3,000 drawings by Alessandro Mendini, who died recently.
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| Credit Triennale Milano, ph G. Di Ioia |
