Triennale Milano at the London Design Biennale: Unseen Collaborations

Triennale Milano at the London Design Biennale: Unseen Collaborations

Triennale Milano is taking part to the fourth edition of the London Design Biennale The Global Game: Remapping Collaborations (June 1 – 25) representing the Italian Pavilion with the exhibition Unseen Collaborations, curated by Marco Sammicheli, Director of Museo del Design Italiano at Triennale Milano, and Marilia Pederbelli, Triennale’s Curatorial Assistant.

This year’s Biennale, under the artistic direction of Aric Chen, General Director of the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, has asked participants to explore the theme of collaboration and the search for shared synergies in design and beyond. Triennale’s proposal, which will be exhibited at Somerset House in London together with those of more than 40 institutions from all over the world, is based on research conducted in the Triennale archives, highlighting the collaborative processes behind the designing of furnishings and interiors for Italian motor vessels and ocean liners in the first half of the 20th century. Conceived as authentic travelling exhibition pavilions, these projects played a crucial role not only in the inception of Italian design but also in presenting Italian design, artistic, and manufacturing culture to the world.

Marco Sammicheli, Director of the Museo del Design Italiano, says: “Collaborative processes are at the core of Italian design development, the structure and identity of which are defined by the relationship between the industry, craftsmanship, research centers and professional studios. In emphasizing this important aspect, the exhibition we are presenting at the London Design Biennale broadens the horizon from Italy to distant and very different geographical areas, stimulating a reflection on the life cycle of objects and bridging continents through the theme of the reuse of resources and design projects.”

This exhibition is Triennale’s third participation at the London Design Biennale: in 2016, the first edition of the event, it presented the exhibition White Flag, curated by Giorgio Camuffo and Silvana Annicchiarico, whereas 2018 saw Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi’s project L’architettura degli alberi, curated by Joseph Grima, Andrea Cavani, Giulio Orsini, Veronica Bastai and Archivio Architetto Cesare Leonardi. Institutional partners Lavazza Group and Salone del Mobile.Milano provide their support to Triennale Milano for this exhibition. The realization of the project was also possible thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in London. We thank Kartell and Porro S.p.A.

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