Exhibitions The Love Design charity auction at the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025 Add to bookmarks Arena Drafting Futures - Ph. Saverio Lombardi Vallaur On Saturday 12 April, at 12.15 p.m., the Arena Drafting Futures designed by Formafantasma (Pavilion 14) will be hosting a project in the name of social responsibility Arper, Artemide, Bosa, Edra, Kartell, Magis, Martinelli Luce, Porro, Venini, Visionnaire. These are the names of some of the most visionary and generous companies on the international design scene. This year they are putting themselves on the line and taking part in the Fondazione AIRC charity auction, which is celebrating 60 years of commitment to supporting independent cancer research. The Salone del Mobile.Milano is supporting the Fondazione AIRC in a special edition of Love Design®, a project that combines the world of design with science, hope and care. On Saturday 12 April at 12.15 p.m., an international online auction will be held at the Arena Drafting Futures designed by Formafantastama (Pavilion 14), which is hosting the Salone 2025’s dense cultural program, with the support of Finarte. The lots put up for bidding will be objects that bring more than just a signature or a form; they are fragments of stories, the visions of those who conceived them by putting life at the center. An extraordinary opportunity for all enthusiasts to try to gain one of the exclusive design objects made available by the leading brands in the sector, which have chosen to support the Fondazione AIRC to contribute to the growth and training of many young talents in cancer research. Because design, when it's true, transforms lives. Lots will be independently closed from 3 pm on 18 April at one-minute intervals Arper, Colina, design Lievore Altherr Molina Artemide, Ilio 10, design Ernesto Gismondi Bosa, Mandrillus, design Elena Salmistraro Edra, Gina, design Jacopo Foggini Kartell, Teresa, design Ferruccio Laviani Magis, Pipe, design Jasper Morrison Martinelli Luce, Cobra Scorpius, design Elio Martinelli, Emiliana Martinelli Porro, Kite, design GamFratesi Venini, Kintsugi, design Vittorio Zecchin (1878 - 1947) Visionnaire, Klipper, design Samuele Mazza Attend the auction 11 April 2025 Share See AlsoOther Articles Exhibitions The latest outdoor furnishing, championing sustainability, material and colour Comfortable and sustainable, outdoor furnishing lends itself to many different interpretations, channelling innovation and constantly evolving aesthetics Marilena Pitino Stories The biology of light, according to Manuel Spitschan What does chronobiology have to do with design? Manuel Spitschan, professor at the Technische Universität München, explains why light is essential to our well-being. And why designers should know more about it to design better. Giulia Zappa Sustainability The Piazze Aperte scheme is really changing the face of Milan Since 2018, the two local governments helmed by Mayor Giuseppe Sala have closed more than fifty of the city’s streets and roads to traffic – but not to people. And this is just the beginning Fabrizio Fasanella
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