Exhibitions Open Talks: Women within institutions Add to bookmarks Pavilion 3 - Arena With issues of diversity and equity under scrutiny now more than ever, Tony Chambers will lead a lively discussion investigating why many of our major international design museums and cultural institutions have for too long been deprived of a female point of view. Tulga Beyerle, Director of Hamburg Museum of Applied Arts, Alexandra Cunningham, Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and Lilli Hollein, Director of MAK Wien will discuss their roles, responsibilities and goals to remedy this shameful historical imbalance. Live streaming on the event page 7 September 2021 Share
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