Design Kiosk Public Programme
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17 APR – 26 APR 2026
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10:00 – 19:00
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Piazza della Scala, Milan
Design Kiosk, a temporary space by DWA Design Studio in collaboration with Corraini Edizioni, will be set up for the third year in Piazza della Scala. Featuring international magazines, small objects and official Salone del Mobile merchandising, created in partnership with K-Way®, the Kiosk hosts a program of talks curated by Reading Room, moderated by its founder Francesca Spiller.
17 Apr 2026
18:30 – 19:00
Architectures of Freedom: Bianca Felicori and the Forgotten Architecture of Milan
Piazza della Scala, Milan
Architectures of Freedom brings Milan’s modern architecture into dialogue with clothing as its most essential form. Through Bianca Felicori’s Forgotten Architecture, the city is seen as an archive of both visible and overlooked structures. Within this framework, Weronica Wolinska’s intervention and the K-Way imaginary transform the wall into a light, waterproof membrane. Permanence and temporality, mass and lightness come into dialogue, suggesting new possible forms of architecture.
Bianca Felicori, Researcher, Author and Founder of Forgotten Architecture
Moderated by Francesca Spiller, Founder and Owner Reading Room
18 Apr 2026
18:30 – 19:00
Cose Journal: Objects, Stories, and Independent Publishing
Piazza della Scala, Milan
Through COSE Journal, Giulia Nardi reflects on independent publishing as a curatorial and research-based practice. The talk explores how a magazine can construct narratives from objects, images, and everyday environments, turning editorial work into a space for observation, storytelling, and dialogue across different disciplines and perspectives.
Giulia Nardi, Founder & Creative Director Cose Journal
in conversation with Francesca Spiller, Founder and Owner Reading Room
19 Apr 2026
18:30 – 19:00
NONSENSE: Experimenting with Editorial Form
Piazza della Scala, Milan
This talk presents the creative process behind NONSENSE, highlighting an open and experimental approach to publishing. Naomi Accardi-Talleyrand and Federico Paviani discuss how editorial design and collaboration can redefine formats and languages, challenging the conventions of traditional magazines and visual narratives.
Naomi Accardi-Talleyrand, Editor-in-Chief NONSENSE
Federico Paviani, Associate Art Director NONSENSE
in conversation with Francesca Spiller, Founder and Owner Reading Room
20 Apr 2026
18:00 – 18:30
Holiday Interiors and Gardens: Living as a Journey
Piazza della Scala, Milan
This talk introduces Holiday Interiors and Gardens, a first issue that expands Holiday’s editorial universe into interiors and gardens. Edouard Martin Rilhac discusses how photography and writing construct narratives across eras, styles, and cultures, turning living into a journey and publishing into a tool for connecting places and imaginaries.
Edouard Martin Rilhac, Art Director Holiday Interiors and Gardens
in conversation with Francesca Spiller, Founder and Owner Reading Room
22 Apr 2026
18:30 – 19:30
Ark Journal: Space, Narrative, and Contemporary Sensibility
Piazza della Scala, Milan
This talk introduces Ark Journal’s editorial approach, where architecture, design, and visual arts are interwoven through a humanistic lens. Mette Barfod discusses how the magazine builds narratives from lived spaces, highlighting the relationship between materiality, light, and identity, and offering an intimate and contemporary perspective on living.
Mette Barfod, Editor-in-Chief Ark Journal
in conversation with Francesca Spiller, Founder and Owner Reading Room
23 Apr 2026
18:30 – 19:30
Magazine C: A Chair as a Magazine
Piazza della Scala, Milan
This talk introduces the editorial concept behind C Magazine, where each issue revolves around a single chair. Through research, essays, and visual storytelling, the publication expands a design object into a broader cultural narrative, connecting history, culture, and contemporary practices across global and interdisciplinary contexts.
Eunkyung Jeon, Executive Director Magazine C
Sunjin Kim, Editor Magazine C
in conversation with Francesca Spiller, Founder and Owner Reading Room
24 Apr 2026
18:30 – 19:30
Never Too Small: Rethinking Compact Living
Piazza della Scala, Milan
In this talk, Colin Chee introduces Never Too Small and his perspective on contemporary living. From New York to Japan, he shares projects that transform compact spaces into thoughtful and functional homes. The talk also highlights designers, artists, and experimental practices that are reshaping urban living to be more creative, accessible, and human.
Eunkyung Jeon, Executive Director Magazine C
Sunjin Kim, Editor Magazine C
in conversation with Francesca Spiller, Founder and Owner Reading Room
18:30 – 19:00
Speed, Culture, Identity: A Conversation with Klaus Busse
Piazza della Scala, Milan
The talk offers an overview of key themes in contemporary design: what it means today to design for a brand like Maserati, how to build a balance between heritage and innovation, and how contemporary culture, across digital, fashion, and new visual languages, is reshaping the automotive world. It provides a perspective on how design is evolving through speed, identity, and cultural change.
Klaus Busse, Head of Design Maserati
in conversation with Leonardo Brini, Outpump Creative Director
