Cultural programme 2023

  • icon 18 APR – 23 APR
  • icon 09:00 – 18:30
ADV Salone 2023

Multi-disciplinary content ranging from architecture to photography and art, with exhibitions, talks, workshops and site-specific installations curated and organised by curators of differing generations, spheres and provenance.

Discover the complete program

icon 18 Apr

icon 15:30 – 16:30

Talk

A talk by Gaetano Pesce

Last but not least, the intervention of the master Gaetano Pesce – the Italian sculptor, designer and architect, who has been based in New York for years – is keenly awaited. He has been invited to an event in the SaloneSatellite Arena, where he will discuss the fundamental steps in his lengthy career and his lasting interdisciplinary contribution to the design world.

 

Title: Understanding future

SaloneSatellite Arena Pav 13-15

icon 19 Apr

icon 11:00 – 12:00

Talk

A Conversation with Shigeru Ban

The famous Japanese architect and winner of the 2014 Pritzker Prize, will open the 2023 Salone del Mobile.Milano programme of talks. His social and environmental commitment, reflected in his exploration and use of inexpensive and sustainable materials such as cardboard and bamboo, also extends to reflection on the use of light in design. 

 

Title: Balancing Architectural Works and Social Contributions
Moderator: Yoko Choy, China Editor Wallpaper*

Curated by Annalisa Rosso

The potential use of wood in architecture, disaster relief activities using building technology, and efforts toward future through architecture. Plus a reflection on the use of light in project.

Euroluce, Aurore Arena, Pav. 13

icon 19 Apr

icon 14:30 – 15:30

Tavola rotonda

The Enhancement of Historical Architecture in Relation to New Urban Interventions

Two Round Tables on the evolutionary processes of contemporary architecture are being held alongside the talks, providing crosscutting insight from leading figures in urban, sustainable, lighting and landscape design. The questions to which they will be responding are: How do past and present dialogue in an urban environment? How have workplaces changed? What is the role of light in modern design? This will shape a vision of future cities in which lighting will forge new paths towards a new way of life.


Moderator: Luca Giannelli 
Speakers: Cino Zucchi / CZA Cino Zucchi Architetti
Giorgio Gori / Mayor of Bergamo
Johan Kinoo / Municipality of Antwerp
Gian Paolo Roscio / IREN Smart Solutions 
Susanna Antico / Susanna Antico Lighting Design Studio


Interior Night, Area Workshop, Pav. 15

Curated by Jacopo Acciaro / Voltaire Lighting Design
With the support of IALD, AIDI e APIL

The Enhancement of Historical Architecture in Relation to New Urban Interventions

icon 20 Apr

icon 11:00 – 11:45

Talk

A Conversation with Nao Tamura

Blending poetry, abstraction and the use of innovative technologies, Nao Tamura is one of the most interesting designers on the international scene. Her carefully balanced multidisciplinary approach, environmental awareness and interest in workmanship combine to make her a particularly representative exponent of our day, with a constant focus on lighting – whether it be lamps, installations or site-specific projects.

 

Title: Interconnection
Moderator: Felix Burrichter, Direttore creativo PIN–UP

Curated by Annalisa Rosso

Design is about asking questions – discovering a project’s underlying issues, unearthing history, exploring passions, and techniques. But perhaps most importantly, design is about communication. It’s what guides the creative process, lighting the roadmap to a better, more sustainably designed future.

Euroluce, Aurore Arena, Pav. 13

icon 20 Apr

icon 12:30 – 13:30

Tavola rotonda

Sustainability, lighting and design: a challenge that looks to the future

Light and design were the key topics of the talk "Sustainable trends and prospects of design lighting" on Thursday 20 April at 12.30 in Aurore, the heart of Biennale Euroluce.
The first speaker was Stefania Trenti, Head of Industry Research, Intesa Sanpaolo Research Department, with an analysis of the scenario for the furniture and lighting sector, between innovation and eco-sustainability. 
Furniture is one of the driving sectors because design, innovation, creativity, beauty and sustainability make it an excellence of Made in Italy. Two companies representing this excellence and Paolo Melone, Intesa Sanpaolo Head of Marketing Coordination and Enterprise Business Development, then discussed how to combine innovation and tradition, with a focus on sustainability. The companies are Wave Murano Glass, which carries on the millenary tradition of glass on the island of Murano, combining innovation and technology with craftsmanship, and Krill Design, which creates furnishing accessories with recycled materials. The Director of Wave Murano Glass Roberto Beltrami and the Circular Economy Manager of Krill Design Martina Lamperti then spoke about sustainable practices and zero impact with Stefano Melazzini, Head of Specialist Advice of Intesa Sanpaolo Sectors, Sales & Marketing Department.
The talk ended with a discussion between Paolo Melone and Mara Servetto, co-founder of studio Migliore+Servetto, on the importance of planning, applied not only to the definition of quality spaces, but also in the pursuit of increasingly sustainable solutions. 


Euroluce, Aurore Arena, Pav. 13 Fiera Milano - Rho


© Ph. Maurizio Tosto for Intesa Sanpaolo 2023

Sustainability, lighting and design: a challenge that looks to the future

icon 20 Apr

icon 14:30 – 15:30

Tavola rotonda

The City and Living Places: Architectural interventions for Tertiary Use with a High Impact on the Urban and Social Context

Two Round Tables on the evolutionary processes of contemporary architecture are being held alongside the talks, providing crosscutting insight from leading figures in urban, sustainable, lighting and landscape design. The questions to which they will be responding are: How do past and present dialogue in an urban environment? How have workplaces changed? What is the role of light in modern design? This will shape a vision of future cities in which lighting will forge new paths towards a new way of life.

 

Moderator: Luca Giannelli 
Speakers: Patricia Viel and Marco Brambilla / ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel
Alessandro Gritti / Hines Italy 
Giorgio Da Rold / BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management Italy
Jacopo Acciaro / Voltaire Lighting Design
Margherita Brianza / P'arcnouveau
 

Interior Night, Area Workshop, Pav. 15

Curated by Jacopo Acciaro / Voltaire Lighting Design
With the support of IALD, AIDI e APIL

The City and Living Places: Architectural interventions for Tertiary Use with a High Impact on the Urban and Social Context

icon 21 Apr

icon 11:00 – 11:45

Talk

A Conversation with Snøhetta

Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, co-founder of Snøhetta and Marius Myking, director of its product design section, will discuss the Architecture and DESIGN practice’s approach. Its extraordinary projects over the last few years include Under, the underwater restaurant in Norway and The Pavilia Farm, a residential complex immersed in nature in Hong Kong. They will also talk about prospects for the future, harnessing lighting as a design tool and sustainability awareness.

 

Title: Continuous state of reinvention
Speakers. Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, founder, and Marius Myking, Director of Product Design, Snøhetta 
Moderator: Anne-France Berthelon, freelance

Curated by Annalisa Rosso

Snøhetta has been reinventing itself for over 30 years, continuously challenging established norms and advancing sustainably driven designs that foster human connections, knowledge sharing, and cultural experiences. Social and environmental sustainability is a prerequisite for innovation. Lighting, both natural and designed, is an essential aspect of sustainable design that has the power to enhance our well-being and reduce our carbon footprint.


Euroluce, Aurore Arena, Pav. 13

icon 22 Apr

icon 11:00 – 11:45

Talk

A Conversation with MAD Architects

With offices in Beijing and Jiaxing, Los Angeles and Rome, MAD Architects is one of the most active and pioneering architectural design firms in the world – bringing a particular focus to bear also on the needs of the human beings using the spaces they design. Their latest commissions include the Changchun airport terminal, in China, which will cater for 22 million passengers every year, and the plant-covered multistorey carpark for the new Milano Innovation District.

 

Title: Be the MAD, be the LIGHT
Speaker: Andrea D'Antrassi. Associate Partner at MAD architects 
Moderators: Amit Gupta, Founder and Editor-in-Chief STIR, and Samta Nadeem, Brand Director, Curatorial Director STIR

Curated by Annalisa Rosso

The relationship between Light and Architecture is unique and extraordinary. In nature, light is fundamental to activating the photosynthesis process; for MAD, light is a foundational element of its design philosophy, becoming emotional light. Shadows are not absence but involvement; light is not just openness but detail.

 

Euroluce, Aurore Arena, Pav. 13