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100% DESIGN London, Olympia 23-26 September 2015 London’s biggest contemporary design event brings together the best designers and brands in home and workplace furnishing and decoration. Encompassing kitchen and bathroom, lighting and ceramics, carpets and wallpaper, sofas and armchairs. www.100percentdesign.co.uk CREMONA MONDOMUSICA Cremona 25-27 September 2015 The international exhibition of handcrafted musical instruments is the largest global showcase of excellence. Home to some of the most famous luthiers, including Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri, Cremona preserved its unique musical heritage through the centuries, attaining international renown. The exhibition also hosts many high-level side events. www.cremonamondomusica.it OTHER APPOINTMENTS 1) Mostra Internazionale dell’artigianato Florence, Fortezza da Basso 24 April-3 May 2015 www.mostraartigianato.it 2) London Craft Week London 6-10 May 2015 www.londoncraftweek.com 3) Maison & objet Miami 12-15 May 2015 Paris, Villepinte 4-8 September 2015 www.maison-objet.com 5) Abitare il tempo Verona 30 September-3 October 2015 www.abitareiltempo.com
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Museo del Gioiello The Jewellery Museum was recently inaugurated in Vicenza. An initiative of Fiera di Vicenza and the City of Vicenza, it is the first of its kind in Europe and one of the few in the world. The Museum is situated inside the Basilica Palladiana and directed by Alba Cappellieri, professor of jewellery design at the Politecnico di Milano. Nine exhibition halls offer a unique scientific and learning experience through Symbol, Magic, Function, Beauty, Art, Fashion, Design, Icons, Future. With 500 extraordinary exhibits whose beauty is enhanced by Patricia Urquiola’s functional and evocative staging. The Hall of Beauty was curated by Franco Cologni. The nine monographs that make up the Museum’s catalogue (published by Marsilio) guide visitors in this fascinating experience. www.museodelgioiello.it
THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET: OBJECTS IN EVOLUTION Milan, Museo Poldi Pezzoli 20 May-15 June 2015 The Mediterranean diet (a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage) inspires an exhibition hosting the creations by the Creative Academy students (the design school of the Richemont Group) made with the cooperation of Lombard artisans selected by Ugo La Pietra. Starting from the raw materials, which form the base of Italy’s nutritional and cultural tradition, the young designers will be asked to prepare their ideal table, designing plates, containers, object, and accessories. They will also conceptualise the “conviviality” that characterizes the Italian food experience. In line with the theme of Expo 2015, the project – sustained and supported by the Cologni Foundation – will also illustrate each phase in the making of the show. The objects (in wood, ceramic and glass) will be made in traditional as well as contemporary artisan workshops in Lombardy. Important and unprecedented cultural cross-fertilisation is fuelled by the combina-
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tion of the designers’ international backgrounds, the local roots of the artisans, the striking context of the Museo Poldi Pezzoli and the vision of Ugo La Pietra. www.museopoldipezzoli.it Arti e Mestieri: le mani sapienti Milan, Castello Sforzesco Music is one of the positive values of life: the spreading of musical culture and encouraging the practice of music are the founding principles of the Foundation Antonio Carlo Monzino of Milan. The Foundation’s new project will unfold at Milan’s Castello Sforzesco throughout Expo 2015 (from 1 May to 31 October), as part of the Expo in Città programme. Every day, master luthiers will demonstrate how to create, restore and repair stringed instruments, both plucked and bowed. The luthier workshop will be accompanied by live performances by established musicians and young talents. This musical experience looks towards the future, supported by the belief that “knowledge and knowhow” are essential prerequisites for building a new nation. Visitors will appreciate the process of making an instrument and the individual’s development (and of young people in particular) through music. The Cologni Foundation supports this initiative, focusing on the educational and workshop activities. www.fondazioneacmonzino.it www.lemanisapienti.it
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