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Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023
At Rho Fiera Milano from April 18 to April 23
Salone del Mobile, the International Furniture Fair, returns to Milano for the 61st edition, in its usual April dates.
Salone del Mobile is the showcase of Milanese and Italian excellence in international furniture design. It’s also one of the most awaited and entertaining moments in the life of the city. The Salone is back in a completely renewed guise, while keeping the connection to its roots: design and industry.
This year’s edition coincides with biennial appointment with Euroluce, which means a special attention dedicated to lighting design, accompanied by experiences and events devoted to lamps, light and lightings.
The exhibition space has been redesigned, so that the trade fair will take place on a single floor, thanks to an innovative layout that reproduces the experience of walking through an Italian historic city center, an organic example of connectedness and community, accompanying the visitor among the exhibitors’ stands, organized and highlighted according to their targets.
Salone del Mobile 2023 brings together 1,962 exhibitors, 27 design schools, and over 550 young talents. The Salone contains worlds − Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition, Workplace3.0, S.Project, Euroluce, SaloneSatellite - each with their own specificities and opportunities for in-depth discussion and networking.
Great attention to environmental sustainability and social and economic responsibility is present in all phases of the event, including the modular, reusable and renewable materials (wood and paper) used for stands and installations.
THE CITY OF DESIGN WELCOMES VISITORS
100 students will welcome visitors at the city's access points to guide them towards the great event at Rho Fiera. Info points will be available at metro stop M1 Rho Fieramilano (red line), at the Cadorna FN railway station, in the Milano Triennale Museum, at the airports of Malpensa (Arrivals, A and B Areas) and Linate (Arrivals Area), at the Superstudio in Largo La Foppa, at the Centrale FS railway station, and at the ADI Design Museum.
Ticket information:
The event is reserved for operators in the sector and is open to the general public only on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April.
Open to students on 21, 22 and 23 April.
For info about tickets and admission, and to buy your ticket online, visit the official website.
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The 31st edition of the biennial dedicated to light will take place in an experiential and polycentric exhibition itinerary, organized around 4 pavilions, with 30,250 square meters of exhibition space and 321 exhibitors (of which about 45% from abroad).
The international marketplace of reference in the world of lighting is organized in 4 thematic areas: sustainability and energy efficiency, digitalization, Human Centric Light, design.
At the center of this is "Aurore", a large arena which is a luminous, immersive, and enlightening installation space, and a place that can be used by the public for rest, meditation and reflection.
When in use, it will host a cycle of thematic conferences.
Closely connected with the theme of light and design, there is a rich program of exhibitions, talks and installations aims to integrate the Salone del Mobile with art, architecture and photography.
“The City of Lights” will be the thematic leitmotif of the 2023 Euroluce biennial.
Its center will be "Aurore", a large arena that will host talks and workshops, where visitors can experience an immersive lighting installation.
A place set up with comfortable seating areas, where visitors can find moments of relaxation and reflection.
THE MAIN EXHIBITS
Hélène Binet, one of the most significant authors in contemporary photography, exhibits her work investigating the relationship between natural light and architecture.
Martina Sanzarello will oversee the curation and setting up of the exhibition, which pays homage to the classic shape of the incandescent light bulb.
Curated by Matteo Pirola, there is a roundup of "artificial stars" made by the From Outer Space studio.
Michele Calzavara will instead curate a review of images from interior design where the protagonist is artificial light. Berfu Bengisu Goren has conceived the setting as a hybrid between two functions: the actual exhibition and a space devoted to workshops by exhibiting companies, professional meetings and technical demonstrations.
Finally, Maurizio Nannucci, one of the most powerful interpreters of artificial light in contemporary art, has created a large installation for the site: a long luminous neon sign saying “You can image the opposite” which, ideally, urges viewers to reverse roles and alter received ideas.
Another veritable cultural lighthouse will be the exhibit’s bookshop, specializing in design, art, illustration and fiction titles which, in various forms, explore the theme of light.
The space will be managed by Corraini Editori, while the project is by Formafantasma studio, who have imagined it as an intimate place where you can purchase books but also peruse them.
In the pavilions of Euroluce there will also be a food bistro and a fine dining restaurant, both designed by Piero Lissoni.
The 61st edition of Salone del Mobile.Milano, Milano International Furniture Fair, is animated by a sparkling program of Talks devoted the topic of lighting design, technology and sustainability, held by brightest minds in the contemporary design scene.
At SaloneSatellite (free entrance), Tuesday April 18 at 3:30 pm, Gaetano Pesce is invited to talk about his career and interdisciplinary contribution to the world of design.
At Aurore, Euroluce arena (Pav. 13), every day at 11:00 am, the distinguished speakers will be:
- Wednesday April 19, Shigeru Ban
- Thursday April 20, Nao Tamura
- Friday April 21, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen and Marius Myking from Snohetta
- Saturday April 22, Andrea D'Antrassi of MAD Architects
These professionals will answer questions posed by international journalists on how innovation in lighting design and technology will improve our lives of tomorrow. All Talks can be attended in presence (admission is included in the entrance ticket to Salone del Mobile.Milano) or followed in streaming, by registering on the official website.
In the setting of the 24th edition of Euroluce, there is room for the projects of 550 young designers from 34 nations, as well as 27 design schools and universities from 16 countries, to invite reflection on education, training and the future of design, as well as provide an opportunity for cross-fertilization between the power of industry and the new energies of design.
Thanks to the SaloneSatellite Award, the most deserving projects will be given recognition.
Lastly, there was great expectation for the speech by Maestro Gaetano Pesce – the Italian sculptor, designer and architect based in New York – invited to a meeting in the SaloneSatellite Arena to talk about the main steps of his long career and his indelible interdisciplinary contribution to the world of design.
Entrance to SaloneSatellite is free and open to the public from 18 to 23 April, with direct access from Cargo 4.
The Exhibition can also be accessed internally from Euroluce, if you have an entrance ticket to Salone del Mobile.
The event is reserved for operators in the sector and is open to the general public only on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April.
Open to students on 21, 22 and 23 April.
Visitors can register and buy entrance tickets exclusively online.
The pre-sale service for the 2023 edition is now active.
100 studenti accoglieranno i visitatori nei punti di accesso alla città per orientarli verso la grande kermesse di Rho. Le postazioni saranno nella stazione della metropolitana linea rossa fermata Rho Fiera, alla Stazione Ferroviaria Cadorna, in Triennale Milano, negli Aeroporti di Malpensa (Arrivi A e B) e di Linate (area Arrivi), in Largo La Foppa, presso il Superstudio, in Stazione Centrale e all'ADI Design Museum.
