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designboom selected 100+ top events of the world biggest design happening

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all days 13-18 april
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triennale

designboom presents COCIF award
‘A DOOR TO PARADISE’
c/o triennale, viale alemagna 6
AWARD CEREMONY wednesday 13, 5 pm

exhibition all days 13 – 18, 10am – 10 pm
triennale opening party (bu invitation only) wednesday 13, 7.30 pm - 12 pm
(on show in the same location: saporiti italia with new designs by massimo iosa ghini,
hida sangyo with new designs by enzo mari, abet laminati and ettore sottsass,
interni magazine presents ‘open air design’, exhibition on gaetano pesce, joe colombo,
how celebrates the 40 year anniversary of the legendary 40/4 stacking chair by david Rowland, vitra…)



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tortona and navigli area

designboom presents beck’s prize
‘YOUR BECK’S OUTLET’
c/o superstudio 13 via forcella 13 / via bugatti 9
AWARD CEREMONY tuesday 12, 5 pm

exhibition all days 13-18, 10 am -9 pm
(on show in the same location: design london –
hidden art and creative london present showcase of over 70
london designers and manufacturers.
university of art and design of basel / derin / E15,
dornbracht, alape…)


established & sons - the launch
designs by ed barber & jay osgerby, future systems,
zaha hadid, mark holmes, michael Marriott, alexander taylor
sebastian wrong, michael young
c/o via stendhal 36
all days 13 –18
press preview and conference wednesday 13, 12 pm


SOS design
fondazione industria via bugatti 5/7
all days 13-17, 10am – 10pm
opening wednesday13, 7 pm.


armani casa
c/o armani theatre, via bergognone 59
all days 13-18 , 10am – 10 pm
opening (by invitation only) tuesday 12, 7 pm – 10 pm


grazie dei fior / thank you for the flowers
installation in a ballet studio below street level
works by jurgen bey, bertjan pot …
c/ o sala prove, via tortona 2
13 – 17, 11 am – 7 pm
cocktail friday 15, 6 pm – 9 pm


various
c/o superstudio più via tortona 27
all days 13-18, 10 am – 10 pm
press preview tuesday 12, 3 pm – 7 pm
artek / bisazza / bombay sapphire / extremis / foscarini /
hay / habitat / michael young / monica armani / moooi /
quinze &milan / rex electrolux / SCP / thonet /
thorsten van elten/ tom dixon / transferfurniture / paola lenti …


dornbracht: performance.
c/o spazio P4, via g. pestalozzi 4
wednesday 13, 6.30 pm – 10 pm
(navigli in front of the san christoforo church -
shuttle bus 6 – 7.30 pm from superstudio più, via tortona 27)


‘layers in motion’ exhibition by ontwerpers,
c/o via tortona, 31 in a mobile exhibition space
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 10 pm


takeaway
c/o via forcella 7
14 – 16, 10.30 am – 97.30 pm
opening thursday 14, 6 pm


swarovski crystal palace collection
c/o segheria, via meda 24
all days 13 –17 10.30 am – 9.30 pm
except tuesday 14, 10.30 am – 5 pm


droog design at Io donna
c/o spazio hublab, via sartirana 2 (corner of via vigevano)
opening times: 12-18 April 2005. Daily 10.00 till 20.00



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city center area

B&B italia store
via durini, 14
all days 13 – 18, 10 – 8 pm


depadova
and zoltan
corso venezia 14
all days 13 – 18, 10 – 8 pm


ingo maurer and
reed kram / clemens weisshaar
c/o spazio krizia, via manin 21
14 - 17, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
opening wednesday 13, 8 pm – 10 pm


valvomo, finland
c/o galleria milano, via manin 13, via turati, 14
all days 13 – 18, 11 am – 9 pm
cocktail wednesday 13, 7 pm – 10 pm


sawaya & moroni
c/o via manzoni 11
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 8 pm


cassina
c/o via durini 16
all days 13 – 18, 9 am – 8 pm


baleri
c/o via cavallotti 8
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 9 pm
cocktail party thursday 14, 7 pm

driade
c/o via manzoni 30
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 9 pm
cocktail Tuesday 12, 5 pm – 9 pm


porro and de vecchi
c/o via durini 15
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 9 pm


karim rashid for gaia & gino
c/o sportmax, via della spiga 30
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 7.30 pm
cocktail party thursday 14, 7 pm


jacopo foggini
c/o corso Italia / via s. eufemia
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 10 pm
opening wednesday 13, 6 pm.


giugiaro presents a new hotel concept
c/o spazio modadesign
via catena corner via omenoni 2
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 9.30 pm
cocktails all night 7 pm – 9.30 pm


barovier & toso presents‘taif celebration’ by ferruccio laviani
c/o showroom dolce & gabbana, corso venezia 15
opening tuesday 12, 7 pm
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 10 pm


light glass
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 9 pm
c/o palazzo giureconsulti, piazza mercanti 2, (piazza duomo)
opening tuesday 14, 10pm - 12 pm,
every day a cocktail reception from 6pm onwards


paul smith presents paul kelley
c/o palazzo gallarati scotti, via manzoni, 30
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 7 pm


graduates 2005 curated by tom dixon
c/o british council, via manzoni 38
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 7 pm, saturday and sunday 10 am – 4 pm
cocktail wednesday 13 , 7 pm – 9 pm


design academy eindhoven
video about the masters programs and the masters works
 c/o marino alla scala café, ground floor, piazza della scala 5
friday 15, 7 pm – 10.30 pm
and
‘ordini’ exhibition of 28 designers of the design academy,
concept by li edelkoort,
c/o palazzo trussardi, marino alla scala, ground floor, piazza della scala 5
all days13 – 18, 11 am – 8 pm
cocktails 13, 14 and 15, 6pm -8 pm


leolux – human zoo
c/o palazzo trussardi marino alla scala, piazza della scala 5
13 – 15, 11 am – 8 pm


imm cologne’s talent show
c/o palazzo trussardi marino alla scala, piazza della scala 5
13 – 15, 11 am – 9 pm
cocktails 6 pm


‘feel felt felt’ by claudy jongstra (with projects by jacob de baan)
c/o via dell' orso 16.
13 – 18, 11 am – 9 pm


wearable and tiny & witty lighting by ken yokomizo.
c/o via jacopo dal verme 2;
14 – 19, 11am – 9 pm


alessi / anna G. and her jewellery exhibition
alessi showroom, corso matteotti 9
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 7 pm


yamagiwa light design
works by ross lovegrove, shigeru uchida, tokujin yoshioka
c/o studio domo adami, via manzoni 23
13 – 17, 10 am – 9 pm


bisazza suite
via senato 2 - 4° piano / 4th floor
all days 13 – 18, 4 pm – 7 pm



companies from vienna
augarten, backhausen, lobmeyr, wittmann and woka lamps
c/o austrian cultural forum, piazza del liberty 8 / 4
all days 11 – 18, 11 am – 8 pm


fornasetti
c/o via manzoni 45
all days – 18, 10 am - 8 pm


ecal lausanne & HGKZ zürich present student projects
c/o spazio mazzotta, foro buonaparte, 60
all days 13- 18, 10 am – 8 pm
cocktail tuesday 12, 6 pm


souvenir d’italie
23 designers show their ideas of an italian souvenir
in collaboration with alessi and case da abitare magazine
c/o istituto dei ciechi, via vivaio 7
13 – 16, 10 am – 9 pm


in-naturevolution
bang olufsen
c/o museum of natural history, corso venezia 55
14 – 18, 3 pm – 10 pm
opening wednesday 13, 6.30 pm – 10 pm



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fiera area

design alla coop
c/o via arona 15
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 8 pm
opening wednesday 13, 6 pm


zanotta
c/o via ruggero d lauria 6
party tuesday 12 from 8 pm



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corso magenta area

the ‘ora-ito museum’ project sponsored by DuPont Corian
c/o centre cultural français of milan / french cultural centre
corso magenta 63
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 8 pm
cocktail thursday 14, 6 pm – 11.30 pm



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brera area

moroso
c/o via pontaccio 8 /10
14 – 18, 11 am – 9 pm
opening wednesday 13, 7 pm


vitra
c/o pelota, via palermo 100
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 9 pm
opening wednesday 6.30 pm


edra
c/o via ciovassino 3
14 – 18, 10 am – 8 pm
cocktail wednesday 13, 6.30 – 9.30 pm

markus benesh : la casa di alice
c/o gallery postdesign, via della moscova 27
all days 13-18, 10 am – 9 pm
cocktail wednesday 13, 7 pm


‘liberi / free by andrea branzi and ettore sottsass
gallery clio calvi rudy volpi, via pontaccio 17
all days 13 –18, 10 am – 10 pm
opening wednesday 13, 6.30 pm


paola c
c/o via solforino, 11
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 7 pm
opening party wednesday 13, 6 pm – 10 pm


‘oggetti lenti’ /slow objects by pierre charpin
c/o design gallery milano via ciovasso 4
all days 13 –18, 10 am – 10 pm
opening tuesday 12, 7 pm


icon magazine party
c/o ATM bar, bastioni di porta volta (corner with via moscova).
on wednesday 13, 9.30pm onwards.
(by invitation only)


krat
by buro marsille / inspired by the historic gerrit rietveld’s crate furniture
c/o julien bar and julien room, via carlo maria magi 4/6
all days 13 – 18, 1 pm – 9 pm
cocktail each day 7 pm-2 am


dilmos
pza s. marco 1
all days 13 - 18, 10 am – 8 pm


tokyo designer’s week in milan
c/o museo minguzzi, via palermo 11
14 – 17, 11 am – 8 pm
opening wednesday 13, 6 pm



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chinatown

droog design – value for money
c/o gallery postart, via giannone 10
13 – 17, 11.am – 9 pm / sunday: 11.pm - 7 pm

what’s luxury – chi ha paura?
design jewellery
c/o via giannone 4
13 – 17, 11 am – 9 pm
cocktail tuesday 12, 7 pm – 9 pm


tutto bene, designers from belgium and netherlands
c/o via p. sarpi 6
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 10 pm
daily cocktail 6pm
party friday 15, 8 pm – midnight



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piazza 5 giornate area

50 th anniversary of the chair 3107 by arne jacobsen
c/o MC selvini, via poerio 3
all days 13 - 18, 9 am – 7 pm
cocktail friday 15, 6 pm.


– art exhibition - steve mcqueen
c/o fondazione prada
via fogazzaro 36
all days 13-18, 10 am – 8 pm
opening tuesday 12, 6 pm


designfenzider
c/o dovetusai gallery
via sigieri  24  
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 8 pm
cocktail thursday 14, 6:30 pm


zanotta
c/o piazza tricolore, 2
all days 13 –18, 10.30 am – 7.30 pm


alchimia disegnata
spazio 900, viale campania 51
all days 13 – 18, 3.30 pm – 7.30



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s.ambrogio area

ron arad presents postgrasduates of the royal college of art london
c/o internos livingspace, via carducci 35
all days 13 – 18, 11am – 9 pm
cocktail thursday 14, 6 pm



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garibaldi area

nextmaruni 12 chairs
c/o gallery antonia jannone. corso garibaldi 125
all days 13 –18, 10 am – 7 pm
opening party wednesday13, 6 pm – 9 pm
commendation ceremony for the competition winner 13th 3.30 pm


opos
made for china
c/o asapstore, corso garibaldi 104
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 8 pm


gallery colombari edizioni
contemporary trends in avant-garde design-art
c/o via maroncelli 10
all days 14 – 18, 11 am - 8:30 pm
opening wednesday 13, 6 pm - 10:30 pm


kris ruhs, yayoi kusama and
1930s - 1960s  carlo mollino's own apartment
a photographic exhibition by fulvio and napoleone ferrari
c/o galleria carla sozzani, corso como 10
14 – 18 10.30 am – 7.30 pm / wednesday and thursday 9 pm
opening wednesday 13, 7 pm – 10 pm


model ideas of 40 young designers
c/o oneoff- via luigi nono,  7 (fabbrica del vapore)
close to cimitero monumentale
13 / 16, 4 pm – 9 pm
17 / 18, 4 pm – 7 pm
cocktail Friday 15, 6:30 pm


green island
during this its third edition, the project will involve shops, arts and crafts workshops,
design and architecture studios, and music in the streets of the milanese ‘isola’ neighbourhood
only sunday 17, 12pm: workshop tour, buffet on the platform with musical accompaniment
3pm: tour of the giuseppe terragni architecture in via pepe


ram
creative space – exhibition of pictures of computers creative people use
c/o matatu, via de castilia 20
14 – 18 april, 9 pm – 1 am with live music


mogu
c/o high-tech, piazza XXV aprile 12
all days 13 –18,10.30 am – 9 pm
opening cocktail friday 15, 7 pm


a perfect weekend by fabrica / cibic & partners
c/o viale crispi 5
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 8 pm
cocktail wednesday13, 7 pm – 9 pm


david design / swedish style milan
piazza gerusalemme 1
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – midnight (bar happy hour 5 pm – 7.30)
party (by invitation only) friday 15, 8 pm – 2 am


super action design fun/ karim rashid - from furniture to shoes …
c/o via marco polo 4
13 –16, 1 pm – 9 pm
all days cocktails 7 pm
opening thursday 14, 8 pm – 11 pm


dream’s lounge
six fendi casa couches in search of fairy tales
c/o istituto marangoni, viale grappa 10
all days 13-18, 10.30 am – 9 pm
cocktail friday 15, 6.30 – 9.30


a perfect weekend by fabrica / cibic & partners
c/o viale crispi 5
all days 13 – 18, 10 am – 8 pm
cocktail, wednesday,13, 7 pm – 9 pm


‘fuori produzione’ / out of production
c/o galleria spazio 900, c.so garibaldi 42
all days 13 – 18, 10am – 12.30 pm 3.30 pm – 8 pm



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central station area

cappellini, poltronafrau, gufram, and thonet vienna
c/o ex palazzo delle poste, via ferrante a porti 6/8
opening Tuesday 12,7 pm – 11 pm
all days 13 – 18 10 am – 9 pm


tecno
presents piero lissoni with interaction design institute ivrea
c/o via ferrante aporti 3
all days 13 – 17, 11 am – 8 pm
opening tuesday 12, 7 pm



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corso lodi area

designersblock
c/o studo zeta, via friuli 26
all days 13 – 18, 11 am – 10 pm
cocktail thursday 14, 6 pm – 10 pm


realfleet present
amadana tech objects, design by shuwa tei (intentionallies)
c/o viale bianca maria 45
(in the courtyard)
all days13 – 18, 10,30 am – 9 pm
cocktail wednesday13, 7 pm



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corso buenos aires area

ECAL at bar basso
c/o via plinio 29
party thursday 14, 11 pm


gio ponti, auction
a private collection on sale at sotheby’s
sotheby’s, via broggi 19,
auction will be held on monday 18, 7 pm
exhibition from thursday 14 to sunday 17, 10 am – 1pm and 2 pm – 6 pm



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via farini / bovisa area

anytime any soon
dutch designers and artists
c/o via farini 35,
13 - 17, 10 am - 8 pm, cocktail from 6 pm


ex ecal , university of art and design, lausanne
c/o careof gallery, fabbrica del vapore, via luigi nono 7
all days,13 –18, 11 am – 7 pm
opening thursday, 14, 7 pm


blitz
vintage
c/o via enrico cosenz 44 / 4
12 – 17, 10 am – 6 pm



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lambrate aerea

salefino
works by paolo ulian, around design, joe velluto, lorenzo damiani
c/o via ventura 5 and 15
all days 13 – 18, 11 am – 8 pm
cocktail party friday 15, 6.30 pm – 10 pm.

knoll and harry bertoia
c/o via ventura 5 and 15
all days 13 – 18, 11 am – 8 pm
cocktail party friday 15, 6.30 pm – 10 pm

toys weapons by martì guixé
c/o via ventura 5 and 15
all days 13 – 18, 11 am – 8 pm
cocktail party friday 15, 6.30 pm – 10 pm

emmanuel babbled. Toys
c/o via ventura 5 and 15
all days 13 – 18, 11 am – 8 pm
cocktail party friday 15, 6.30 pm – 10 pm


la casa dei designers / home of designers
c/o via ventura 15
much more than just a hostel offering affordable stays, it is a social and cultural place
that merges hospitality, gathering of people and personal and professional experiences.
it includes a sleeping area with 100 beds but also an exhibition area for displays,
workshops, screenings and parties. set in a former industrial building, currently
housing events and exhibitions, the designers’ house is a one-of-a-kind project,
both from a cultural and technical point of view.
all days 12- 19
for further information and booking http://www.esterni.org



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bicocca area

salon des refuses
c/o hangar bicocca, viale sarca 336
13 – 18, 11 am – 8 pm
opening party friday 15, 6pm

‘i sette palazzi celesti’
the exhibition by anselm kiefer will be re-opened
c/o hangar bicocca, viale sarca 336
(free entrance).







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