Author: Alexandra Kate Catterall

We visited the Pirelli Building today to see the exhibition charting the building’s history. The view from the 26th floor is spectacular, a 360 perspective of Milano and an especially amazing view of Stazione Centrale.

http://www.triennale.org/en/mostra/le-eta-del-grattacielo/

Design After Design, curated by Andrea Branzi

A series of exciting design exhibitions at the Triennale and at numerous sites across the city.

http://www.triennale.org/en/

Giuseppe Terragni’s Casa del Fascio in Como on June 9, 2016. Light, contextual and complex in ways other fascist era buildings were not.

The studio feels as if Castiglioni has merely stepped out to a meeting.

Part archive, part repository, part museum. This is a place where design process documents, prototypes, experiments and production pieces co-exist.

http://www.alessi.com/en/company/museum

Films on Alessi desigers:

http://www.artfilms.com.au/Search.aspx?SearchQuery=Design+Interviews

http://www.palazzorealemilano.it/wps/portal/luogo/palazzoreale/mostre/inCorso/dettaglioCorso/Boccioni_2

Also visit next door:

http://www.museodelnovecento.org/en/

AIS_Design_programmaABD

http://www.teatroallascala.org/en/season/2015-2016/opera/l-enfant-et-les-sortileges-l-heure-espagnole.html

A link to the Portaluppi Foundation web archive:

http://www.portaluppi.org/opere/casa-del-sabato-per-gli-sposi-alla-v-triennale/