5VIE, district in the historic heart of Milan, offers a series of exhibition-events, with a strongly performing character, which will be devoted to a specific message: action. The whole event will be celebrating AG Fronzoni, a master of Italian design, whose intellectual legacy is more than ever relevant today. Jorge Penadés, Sara Ricciardi, Francesco Pace (Tellurico) and Richard Yasmine will be present with site-specific installations inside the two main district locations: the 5VIE headquarters on Cesare Correnti and the SIAM in Santa Marta. Among the other appointments, HoperAperta platform presents an exhibition in Palazzo Recalcati curated by Patrizia Catalano and Maurizio Barberis; “Masterly” in Palazzo Turati celebrates Dutch design; “Glass Utopia”, an exhibition curated by Mr. Lawrence for Craft ACT: Craft + Design Center; “Design Made in Hong Kong”, organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in Hong Kong; “Line of Marble”, a project to express the value of Portuguese stone.

Design Variations, a coral exhibition curated by MoscaPartners, is back in the Palazzo Litta rooms, on corso Magenta 24. The Court of Honour of this historical Milan building will be reinterpreted by architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus of Aires Mateus studio, with their project “A beach in the Baroque”. Alcova, format created by Joseph Grima and Valentina Ciuffi, presents a new exhibition inside a completely new venue. Only a few steps from Inganni M1 underground station, three extremely fascinating historical buildings, surrounded by a huge urban parc: around 3500 square metres of internal and external spaces, with over 40 exhibitors, including independent designers, innovative brands, galleries, cultural institutions and companies.

For Isola Design District, September represents the arriving point of a path which started in April with Isola Design Festival, six months long hybrid event, promoted by Comune di Milano. The event theme is We Are What We Design and, on top of all the digital activities, it will include, within Isola neighbourhood, Isola Design Awards prizing ceremony in July, and dozens of events in September, focusing on research, experimentation and sustainable design, promoting the best emerging designers from the whole world. Green Island, marking its 19th edition, will present an urban itinerary dedicated to creativity, art and landscape, within the Isola neighbourhood area. The project is called L’erbario in viaggio (The Touring Herbarium), in collaboration with the Italian Train System RFI-Rete Ferroviaria Italiana-Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. It will involve numerous international artists, including Andrea Branzi, Tom Matton, Lois Weinberger, and the young Medusa Group. free use of public spaces for events with a cultural value, to encourage as much as possible participation in this edition, which can truly represent the first step to give back to our city its international appeal”. “Flexibility is the absolute key word for this year, everything changes and evolves so quickly that we are left with no reference points. Companies, as well as designers, must be able to capture this moment, offering solutions which are consistent with the surrounding context and in line with all sustainability principles: environmental, economic, and social”, states Paolo Casati from Studiolabo. “This September edition sees an interest and participation beyond expectations, representing the wish for renewed relationships and sharing between professionals and the general public, a crucial element to renovate direct experience, in support of the digital aspect”. “This September event is important from many points of view, it will be a moment in which the design system regains space and time, but it will also allow a reflection on what has been and what will be”, as stated by Cristian Confalonieri from Studiolabo. “There is still no deep understanding of the impact of the latest months, and going back to “doing” is the only way to understand and move on. We are delighted to see the very high number of involved companies and confirmed events”.