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exploring taste – Spring/Summer 2016 places – The rooms of Milan

milan ue of Palazzo dell’Arte has since become a landmark in the cultural life of the
DESIGN AFTER DESIGN city. It hosts the permanent Triennale Design Museum as well as a number
of temporary international exhibitions, a specialist library, a theatre and nu-
merous activity spaces.
Words marianna masciandaro The title of this year’s International Exhibition is 21 Century. Design after
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Design. With a packed program of over twenty exhibitions, staged across
many key Milanese locations, it purports to promote the rich architectur-
All eyes are set on Milan, as it welcomes back the Triennae International al heritage of the city: ex-Ansaldo, Hangar Bicocca, Fabbrica del Vapore,
Exhibition after a twenty year interruption. From April through Septem- IULM, the campus of the Politecnico, Mudec Museum of Cultures and the
ber, this extraordinary event will turn the city into a vibrating hub of events National Museum of Science and Technology. A further exhibition will be
and exhibitions, on art, design, architecture, fashion and film. Launched in held outside Milan, in the Villa Reale of Monza.
Monza in 1923, the festival first migrated to Milan in 1933: its historical ven- The event kicked off a few days before the opening week of Salone del Mobile,

photography Stefania D’Alessandro/Stringer
THE ROOMS

OF MILAN

Even after the end of Expo, Milan is Italy's most cosmopolitan urban center. With its lively cultural hot

spots – such as the Triennale, Hangar Bicocca and Mudec – and its thriving new and old neighborhoods,
here is why Milan is a burgeoning city worth exploring.

render Duilio Forte

Summary
Design After Design
Ca’ del Bosco: The Arts’ Estate Duilio Forte’s Ursus was created to give visitors
People & Places the opportunity to have a minimal living experience
in a zoomorphic space

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