After six months of virtual presence, Isola Design Festival returns with an in-person event during the Fuorisalone 2021
From September 5 to 10, 2021, Isola Design Festival returns with an in-person event at the Fuorisalone, with a schedule abounding in exhibitions, installations, talks and workshops. The in-person event will be the ideal continuation of the Festival that has been taking place online since April 12. Over 100 designers, design firms and companies will take advantage of the Milan Design Week to showcase their work in the venues of the Isola Design District. The whole area is ready to welcome visitors after a very long period of isolation.
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PLAYFUL, YOUNG, DESIGN. – at Stecca 3, Via De Castillia 26
Stecca 3 has long been one of the main venues of the district, and so it will be again in 2021. In collaboration with ADA Stecca, The Playful Living and Vitality Onlus, a space for sharing projects has been created to rediscover the community dimension. The event Playful, Young, Design. is addressed to young families, and offers the opportunity to interact with colorful, multifunctional and modular furniture.
Materialized – at Spazio Gamma, via Pastrengo 7
After the big success of the digital version at the Dutch Design Week in 2020, Materialized, an exhibition exploring natural raw materials, biomaterials and sustainable design, arrives at Spazio Gamma. Some of the best talents and researchers in materials will present their projects to show what the future of furniture design holds.
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Among the various materials, visitors will be able to discover CooLoo Coatings, sustainable and aesthetically surprising, obtained from waste materials from various industries. In addition to Stecca3, their collections will be exhibited in several areas of the district, offering a relaxing moment to visitors testing the company’s products.
Fabbrica Sassetti
A new venue of the Isola Design District is Fabbrica Sassetti, founded as a wool yarn factory in the 1930s and a place of preservation of the neighborhood as a center of craftsmen and trades. It will host two exhibitions.
The Stage Four will involve visitors in a dreamlike installation with a feast of shapes and colors setting an atmosphere that will allow us to overcome the pandemic.
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Fabbrica Sassetti will also host a Gallery showcasing collectible objects and sustainable furnishings by Isola Design Community.
The technical partners of Isola Design District
This year, among the partners of Isola Design Festival there is also NeN (nen.it), a startup of the A2A group and the first EnerTech in Italy to provide 100% green energy. To help us develop a more environmentally friendly awareness, NeN has arranged an apartment in the Casa Distratta at via Pastrengo 5. This apartment will help visitors identify wrong behaviors in their daily habits.
Monkey 47 is also a sponsor of Isola Design Festival. During the Fuorisalone, the Black Forest gin will participate in Isola Design District with a nomadic bar. Among the various cocktails, the Bosco Liquido, inspired by the Bosco Verticale, will be served with a taste of ‘edible concrete’. An unusual pairing to remind us about the importance of building cities with more trees and less concrete for the well-being of all.
Lastly, Lamitex, a Friuli-based decorative laminate manufacturer, will make its materials available to set up the main exhibitions.
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