The Amazing Walk by MAD Architects
The installation is a path suspended over a body of water. It symbolizes the journey of Amazon customers among e-commerce products and is located in the spaces of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the State University of Milan. The installation symbolizes a journey towards new dimensions and is part of the Cross-Vision exhibition events. In this setting, concerts will also be held in collaboration with the Filarmonica della Scala and the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Milan, for an initiative called Walk in sound.
Extraordinary by Marcello Smarrelli
The work is inspired by the lightness of clouds and wants to evoke air and heat. The installation was promoted by the kitchen extractor company Elica with the Ermanno Casoli Foundation, which Marcello Smarelli leads. « We let ourselves be inspired by the natural elements – explained the artists Toshiya Hayashi and Hokuto Ando of the Japanese design studio we+ – by the place and the Straordinaria concept to give life to an installation where nature, beauty and color blend to offer the public a sensorial journey focused on the theme of air. The essence of the brand pushed us to seek a perspective of authentic interpretation of its values” –
Tandem of Jacopo Foggini and Massimo Iosa Ghini
Eight meters high, the work was commissioned by the make-up brand Kiko Milano and is exhibited in the Courtyard of Honor of the University of Milan. It is inspired by the company’s product 3D Hydra Lipgloss. The installation resembles a circular sofa that recalls the image of lips.
Mine city by Mario Cucinella
The urban reality as a “possible reserve of the future”, an ecosystem that transforms starting from its very nature. Entirely built in wood, it is designed to enhance regeneration. «Inspired by the European Agenda for sustainable development – declared the architect – Mario Cucinella – the intervention aims to recover the so-called ‘secondary raw materials'”. It will be possible to visit the Città Miniera installation and participate in talks in the Sala Buzzati.
The Pyramid at Everest in the Lombardy Region
Mounted in the center of the Region’s skyscrapers, after the Salone del Mobile it will be transferred to Everest, where it will cover the Pyramid Observatory Laboratory, at 5,050m on the roof of the world, to allow for its maintenance. An observatory on climate change. Through Oculos viewers, visitors will be able to take an immersive journey through videos shot by scientists from the University of Milan on the Forni Glacier to see the effect of climate change on the glacier. Lombardia Square is part of the Lombardia Style project promoted by the councilor for tourism, territorial marketing and fashion Barbara Mazzali.
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