ADI Design Museum
Piazza Compasso d'Oro, 1
15 — 21 April, 2024
ADI Design Museum — The archive house of Compasso d'Oro Awards, an absolute center of circle for Italian modern industrial design, a cultural center with international influence. During the MDW2024, within the ADI Design Museum, ZONA SARPI will be host with cutting edge design talks and a selection of designer, uniting the Chinese and Italian design cultural property, creating a new way of communication for the design capital Milan and ZONA SARPI.
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The "Meet Garden" tea set is shaped based on the stone contours from the painting manual "Jieziyuan," forming a pseudo-giant stone through spiral stacking. During a certain period, the dense urban living in residential buildings increasingly sparked a yearning for land, mountains, rivers, and woods. Consequently, the original outdoor giant stones were reproduced as stone stools and table using 3D printing for placement on balconies. Despite being unable to possess a traditional garden, one could still mentally traverse landscapes while staying at home. This concept of "mind transcending space" embodies the tranquility found in adapting to circumstances and nurturing a garden within the heart, hence the name "Meet Garden.lity found in adapting to circumstances and nurturing a garden within the heart, hence the name "Meet Garden.”
April 16 — 10:30-13:00
by PKUPDI LightEnvironment ArtResearch Center / VKSKY Art Co.,LTD /Organizing Committee
April 20 — 14:00-17:00
by Yoose
Milan’s historic Chinatown, a hub of culture and creativity, was transformed during MDW 2024. Via Sarpi hosted urban design experiments by independent designers, showcased in shop windows alongside galleries.
With the Centro Culturale Cinese at its core, ZONA SARPI unveiled a fresh new look.
CHANGES! KNOW NOW CHINA
During MDW 2024, Fabbrica del Vapore hosted Changes! by ZONA SARPI, a research and experimental space for Chinese design. Universities, cities, design weeks, and designers showcased cutting-edge work in urban renewal, eco-design, lifestyle, new materials, and more.
During MDW 2024 at the ADI Design Museum, ZONA SARPI hosted cutting-edge design talks and a curated selection of designers, bridging Chinese and Italian design cultures. This platform fosted new forms of communication, uniting Milan, the design capital, with ZONA SARPI, shaping an innovative dialogue between two rich creative traditions.
ZONA SARPI IS A PROJECT ● APPROVed by — Milan Municipal Government ● art director — Michele Brunello | Luca Fois ● SUPPORTING UNIT — Cultural Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Italy, Economic and Commercial Office of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Milan ● INITIATORS — Luca Fois | Michele Brunello | Chen Dongliang | Wang Yu Dong | Vittorio Sun Qun | Lin Cunzhen | Hu Kun | Angela Zhou | Marco Grattarola | Camilla Fraboni ● INITIATING ORGANIZATIONS — World Design Weeks (WDW) | International Council of Design (ICoD) | Camera di Commercio Cinese in Italia | Beijing Industrial Design Promotion Organization | Beijing Design Week | Shanghai Design Week | Shenzhen Design Week | Chengdu Design Week | Hainan Design Week | Hainan International Cultural and Creative Week | W'ECO DESIGN FESTIVAL | Beijing Gongxin International technology Development Co.,LTD ● HOST — Milan China Design Center ● CO-HOST — Beijing Design Week ● EXCLUSIVE OFFICIAL OPERATING AGENCY — BEIJING KEYI ● CO-ORGANIZERS — DONTSTOP Architettura | The Playful Living® | Milan Huaxia Group | Milan Huaxia Cultural Association | Associazione Cinese a Milano | Slow Food Great China | China International Ecological Economy Promotion Association | Giuseppe Scarri ● VISUAL & COMMUNICATION — Elvira Zhao | Jane Dai | Ezgi Deniz Ergin
