Every year, Cosmit - the association responsible for organising the Salone del Mobile, prepares a cultural exhibition, exploring the latest themes in design. This year the initiative takes design to places where it has never been before: The Milanese House Museums. These 4 exceptional examples of historic domestic architecture – The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, the Boschi Di Stefano House Museum, Villa Necchi Campiglio and the Poldi Pezzoli Museum constitute a precious and unique historical resource.
The exhibition 'Ospiti inaspettati. Case di ieri, Design di oggi' (Unexpected Guests. Yesterday's Homes, Today's Design) 11 March -2 May 2010 brings over 200 pieces of modern design, dating from 2000 to the present day into these 4 houses, creating dialogue with the historic settings and underlining thematic similarities to surprising yet harmonious effect. The 'guests' on show are the work of the world's leading designers and produced by industry's leading brands.
Among the pieces selected by curator Beppe Finessi and art director Italo Lupi, Casamania is present with the Valises by Maarten De Ceulaer. This iconic piece has been placed to great effect in the luxurious 'Bagno del Principe' in the rationalist mansion Villa Necchi Campiglio, designed by Piero Portalupi in the mid 1930s.
Ospiti Inaspettati
11 march - 2 may
the Milanese House Museums are open from Wednesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm
Casamania at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Fiera Milano, Rho
14-19 April 2010
Pad 8 - Stand D 31
The latest book from the TASCHEN publishing house - Architecutre Now! Restaurants & Bars focuses on some of the world’s most amazing new bars and restaurants from LA to Tokyo. Casamania is featured among the projects with the KANT stool by Karim Rashid, featured in the furnishing of a cutting edge bar.
Wallpaper* the leading international design and lifestyle magazine has joined forces with La Rinascente, the historic department store in Milan's Piazza Duomo on an exciting new initiative The Wallpaper Warrant @ Design Supermarket. From November Wallpaper* will have a dedicated corner or shop-in-shop, with their picks of the best domestic design products. The editors have scoured this year's fairs for the best of new design and made a very special selection of items to be sold in the Design Supermarket. Casamania has been selected for inclusion with the Railo magazine rack/waste paper basket by Finnish designer mikko laakkonen. All products on show are for sale, and offer visitors a design fix in the heart of the world's design capital.