10 Must-See Design Exhibitions in 2023
A roundup of ten design exhibitions in 2023 across Italy and abroad. At Triennale Milano, a retrospective on Angelo Mangiarotti runs from January 27 to April 23, curated by Fulvio Irace with Renzo Piano. The London Design Museum presents Ai Weiwei: Making Sense from April 7 to July 30, featuring objects from his personal collection. Vitra Design Museum hosts Garden Futures: Designing with Nature (March 25–October 3), curated by Formafantasma. V&A Dundee explores tartan history with over 300 objects from April 1, 2023 to January 14, 2024. MODA in Atlanta examines food packaging in Unpacking Tomorrow (March 30–July 30). CID Grand Hornu in Belgium focuses on Michele De Lucchi and AMDL Circle from February 12 to August 27. Cité du Design in Saint-Étienne presents Bicyclette(s) until May 1. Como's Pinacoteca Civica displays Ico and Luisa Parisi's glass and ceramics until May 28. Bergamo features a light installation by Object of Common Interest from January 22. ADI Design Museum in Milan showcases young Italian designers in ITALY: a New Collective Landscape from April 4 to September 10.
Key facts
- Angelo Mangiarotti retrospective at Triennale Milano from Jan 27 to Apr 23, 2023.
- Ai Weiwei exhibition at London Design Museum from Apr 7 to Jul 30, 2023.
- Garden Futures at Vitra Design Museum from Mar 25 to Oct 3, 2023.
- Tartan exhibition at V&A Dundee from Apr 1, 2023 to Jan 14, 2024.
- Food packaging show at MODA Atlanta from Mar 30 to Jul 30, 2023.
- Michele De Lucchi show at CID Grand Hornu from Feb 12 to Aug 27, 2023.
- Bicycle exhibition at Cité du Design, Saint-Étienne until May 1, 2023.
- Ico and Luisa Parisi exhibition in Como until May 28, 2023.
- Object of Common Interest installation in Bergamo from Jan 22, 2023.
- Young Italian designers show at ADI Design Museum from Apr 4 to Sep 10, 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Angelo Mangiarotti
- Bruno Morassutti
- Fulvio Irace
- Renzo Piano
- Ai Weiwei
- Piet Oudolf
- Formafantasma
- Derek Jarman
- Cheddar Gorgeous
- Liquorice Black
- Elisabetta Pisu
- Amina Pereno
- Mischer'Traxler
- Michele De Lucchi
- AMDL Circle
- Jean-Louis Frechin
- NoDesign
- Ico Parisi
- Luisa Aiani
- Eleni Petaloti
- Leonidas Trampoukis
- Federica Sala
- Angela Rui
- Elisabetta Donati de Conti
- Matilde Losi
- Gaia Vince
- Telmo Pievani
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Theaster Gates
- Stefano Casciani
- Andrea Branzi
- Alessio de'Navasquez
- Amber Butchart
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
- Laurence Salmon
- Pauline Van Dongen
- Marjan Van Aubel
- Katharina Mischer
- Thomas Traxler
- Louis Kahn
- Paola Antonelli
- Milton Glaser
- Aldo Rossi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Riccardo Dalisi
- Giulia Marani
Institutions
- Triennale Milano
- London Design Museum
- Vitra Design Museum
- Wüstenrot Foundation
- Nieuwe Instituut
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- V&A Dundee
- Royal Collection
- Chanel
- Dior
- Vivienne Westwood
- MODA Museum of Design
- Politecnico di Torino
- CID Grand Hornu
- UNESCO
- Cité du Design
- Pinacoteca Civica di Como
- ADI Design Museum
- MoMA
- Artribune
- 10 Corso Como
- Milwaukee Art Museum
- Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia
- Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne
- MUDAC – Musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains
- Solar Biennale
- CID – Centre d’innovation et de design du Grand-Hornu
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York
- Museu da Imigração do Estado de São Paulo
- Museu do Café de Santos
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Weil-am-Rhein
- Germany
- Dundee
- Scotland
- Atlanta
- United States
- Grand Hornu
- Belgium
- Saint-Étienne
- France
- Como
- Bergamo
- Brescia
- New York
- Weil am Rhein
- Lausanne
- Switzerland
- Grand-Hornu
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Santos
- Buenos Aires
- South Africa