2017's Top Design Projects: From Ico Parisi to Robot Ethics

A roundup of the year's most notable design projects includes an Ico Parisi exhibition at Villa Reale di Monza (Jan 15–Mar 19) curated by Archivio del Design di Ico Parisi, focusing on his table designs from the late 1950s. Atelier Clerici, directed by Joseph Grima, opened its courtyard during Salone del Mobile with works by Z33, Offprint, Teresa van Dongen, and Space Caviar. In Los Angeles, Nicolas Libert and Emmanuel Renoird launched 'Please do not enter' at PacMutua Building, a progressive men's luxury retail and exhibition space featuring Arik Levy, Vincent Lamouroux, Grégoire Cheneau, Slava Mogutin, Brian Kenny, Valentin Loellmann, Elise Gabriel, and OS&OS. Lining Yao at MIT Media Lab researches biological sensors to create 'living' materials. The Vitra Museum's 'Hello, Robot' exhibition examined human-machine relations, with a catalog designed by algorithm. Ron Gilad became creative director of Danese, presenting a return to fundamentals inspired by Bruno Munari and Enzo Mari. Ettore Sottsass's centenary was celebrated by Triennale, Met, and Vitra. Formafantasma debuted WireRing and Blush lamps for Flos at Spazio Krizia. Paola Antonelli was appointed curator of the XXII Triennale di Milano in 2019, themed 'Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival'.