Alchimia Movement Retrospective at ADI Design Museum Milan

The ADI Design Museum in Milan hosts 'Alchimia. La rivoluzione del design italiano,' the first major retrospective in Italy on the Alchimia collective, curated by François Burkhardt, Tobias Hoffmann, and Alessandro Guerriero. Running until January 22, the exhibition features 150 works including furniture, vases, lamps, vehicles, clothing, carpets, drawings, and photographs from 1976 to 1992. The collective, founded by Alessandro and Adriana Guerriero, won only one Compasso d'Oro in 1981 for research. The show's centerpiece is a carpet-raft installation symbolizing escape from marketing-driven design. Key works include Alessandro Mendini's Proust armchair, the Kandissone sofa, and the Mobile Infinito modular system. The exhibition also highlights body-centric designs by Cinzia Ruggeri and Anna Gili, and photography by Occhiomagico. The curators aim to inspire young designers to value experimental freedom, contrasting with today's constrained design industry.