EDIT Napoli 2022: Independent Design Fair Concludes Fourth Edition
The fourth edition of EDIT Napoli, the independent design fair, concluded on October 9, 2022. Founded in 2019 by Emilia Petruccelli and Domitilla Dardi, the fair transforms Naples into a stage for slow design. The event took place from October 7 to 9 at the Complesso Monumentale di San Domenico Maggiore and various CULT locations, hosting exhibitors from around the world. The fair's theme, 'Let's be fair,' emphasizes justice, equity, and ecological processes. Highlights included EDIT Cult exhibitions at historic sites: Riccardo Dalisi's studio-archive-museum, Allegra Hicks' textile art 'DIVINAZIONE' at Chiesa dei SS. Filippo e Giacomo, Michele De Lucchi's site-specific 'Le Casette delle Pezzentelle' at Santa Luciella, and Patricia Urquiola's collaboration with students from Istituto Caselli Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte, with prototypes auctioned by Christie's to fund garden restoration. Special projects included Astrid Luglio's bar for Feudi di San Gregorio and Agostino Iacurci's floral installation for San Patrignano. Notable exhibitors included Piet Hein Eek's collective show 'PARALLELS' at Fondazione Made in Cloister, Twils' reissue of Achille Castiglioni's Polet chair, C CONTINUA+MAMT's lunar collaboration, Millim Studio's Cutout metal furniture, Belvedere's contemporary vedutismo, Cimento's INSIDE/OUT outdoor series, No Smoking The Future's upcycled furniture, Sublimio's Aprile swing, and ceramic works by Paola Peronetto with Giovanni Botticelli and Cuore Carpenito.
Key facts
- EDIT Napoli 2022 was the fourth edition of the independent design fair.
- The fair was founded in 2019 by Emilia Petruccelli and Domitilla Dardi.
- It took place from October 7 to 9, 2022, in Naples.
- The main venue was Complesso Monumentale di San Domenico Maggiore.
- The theme was 'Let's be fair', focusing on justice, equity, and ecology.
- EDIT Cult included exhibitions at historic sites like Riccardo Dalisi's archive and Chiesa dei SS. Filippo e Giacomo.
- Patricia Urquiola collaborated with students from Istituto Caselli Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte.
- Prototypes from the collaboration were auctioned by Christie's to fund garden restoration.
- Special projects included Astrid Luglio's bar for Feudi di San Gregorio and Agostino Iacurci's installation for San Patrignano.
- Piet Hein Eek presented the collective show 'PARALLELS' at Fondazione Made in Cloister.
- Twils reissued Achille Castiglioni's Polet chair from 1992.
- C CONTINUA+MAMT won the jury prize for their lunar collaboration.
- Millim Studio presented Cutout metal furniture.
- Belvedere presented deck chairs with graphic prints of Cortina, Sorrento, and Rimini.
- Cimento presented INSIDE/OUT outdoor design series.
- No Smoking The Future presented upcycled furniture made from certified paper waste.
- Sublimio debuted the Aprile swing in a limited edition of 30 pieces.
- Paola Peronetto and Giovanni Botticelli collaborated on hybrid ceramic and glass works.
- Cuore Carpenito presented ceramic vases.
Entities
Artists
- Emilia Petruccelli
- Domitilla Dardi
- Riccardo Dalisi
- Allegra Hicks
- Michele De Lucchi
- Antonia Jannone
- Patricia Urquiola
- Marta Fegiz
- Astrid Luglio
- Agostino Iacurci
- Piet Hein Eek
- JB Gambier
- Teun Zwets
- Sho Ota
- Massimo Pavan
- Paul Coenen
- Rikkert Paauw
- Tweek eek
- Achille Castiglioni
- Giovanna Castiglioni
- Matteo Ragni
- Chiara Caselli
- Francesco Carrasso
- Edoardo Grammaroli
- Chiara Pellicano
- Luca de Bona
- Massimiliano Tuveri
- Aldo Parisotto
- Andrea Epifani
- Matteo Modica
- Paola Peronetto
- Giovanni Botticelli
- Claudia Carpenito
- Fabio Novembre
- Sabine Marcelis
- Alberto Alessi
- Giuliano dell'Uva
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
- Filippo Alison
- Kengo Kuma
- Alessandro Mendini
- Konstantin Grcic
- Giulio Iacchetti
- Caterina Roppo
- Claudia Campone
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Benjamin Franklin
- Gaetano Filangieri
Institutions
- EDIT Napoli
- Complesso Monumentale di San Domenico Maggiore
- CULT
- Chiesa dei SS. Filippo e Giacomo
- Chiesa museo di Santa Luciella
- Antonia Jannone Disegni di Architettura
- Istituto Caselli Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte
- Christie's
- Feudi di San Gregorio
- San Patrignano
- Fondazione Made in Cloister
- Twils
- C CONTINUA
- MAMT
- Millim Studio
- Belvedere
- VZNstudio
- Cimento
- No Smoking The Future
- Sublimio
- Cuore Carpenito
- Artribune
- Archivio di Stato
- Spanish Cultural Institute
- Dutch Cultural Institute
- Stamuli studio
- Pedrali
- DWA Design Studio
- Agape Casa
- La Prairie
- Ranieri
- Archivio di Stato di Napoli
- Labò Cultural Project
- The Design Blender
- Undo-Redo
- Palazzo Reale di Napoli
- Teatro di Corte
- Cassina
- Triennale Milano
- Teatro San Carlo
- Alcantara
- Ipogeo dei Cristallini
- Castel dell'Ovo
- Alpi
- Museo Mineralogico Nazionale
- Abet Laminati
- Complesso Museale Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco
- Museo Civico Gaetano Filangieri
- Incalmi
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Complesso Monumentale di San Domenico Maggiore
- Chiesa dei SS. Filippo e Giacomo
- Chiesa museo di Santa Luciella
- Fondazione Made in Cloister
- Liguria
- Cortina
- Sorrento
- Rimini
- Irpinia
- Puglia
- Emilia-Romagna
- Santi Severino e Sossio
- San Domenico
- Palazzo Ravaschieri
- Riviera di Chiaia
- Santa Maria la Nova
- Archivio di Stato
- Palazzo Reale di Napoli
- Teatro San Carlo
- Ipogeo dei Cristallini
- Rione Sanità
- Castel dell'Ovo
- Museo Mineralogico Nazionale
- Pizzofalcone
- Vesuvius
- Complesso Museale Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco
- Museo Civico Gaetano Filangieri
- Milan
- Fuorisalone
- Barona
- Genoa
- Japan