IN-PLAY. Design for Sport Exhibition at ADI Design Museum Milan

The ADI Design Museum in Milan hosts 'IN-PLAY. Design for Sport,' running through April 6, 2026, during the Winter Olympics. Curated by Davide Fabio Colaci and Giulia Novati, the show features 100 objects that blend sports history and design innovation. Highlights include Adriano Panatta's 1976 WIP racket, Francesco Moser's 1984 hour-record bicycle, the Flying Dutchman sailboat (first Compasso d'Oro winner in 1960), and a high-jump bar similar to Dick Fosbury's. The exhibition frames sport as a fundamental human right and 'total social fact,' drawing on anthropologist Bruno Barba's work. Objects are displayed on aluminum stands made from disused athletic tracks, designed by DFC Studio. Notable designers include Pininfarina (Torino 2006 torch), Carlo Ratti (Milano Cortina 2026 torch), and Giulio Iacchetti (Dolfin surfboard, 2014). Twenty 'super stories' accompany the objects, such as Surya Bonaly's backflip at Nagano 1988, now legalized. A video installation 'Rivincite' by Somewhere Studio covers inclusion stories, including Giorgio Minisini's return as coach for Progetto Filippide, supporting athletes with autism and rare diseases.