Lake Como Design Festival 2025 Opens Historic Sites and Showcases Contemporary Design

The seventh edition of the Lake Como Design Festival is currently underway and will continue until September 21, 2025. This year's theme, 'Fragments,' brings together various exhibitions and installations, including historic venues such as Giuseppe Terragni's Asilo Sant'Elia and his studio. At Asilo Sant'Elia, 1,400 students participated in the Piccoli Razionalisti project by creating postcards. Mayor Alessandro Rapinese emphasized the building's significance in terms of political freedom. Elisabetta, Terragni's niece, manages his studio, which showcases a prototype red lamp. The festival also features Aldo Rossi's 1973 film 'Ornamento e delitto,' curated by Chiara Spangaro at San Pietro in Atrio. Additionally, Ico Parisi's archive has reopened with new Cassina pieces, while Giovanna Massoni curates the Contemporary Design Selection, displaying 51 works along the 'Chilometro della Conoscenza' corridor. Villa Sucota presents 'Voci sull'acqua,' and Villa del Grumello offers a memory-themed path.