Linate Airport Becomes Design Museum with Triennale Milano Partnership

Milan's Linate Airport has transformed into a design museum, featuring works from the Museo del Design Italiano of Triennale Milano. The project, curated by Marco Sammicheli, was inaugurated with Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Works by masters such as Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Roberto Sambonet, Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, and Bruno Munari are on display. The current exhibition focuses on travel and vacation themes, including the Partner suitcase by Cini Boeri (1967), Alitalia Linea 72 tray service by Joe Colombo, Ignazia Favata, and Ambrogio Pozzi (1972), a plate from Piero Fornasetti's Tema e Variazioni series (1964), and the Slonga deckchair by Titti Fabiani (1975). An installation in the new hall celebrates the 40th anniversary of Memphis, featuring Ettore Sottsass's Carlton bookshelf (1981). The display will rotate every six months.