Milano Design Week 2019: Empathy as a guiding thread
The 2019 Milano Design Week, held across various districts in Milan, Italy, centered on empathy as a key theme. Numerous projects explored emotional connections, technology as a means for social reflection, and design's role in fostering relationships. Highlights include Yuka Oyama's 'A home is a home…' at Ventura Future, where students created wearable sculptures from personal stories; Isabella Sanchez-Jacques' sound installation 'Cocina de la Tierra' featuring Mexican migrant farmers; Kiki Van Eijk & Joost Van Bleiswijk's 'Connect' at 5VIE; the 'We are Open' exhibition at MAO Ljubljana blending folklore with industrial production; Sparx Living's triangular table promoting conversation; RAPT Studio's 'Tell me more' interactive installation at Ventura Centrale; Emma Ribbens' 'Modular Play Cart' for refugee children as part of 'Generous Nature' by Belgium is Design; Finland's 'Everyday Experiments' at the XXII Triennale; and Park Associati's 'Insecure: Public Space in the Age of Big Data' by Žan Kobal and Weixiao Shen, critiquing surveillance. The event ran from April 8 to 14, 2019.
Key facts
- Milano Design Week 2019 focused on empathy as a guiding theme.
- Yuka Oyama presented 'A home is a home…' at Ventura Future.
- Isabella Sanchez-Jacques created 'Cocina de la Tierra' sound installation.
- Kiki Van Eijk & Joost Van Bleiswijk exhibited 'Connect' at 5VIE.
- MAO Ljubljana presented 'We are Open' blending folklore and industry.
- Sparx Living introduced a triangular table for conversation.
- RAPT Studio's 'Tell me more' encouraged dialogue at Ventura Centrale.
- Emma Ribbens showed 'Modular Play Cart' for refugee children.
- Finland's 'Everyday Experiments' at XXII Triennale involved citizens.
- Žan Kobal and Weixiao Shen's 'Insecure' critiqued surveillance at Park Hub.
Entities
Artists
- Yuka Oyama
- Isabella Sanchez-Jacques
- Kiki Van Eijk
- Joost Van Bleiswijk
- Žan Kobal
- Weixiao Shen
- Emma Ribbens
- Ugo La Pietra
- Virginio Briatore
- Flavia Chiavaroli
Institutions
- Design School Kolding
- Ventura Future
- 5VIE
- MAO Ljubljana
- Centro di Creatività del MAO di Lubiana
- Sparx Living
- RAPT Studio
- Ventura Centrale
- Belgium is Design
- XXII Triennale
- Park Associati
- Porta Venezia in Design
- Park Hub
- Design Academy Eindhoven
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Finland
- Eindhoven
- Netherlands
- via Cesare Correnti 14
- Porta Venezia