Paolo Sorrentino installs 'La Dolce Attesa' at Salone del Mobile 2025
The Salone del Mobile 2025 in Milan will feature 'La Dolce Attesa', an immersive installation by filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino. The work transforms a doctor's waiting room into a playful, ironic space where visitors ride reassuring carousels, addressing existential anxiety with lightness. This follows the 2024 installation 'Thinking Room' by David Lynch, which consisted of twin blue rooms with a throne and seven chimneys channeling thoughts. Both installations explore the intersection of cinema and design, turning filmic universes into lived spatial experiences. The Salone del Mobile, a major design fair, continues its tradition of hosting cinematic installations.
Key facts
- Salone del Mobile 2025 hosts 'La Dolce Attesa' by Paolo Sorrentino
- The installation reimagines a doctor's waiting room with carousels
- Sorrentino aims to transform existential anguish into lightness and irony
- In 2024, David Lynch presented 'Thinking Room' at the same fair
- Lynch's installation featured twin blue rooms with a throne and seven chimneys
- Both works demonstrate the link between cinema and design
- The installations are immersive, moving cinema beyond the screen
- David Lynch passed away a few weeks before the 2025 edition
Entities
Artists
- Paolo Sorrentino
- David Lynch
Institutions
- Salone del Mobile
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy