Pierluigi Ghianda's workshop celebrated at Villa Reale di Monza

The exhibition 'La Bottega come Simposio' at Villa Reale di Monza, curated by Aldo Colonetti and presented by Triennale Design Museum, runs until November 27, 2016. It showcases the workshop of Pierluigi Ghianda (1926-2015), the master craftsman who realized iconic designs for architects and designers including Gae Aulenti, Gianfranco Frattini, Mario Bellini, Cini Boeri, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, and Rena Dumas for Hermès. Ghianda engineered objects such as the Vidùn table by Magistretti for De Padova, the Étagère bookshelf by Mario Bellini, jewelry cases for Bulgari, Dior, Lorenzi, Pomellato, Rochas, and Rolex, pearwood frames by Gae Aulenti for the Musée d'Orsay, the Pippa armchair by Rena Dumas for Hermès, a revolving table bookshelf by Cini Boeri, and the Kyoto table-sculpture with Gianfranco Frattini. The installation uses work carts to create islands highlighting tools, furnishings, mockups, and construction solutions from Ghianda's Bovisio Masciago workshop. Central to the exhibition are his desk and bookshelf, representing the pre-digital dialogue between design and craftsmanship. The show also examines the future of workshops in Brianza and Italy, emphasizing the need for global dialogue, as Ghianda did when traveling to Brazil, the Amazon, and Japan for rare woods.