Initially cancelled in April due to the coronavirus emergency, the Fuorisalone comes back to Milan from September 28 to October 10 with events in town and online. Milano Design City is the second edition of Fuorisalone 2020 – the first was held in June with the launch of the Fuorisalone Digital platform which offered the opportunity to follow the event, including live talks and webinars, on online channels created for the occasion.

Following the format proposed by the City of Milan, in an evolution of the Fall Design Week of the last four years, the new autumn edition of Fuorisalone offers the city two weeks of events, workshops, talks and exhibitions dedicated to design in showrooms, museums and galleries. Participation will be both on-site and online: the digital platform will remain active to enrich contents and promote brands not operating in the area. Design City Edition focuses on the issue of design culture and innovation, with a focus on sustainability, circular economy and redesign of urban spaces.

Brera Design District, a project conceived by Studiolabo, will follow the idea of the Brera Design Days proposing a path to involve the active showrooms and organizing talks and round tables. Among the other participants, 5 vie district will discuss in 5 VIE D’N’A – Design & art for a better world themes such as social innovation and circular economy, expressed through design, visual arts, music and poetry.

Isola Design District, according to the Isola Open Studios initiative, will open doors of studios, laboratories and galleries to the public, planning meetings to talk about sustainable design and biomaterials. After the June edition, Tortona Rocks will also take part in Milan Design City to explore the redefinition of working spaces and urban mobility within Opificio 31.

Opening picture: Design Academy di Eindhoven, Geo-Design. Via Marco Aurelio 21, Milan Design Week 2019. Photo Nicole Marnati