A Matter of Perception

Into its third edition, the exhibition organised by Mosca Partners at Palazzo Litta presents a curated selection of different brands and designers. #MDW2017

Guest of honour at the third chapter of “A Matter of Perception: Products & Materials”, the studio Diller + Scofido Renfro have created a scenographic pavilion in the centre of the courtyard made out of 300 pairs of jeans: making it into a place to meet, chat or simply relax. This structure also  serves to introduce the common thread that runs through this year's exhibition, the human factor that according to the curators, “forms the basis of the work of the designer”.

The Undecided sofa by Raffaella Mangiarotti for Manerba
Grazia Manerba with the Undecided sofa by Raffaella Mangiarotti for Manerba
The Undecided sofa by Raffaella Mangiarotti for Manerba
Japan Creative: stone tools set by Leon Ransmeier for Aji-stone
Japan Creative: stone tools set by Leon Ransmeier for Aji-stone
Japan Creative: teapot and warmer by Jasper Morrison for Oigen
Japan Creative: the project by Daniel Rybakken (and Jin Kuramoto) for Tokushu Tokai Paper

  On two storeys of the building, consolidated names appear along with a few new additions. Punkt present the latest additions to their range (such as new colours for the telephones) and three prototypes for city bikes, designed by three schools (ECAL, RCA and Design Academy Eindhoven); the Undecided sofa by Raffaella Mangiarotti for Manerba (made up of a number of soft cubes it can be dismantled vertically to create a high or low back making it more or less enveloping); designs by Industrial Facility, Jasper Morrison and Daniel Rybakken for Creative Japan; glass trays by Formafantasma for Nude; glasses by Federico Angi for Ichendorf; and right at the end, Belgian design collective, “Belgium is design”.

Punkt. in Palazzo Litta courtyard
e-CAL 1020, project by ECAL students for PUMP, Punkt Urban Mobility Project
EB01 project by RCA London, for PUMP, Punkt Urban Mobility Project
Bike for Two Design project by Academy Eindhoven, for PUMP, Punkt Urban Mobility Project
New glasses by Federico Angi for Ichendorf at Palazzo Litta
Formafantasma's trays for Nude at Palazzo Litta
View of the collective ehibition "Belgitude" curated by Belgium is Design at Palazzo Litta

  The Bistrot Litta Ventiquattro, designed by Elisa Ossino is also worth stopping off at.


4–9 April 2017
A Matter of Perception
Palazzo Litta
corso Magenta 24, Milan