Milan Design Week 2024

April 15–21, 2024
Nilufar Depot/ Viale Vincenzo Lancetti 34, Milan
Alcova/ B09, Villa Borsani, Via Umberto I, 148

Milan Design Week 2024
Milan Design Week 2024
Nilufar Depot, “Diag” on the exhibition “Time Traveller”
We are happy to annouce that an updated version of the lighting "Diag" exhibited at last year's ALCOVA Milan has been selected by Nilufar Gallery as a piece of "Open Edition," one of the collection lines they developed. Those works will be launched at the exhibition "Time Traveler" held at Nilufar Depot during this year's Milan Design Week. We refined the idea of drawing a line into a space, exploring the relationship between the objects that support it, and transforming it into a floor light. The masses and lines expressed in silhouettes are developed in Nilufar's finely honed space.

Alcova Milan, “Bel Air”
At this year's ALCOVA Milan, which will be our third participation, we will exhibit a collection of lighting works named "Bel Air." It was developed from the thought that the essence of lighting may be more the essence of the surroundings or the "air," including traces and lingering effects, than the object itself. On the other hand, it has been interpreted and incorporated into a "product design" appearance. This year's ALCOVA will be held at two locations in the same district. The participating venue called "Villa Borsani" is a mansion that embodies 20th century modernism in Italy, and the building itself is a cultural property. Entering this building is also a very valuable opportunity.

Nilufar Depot, “Diag” on the exhibition “Time Traveller”
Nilufar Galleryの展開するコレクションラインの一つ「Open Edition」の作品として、昨年プロトタイプを発表した後にアップデートされた照明“Diag”が採択されました。2024年のミラノデザインウィーク期間中にNilufar Depotで行われる企画展「Time Traveller」にて展示発表が行われます。一つの線を空間に描き入れそれを支える造形同士の関係性を探った考え方を洗練させてフロアライトへと変容させました。Nilufarの研ぎ澄まされた空間の中にシルエットで表現された塊と線が展開されます。

Alcova Milan, “Bel Air”
今年で3度目の参加となるALCOVAでは、“Bel Air”と名付けられた照明作品群の展示を行います。照明の本質は物体そのものよりもその周辺、あるいは形跡や余韻も含めた「空気」なのかもしれないという考察から発展させたもので、プロダクト然とした姿へと解釈され落とし込まれています。本年のALCOVAは同一地区の二つの場所で開催され、参加する会場Villa Borsaniはイタリアにおける20世紀モダニズムを体現した邸宅で建物自体が文化財となっており、ここに入れることもまた貴重な機会となります。