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One Hundred Tons of Waste for the Venice Biennale

One Hundred Tons of Waste for the Venice Biennale

EXHIBITION
Did you know that the introductory rooms of the 2016 Biennale Architettura were built with 100 tons of material generated by the dismantling of the previous Biennale? 10,000 sq.m of plaster board and 14 km of metal studs: this is what the visitor will see stepping inside of Biennale’s Arsenale hall this year.

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Please Touch: City After the City at La Triennale di Milano

Please Touch: City After the City at La Triennale di Milano

EXHIBITION
How often did you hear that we are not supposed to touch anything in a museum? Do not do this, do not do that, just keep away, observe and do it in silence. Well, this is something you won’t hear visiting “City After the City” exhibition at La Triennale di Milano held at the former Expo Milan 2015 area.

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Expo 2015 is back! Visit Palazzo Italia Free!

Expo 2015 is back! Visit Palazzo Italia Free!

EXHIBITION
Did you miss the 2015 Expo and decide non to wait in line for hours to visit the Italian Pavilion? No worries! Palazzo Italia is open again and completely free for everybody. Don’t miss your chance to see the number one venue of the Universal Exhibition held in Milan in 2015 now.

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Fifty Manga Chairs by Nendo

Fifty Manga Chairs by Nendo

EXHIBITION
Milan is the capital of design. The most innovative and in-vogue designers come here to launch their most recent works. Milan, however, is also the capital of architecture and classic taste. So what happens when the two meet one another?

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Asian design: Alamaki! at La Triennale di Milano

Asian design: Alamaki! at La Triennale di Milano

EXHIBITION
It is always great when designers have good sense of humor and positive vibes. Usually their pieces are full of surprises, fun and bold solutions easy to understand and therefore to employ. Alamaki! exhibition (which literally means “Oh my god!”), now on show at La Triennale di Milano, features such funky and out-of-expectation objects made by the 12 top designers from Asia.

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