Ico Parisi design archive. Photo Nicolò Panzeri
The Lake Como Design Festival program is divided into a series of events in the historic center of the city and around its lake in historic, unpublished or forgotten places of the territory. Developed around the theme of lightnessthe exhibitions will be open to visitors until September 22, 2024.
The creator and artistic director of the festival Lorenzo Butti explains clearly: “The theme of lightness can be expressed in countless ways and can find its raison d’être in all the different forms of creativity. Developing exhibitions and special projects that can propose a dialogue between art and design has always been the stylistic feature of our program and every year we strive to offer our visitors a new way of looking at these disciplines and at creativity in general, placing the exhibitions in unique architectural contexts that can themselves be an integral part of the exhibition path”.
The Lemon House, Kilometer of Knowledge. On display, projects by Ilaria Bianchi; Alice Pilastre + Mathilde Tinturier + Andy Farrow; Caterina Frongia. Photo Margherita Bonetti
Not just exhibitions. Upon reservation (experience@wonderlakecomo.com), it is possible to visit some of the most important rationalist architectures in the area and every afternoon of the festival, until September 21st, the Serra del Grumello hosts a series of meetings where designers, architects, writers and entrepreneurs meet to explore the theme of this sixth edition from different points of view: from contemporary formal research by international designers to the experiments of Como rationalism, passing through a series of reflections on the relationship between matter, light and transparency.
In the end, Dear & AurelBrambilla Orsoni Architetti Associati, Galli Cavalcabò are some of the design studios opening their doors during the week to enrich the program of the event conceived and promoted by the Wonderlake Como association.
Source: living.corriere.it
