Made in Italy, al Mimit arriva la mostra “La chimica del design”
Dal 3 al 20 novembre Palazzo Piacentini a Roma ospiterà la seconda tappa dell’esposizione organizzata da Federchimica e Adi, Design Museum di Milano
The Italian design exhibition "La chimica del design: Progettare la materia" will begin its tour in Rome, following its debut at the Design Museum in Milan. The show, organized by Federchimica and Adi Design Museum of Milan, will be displayed at Palazzo Piacentini, a historic building on Via Veneto that houses the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.
The exhibition, which runs from November 3 to November 20, showcases some of the most significant Made in Italy design pieces at the Palazzo Piacentini exhibition halls. The arrangement within the rooms was conceptualized by Andrea Rovatti, employing a lightweight, fluid, and elastic modular system that adjusts to the space and the exhibited objects, reflecting the very essence of transforming materials.
The exhibition aims to highlight the role of the chemical industry in design innovation, emphasizing the often less visible but critical contribution of chemistry to design culture and the competitiveness of Made in Italy. Through a selection of projects from the Compasso d'Oro Collection and the ADI Design Index, the exhibition demonstrates how chemistry shapes the design process.
The initiative, hosted at MIMIT, reaffirms the strategic importance of chemistry to the national production system. With €60 billion in revenue projected for 2025 and over 117,000 employees, chemistry is the fifth largest industry in the country and the third largest producer in Europe. Its products are essential components of 95% of the artifacts used to meet every need.
Federchimica President Francesco Buzzella notes that the dialogue with chemical research has been and remains crucial to the evolution of projects, a generative function that continually unveils new perspectives. Adi President Luciano Galimberti adds that it has expanded the expressive possibilities of design, improved product performance, and enabled new solutions towards more responsible and circular design.
Telling this connection means making visible an essential, and often invisible, part of Italian design culture.
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