The exhibition “Italian Design. The beauty of everyday life between Italy and Argentina”, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute, was opened at the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Buenos Aires in the presence of Ambassador Fabrizio Lucentini. The exhibition, open until 29 January 2023, brings together some of the most significant objects of the history of Italian design from the post-war period to date.
An innovative aspect of the exhibition is to establish a dialogue between the icons of Italian design and significant examples of Argentinian design, to highlight the similarities and differences, as well as the evolutions and transformations of certain objects or furniture in both cultures.
Donatella Cannova, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute and general coordinator of the project, said: “The exhibition aims to tell the capacity of the Italian design system to answer the needs that have emerged in society from the post-war period to date, suggesting solutions in line with the ‘spirit of the time’, contextualized and participating in a process to redesign the world, starting from an idea at the origin of the object.”
The exhibition is divided into chronological sections that cover the great phases of contemporary Italian history. Works by world-renowned designers, such as Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Vico Magistretti, Bruno Munari, Gaetano Pesce, and Marco Zanuso, are on display. Iconic objects such as the bat lamp by Gae Aulenti and the Proust armchair by Alessandro Mendini are presented as well.
