10 prominent figures in conversation with the Salone

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The voices of the protagonists of the Salone del Mobile.Milano platform: the insiders, the companies, the designers and many more besides

Paola Antonelli “Opening up, expanding and imagining the future”

The Salone, design beyond just furniture, new generations, fluidity: Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture and Design, as well as Director of R&D at MoMA.

Gaetano Pesce: “Nobody’s perfect”

A large one-man show in Shenzhen with interminable queues outside, experimental projects that include a table without legs and that unchanged sense of freedom. A lengthy chat, from New York, with the architect and designer Gaetano Pesce.

Marva Griffin in conversation with Peter-Philipp Schmitt

The founder of SaloneSatellite talks about her childhood in Venezuela, her early career in Milan and how she got involved with the Salone del Mobile – always with an eye to the future.

Maria Porro in conversation with Yoko Choy

Maria Porro, the president of Salone del Mobile.Milano, speaks with Yoko Choy, editor of Wallpaper* China magazine, about the new digital platform and explains what she can bring to the industry and how diversity and inclusivity in design can lead us to a better future.

The Propeller Office: a hybrid, human-centric and bespoke space

The new workplace brings together the comfort and familiarity of smart working with the collaborative nature of office-based activities to create the best possible space for generating value. Nicholas Kaspareck of Unispace tells us about it.