At this year’s SaloneSatellite, a program of talks has been put together by founder and curator Marva Griffin Wilshire and will be held in the Arena of Pavilion 3.
SaloneSatellite is devoted to young designers and, this year, will feature Yves Béhar, the Swiss designer and entrepreneur. While we all dream of making the world a better place, for Béhar it’s a mission and a reason for living and working. His contribution will be closely tied into the theme of SaloneSatellite, “Designing For Our Future Selves”.
The second talk will feature two international figures on the design scene, Paola Antonelli (Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design and Director of Research and Development at MoMA), and the journalist, critic and design expert Alice Rawsthorn.
Through their Design Emergency Instagram Live series of talks (@design.emergency) they have discussed the amazing diversity of design and its efficacy in tackling urgent problems. Their talk at SaloneSatellite, “There Will Always Be A Design Emergency”, will discuss the story behind the project and include a selection of past interviews as concrete examples of how designers are tackling complex challenges in every field, in a bid to make our lives safer, healthier, happier, more productive and inclusive.
They will be followed by Franco Lisi (Scientific Director of the Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano) and the architect Alberto Apostoli (founder of the Citadel of Wellness) who will discuss the theme of inclusivity and how it is the task of designers to generate wellbeing through their own work for people of all ages and abilities and for the environment.
Lastly, the architect Mario Cucinella will chair a meeting promoted by the SOS School of Sustainability|Masters in Sustainable Architecture and Design, in which a variety of speakers and #SOS9 students from the academic year 2021-2022 will take part. The SOS School of Sustainability Foundation, along with Mario Cucinella Architects, will present projects undertaken in the academic year 2021-22 and discuss new developments and visions for the future.
Additionally, thanks to a partnership with Green Grads, the event devoted to recently-graduated designers in the United Kingdom, will showcase a broad and stimulating mix of “green” ideas promoting sustainability, biophilia and a cleaner, more ecologically-friendly way of life.
Here is a full list of all the dates and times for each talk:
Wednesday 8th June, 11.30 am
DESIGNING FOR OUR FUTURE SELVES/PROGETTARE PER I NOSTRI DOMANI
Speaker: Yves Béhar
Thursday 9th June, 11.30 am
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A DESIGN EMERGENCY
Speakers: Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn
Friday 10th June, 11.30 am
Speakers: Franco Lisi and Alberto Apostoli
Sunday 12th June, 11am
Speakers: Mario Cucinella, Founder and President SOS, Giacomo Maniscalco, Director SOS , Lorenzo Porcelli, Architect and Building Engineer R&D Department at MCA | SOS Faculty , Elena Biason, Senior Consultant – Climate Change and Sustainability Services Ernst & Young | SOS Faculty , Lorenzo Gecchelin, Architect and Product Designer | SOS Faculty , Renzo Vitale, Sound Creative Director di BMW Group , The #SOS9 Students – Academic Year 2021-2022
The SOS School of Sustainability Foundation, together with Mario Cucinella Architects, will be presenting projects undertaken in the academic year 2021-23 and discussing new developments and visions for the future
7-12th June
GREEN GRADS
A unique UK initiative for new graduate talent and the environment. Film duration: 25 minutes
For more information visit salonemilano.it/en/exhibitions/salonesatellite
