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News Article: Prada Frames Symposium Explores Infrastructure and Movement at Milan's Salone del Mobile
The annual Prada Frames symposium is set to take centre stage at Milan's Salone del Mobile, a renowned design event, from 8-13 April. Organised by Prada and design studio Formafantasma, this year's edition promises to delve into critical ideas at the intersection of design, culture, and contemporary issues.
Titled In Transit, the 2025 symposium will explore "infrastructure through the lens of movement." It aims to scrutinise how modern infrastructures impact physical and digital mobility, distribution, and migration in a hypermobile world.
The symposium will be held in a unique setting - Gio Ponti’s Treno Arlecchino, a train designed by the iconic Italian architect. This vintage design object embodies mobility and infrastructure from a mid-20th-century perspective, serving as a symbolic and physical vessel for exploring themes of transit, connection, and change.
By investigating the paradox of technological ease in global transit against the complex realities of human migration, the symposium critically engages with concepts of hypermobility and the socio-political and cultural dimensions of movement.
Faye Toogood, a renowned British designer, is collaborating with Japanese porcelain manufacturer Noritake for this year's event. More details about this collaboration are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.
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Other design-related events happening this month include the Architecture Biennale opening in Venice, Loewe commissioning 25 artists, designers, and architects for a Salone project that considers the cross-cultural and ritualistic nature of tea, and 14 design companies celebrating a founding anniversary, together representing a total of 905 years of inspiration and resilience.
Shalini Misra has also created the Shakti Design Residency initiative, a multinational, multidisciplinary melting pot of ideas. The Architecture Biennale in Venice is also preparing for its opening.
This blend of historical design and forward-looking discourse positions Prada Frames as a significant cultural event contributing to contemporary conversations about the role of design in shaping our networks and environments.
- In the context of the Prada Frames symposium, one could envision a lifestyle that straddles the line between the past and the future, using vintage design objects to explore the themes of transit, connection, and change, as exemplified by Gio Ponti’s Treno Arlecchino.
- As design-related events flourish in Italy, such as the Architecture Biennale, Loewe's Salone project focusing on tea rituals, and various companies' anniversary celebrations, it is evident that the home-and-garden and travel sectors are increasingly intersecting, providing numerous opportunities for immersive, engaging, and culturally-rich experiences.
