“Italian design is the result of the link between designer and the company” Interview with Silvia Annichiaricco

Abstract

The exhibition “the new italian design” gathered in chile the work of 133 contemporary italian designers with 288 projects which belong to Triennale Design Museum of Milan. It was  xhibited at La Moneda Cultural center from december 6, 2013 to march 30, 2014, thanks to the management of the Triennale Design Museum of Milan, La Moneda Cultural Center and Universidad del Desarrollo. This exhibition offers a general vision of the contemporary Italian design and their bonds with economy, politic, and technology. It is trip which shed lights on the processes of the Italian national movement since XX century up to date, offering a rich and diverse experience, which passes by own productions and in series, pieces of artwork, industrial productions, ways of communication, and diverse design objects in graphic, multimedia, furniture, jewels, accessories, foods, and more. It is a reading of processes and it is a daring endeavor of exploring new paths. Silvana Annicchiarico is an architect and the director of the Triennale Design Museum of Milan. In conversation with our magazine, she detailed some aspects of the sample seen in Chile.