Any anthology of 20th century design would by necessity feature a very, very long chapter on Italy. With Storie. Il Design Italiano the Triennale Design Museum Milan sketch out how the narrative of such a chapter could develop, highlight key moments in the plot development and introduce the most important protagonists.

Storie. Il Design Italiano @ Triennale Design Museum, Milan

With his two faces the Roman God Janus looks simultaneously forward and backwards, standing in constant watch over transitions, the passage of time, beginnings, ends.

The easy connection to make is with January, that month of the year when we are invariably reflecting and hoping in equal measure: the more complex connection to make is with a well-crafted architecture and design exhibition, one which effortlessly links reflections of the past with proposals, visions and excitement for the future. Nothing existing as it does in isolation. And everything requiring a transition.

Our five gatekeepers for January 2018 can be found in San Francisco, Brussels, Basel, Milan and Cologne.

5 New Architecture & Design Exhibitions for January 2018

XXI Triennale International Exhibition: 21st Century.Design After Design, Milan

If the etymologists are to be believed “April” has its origins in the Latin verb “aperire”. To uncover, to open.

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The inescapable chill in the morning air and the deep-seated boredom in the eyes of school aged children can only

Triennale Design Museum Milan Italian Design Beyond the Crisis Autarky Austerity Autonomy Tarshito Di Cillo Garofalo Giangregorio Scarcelli Il vaso l Albero e il Rosso Struttura in ferromuschio cortecce e corda 2013

One could be facetious and say that organising an exhibition looking at “the creative potential triggered by crises in the

After the relative calm and civility of July and August, September sees a more than inconsequential upping of our professional

Triennale Design Museum Milan Made in Slums Mathare Nairobi

Industrial design as any fool know is a prime example of the North’s cultural superiority. Nurtured by science and encouraged

The Triennale Design Museum Milan opened their exhibition “Dream Factories: People, ideas and paradoxes of Italian design” a week before