Cultural events not to be missed: from Milano from Venice, from Rome to Naples to London

An selection of cultural events to mark in the diary. From Milano in Venice in Rome, via Piacenza, Up to LondonThe scale is that local, human-sized: except for the work of Giuditta Vettese, young Italian performer who London brings it on stage gaze, the body and modesty as tools of connection.

A necessary foray that resonates in the creative explorations and projects of Edoardo Tresoldi in Matera, Duccio Maria Gambi to Milano, Francesco Faccin and Beppe Finessi in Rome, Davide Biancucci in Gessate, Anna Quinz in Naples, Paola Nicolin in Piacenza e Giovanna Massoni in Como.

Ten moments of reflection, ten opportunities to reconnect with what we risk losing.

Venice Design Biennial – Extinction / Salvation

Edited by Luca Berta and Francesca Giubilei, the Biennale explores the relationship between design and the future.
Among those beyond 40 designer on display, stand out Lucia Massari (SPARC*) and Guillermo De Yavorsky (FOAM).

Where: SPARC* + SPUMA, Venice
Until November 2

Duccio Maria Gambi – Dark Times, Bright Signs

Group exhibition at Milano with designers and studios such as Panoramma, Diaphan Studio, Joy Herro, Natalia Triantafylli.
Objects that exorcise contemporary apocalyptic thinking through creativity and interiority.

Where: Delvis (Un)Limited, Milano
From 24/09/ 2025 to 01/02/2026

Francesco Faccin – Pedestals

All Giustini Stagetti Gallery in Rome, the designer reflects on the poetic and design role of the pedestal as a “mute servant” who becomes the protagonist.

Where: Via Gregoriana 41, Rome
From 10/10/ 2025 to 15/11/2025

Edit Naples – Sciscioré: Play as an Alpine Gesture

Curated by Anna Quinz, with 24 designer: a focus on the Alpine design history of the toy as a heritage to be preserved.

Where: La Santissima, Naples
From the 10 12 October 2025

Julian Rosefeldt – The Manifest

Show edited by Paola Nicolin Cate Blanchett protagonist of 13 short films that explore cultural history and female voices.

Where: XNL Arte, Piacenza
From 18/10/ 2025 to 25/11/2025

Davide Biancucci – Soft Fold

Al Garden of San Pietro in Gessate (MI), 24 folding seats become an interactive design experience.

Where: Gessate (MI)
From the 2 4 October 2025

80 years of FederlegnoArredo

Celebratory exhibition in Rome with the artistic direction of Beppe Finessi: a journey through the history of the Italian wood-furniture industry.

Where: Palazzo Piacentini, Rome
From the 17 / 10 / 2025

Edward Tresoldi – Siris

A major artistic valorization project at Archaeological Park of Herakleia and Policoro (Matera), with immersive works and a Ecomuseum.

Where: Policoro (Matera)
From 11/10/2025

Lake Como Design Festival – Fragments

Edited by Giovanna Massoni, the festival reflects on the theme of fragmentation as resistance with works that dialogue with nature.

Where: Lake Como
Until 21/09/2025

Giuditta Vettese – I Would Like to Meet the Eye of the Sun and the Moon

Performance in London that explores modesty, body and eroticism as tools for connection and inner reflection.

Where: Fanshaw Projects, London
Until 19/10/2025

Ten events that intertwine art, design, and social reflection, to be experienced in Italy and Europe.