Kick-off CIVICITY at Milan Design Week 2025
How can we rethink the social and environmental impact of design weeks on their host cities? Join the Nieuwe Instituut and Milanese cultural agency cheFare for the kick-off event of CIVICITY, the first edition of Redesigning Design Weeks: a multi-year residency programme that invites designers to explore design events’ impact — social, environmental and cultural — on the cities where they take place.
9 April 2025 09:00 - 11:30
Moderated by Milan-based design researcher and curator Angela Rui, the discussion will also feature CIVICITY curators Peter Zuiderwijk and Karin Mientjes (Collective Works), journalist Nuria Ribas Costa, Bertram Niessen (cheFare), Aric Chen (Nieuwe Instituut), the designers-in-residence Pete Fung and Studio-Method, and other international guests and experts.
Programme
- 11:00 Walk-in
- 11:30 - 13:00 Open discussion about the impact of design weeks (moderated by Angela Rui)
- 13:00 - 13:30 Presentation of initial CIVICITY findings (by designers-in-residence Pete Fung and Studio-Method)
Language: English | Location: Villa Mirabello*, Milan | Entry: Free (RSVP)
RSVP* Please note: This launch event has been relocated to a new location. The event will now take place at Villa Mirabello in Milan.
About Milan Design Week
Founded in 1961 and held every April, Milan Design Week is a major international design and furniture event. It consists of the Salone del Mobile, the furniture fair at Rho Fiera, and the Fuorisalone, a series of exhibitions, installations and events spread throughout Milan’s design districts.