Inspiring and empowering visionaries at the intersection of fashion, art, and design
Inspiring and empowering visionaries at the intersection of fashion, art, and design
Chronicles & Perspectives
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What’s New
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What’s New 〰️
By Valentina Gioia Levy
With Art Basel now behind us and the buzz of New York Art Week still echoing, a clearer view of the current state of the global art landscape begins to take shape. From the experimental energy and emerging voices in New York to the strategic precision and market dominance of Basel, these two key moments offer more than just contrast — they reveal evolving dynamics of visibility, value, and curatorial ambition.
In a field increasingly split between spectacle and strategy, the question remains: where are we really headed? (…)
From New York to Basel - Between Spectacle and Strategy: Where Are We Headed?
By Åse Hanna Waern
The traditional clean lines, timeless forms and strong sense of functionality that symbolises Scandinavian design has in recent years been accompanied by emotion, experimentation and a social commentary. Southern Swedish Design days, now in its fifth edition, is a great example of this evolution. Held across the city of Malmö from May 22-25, the festival offered a city-wide platform where established designers, students and collectives all came together to explore what design means today. (…)
Southern Sweden Design Days 2025: Echoes of Design, Community, and Responsibility
Textile Ecologies: Rethinking Fabric as Ecosystem weaving Together Art, Sustainability, and Activism
By Valentina Gioia Levy
While we eagerly await the opening of New York’s vibrant spring art week, Philadelphia offers a quieter yet thought-provoking detour just a train ride away. Two standout exhibitions invite us to rethink fabric — not as a mere material for adornment or utility, but as an ecosystem in itself, not only as an artistic medium, but as a vital interface between aesthetics and ecology (…)
HAHA Studio: A New Wave of Playful and Sustainable Scandinavian Design
By Åse Hanna Waern
Swedish and Scandinavian design is known for its simplicity, functionality and the connection to nature. Today however, the new wave of designers are adding playfulness and humour into the mix, blending ethical values with emotions that connects all of us. HAHA Studio, founded in 2016 by Arash Eskafi and Yujin Chiang, is a perfect example of this shift. (…)
Another edition of the Salone and Fuorisalone has just wrapped up—and while the energy may have felt more measured than in pre-pandemic years, the depth and diversity of this year's offerings were anything but subdued. What caught our eye was not just the objects on display, but the shifting sensibility behind them. Across the city, we witnessed a growing impulse to dissolve fixed categories—between inside and outside, sculpture and furniture, technology and craft, and even between the human and the non-human. (…)
Beyond Function and human intention: A journey through Fuorisalone 2025
José Dávila : Circular Narratives and Art as a Line of Continuation
By Valentina Gioia Levy
Half Empty, Half Full, José Dávila's first solo exhibition at Almine Rech in Paris, presents a new body of work that continues the artist’s exploration of balance, repetition, and the politics of form. The exhibition unfolds as a meditation on authorship, material culture, and the cyclical nature of art history. Through sculptural arrangements and geometric paintings, Dávila investigates the tension between stability and fragility, uniqueness and seriality. (…)
Erwin Wurm & Issey Miyake: all the possibilities in between presence and absence
At Paris Fashion Week, Erwin Wurm’s One Minute Sculptures found an unexpected stage on the Issey Miyake’s show, Autumn Winter 2025/26 collection, [N]either [N]or. Wurm's sculptures, unsettling presences frozen in improbable poses, evoked a sense of both tension and playfulness, challenging conventional notions of the body in space. (…)
80-s Nostalgia: About Fiorucci’s Show at the Triennale di Milano
The Triennale di Milano is bringing back the electric energy of the 1980s with a dazzling exhibition dedicated to Elio Fiorucci, the legendary fashion brand that defined an era. Splendidly staged in bold, vibrant colors, the exhibition is a deep dive into the world of Elio Fiorucci, celebrating his unique ability to blend fashion, art, and design in a way that felt both radical and playful. (…)
A Delicate Balance: New Aesthetics of Coexistence in Robotics, AI, Art, and Creativity from Giuseppe Di Morabito to Roberto Pugliese
As technology increasingly intertwines with creative disciplines, a new aesthetics of coexistence is emerging—blurring the lines between the organic and the artificial. At Milan Fashion Week, Giuseppe Di Morabito introduced humanoid robot Ameca into his runway show, while in Naples, Roberto Pugliese orchestrated an AI-driven symphony in a Baroque church. (…)
by Åse Hanna Waern
Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword; it is becoming a central focus in design and production practices. A good example of how design can lead the way in sustainability is Swedish design studio Malmö Upcycling Service, based in Malmö. (…)
A new generation of Swedish designers: Malmö Upcycling Service turns leftover material into design objects
A paper Dream: How Washi Continues to Shape Art, Design, and Fashion
How did a traditional handmade paper become a symbol of sustainability and innovation in contemporary design?
Washi, the traditional Japanese paper, continues to inspire contemporary art, design, and fashion, seamlessly bridging heritage and innovation. Issey Miyake has redefined the possibilities of washi in contemporary fashion, merging traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge design. (…)
A Not-So-Flat Collaboration When Murakami meets Louis Vuitton
How Murakami’s Disruptive Vision is Reigniting Luois Vuitton’s store in Place Vendome?
When Takashi Murakami meets Louis Vuitton, the result is anything but flat. Two decades after revolutionizing the brand’s Monogram with his playful, hyper-colored universe, Murakami proves once again that luxury and contemporary art make for a boundary-pushing duo. What can we expect from this reunion? (…)
Art as a call to Environmental Action: Back to the nature with Stefano Cagol
An interview to Stefano Cagol by Valentina Gioia Levy
What do we understand about the Anthropocene? And how this relates to art?
Known for his ability to engage with pressing global issues through performative and site-specific interventions, Cagol’s work explores the urgent realities of climate change, collective responsibility, and the fluidity of borders—both geographical and ideological. All FAD Milano meets artivist Stefano Cagol (…)
The Invisible Crisis: How Art Confronts Olfactory Pollution
By Elena Giulia Abbiatici
Have you ever wondered what our cities truly smell like—and how those scents affect our health and perception of the world?
Elena Giulia Abbiatici delves into the critical issue of olfactory pollution, a form of environmental contamination caused by odorous and often harmful substances that affect the nervous and olfactory systems, and consequently, the respiratory system. (…)
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All FAD Milano is a transdisciplinary platform committed to exploring, researching, and reflecting on the intersections of innovation, tradition, and sustainability. By bridging the worlds of art, design, fashion, and science, it fosters dialogue and experimentation that shape the future of creativity in a rapidly evolving world. (…)