Today is Leonardo da Vinci's birthday! Born 467 years ago, he created an  incredible heritage of scientific and artistic creations to posterity that  still enchants us and  which  is still relevant, unsurpassed by the discoveries of modern times.  Proud successors of his genious, quite logically, contemporary Italians continue this love for creativity, art and design and collect in the annual Design Week (which started in 1961 as a vehicle to advance Italian design)  some of the most intteresting achievements of today's international design scene.  This year  in the 500th anniversary of his death  Milan Design Week pays homage to the Renaissance genius with numerous installations and events. Leonardo was obsessed with water.  AQUA   is a  site-specific experience designed by  Marco Balich,  developed with   Balich Worldwide Shows , illustrating how Leonardo worked with water.   "In several codices L...

source: Salone This year, the 58th edition of Europe's biggest design event, Salone del Mobile, honors the incredible mind and talent of one of the brightest figures ever existed - Leonardo da Vinci. With new formats, sections, and events The Milan Design Week from long ago is not just a furniture fair. From the new Permanent Exposition of Design in Triennale di Mliano to the unique installation of Marco Balich AQUA , dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death, its organizers have the ambition to build a vast network of design, located on a much larger area than before and with new entrants. photo is mine Less than two months before the opening of the exhibition, an international press conference took place on February 14 in Triennale di Milano during which we were acquainted with all the new projects that will  be seen in April.  The 2019 edition promises to be as always up to date with many projects located on over 205,000 square meters of net ex...