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...
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