Porro is taking part in the first of three international events promoted by Salone del Mobile.Milano, that in 2024-25 will take the contents, protagonists and unique features of the Salone all over the world in a series of major events, talks and conferences.
As part of the "From Italy with Love" project, a series of activities dedicated to Italy taking place in September in the Big Apple, Porro is showcasing one of its most beloved pieces in the installation dedicated to Made in Italy furniture within one of New York's most iconic department stores: Bloomingdale's.
The project, curated by architect Ferruccio Laviani and inspired by the imagery and works of Giorgio de Chirico, Mario Ceroli and Achille Castiglioni, unfolds in Bloomingdale’s sixth-floor Home/Furnishing department and consists of a selection of Italian design pieces, that include icons and novelties from the catalogues of 23 emblematic brands as an expression of Italian furniture production at its finest. Among these, the iconic Ferro table, designed in 1994 by Piero Lissoni for Porro, could not be missed: a sheet of aluminum folded like origami, a thin form that appears suspended in mid-air.
The event was inaugurated on September 4th in the presence of Fabrizio Di Michele, Italy’s Consul General in New York, with a talk that brought together President of Salone del Mobile.Milano and Marketing and Communication Director of Porro S.p.A. Maria Porro, Bloomingdale's Fashion Director Kelley Carter, curator and founder of SaloneSatellite Marva Griffin Wilshire and architect Ferruccio Laviani. The panel was moderated by Felix Burrichter, founder of PIN-UP magazine, officially launching the “Conversations about Italian design” series of engaging talks, curated by Annalisa Rosso.
LOCATION:
Bloomingdale's 59th Street Flagship Store
1000 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Level 6
DATES:
September 05-29
Conversations about Italian Design
Curated by Annalisa Rosso
6:00pm
Wednesday, September 4th
Maria Porro, Kelley Carter, Marva Griffin Wilshire and Ferruccio Laviani in conversation with Felix Burrichter
Wednesday, September 11th
Eleni Petaloti and Qiyao Li in conversation with Ingrid Abramovitch
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Wednesday, September 18th
Francesco Simeti and Stefano Giussani in conversation with Wendy Goodman
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