Five women - journalists, architects, researchers and writers - meet at the Triennale di Milano during Arch Week for a passionate dialogue on themes of female identity, design, and creative freedom. Starting from the books they have authored or co-authored, they converse with journalist Laura Ragazzola to share their journey and the meaning of claiming “a room of one’s own.”

​​​​​​​These are stories about women of today and yesterday, their lives and work, female identity and differences, honors and personal triumphs. Among the participants, Gisella Borioli Lucchini, journalist, writer, founder & creative director of Superstudio, presents “Design Super Show", a narrative of the twenty years from 2000–2020 retracing the evolution and mise en scène of design at Superstudio in Milan, a symbolic place of creativity, innovation and cross-pollination between languages.

Alongside her are Michela Bassanelli, architect and professor, curator with Imma Forino of the volume “Gli spazi delle donne. Casa, lavoro, società”; Carola D’Ambros, architect and professor at the Politecnico di Milano; Gisella Bassanini, architect and researcher, author of “Charlotte Perriand” with Giovanna Canzi and Emi Ligabue; and Valeria Palumbo, journalist and women’s historian, curator of the introduction to “A voi starebbe bene? I diritti degli uomini”.
Adding emotion to the event, actress Rita Russo (Teatro Oscar DanzaTeatro) will perform a reading of selected pages from the books, giving voice to the courage and resilience of women of yesterday and today.
An appointment that celebrates female creative strength and its role in transforming contemporary thought, art, architecture, and design.

“WOMEN TELL THEIR STORIES. Design, Domestic Spaces, and Impossible Worlds”
Triennale di Milano, Spazio Lab
31 October 2025, 7:00 PM
Free event with registration, until seats are full: https://triennale.org/eventi/donne-raccontano