A mosaic of projects capable of giving a taste of what the future design trends will be. From software that fully harnesses AI for the benefit of people; to cutting-edge systems that allow to enjoy nature all year-round; to timeless work of art with historical and cultural value that have marked an era; to reinterpretations of moments of togetherness in a perspective that enhances the joy of being with others.

Superstudio Più celebrates its important 25th anniversary with a selection of emblematic projects, milestone of the history of Italian design, that opened new path of experimentation and crossovers between arts, cultures, materials and shapes. A return to the roots of brands that – from the beginning - have supported the role as cultural catalyst of Superstudio, always capable of forecasting and anticipating the trends and setting the pace. A look at how this adventure began and how it will go on.

Three Japanese companies, each with its own expertise, come together to create an elaborate light installation that invites reflection on the nature of happiness.
Unpredictable, fleeting, unexpected, hidden—happiness is not always easy to define. GPJ Japan, Yutaka, and ONEFABRICA have collaborated to produce immersive installations that offer unique sensory experiences. Invited by Superdesign, this time with a captivating mise-en-scène, they encourage visitors to reflect on how happiness can manifest in surprising ways. George P. Johnson Japan Ltd (GPJ) aims to empower brands to stand out by crafting new kinds of user experiences.
Yutaka, a space creation coordinator, designs environments with a strong focus on spatial communication and atmosphere. ONEFABRICA provides materials such as aluminum, wood, and stone, often enhanced with artistic reproductions. It also contributes the technological expertise needed to bring the project’s structural elements to life.

Three projects, three visions and three concepts, but one common point: wheter it’s marble or lava stone, what is showcased is the peculiarity of an extremely versatile material, regardless the “though” appareance. Being made of stone can take many meanings, and three important names of Made in Italy demonstrate this. 

A vertical installation inspired by the X Table System—the modular table collection designed for Cappellini by Hsiang Han Hsu, a Taiwan-born designer based in Taipei—welcomes visitors at the entrance of the grand Central Point hall, where the Far East exhibitors area unfolds first. X Possibilities is a way to evoke thought and explore the potential of extending nature into industry and art. The stacked modular tables, in various sizes, rest on an injection-molded plastic base inspired by geometric forms found in nature, ensuring both strength and stability.

DanceHaus is a reference point for dance study and production, founded by Susanna Beltrami.

On 5, 6 and 9 September DanceHaus presents a site specific and long durational performance together with video installations and talks. 5 non-stop hours during which the spectator walks with 40 performers along the different "islands" of Superstudio Maxi to discover diverse languages, techniques, knowledges and the relations between dance, design, space, photography and video. As completion, some institutional videos of DanceHaus and fragments of the project Art Heritage Exchange, which was born from a collaboration between DanceHaus and Eurasia Dance Project International Network, directed by Stefano Fardelli.

Paper sculptures or design objects? Sinuous shapes and fragile material become something more in the hands of the artist.

​​​​​​​UFF the sound and the word of a blow. A good breath with some “F” more to mess up sheets and drawings of an artist’s workshop, mine. What follows: a microcosm of forms and visions in small and large format. Paper obviously that I investigated for more than twenty years and other similar lithe materials, presented in strips or lamellas. UFF design is the common base of several things: a small well-made artifact, an all-round sensory experience, an object at hand, an idea that speaks with other ideas and with space. After a confusion of sheets and drawings, we produce an inventory of things that have nothing to do with the practicality of what is usually called design, they are the possibility of having and providing a real, playful and surprising imaginary. Daniele Papuli 

Nature survives the man who, in the midst of the pandemic, escapes the contagion by locking himself in the house, now trap and refuge. Outside time moves on: while human beings disappear, thin blades of grass break the road. New buds take over a not anthropized world. 

The era of Anthropocene is translated into three elements, a chair, a table and a painting, with strong references to domestic life, closed in an animated circle of garbage bags, a metaphor of daily global pollution. This story visually ends with “Forlastdrop”: a sculpture chair, obtained from the recycling of terracotta waste. The cracks recall the burnt earth, leading us to think about how climate is changing more and more quickly and how disasters are becoming less and less predictable as a result. A small bud is the witness that the land that hosts us is the strongest one.