Next Design Perspectives
International speakers unearthed the impact of trends at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum
Italian cultural and creative foundation Altagamma hosted a day of inspiring conversations between international speakers reflecting on the current macro trends in design. Held at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum on 30 October, Next Design Perspectives was a chance to discover how topics such as Biofacturing, Positive Discomfort and New Consumers will impact and influence our lives in the near future. Debates and conversations shed new light on topics relating to fashion, design, architecture, food and transport, with international speakers including design duo Formafantasma, Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, curator Paola Antonelli and founder of TC and Friends Tony Chambers.
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Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.
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