ALMA AND THE “CORDILLERA AZUL” FOREST CONSERVATION PROJECT IN PERU
ALMA has been making needle-punched carpets entirely made in Italy since 1976 and has earned a leading position in Italy and the world with a fully integrated cycle, from fibre production to the finished product, which is mostly used in exhibition centres. ALMA has always been committed to working ethically and reliably. With this in […]
HUNTING FOR LI-IONS
The LI-ION HUNTING workshop on new challenges and nanotechnological materials for batteries and supercapacitors, organised by Osservatorio Allestimenti, the first observatory dedicated to temporary architecture for the sustainable economy in business spaces, was packed with participants, both in attendance and streaming, and took place on 23 March at KE.Y The Energy Transition Expo (28 Feb […]
THE GIANT TREND
EuroShop, The World´s No. 1 Retail Trade Fair (Düsseldorf 26 Feb-2 Mar 2023), is a hotbed of ideas, trends, new technologies and imaginative applications. We will pick just one trend (for the time being), perhaps the most amusing, the one that has nothing to do with new technologies but only with the pure creativity of […]
DOMINO EFFECT, OPEN EFFECT, WOW EFFECT
Osservatorio Allestimenti plots the road map for settings in 2023. As noticed in Sigep, the use of hanging structures was the rule also at Beer&Food Attraction (Rimini 19/22 Feb 2023), organised by Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. Every year, the choice of brands using this type of structure is growing with a DOMINO effect that is […]
THE 5 TRENDS OF VICENZA ORO: GRAPHICS, COLOUR, FURNITURE
We can sum up the trends in exhibition design recorded by Osservatorio Allestimenti, curated by Prostand, of the entire VICENZA ORO trade show in just three words: graphics, colour and furniture. Plenty of space for graphics, especially on thick media, and 3×3 metre paintings made on framed canvas. Lacquered walls with unprecedented and original visible […]
FROM CARTESIAN TO ECO-GENERATIVE ARCHITECTURE
The topic was discussed on 1 December at the National Research Council in Bologna during the Scientific Committee of the Observatory on Temporary Architecture. Temporary spaces are the privileged place for experimentation: the great tradition of the last century from the Triennials in Milan, Venice and many other Italian exhibition venues has been recognised school […]