Founded in 2018, Alcova is an itinerant platform for independent design.
With its fifth edition coming up, Alcova prepares to continue its exploration
of the city of Milan with an exciting new location, and we are today excited
to announce that the 2023 edition will see the debut of the former Porta Vittoria
abattoir as the exhibition’s new venue.
Today in a state of neglect but poised for a radical and permanent transformation,
the area will be activated by Alcova in an interstitial phase. The platform conceived
by Joseph Grima (founder of Space Caviar)
and Valentina Ciuffi (founder of Studio Vedèt)
will once again bring design and research into dialogue with surprising and historically
significant urban settings, entering into a temporary relationship of cohabitation
with nature that has grown wild and spontaneously taken over these imposing sites.
After having activated a former bakery factory, a cashmere factory, the buildings
of a military hospital complex, Alcova renews its commitment to bring historical
and significant spaces for the city to life, transforming them into a stage
of unrivalled beauty for a selection of designers shaping the future.
Whether designers, galleries, museums, schools or companies, Alcova seeks
to shine a spotlight on the most forward-looking design being produced today.
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