(1) Marco Sammicheli, born in Fano in 1979, is curator for the design, fashion and craft sector at Triennale Milano and Superintendent of the Italian Design Museum. He is a visiting lecturer at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Tel Aviv. Editor of catalogues for galleries and museums, he is also a columnist for Wallpaper* and Il Sole 24 Ore.

(2) Lake Como Design Festival is part of a cultural initiative from Wonderlake Como Association, aiming to support and promote awareness of the beauty and heritage of Lake Como, while seeking to encourage people to discover the historical sites of the area. Wonderlake Como is an ensemble of persons and of ideas with their own very particular perspective on Lake Como. The cultural project is run by this non-profit organisation with the aim of promoting, in Italy and around the world, those qualities that have given this area its strong identity. Wonderlake Como is involved in publishing projects, and organises cultural events designed to unveil some of the extraordinary spaces that are not accessible to the public at large, as well places that have remained unknown or have been lost to the popular memory. These events offer also opportunities to introduce international content and ideas for a fertile exchange of viewpoints essential for the rooting of new connections and original perspectives.