Coinciding with the exhibition dedicated to Aldo Rossi, the seventh edition of Lake Como Design Festival hosts a special evening screening of the documentary film Aldo Rossi Design, directed by Francesca Molteni and Mattia Colombo, and produced by Muse Factory of Projects in collaboration with the Aldo Rossi Foundation. Rare archival footage and materials, never-seen-before testimonies, family photos and albums — combined with the writings of the great architect — compose the first video narrative entirely devoted to Rossi’s work in design.
Immagine tratta dal film Aldo Rossi Design. © Muse Factory of Projects
A choral narrative tracing drawings, projects, prototypes, furniture and objects — presented together for the first time in the exhibition “Aldo Rossi Design. 1960–1997” at the Museo del Novecento in Milan, from April 29 to November 6, 2022. The preparation and staging of the exhibition project become part of the story itself, alongside the two micro-architectures that already foreshadow the more intimate scale of the objects: the Teatro del Mondo (1979) and the Cabine dell’Elba (1980 and 1982).
Immagine tratta dal film Aldo Rossi Design. © Muse Factory of Projects
A world of cherished objects which, starting in 1979, entered the realms of industrial and high-end artisanal production: furnishings and everyday products created with Alessi, Artemide, Designtex, Bruno Longoni Atelier d’arredamento, Molteni&C|UniFor, Richard-Ginori, Rosenthal, Up&Up (now UpGroup). Twenty-five years after his passing, the exhibition reconsiders the legacy of the architect in the history of design: the bond between drawing, object and architecture; the relationship with industry, technicians and the factories of design — through the invaluable testimony of Morris Adjmi, Alberto Alessi, Ludovica Barassi, Alberto Ferlenga, Antonia Jannone, Daniel Libeskind, Bruno Longoni, Giorgio Pogliani, Paolo Portoghesi, Fausto Rossi and Chiara Spangaro.
ALDO ROSSI DESIGN – Duration 41 minutes. Year 2022. Language Italian/English. Directed by Francesca Molteni & Mattia Colombo. Cinematography by Mattia Colombo. Video footage by Beniamino Barrese, Jacopo Loiodice, Marco Vitale. Editing by Silvia Biagioni. Producer Greta Giussani. Original music by Andrea Laudante. Narrated by Sandro Lombardi. Produced by MUSE Factory of Projects in collaboration with the Fondazione Aldo Rossi. Supported by Molteni Group.
ALDO ROSSI DESIGN
Chamber of Commerce
of Como-Lecco,
Como, Via Parini 16
14 September 2025, 7.15 PM
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