L’architettura di Ron Gilad, all’interno del Molteni Compound, che ospita la collezione di prodotti e progetti originali che hanno fatto la storia del design e delle eccellenze italiane, sarà aperta alle visite a cura dei volontari della Delegazione e del Gruppo Giovani FAI di Monza.
The speed and accessibility of air travel today means we tend to think of boating primarily as a leisure pursuit, but the ocean liners of the 20th century – vessels like the Normandie, the Queen Mary and the Titanic – were so much more: they were modes of transportation for both rich and poor, symbols of modernity and technological progress, and expressions of nationalism and statehood.
They were also platforms for the finest art and design, with interiors that reflected the evolving aesthetics of the day. “The role of ships as ambassadors of the state meant it was a prestigious commission for a designer,” says Ghislaine Wood, curator of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s exhibition Ocean Liners: Speed and Style, which explores the design of the ships of this era. “Your work would be showcased in a way that doesn’t have a parallel, because these ships represented the very best of the modern nation.”
