Letters to Milan tells the story of the deep connection between Milan and Molteni&C, a dialogue built over time through architecture, design, and the way of living in the home.
Milan has witnessed the birth and growth of Molteni&C in constant dialogue with leading figures in architecture and design: Gio Ponti, Bruno Morassutti and Angelo Mangiarotti, Aldo Rossi, and Herzog & de Meuron. The installation celebrates this legacy by transforming the space into a metaphor for the city. A place where design is culture, and the home is an authentic expression of a way of living that balances memory and contemporaneity. Letters to Milan is a story of space and language, which also lends voice to the words of three authors, Umberto Fiori, Giorgio Fontana and Federica Fracassi, through the writers they have chosen to talk about Milan.
The installation is inhabited by the products of the Molteni&C 2025 Collection including among the others the Aria desk and the Linea armchair by Vincent Van Duysen, the Emile sofa by Christophe Delcourt, the Lia armchair by GamFratesi and the re-edition of the Monk chair by Tobia Scarpa.
Inside the Armory, Gio Ponti Objects by Elisa Ossino Studio unveils a new chapter of the collaboration between Molteni&C, Gio Ponti’s heirs and his Archive: a collection of objects designed by the design maestro which come alive again after a lengthy process of research and prototyping. Hands, Etruscan objects, horses and birds, wooden bottles, trays, flower vases and candleholders all star as main players in a new homescape. Beautiful (im)possible objects.
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