THE LINE

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ACTS
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SURVIVAL




21 26 APRIL
2026 MILAN DESIGN WEEK 
1:00 8:00 PM 1 KENGO KUMA 
2 MARCIO KOGAN / STUDIO MK27
3 BERNARD KHOURY / DW5
4 CLAUDIO SILVESTRIN
5 UGO CACCIATORI
6 ELIAS AND YOUSEF ANASTAS / AAU ANASTAS
7 FRANCESCO LIBRIZZI + RICCARDO ROBUSTINI
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CASONE

PS LAB
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7+1 Acts of Survival brings together seven designers to explore what allows things to endure over time. Survival is understood not as inertia, but as the capacity to resist and generate meaning across generations, emerging from the tension between human intention and the resilience of matter. Stone, shaped by over two billion years of geological time, becomes the central reference for understanding persistence in its different forms. Each work begins from an identical block of African black stone, establishing a shared condition from which distinct responses emerge. Through these variations, the exhibition reflects on how form, material, and time interact, revealing survival as a process that continues to unfold rather than a fixed state


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KUMA



WAREIWA
Looking at survival through a cultural lens, the Japanese concept of mono no aware refers to an awareness of the fleeting nature of beauty, where impermanence becomes a form of survival. This condition informs how buildings are constructed and how matter is understood. The black African granite, with its dense and homogeneous texture, is arranged in rough-cut elements, recalling its extraction from the quarry. These fragments form a lantern where matter and aperture alternate, allowing light to pass through irregular gaps. The surface remains uneven, and the cracks are activated by light, making impermanence visible through material and form.




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