London Design Museum

With this summons, the London Design Museum invites architects, designers and artists for a very special collective exhibition. An auction in support of the new museum, still directed by Deyan Sudjic, which opened its doors on 24 November 2016.

The London institution, founded by Sir Terence Conran in 1989, is moving and expanding, triplicating its spaces. New home on Kensington High Street, in the building that hosted the Commonwealth Institute, designed by John Pawson. The ambition? To become the most important design museum in the world.

To help the museum achieve its dream - at a total cost of 83 million pounds - a rich charity auction at Phillips’ on 28 April. Pieces donated by the great names in international design - Marc Newson, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and many others, almost none is missing - include Bono’s guitar, a special edition of iPad Pro, designed by ApplÈs Jony Ive, and… Papyro by Aldo Rossi, a gift of the Molteni Museum. A unique piece,the prototype of the Italian walnut desk, designed in 1989. Aldo Rossi had a so-called “American” desk in his studio.

2025

25.06

2025.06.25

UniFor Contributes to Triennale Milano’s New Restaurant & Café: Cucina Triennale

After supporting Triennale Milano in the creation of Cuore – Centre for Studies, Archives and Research, UniFor is proud to collaborate once again with the institution for the architectural and functional redevelopment of the Palazzo dell'Arte, contributing to the creation of the Cucina Triennale restaurant and café, located on the Piano Parco and overlooking the garden. The project, led by the studio AR.CH.IT Luca Cipelletti, aims to restore the original spaces in continuity with Giovanni Muzio's 1933 design.

2024

25.06

2024.06.25

Gio Ponti’s D.154.2 Armchair Wins Compasso d’Oro Career Award for Products

The iconic D.154.2 armchair by Gio Ponti has been honored with the 2024 Compasso d'Oro Career Award for Products, the most esteemed award in the Italian design world, celebrating Gio Ponti's lasting impact on design and innovation.

2023

16.11

2023.11.16

New 2023 campaign

The 2023 campaign was photographed in a contemporary interpretation of the ancient Roman ‘Domus', bringing to life the architectural concept that inspired the collection.