GALLERIA ROSSANA ORLANDI – ROCOLLECTIBLE 2025: A JOURNEY THROUGH MATTER AND MEMORY

Images courtesy of Rossana Orlandi

Curated by Rossana Orlandi & Nicoletta Brugnoni
First publication on July 21, 2025

During Milan Design Week 2025, Galleria Rossana Orlandi presents RoCollectible 2025, an exploration of materials and their transformative power in design. Showcasing over 90 international designers, the exhibition bridges past and future through innovative craftsmanship and artistic experimentation.

Aline Asmar d’Amman

Craftica – Anna Wojczyńska, Monika Skorupska | Anna Bera | Zofia Sobolewska | Marek Bimer

Highlights:
• Aline Asmar d’Amman: The Power of Tenderness explores design’s poetic potential, featuring Béton Littéraire, The Memory of Stone, and Soft Shell tables.
• Craftica Gallery: EMOTIONS PASSION BURGUNDY unveils Polish artisans’ modern interpretations of heritage techniques.

Draga & Aurel | Alessandro Ciffo | Nacho Carbonell, Ori Orisun Merhav | Nacho Carbonell

• Alessandro Ciffo: Breaking the Code challenges digital-age perception through silicone artistry.
• Cyryl Zakrzewski: Organic designs merge wood and recycled plastic into fluid forms.

Cyryl Zakrzewski

Presented by Magran Living

• Diasen: ANESIS—a regenerative cork-based installation by Giuliana Salmaso—promotes well-being and sustainability. (GAADA FOTO)
• Draga & Aurel: Pensieri Riflessi transforms space through transparency, color, and upcycling.

Lucas Recchia | Rezina | Yong Nam Kim

• Lucas Recchia: Sculptural furnishings blend bronze, glass, and craftsmanship.
• Paul Heijnen: Sculpt Chair reimagines material layering, inspired by traditional ceramics and metalwork.

Paul Heijnen

• Rezina with 0.0 Design: Speziati, an eco-friendly lime paint infused with aromatic spices, engages the senses.
• Yong Nam Kim: Come Across reinterprets traditional Korean furniture with philosophical depth.

Halo Edition | Secondome | David Valner | Cecilia Garcia Galofre | SSS’AA (Scuola Superiore Specializzata d’Arte Applicata) | El Espartano x Lidewij Edelkoort 

• Nacho Carbonell: Unlimited—a luminous installation symbolizing nature’s cyclical transformation.

RoCollectible 2025 also intertwines with RoGUILTLESSPLASTIC, highlighting sustainability through upcycling and innovative materials. The exhibition emphasizes the second life of matter, from reclaimed wood and recycled polymers to avant-garde biofabrication.

Margarita Rangelova | MiDa Lab | OCHRE | Teun Zwets | Nicolas Zanoni | Sára Kele

An invitation to rethink materiality, RoCollectible 2025 celebrates design as a storyteller of transformation, sustainability, and artistic expression.

 WhiteNoiseDada | Yellowdot  | Vanessa Semaino | Vezzini & Chen | Silvia Sukopova | DOLMITCS 

Affreschi&Affreschi | Lucas Zito | Hana Hillerova | Design Students with Francesco Faccin | MORGHEN | Manu Crotti