
Dolce & Gabbana is supporting young creatives at Salone del Mobile 2023 this year with an initiative that encourages designers to engage with traditional Italian manufacturing techniques. ‘GenD – Generation Designers’ unites ten designers from around the world in an exhibition curated by Federica Sala.
In a move reminiscent of an artist residency project, Antonio Aricò, Sayar & Garibeh, Rio Kobayashi, Atelier Malak, Lucia Massari, Bradley Bowers, Ahryun Lee, Sara Ricciardi and Christ Wolston are invited to interpret classic Italian manufacturing methods. The companies that have created the works, and supplied materials, include Bottega Intreccio, Bubacco Brothers, Ceramica Bevilacqua, Foglizzo Leather, Fonderia Artistica Guastini, Forbicioni Studio, Fornace Mian, Fornace Mital, Giordano Viganò, Idea, Incalmi, Lucio Bubacco, Mary Moda di Maria Chiloiro, Mauro and Riccardo Solci, 6 a.m., Soheila Dilfanian, Tabù, TLP di Leonardo Pellegrini and Vito Guardo.