1+1 design gallery at Milan Design Week presents an exhibition that focuses both on the legacy of Slovenian designer Niko Kralj and on the new works of English artist Will West, sharing a common feature: a close, familiar, relationship with material; wood for Kralj, marble for West.

Kralj’s work, now subject to a growing worldwide interest after the MoMa exhibition on Yugoslavian architecture, is shown for the first time in Italy after the architect’s participation in the Triennale in 1957 and 1973. Historical pieces will be exhibited together with documents from the Kralj Archive, in collaboration with the Museum of Architecture and Design of Ljubljana.

Will West, after his last solo exhibition “Making Relics” (2016), is presenting new works: a series of sculptures created with scraps from processing marble, exploring the subjects of error and discard.

“Family Matter” describes a familial bond.  Niko Kralj’s father was a carpenter, so wood was an obvious choice when he came to create his own designs. Will West never used marble until moving to Italy and establishing a studio in the marble factory of his wife’s family, but it became naturally his material of choice.

1+1 founder, Andrea Scarabelli, has Slovenian origins. Kralj’s Rex chair was always present in his old family’s photos, even before he was able to recognize it in design catalogues.

The exhibition will take place in Alcova, the former panettone factory

Location

Alcova
Via Popoli Uniti 11-12
Milano, Italy

Opening Hours

11.00-19.00

Info

infobio(at)mao.si
+386 1 548 42 74

Organization

1+1 design gallery
MAO