Architectural Record: Can you explain why the Salone is important not just for product designers, but for architects like yourself?
Mario Bellini: The Salone del Mobile has made Milan the center of the world when talking about and reflecting on design, architecture, art, and fashion because it is not only where the big fair is exhibiting design products, but where all the city itself—the streets, shops, restaurants, and museums—become part of the interface of communication. Critics, writers, photographers, architects, designers, and entrepreneurs come from all over the world. That is unique, it only happens in Milan once a year.
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