The 2014 edition of the Moscow Design Week has been going on for 3 days already: from 2010, the event has been turning Russia into the core of innovation, with surprisingly increasing results and figures. After a 2013 edition that reached an audience of 300.000 people, this year the festival features a 15000 square meter exhibit space, hosted at the capital’s Artplay Design Center.

As always, the event focuses on a central theme on which professionals and design-lovers meditate: for this year the Moscow Design Week has chosen Innovation to save the planet. As we’ve witnessed on the occasion of other significant on-topic events, Moscow tries to create a discussion around design aimed at understanding how it can help the planet. Many well-known designers such as Philippe Starck and Marteen Baas are participating in the Moscovite festival to be part of the debate, proving the growing international value of the event. Sustainability is also the main topic of the Press Village 2014, in a dialogue between local and European media aimed at fighting the current ecological crisis.

The program of Moscow Design Week – on from October 14 to 19 – is once again massive, featuring famous happenings like Design Superheroes as well as new entries such as Light&Bright. The festival involves the whole city, its museums, shops, restaurants and universities where young emerging designers are showcasing their creations. The festival also has an Italian touch thanks to Hospitality Design 2014, aka HOMI, in collaboration with Fiera Milano: its high point is Paola Navone’s exhibition, as well as the best of furniture in terms of hospitality

Once again, Moscow Design Week takes Europe on the international stage of design, proving to be the most important event of the season.

INFO: www.moscowdesignweek.ru

PHOTO COURTESY: Moscow Design Week