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+ MUSEUM SHOWS
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2021 October 24th_"Biennale del Merletto"_"Merletti e Design"_Curated by Renata Casartelli_Museum of Lace_"Comitato per la Promozione del Merletto"_Cantù_Como.
2021 October 21st/31st_"Siamo Fiori"_Curated by Alessandro Guerriero and Alessandra Zucchi_"Pinacoteca di Brera"_Milano.
2021 May 25th_"Manifesto alla carriera"_Homage to Ingo Maurer_Curated by Luca Molinari_ADI Design Museum_Piazza Compasso D'Oro 1_Milano.
2019 September 28th/2019 November 3rd_"Le Bulle"_"Altare Vetro Design"_Curated by Mariateresa Chirico_Museo Del Vetro di Altare_Altare.
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2019 September 19th/2019 December 8th_"Most Illustrious+Bisanzio"_"Porto Design Biennale"_Biennale di design del Portogallo_Curated by Porto Design Biennale_Rua de Brito Capelo 243 Matosinhos_Porto_Portogallo.
2019 March 9th/April 7th_"100x100 Achille"_curated by Chiara Alessi and Domitilla Dardi_Museum Luigi Ballo_Treviso.
2018 December 5th/2019 January 13th_"Buoni come il Pane"_"Diamoci una mano"_Curated by Alessandro Guerriero, Alessandra Zucchi, Carlo Casti, Francesco M. Cataluccio, Giacomo D. Ghidelli, Margherita Sigillò_Triennale Design Museum_Milano.​
2018 April 14th/2019 January 20th_"Storie."_XXII Triennale_Most Illustrious_Curated by Chiara Alessi, Maddalena Dalla Mura, Manolo de Giorgi, Vanni Pasca, Raimonda Riccini_Triennale Design Museum_Milano.
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2019 August 1st/August 19th_"100x100 Achille"_curated by Chiara Alessi and Domitilla Dardi_Museo Archeologico dell'Alto Adige_Bozen.
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2017 March 8th/12th_"Innovative"_Loricato+Khepri_MAD Museum_Singapore.
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2016 Novembre 28th_"LegamiAnonimi"_Curated by Lorenzo Palmeri_Triennale Design Museum_Milano.
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2016 November 4th/December 4th_"Normali meraviglie, La Mano"_Collaboration with Mimmo Paladino_Curated by Alessandro Guerriero and Alessandra Zucchi_Triennale Design Museum_Milano.
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2016 April 2nd/2017 February 19th_"W-Women in italian design"_"XXI Esposizione Internazionale della Triennale di Milano" ninth edition of the Triennale Design Museum_Design after Design_Curated by Silvana Annicchiarico_installation design by Margherita Palli_Triennale design Museum_Milano.
2015 October 15th/November 13th_"The New Italian Design"_Curated by Silvana Annicchiarico and Andrea Branzi_Triennale design Museum_Design Biennale Korea_Gwangju, South Korea.
2015 July 23th/September 11th_"Toyssimi"_Curated by Alessandro Guerriero, Alessandro Garlandini, Linda Ferrari and Sebastiano Ercoli_Triennale Design Museum of Milan_Milano.
2015 April 15th/19th_"MADE IN MILANO@Yoox.com"_in collaboration with Yoox_Pinacoteca Ambrosiana_Milano.
2015 March 28th/14th_"Ceramics Food and Design. Quando i designers incontrano i maestri ceramisti"_ curated by Maria Christina Hamel (Milano Makers) and Ente Ceramica Faenza, Comune di Faenza + MIC_MIC Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche di Faenza_Faenza.
2015 February 3rd/8th_"Designboomart"_Curated by Triennale Design Museum and ICE/ITA_in collaboration with Designboom_Stockholm furniture and light fair_Stockholm_Sweden.
2015 January 13th/February 22th_"ANIMAlità"_curated by Silvana Annicchiarico _Triennale Design Museum of Milan_in collaboration with Bosa_Milano.
2014 October 5th/25th_"The New Italian Design"_curated by Silvana Annicchiarico and Andrea Branzi_Triennale Design Museum_The Lookout, V&A Waterfront_Cape town_South Africa.
2014 March 22th_"Disfunzione Mediterranea"_curated by Alberto Zanchetta_MAC (Museo d'arte contemporanea)_Lissone.
2013 December 6th/March 30th_"The New Italian Design"_curated by Silvana Annicchiarico and Andrea Branzi_Triennale Design Museum_Centro Cultural la Moneda-Santiago de Chile_Chile.
2013 December 4th/March 30th_"The New Aesthetic Design"_curated by Silvana Annicchiarico, Triennale Design Museum_Biennale Shanghai, Design Shanghai_The Power Station on Art Shangahi_Shanghai.
2013 October 19th/December 1st_"1:13 Le tredici sedie mai dipinte nell'Ultima Cena di Leonardo/1:13 The thirteen chairs that were never painted in Leonardo's Last Supper" curated by Ghigos Ideas_Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Lissone MAC_Lissone MB.
2013 June 22nd/August 11st_"The New Italian Design" curated by Silvana Annicchiarico and Andrea Branzi_Triennale Design Museum_Cannery Galleries Academy of Art University_San Francisco_USA.
2011 November 25th_"Tree"_Step 09_curated by Nila Shabnam Bonetti, Laboratorio Alchemico_Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci_Milano.
2011 March 11st_"Premio Aldo Aiò"_curated by Comune di Gubbio_Museo della Scultura di Gubbio_Gubbio, PG.
2010 November 27th_"Turpiacque"_Step09_Curated by Nila Shabnam Bonetti, Laboratorio Alchemico_Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci_Milano.
2009 December 17th/ 2010 January 17th_"L'anima sensibile delle cose"(in collaboration with Deppdesign)_curated by Cristina Morozzi_Triennale Design Museum_Milano.
2009 September 15th/October 25th_"Il Gioiello di carta" (in collaboration with Deppdesign)_curated by Alba Cappellieri and Bianca Cappello_Triennale Design Museum_Milano.
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​​​​​+ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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2022 January_Elena Salmistraro was named as one of the 100 most creative personality of 2022 by AD Italy - AD Influencers_Italy.
2021 July 7th_Elena Salmistraro was appointed Ambassador of Italian Design in the world, on the World Day dedicated to italian design - "Italian Design Day" - an initiative promoted by Ministero degli Affari Esteri and Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali_Meeting in Kiev_Ucraina.
2021 April_Elena Salmistraro was named as one of the world's top 50 best designers of 2021 by Marie Claire Maison_Italy.
2021 January_Elena Salmistraro was named as one of the 100 most creative personality of 2021 by AD Germany - AD Influencers_Germany.
2019 September_Elena Salmistraro was named as one of the 100 designers of 2019 by AD France_France.
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​​2019 May_Elena Salmistraro was named as one of the 200 designers of 2019 by AD Germany_Germany.
2018 February 28th_Conference_Elena Salmistraro was named Design Ambassador of Brera Design District for FuoriSalone in the occasion of Milan Furniture Fair_Corriere Della Sera-Sala Buzzati_Milano.
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2018 March 1st_Conference_Elena Salmistraro was appointed Ambassador of Italian Design in the world, on the World Day dedicated to italian design - "Italian Design Day" - an initiative promoted by the Triennale di Milano in collaboration with Ministero degli Affari Esteri and Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali_Meeting in Rome "La Farnesina"_Rome.
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2017 June 27th_Elena Salmistraro was appointed Ambassador of Italian Design in the world, on the World Day dedicated to italian design - "Italian Design Day" - an initiative promoted by the Triennale di Milano in collaboration with Ministero degli Affari Esteri and Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali_Meeting in Kantonsschule Freudenberg_Zurich Switzerland.
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​​​​​+ COMPETITIONS
2021 November 25th_"ADA - Archiproducts Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the international award "Archiproducts Design Award” in Decor Design Category (First Prize)_with Hotel Chimera designed for Cedit_Italy.
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2021 November 25th_"ADA - Archiproducts Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the international award "Archiproducts Design Award"_2021 Special Mention for Sustainability_with Hotel Chimera designed for Cedit_Italy.
2021 November_"EDIDA International Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro is appointed (nomination) in Best Young Design Talent Category_Elle Decor Japan_Japan.
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2021 October 27th_"ADI Design Index"_Chimera Collection designed by Elena Salmistraro is included in the prestigious selection of ADI Design Index 2021_ADI Design Museum_Milano.
2021 September 29th_"ADI Ceramic & Bathroom Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the international award "ADI Ceramic & Bathroom Design Award” in Bathroom Category_with the Spire washbasin designed for Ceramica Flaminia_Cersaie_Bologna.
2021 September 3rd_"European Product Design Awards"_Elena Salmistraro won the Honorable Mention "European Product Design Award”_with the wine label of "La Pettegola" designed for Banfi_Europe.
2020 December 18th_"Good Design Awards"_Elena Salmistraro won the international award "Good Design Awards” in Floor/Wallcovering Category (First Prize)_with the Chimera Collection designed for Cedit_USA.
2020 November 20th_"ADA - Archiproducts Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the international award "Archiproducts Design Award” in Finishes Design Category (First Prize)_with the Chimera Collection designed for Cedit_Italy.
2020 November 20th_"ADA - Archiproducts Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the international award "Archiproducts Design Award” in Furniture Design Category (First Prize)_with the Lisetta Chair designed for Bottega Intreccio_Italy.
2020 November_"EDIDA International Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro is appointed (nomination) in Floor/Wallcovering Category_with the Chimera Collection designed for Cedit_Elle Decor Japan_Japan.
2020 October 22th_"Big See Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the international award "Big See Design Award” in Interior Design Category (First Prize)_with the URBAN LIVING MILANO installation for Vitra + Spotti_Ljubljana.
2020 October 22th_"Big See Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the international award “Big See Design Award” in Product Design Category (First Prize)_with Polifemo Cabinet for De Castelli_Ljubljana.
2019 December 5th_Project "Mata and Grifo" for Altreforme won the special mention at "Best of year 2019" by Interior Design Magazine New York_New York.
2018 September 25th_"Icon Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the “Icon Award” (First Prize) at Marmomac_Marmomac_Verona.
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2018 July 17th_"Casum Design Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the “Casum Design Award” (First Prize) in Best Design Category_with Most Illustrious for Bosa.
2017 June 8th_"Salone Del Mobile Milano Award"_Elena Salmistraro won the “Best Emerging Designer Award” (First Prize) at Salone del Mobile_Salone Del Mobile_Milano.
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2016 April_"Young&Design"_Project "Ensemble for NasonMoretti"_Organized by Young&Design with BE-MA/Giga Publishing srl_Ensemble lamp have been mentioned in 2015 at Young&Design competition.
2015 May_"Natura donna impresa a Expo 2015"_Organized by Natura Donna Impresa_Elena Salmistraro won the first prize as the best designer of 2015.
2015 April_"Young&Design"_Project "Khepri for Bosa"_Organized by Young&Design with BE-MA/Giga Publishing srl_Khepri container have been mentioned in 2015 at Young&Design competition.
2014 March_"Dam prize"_Project "La visionaria e il minotauro"_Organized by Damarte Gallery_Elena Salmistraro won the second prize.
2013 April_"Recraft Design, glass house collection 2013"_Project "Shark"_Organized by Recraft Design_Elena Salmistraro and Angelo Stoli won the special mention and a show at the Superstudio Più in Milano.
2012 June_"Donkey Art Prize"_Project "13/2/2011 Se non ora quando"_Organized by Donkey Art_Elena Salmistraro won the special mention and a show at the Straf Hotel in Milan.
2012 April_"Design For Awards"_Projects "Theiere Blanche and Octopus Vase"_Design For and Libreria Hoepli-Milano_Elena Salmistraro won the special mention and a show at the "Libreria Hoepli" in Milan.
2011 April_"IOriciclo TUricicli 2 Awards"_Project "Pouf Faust"_Organized by Misuraca&Sammarro_Elena Salmistraro won the special mention and a show at the Nhow Hotel in Milan.
2011 March_"Premio Aldo Ajò, concorso di ceramica contemporanea_"Project "Allosauro Vase"_Organized by Comune of Gubbio_Elena Salmistraro won the special mention and a show at the "Museo della Scultura" of Gubbio.
2010 July_"Jimdo Awards_Thousand and one pins"_Project "New Pin"_Organized by Jimdo_Elena Salmistraro won the first prize.
2010 June_"Fashion Vip Magazine Awards"_Project "Eco_roller"_Organized by Fashion Vip Magazine_Elena Salmistraro won a special mention and a show at the Villa San Carlo Borromeo in Senago.
2010 April_"IOriciclo TUricicli Awards"_Project "Eco_Josho"_Organized by Misuraca&Sammarro and 13Ricrea_Elena Salmistraro won the first prize and a show at the Nhow Hotel in Milan.
2010 February_"M Arte Awards"_Projects "Eco Productions"_Organized by M Arte Awards_Elena Salmistraro won the first prize out of competition as the best designer of 2010.
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​​​​​+ CONFERENCE/SPEECHS
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2021 November 30th_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro "_Maryland Institute College of Art _Maryland_USA.
2021 November 25th_"Politecnico Speech"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro"_Politecnico of Milano_Milano.
2021 October 24th_"Biennale del Merletto"_"Merletti e Design"_Elena Salmistraro + Michele De Lucchi + Nanni Strada_"Comitato per la Promozione del Merletto"_Cantù_Como.
2021 September 8th_"Driade Talks"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro + Fabio Novembre + Marco Pozzo"_Moderator Laura Traldi_Lavazza Flagship Store_Via Piazza San Fedele 2_Milano.
2021 September 7th_"Amplifying objects"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro + Marcel Wanders + Formafantasma + Marco Piva"_Moderator Alessandro Valente - Elledecor Italia_Natuzzi Showroom_Via Durini 24_Milano.
2021 June 28th_"HDemia"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro"_Accademia delle belle arti Santa Giulia_Brescia.
2021 May 4th_"Marmomac speech of Elena Salmistraro and Giorgio Tartaro"_Moderator Giorgio Tartaro_Marmomac_Verona.
2021 April 13th_"Design e/è"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro"_Moderator Alba Cappellieri_Politecnico of Milano_Milano.
2021 January 15th_"NID Speech"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro"_NID Nuovo Istituto di Design_Perugia.
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2020 December 10th_"New Normal"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro + Giulio Cappellini"_Istituto Marangoni_Via Cerva 24_Milano.
2020 October 8th_"Platform"Italy 2020 Best Italian Architects and Designers under 40_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro"_Piazza Compasso d'Oro 1_Milano.
2019 October 21th_"Drawings come alive"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro"_Moderator Cristina Morozzi_Istituto Marangoni_Milano.
2019 October 16th_"Wood Waves: Percorso di un Pensiero"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro"_Salvioni_Via Durini 3_Milano.
2019 October 8th_"Scalare"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro and Luca Nichetto"_Moderated by Domitilla Dardi_Florim_Milano.
2019 September 28th_"Le Bulle"_"Speech Elena Salmistraro for Altare Vetro Design"_Museo Del Vetro di Altare_Altare.
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2018 February 8th_"Speech at the Orsoline"_"Speech of Elena Salmistraro"_Orsoline_Via Lanzone 53_Milano.
2018 October 18th_"The Timberland Studio"_Speech "Elena Salmistraro + Saturnino" _Piazza XXV Aprile 9_Milano.
2018 October 12th_"Brera Design Days"_Speech "Nuvolette sulla città, Milano e il Design raccontato dal o nel fumetto" Living_Corriere Della Sera, Sala Buzzati_Milano.
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2018 September 9th_"Kids Hour"_Speech "L'ora dei mostri" _Apple Piazza Liberty_Milano.
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2018 February 27th_"Brera Design District"_Speech "Be Human, progettare con empatia"_Corriere Della Sera, Sala Buzzati_Milano.
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2018 March 1st_"Italian Design Day"_Conference "Design e sostenibilità"_curated by Triennale design Museum with "Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività culturali e del Turismo, ICE Agenzia, il Salone del Mobile di Milano, l’Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, la Fondazione Compasso d’Oro e la Fondazione Altagamma_La Farnesina_Roma.
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2017 June 27th_"Tracing Identity"_Speech_curated by De Castelli and Evelina Bazzo_Triennale Design Museum_Milano.
2017 March 1st_"Italian Design Day"_Lecture "I nuovi linguaggi del design"_curated by Triennale design Museum with "Ministero degli Affari esteri, della cooperazione internazionale, ministero dello Sviluppo economico, ministero dei Beni e delle attività culturali, ministero del del turismo"_Kantonsschule Freudenberg_Zurich.
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2016 November 16th_"Women Meetings"_"XXI Esposizione Internazionale della Triennale di Milano" ninth edition of the Triennale Design Museum_Design after Design_curated by Silvana Annicchiarico_Triennale Design Museum_Milano_Intervents: Elena Salmistraro, Cristina Morozzi, Antonella Ravagli, Rosanna Bianchi Piccoli, Maria Christina Hamel.
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2017 October 7th_"L'evoluzione delle autoproduzioni di design"_Curated by Cesare Castelli and Maria Christina Hamel_Book Import Space_Milano_Intervents: Elena Salmistraro, Nanda Vigo, Maria Christina Hamel..
2015 May 26th_"Natura donna impresa a Expo 2015"_organized by Natura Donna Impresa_Palazzo Isimbardi_Milano.
2015 April 17th_"The Electric Blue Night_La Grandissima Occasione"_curated by Silvana Annicchiarico_La Triennale Design Museum_Milano.
2014 May 8th_“Uscire dalla crisi maturando come uomini”_Triennale Design Museum_Intervents: Angelo Scola, Andrea Branzi, Elena Salmistraro, Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis, Claudio De Albertis, Filippo Del Corno, Silvana Annicchiarico.
Link: Uscire dalla crisi maturando come uomini.
2014 March 27th_"Dam arte"_Spazio Oberdan_Milano.
2013 October 19th_"1:13 Le tredici sedie mai dipinte nell'Ultima Cena di Leonardo/1:13 The thirteen chairs that were never painted in Leonardo's Last Supper"_Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Lissone MAC_Lissone MB.
2012 May 15th_"Introduzione alle arti e mestieri"_Fondazione Cova_Milano.
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2021_September 11th_"Emphatic Discovering a glass legacy"_curated by Luca Nichetto_Elena Salmistraro + Ini Archibong + Gamfratesi + Marc Thorpe + Benjamin Hubert + Noè Duchaufour Lawrance + Richard Hutten+ Luca Nichetto_In Galleria_Puntaconterie Gallery_Murano_Venice.
2021_March 18th/April 30th_"Shine on you crazy diamond"_Elena Salmistraro + Olimpia Zagnoli + 108 + El Gato Chimney + Fulvia Mendini +Dario Maglionico + Lusesita + Berglind Svavarsdottir + Andy Rementer_curated by Antonio Colombo_Gallery Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea_Via Solferino 44_Milano.
2020_December 1st_"Christmas Exhibition"_Elena Salmistraro + Fulvia Mendini + Ryan Heshka + Andy Rementer_curated by Antonio Colombo_Gallery Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea_Via Solferino 44_Milano.
2020_September 23th/October 29th_"Grifo"_Nelle Mani Delle Donne - I fiori della Materia_curated by Gisella Borioli_My Own Gallery_Milano.
2019 July 1st/September 1st_"Primates"/Bosa_Spazio Rossana Orlandi Promenade Du Port_via Aga Khan 1_Porto Cervo.
2018 April 17th/22th_Utopia-Distopia_ "Sendmethefuture"_Subalterno1 Gallery_Via Conte Rosso 22_Milano.
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2017 November 17th_"Vasi di Visi e Vasi Diversi"_curated by Alessandro Guerriero and Alessandra Zucchi_L'affiche Gallery_Via Unione 6_Milano.
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2017 November 28th_Elena Salmistraro exhibition_Dilmos Gallery_Piazza San Marco 1/Via Solferino_Milano.
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2017 November 17th_"Vasi di Visi e Vasi Diversi"_curated by Alessandro Guerriero and Alessandra Zucchi_L'affiche Gallery_Via Unione 6_Milano.
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2017 November 13th/December 27th_Divina Sproporzione_"La Contessa Florinda"_SecondoMe Gallery_Via Giovanni da Castel Bolognese, 81_Rome.
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2017 November 3rd/5th_"Medusa, lonesome cowboy Nando"_Camp Design Gallery_Via Giovanni Segantini, 71 Milano_Operae_Turin.
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2017 April 4th/9th_"Primates"/Bosa_Spazio Rossana Orlandi_via Matteo Bandello 14/16_Milano.
2016 December 17th/18th_"Young Collectible"_Camp Design Gallery_Milano.
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2014 September 23th/October 18th_"Disfunzione Mediterranea"_curated by Alberto Zanchetta_Otto Gallery Arte Contemporanea_Bologna.
2014 March 27th/April 6th_"Dam prize"_curated by Damarte Gallery_Spazio Oberdan_Milano.
2014 March 1st/14th_"Dam prize"_curated by Damarte Gallery_Damarte Gallery_Magenta.
2012 November 1st/December 22nd_"Era Carta" curated by Spazio 70mq_Gallery Spazio 70mq_Livorno.
2012 November 22nd/25th_"Natura Donna Impresa" curated by Caterina Misuraca and Paola Sammarro_Gallery Spazio Asti 17_Milano.
2011 March 21st_"La via dell'Universalismo, la Milano che vorrei" curated by Rodolfo Viola_Galleria Rodolfo Viola_Milano.
2010 November 25th/30th_"Ecopink" curated by Linda Schailon, Caterina Misuraca and Paola Sammarro_Gallery Spazio Asti 17_Milano.
2010 April 13rd/19th_"Fuori Salone and Cover Vase" curated by Tiziana Tronci_Okinawa Space/Gallery_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"Axo in Fabula"_Curated by Giulio Cappellini_ in collaboration with Cooperativa Alice_Cappellini Showroom_Via Santa Cecilia 4_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"Hotel Chimera Capsule Collection"_Curated by Cedit Gruppo Florim_Via Foro Bonaparte 14_Milano.
2021 April 12th/2021 September_"Amor Fati"_Curated by Giulio Cappellini_Cappellini Space_Via Santa Cecilia 4_ Milano.
2020 September 29th/2021 April_"Hotel Chimera"_Curated by Cedit - Florim_Cedit Space_Via Foro Bonaparte 14 Milano.
2020 April/September_"L'Anticamera Dei Sogni"_Curated by Elena Salmistraro and Ikea_Ikea_San Giuliano Milanese_Milano.
2019 October 16th/2019 November 16th_"Wood Waves: Percorso di un Pensiero"_Curated by Salvioni_Salvioni_Via Durini 3_Milano.
2019 October 12th/2019 November 4th_"Yokai Tengu-Primates"_"Osaka x Milano Design Link 2019"_Curated by Studiolabo_Daimaru Shinsaibashi_Osaka_Japan.
2019 September 28th/2019 November 3rd_"Le Bulle"_"Altare Vetro Design"_Curated by Mariateresa Chirico_Museo Del Vetro di Altare_Altare.
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2019 May_"Bosa Exhibition"_Curated by The Sign Srl_The Sign Gallery_Via Piemonte 125/A_Roma.
2019 May 30th_"URBAN LIVING MILANO"_Curated by Vitra and Spotti_Spotti_Viale Piave 27_Milano.
2018 October 4th_"ELEMANIA"_Solo show of Elena Salmistraro_Curated by Valentina Gudi Ottobri_Cc-Tapis Gallery_Piazza Santo Stefano 10_Milano.
2018 April 17th/22th_Don't Call Me Dafne_installation by Elena Salmistraro for Timberland_Timberland_Piazza XXV Aprile_Milano.
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2018 April 17th/22th_"Primates Revolution"_installation by Elena Salmistraro_Replay/The Stage_Piazza Gae Aulenti 4_Milano.
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2016 April 12th/17th_"NasonMoretti/Ensemble"_Project:Elena Salmistraro_Installation design by Elena Bellusci_AnnaritaN Showroom_Via Manzoni 41_Milano.
2015 April 14th/19th_"Malloni/Combine"_curated by Malloni+ Pil Associati_Malloni Space, Corso Venezia 21_Milano.
2013 March 24th_"Elena Salmistraro"_Curated by Cristina Pagliano e Francesca Manganaro_Verve creative Lab Space_Torino.
2012 Genuary 15th/29th_"Alla's, design tra arte ed ecologia"_curated by Linda Ferrari_Sergent pepper's Space_Milano.
2011 May 26th/26th September_"Rooms"_curated by Valentina Riva and Francesca Cauti, T35_Nhow Hotel_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"Circle Of Harmony"_Curated by PJ Natuzzi_ Elena Salmistraro + Sabine Marcelis + Marcel Wanders + Formafantasma + Marco Piva + Patrick Norguet + Lorenza Bozzoli + Massimo Iosa Ghini_ Natuzzi Showroom_Via Durini 24_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"La Natura è Morta?"_Curated by Cramum_ Elena Salmistraro + David LaChapelle + Michele De Lucchi_Villa Mirabello_Via Mirabello 6_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"Design Variation"_Curated by Studio Milo_ Elena Salmistraro + Matteo Cibic_ Palazzo Litta_Corso Magenta 24_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"Orografie"_Curated by Vincenzo Castellana_ Palazzo Litta_Corso Magenta 24_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th"Donne&Design"_Curated by Silvana Annicchiarico_ Superstudio Group_Via Tortona 27_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"Sono Tazza di Tè"_Curated by Anty Pansera_ Via Giorgio Jan 15_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"Doppiafirma"_Curated by Living_ Elena Salmistraro + Carraro Chabarik_Cortile d'onore Palazzo Morando_Via Sant'Andrea 6_Milano.
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2021 September 5th - 10th_"Up To You Anthology"_Curated by Nicolò Gavazzi_ Boffi Showroom_Via Solferino 11_Milano.
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2021 July 1st - 3rd_"L'infiorata di Via Della Spiga"_Curated by Hines_Elena Salmistraro + Patricia Urquiola + Piero Dissoni + Gilda Bojardi + Carla Sozzani + Enrico Bartolini + Toiletpaper + Gian Maurizio Fercioni + Giuliano Calza + Club Plastic + Ac Milan + Emanuele Farneti Via Della Spiga_Milano.
2021 May 25th_"Manifesto alla carriera"_Homage to Ingo Maurer_Curated by Luca Molinari_ADI Design Museum_Piazza Compasso D'Oro 1_Milano.
2021 April 13th_"Vertical Gaze"_Curated by UNA Esperienza_Milano Verticale_Via Gioacchino Murat 23_Milano.
2021_March 18th/April 30th_"Shine on you crazy diamond"_Elena Salmistraro + Olimpia Zagnoli + 108 ì El Gato Chimney + Fulvia Mendini +Dario Maglionico + Lusesita + Berglind Svavarsdottir + Andy Rementer_curated by Antonio Colombo_Gallery Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea_Via Solferino 44_Milano.
2020_December 1st_"Christmas Exhibition"_Elena Salmistraro + Fulvia Mendini + Ryan Heshka + Andy Rementer_curated by Antonio Colombo_Gallery Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea_Via Solferino 44_Milano.
2020_November 1st_"Bosa Exhibition"_Bosa + Elena Salmistraro + Jaime Hayon_curated by Bosa_U Living_Suzhou_China.
2020_October 2nd/4th_"Jono"_Materia Design Festival_curated by Antonio Aricò_Officine AD_Catanzaro.
2020_September 23th/October 29th_"Grifo"_Nelle Mani Delle Donne - I Fiori Della Materia_curated by Gisella Borioli_My Own Gallery_Milano.
2020 July 28th_"Elledecor Fab Food" curated by Vudafieri-Saverino Partners_Elledecor_Milano.
2019 December 16th_"16 animali, 16 autori, 16 dicembre" curated by Giulio Iacchetti_Danese Showroom_Milano.
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2019 October 16th_"Bonnet at Dutch Design Week"_Dutch Design Week + Elle Decoration Nl_Strijp-T_Eindhoven.
2018 September 25th/28th_"Marea"_Curated by Raffaello Galiotto and Marmomac_Marmomac_Verona.
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2019 June 6th-9th_Edit Napoli_curated by Domitilla Dardi and Emilia Petruccelli_Complesso di San Domenico Maggiore_Napoli.
2018 December 12th_"Atlantico Fest"_Curated by Marco Mengoni and Staff_Torre Velasca_Milano.
2018 December 5th/2019 January 13th_"Buoni come il Pane"_"Diamoci una mano"_Curated by Alessandro Guerriero, Alessandra Zucchi, Carlo Casti, Francesco M. Cataluccio, Giacomo D. Ghidelli, Margherita Sigillò_Triennale Design Museum_Milano.
2018 September 25th/28th_"Marea"_Liquido Solido Litico_Curated by Raffaello Galiotto_Marmomac_Verona.
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2018 April 17th/22th_Utopia-Distopia_ "Sendmethefuture"_Subalterno1 Gallery_Via Conte Rosso 22_Milano.
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2018 February 19th/April 30th_"100x100 Achille"_curated by Chiara Alessi and Domitilla Dardi_Fondazione Achille Castiglioni_Piazza Castello 27_Milano.
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2017 November 17th_"Vasi di Visi e Vasi Diversi"_curated by Alessandro Guerriero and Alessandra Zucchi_L'affiche Gallery_Via Unione 6_Milano.
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2017 November 13th/December 27th_Divina Sproporzione_"La Contessa Florinda"_SecondoMe Gallery_Via Giovanni da Castel Bolognese, 81_Rome.
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2017 September 13th/October 13th_"Ultra Fliyng Object"_Ufo a Malpensa_curated by Il Vespaio_Malpensa International Airport_Terminal 1_Malpensa_Milano.
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2017 April 4th/9th_"Alessi"/White in the city_L'Esercito di spazzole_curated by Giulio Cappellini_via Burigozzo 1_Milano.
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2017 April 4th/9th_WE R FOOD_curated by Fabio Calandri /We r food /Rota&Jorfida/Studio Milo_Ristorante Rigolo_Via Solferino, 11_Milano.
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2016 December 17th/18th_"Young Collectible"_Camp Design Gallery_Milano.
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2016 May 4th_"LegamiAnonimi"/Blend_Showroom Stone Italiana, via Visconti di Modrone 27_Milano.
2016 April 12th/17th_"Radici" /Vedovelle_Curated by Chiara Ricci_Food genius academy/Al Cortile_Via Giovenale 7_Milano.
2016 April 12th/17th_"Offiseria/Elementi"_Loft B_Ventura Lambrate_Via Massimiano 25_Milano.
2016 April 12th/17th_"ANIMAlità/Non ti scordar di me/Bosa ceramiche"_Salone Del Mobile RHO Fiera_Pad 16, Stand E32_Milano.
2016 April 12th/17th_"Texturae"/Wallpapers_Galleria Statuto 13_Via Statuto 13_Milano.
2016 April 8th/17th_"Project #Zero by NVDRS Studio_150Up_Via Medardo Rosso 16_Milano.
2016 January 22th/November 26th_"Non ti scordar di me_Bosa"_Maison&Objet Paris_Hall 7 Stand F55_Paris.
2015 Sectember 26th/October 26th_"Toyssimi"/Cartacanta_curated by Alessandro Guerriero, Alessandro Garlandini, Linda Ferrari and Sebastiano Ercoli_"Chiostro di S.Francesco sala Ex Pretura"_Civitnova Marche MC.
2015 July 3rd/4th_"Nutrire il pianeta un grande passo verso la pace: Le tredici sedie mai dipinte nell'Ultima Cena di Leonardo"_curated by Ghigos Ideas_"Ex convento della misericordia"_ Missaglia LC.
2015 September 15th/30th_ "Le tredici sedie mai dipinte nell'Ultima Cena di Leonardo" /Oltre la Cena _curated by Ghigos Ideas_Palazzo delle stelline_Milano.
2015 May 14th/19th_ "Fuori Expo Italian Makers Village"/Le tredici sedie mai dipinte nell'Ultima Cena di Leonardo_curated by Ghigos ideas_Via Tortona 32_Milano.
2015 April 16th/19th_"Mix and Match"_in collaboration with Vogue and Roberto Cavalli Home_Roberto Cavalli, via Montenapoleone 6_Milano.
2015 April 14th/May 8th_"Ceramics, Food and Design. Quando i designers incontrano i maestri ceramisti"_curated by Maria Christina Hamel (Milano Makers)_La Fabbrica Del Vapore_Milano.
2014 September 5th/7th_"Mano e Terracotta"_curated by Maria Christina Hamel and Cesare Castelli_Milano Makers_Argillà_Ridotto del Teatro-Masini_Faenza.
2014 April 8th/13th_"Guerrieri" + "Sharing Design, il mondo 3D incontra il mondo 10D"_curated by Alessandro Guerriero, Linda Ferrari, Alessandro Minoggi, Primiano Rotondo_La Fabbrica del Vapore_Milano.
2013 May 22nd_"Musicarte"_curated by Linda Ferrari_Spazio Concept_Milano.
2013 April 9th/14th_"1:13 Le tredici sedie mai dipinte nell'ultima cena di Leonardo/The thirteen chairs that were never painted in Leonardo's Last Supper."_curated by Ghigos Ideas_Frigoriferi Milanesi_Milano.
2013 April 9th/14th_"Malloni Exposition"_curated by Pil Associati_Malloni_Milano.
2013 April 9th/14th_"Re craft design, glass house collection 2013"_curated by Re craft design_Superstudio Più_Milano.
2013 April 9th/14th_"Vitra exposition"_curated by Melissa Dolfini_Showroom Vitra corso europa 6_Milano.
2012 December 1st/2nd_"La fabbrica dei balocchi"_curated by La Fabbrica dei balocchi_Castello di Vigevano_Vigevano.
2012 June 26th/July 1st_"Donkey Art Prize"_curated by Donkey Art_Hotel Straf_Milano.
2012 April 17th/22nd_"Temporary Museum For New Design"_curated by Superstudio Più and Gisella Borioli_Superstudio Più Basement-Discovering_Milano.
2012 April 20th/May 20th_"Design For"_curated by Design For_Libreria Hoepli_Milano.
2012 April 17th/22th_"IOriciclo TUricicli 3"_curated by Misuraca&Sammarro_Nhow Hotel_Milano.
2011 November 26th_"Bizzart"_curated by Bizzart_Cost_Milano.
2011 November 24th_"Akitique"_curated by Akitique_Spazio Via Vigevano 1_Milano.
2011 November 20th_"Elita Sunday Park"_curated by Elita Milano_Teatro Franco Parenti_Milano.
2011 October 7th/31st_"Pop Up & Tube"_curated by Claudia Bucci_Spazio Meltin Pop_Arona NO.
2011 September 30th_"Ahah in Via Vetere"_curated by Anita Giavoni_Maison Yamakabe Space_Milano.
2011 September 29th/October 2nd_"Pink Invasion"_curated by Cristina Suriani_Ex teatro Trianon_La Spezia.
2011 June 12nd_"Elita Sunday Park"_curated by Elita Milano_Ippodromo di San Siro_Milano.
2011 June 9th_"Milkroom happening"_curated by Milkroom Milano_Milkroom_Milano.
2011 April 12nd/18th_"Best Up Eco Shop"_curated by Rivaviva_Fabbrica del Vapore_Milano.
2011 April 12nd/18th_"Indipendent textile and ceramic design"_curated by Elena Salmistraro, Carlotta Benusiglio, Federica Buonfino and Noemi Silvestrini_Spazio Blume Dadivas_Milano.
2011 April 11st/17th_"Ma tu come ti siedi? IOriciclo TUricicli 2"_curated by Misuraca&Sammarro_Nhow Hotel_Milano.
2010 December 21st_"Santa Claus was a dandy"_curated by Luca Larenza_Spazio Angelo Fusco, Via Montenapoleone_Milano.
2010 December 18th/19th_"Elita Christmas Park"_curated by Elita Milano and Cherie's tree house_Spazio A, Ex Ansaldo_Milano.
2010 December 10th/1st_"I don't wanna be like you"_curated by Misuraca&Sammarro_Spazio Rivaviva_Milano.
2010 June 27th_"Fashion Vip Magazine"_curated by Fashion Vip Magazine_Villa San Carlo Borromeo_Senago, Milano.
2010 April 24th_"Disimballati"_Ex conveto dell'annunciata_Abbiategrasso, Milano.
2010 April 13rd/19th_"IOriciclo TUricicli"_curated by Misuraca&Sammarro and 13Ricrea_Nhow Hotel_Milano.
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+ TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2021 November 2nd/2022 February 10th_Teacher-Art Director_Master in Surface and Textile Design_With Rubelli_Istituto Marangoni_Via Cerva 24_Milano.
2020 October 19th/January 16th_Teacher-Art Director_Master in product and Furniture Design_With Moroso_Istituto Marangoni_Via Cerva 24_Milano.
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2020 October16th/18th_Workshop "Orografie" at Edit Fair_Naples.
+ JURY MEMBER
2022 January_Member of the jury of "Createurs Design Award"_Paris.
2021 April_Member of the jury of "Cramum Prize" at Villa Mirabello, via Mirabello 6_Milano.
2021 July_Member of the jury of "Isola Design Awards" at Isola Design District_Milano.
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2021 June_Member of the jury of "Technogym Design Contest" at Istituto Marangoni Milano Design_Milano.
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2020 October_Member of the jury of "Orografie" at Edit Fair_Naples.
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2020 January_Member of the jury of "Createurs Design Award"_Paris.
2019 January_Member of the jury of "Createurs Design Award"_Paris.
2019 December_Member of the jury of "ART VERONA"_Verona Arte Fiera 2019.
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