Monsters - Mostri in Mostra
On May 21 and 22, at the venue in Via Pompeo Leoni 3, IED Milano opens its doors to MONSTERS, a group exhibition that brings to life the perspective of tomorrow’s creatives.
Born from an interdisciplinary workshop, the project involves second and third year students from the Undergraduate Programs in Fashion, Design, Communication, and Visual Arts. The result is a selection of 12 projects by 15 young talents, each interpreting the concept of the “monster” through different languages, materials, and sensibilities.
Immersive installations, objects, accessories, and garments come together in an exhibition path that explores the contemporary fears of Gen Z, shaping both a personal and collective reflection on what is “monstrous.”
The exhibition is curated by Loredana Parmesani, art critic, art historian, and lecturer at IED Milan.
📍 Where: IED Theater and garden, IED Milano – Via Pompeo Leoni 3
📅 When: May 21–22
🎟 Admission: free with registration
Let yourself be surprised, cross the boundary between reality and imagination, and discover how the “monster” takes shape in the vision of tomorrow’s designers.
The protagonists of the exhibition
- Davide Russo (BA in Video Design)
- Gian Paolo Senette (BA in Fashion Design)
- Matilde Cau (BA in Graphic Design and Art Direction)
- Valeria Trogher (BA in Graphic Design and Art Direction)
- Sofia Spicer Acosta and Nina Lazzarini (BA in Jewelry Design)
- Francesca Barbieri (BA in Product Design)
- Jacopo Di Schiena (BA in Fashion Design)
- Laura Valerio (BA in Graphic Design and Art Direction)
- Maxime Crobu (BA in Illustration)
- Veronika Tykhomyrova (BA in Fashion Design)
- Chiara Hien Valtolina (BA in Graphic Design and Art Direction) and Adele Diamante Colombo (BA in Design della Comunicazione);
- Alessandro Giombini, Eugenio Camillo Nicola Orengo (BA in Sound Design)
Featured Students
Chiara Hien Valtolina and Adele Diamante Colombo
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Art Direction / Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design
Francesca Barbieri
Bachelor of Arts in Product Design
Gian Paolo Senette
Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design
Jacopo Di Schiena
Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design
Laura Valerio
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Art Direction
Matilde Cau
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Art Direction
Valeria Trogher
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Art Direction
Veronika Tykhomyrova
Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design
Maxime Crobu
Bachelor of Arts in Illustration and Animation
Davide Russo
Bachelor of Arts in Video Design
Sofia Spicer Acosta e Nina Lazzarini
Bachelor of Arts in Jewelry Design
Alessandro Giombini ed Eugenio Camillo Nicola Orengo
Bachelor of Arts in Sound Design
“The word monstrum in classical Latin evokes a prodigy, a portent—something that manifests outside the customary order of nature and, for this very reason, arouses both dread and wonder, repulsion and attraction. The monstrous being is, etymologically, that which is shown—and this paradoxical vocation for display is an integral part of its nature. The monster does not hide: it reveals itself. It is within this dialectical tension between the visible and the ineffable, between form and its excess, that the project proposed to the students takes shape.”
Paolo Sorrentino and Antonio Marras at IED Milan for a Special Lecture
The Beauty of the Unexpected – a lecture celebrating the encounter between Cinema and Fashion.
Antonio Marras and Paolo Sorrentino will come together for the first time on the occasion of the Special Lecture curated by OffiCine and IED Cinema, scheduled for May 22 at the Teatro IED space in Milan.
Courses at IED Milano
