LABÒ is the new cultural project promoted by the Rodolfo Ferrari Foundation within the SPA - Società Prodotti Antibiotici - building in via Biella 6 in Milan.

In synergy with the essence of the place, called to research in the medical field since its foundation in 1947, LABÒ is a laboratory that expresses itself in its true essence: an experimentation process that starts from an idea or a concept to become a product or an artwork. The workshop is the distinctive theme of the project: the physical space in which visitors will be welcomed along the exhibition path, and the intangible space of a creative investigation that materialises in the design editions presented.

After overcoming the “time” capsule effect arising from the architecture of the place, the visitor will be quickly captured by the expressive power of the spaces: four buildings spread out like a small modernist village, isolated from the chaos of the city.

The exhibition opens in the Foundation’s laboratories with the exhibition called Studio of Colors, conceived by Lyne Cohen-Solal and Marco de Rivera, which investigates the theme of colour through the production of fifteen designers and artisans.

The boundary between design and art is shown in more detail with an exhibition dedicated to the design works of the surrealist artist Roberto Matta. The creative process, from the concept to the real making of a piece of furniture, is told by connecting the drawings and prototypes of Matta and the reissues designed by Paradisoterrestre.

A large area dedicated to collectible design concludes the itinerary with the presence of companies specialised in the conception and production of furniture and accessories.