Nilufar leaves its Milanese comfort zone to land in the prestigious Venice Lido Island. Nina Yashar has been invited to curate two exhibitions at the singular Giovanni Nicelli private Airport: the “Spazio Esso”, the airport former fuel distributor, hosts the European debut of the ceramist Sin-ying Cassandra Ho, while the hall of the 1920’s building showcases a fluent conversation between contemporary and mid-century pieces of design.
The pioneering and avant-garde taste of the gallery moves from the Milanese spaces to the exclusive location of Venice Lido.
| Hours | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Venue | Aeroporto Giovanni Nicelli |
| Type | Design Exhibition |
| Duration | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| City | Venice |
About
Nilufar Gallery
Discovering, Crossing, Creating. Nina Yashar believes in valuing design to tell stories. She founded Nilufar Gallery in Milan in 1979. Originally located in via Bigli and specialized in antique carpets, a passion she inherited from her Iranian parents, the Gallery soon launched a series of pioneering shows, including “La rosa nel tappeto” (The rose on the carpet) – a study on the iconography of the rose motif in rugs from all around the world – while bringing both Oriental and European carpets, such as Kilim, Gabbeh and Aubusson varieties, into the Italian and international spotlight. By the end of the Nineties, the Gallery, now located in via della Spiga, ventured into modern and contemporary furniture, showcasing the work of midcentury masters alongside unusual carpets, cutting-edge furniture and emerging designers’ pieces. In 1999, the Gallery expanded its headquarters in via della Spiga with a project lead by Italian designer Gian Carlo Montebello. The first decade of the new century witnessed a series of experimentations and contamination which strengthened the Gallery’s reputation of a reference point to historical and contemporary design lovers.
