“Echoes of Alchemy” by IRTHI at Milan Design Week 2023

Organised by
Irthi x Mr. Lawrence

Dates
April 17, 2023 - April 23, 2023

Opening Hours
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Address
Via Cesare Correnti 14
Milan
Italy

Free

The Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council is a pioneering organisation based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates that promotes cultural and creative initiatives to empower women both economically and socially. The Council also aims to develop a sustainable economy to support the craft heritage of the United Arab Emirates. Together with the creative consulting studio Mr. Lawrence, Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council will present the exhibition Alchemy Echoes of Alchemy during Milan Design Week 2023, running from April 17 to 23, 2023, in the apartment at Via Cesare Correnti 14, part of the 5VIE district.

The exhibition demonstrates the ongoing effort to question and uncover ways of making and consuming within the domestic and built realms; highlighting the pivotal role various ingredients and craftsmanship methods have played within the Emirati topographical and constructed environments. The traditional recipes for construction and food can be considered equally intuitive, yet an attempt to break down, document, and redesign such recipes whilst formulating them into the context of a space sheds light on our shared cultural heritage. Referencing a locus and its traditional methods of Excavation, Harvest, Preservation, and Craftsmanship – all in direct relation to Gastronomy, Architecture, and Design – is continuing education on the true meaning of sustainability.