Press release

Milan, 26 January 2009. The central theme of the exhibition OPENING SOON... is the present and future evolution of the retail space, an area in which Benetton has been a leading worldwide player ever since its revolutionary debut in Italy in the Sixties... read more››

Opening soon... by Alessandro Benetton

Opening Soon... “is the starting point for research which once again gives voice to the ideas, creativity and talent of young people... read more››

Retail in the age of globalisation by Andrea Branzi - exhibition curator

In this last decade, the retail universe has been undergoing a number of transformations which invite some important reflections as they represent an insight into changing urban and business scenarios... read more››

707+10 projects for Benetton. Luisa Collina – exhibition curator

"I will explain my idea to you very simply, it's just that I would have hoped that having established such good relations between us, you might have considered it more useful... read more››

Description of the designs of the six finalists in the Colorsdesigner competition

Combispace is the winning project from Colorsdesigner – International Retail Design Competition. The aim of the Portuguese architect, Luis Pereira Miguel, was to develop a hyper-flexible space suitable to host any kind of fashion event... read more››

Trends for future retail spaces emerging from the designs entered in the Colorsdesigner competition

The over 700 designs entered in the Colorsdesigner contest, illustrated in a series of video installations, propose original ideas for future fashion retail spaces... read more››

Projects commissioned by Benetton Group to architects and studios

Architectural design - Arassociati. Located in Irkutsk's protected main shopping street in the old town, the new Benetton store sits amongst the late-nineteenth century architecture typical of this part of the Siberian city... read more››

The Benetton store – Since the 1960s

The image of Benetton stores has always been the architectural representation of a “revolutionary” marketing programme... read more››

Biographies of the six finalists in the Colorsdesigner competition

Luis Pereira Miguel - Born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1974, he studied Architecture in Porto, Cottbus (Germany) and Lisbon, where he graduated in 1997 from Lusiada University... read more››

POLI.design

POLI.design, established in 1999, is a Consortium of the Politecnico di Milano, the University which in 1993 initiated the first undergraduate course in Industrial Design in Italy, with the highest number of dedicated researchers in the world... read more››