{"id":9811,"date":"2026-10-19T18:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/?p=9811"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:11:27","slug":"singapore-italian-design-between-creativity-business-and-new-opportunities-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/10\/singapore-italian-design-between-creativity-business-and-new-opportunities-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"SINGAPORE: ITALIAN DESIGN BETWEEN CREATIVITY, BUSINESS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Roberto Palomba and Marco Sabetta in Singapore for the ABITO exhibition, meetings with local industry stakeholders and discussions on the international outlook of Salone del Mobile.Milano.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Singapore, 17 October 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Italian design was at the heart of a series of initiatives in Singapore featuring architect <strong>Roberto Palomba<\/strong>, co-curator of the <em>ABITO<\/em> exhibition, and <strong>Marco Sabetta<\/strong>, General Manager of Salone del Mobile.Milano. Hosted at the <strong>National Gallery Singapore<\/strong> from 3 to 17 October, <em>ABITO<\/em> provided an opportunity to complement the exhibition\u2019s international presentation with a programme of meetings involving industry stakeholders and institutional representatives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the key engagements, the <em>Business and Diplomacy Panel<\/em>, organised by the Embassy of Italy in Singapore in coordination with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), explored opportunities for Italian companies to expand into international markets. The event also featured a presentation of <em>OpportunItaly<\/em>, an export acceleration programme promoted by the <strong>Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation<\/strong> and coordinated by the <strong>Italian Trade Agency (ITA)<\/strong>. The programme facilitates connections between Italian companies, buyers and potential international partners through business-matching tools, including the <em>Buyers Club<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the institutional front, Marco Sabetta met with <strong>Tamsim Greulich<\/strong>, <em>Group Head, Community Engagement &amp; Activation Group<\/em> at the DesignSingapore Council, to explore opportunities for collaboration with Singapore\u2019s design community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Palomba and Sabetta also discussed <em>ABITO<\/em> and the prospects for Italian design in an interview with journalist <strong>Melanie Oliveiro<\/strong> on CNA938, a Singapore radio station. The conversation covered the relationship between fashion and design, as well as Salone del Mobile.Milano\u2019s international strategy ahead of its 2027 edition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The relationship between design, fashion and social change was also explored at <em>Vogue Living Conversations<\/em>, where Roberto Palomba took part in the session <em>\u201cABITO\u2014Designing Her World: Fashion, Design and the Changing Shape of Women\u2019s Lives\u201d<\/em>. The programme also included engagements with several players in the Italian design sector, including <strong>Poltrona Frau<\/strong>, <strong>Royal Interiors<\/strong> and <strong>Kartell<\/strong>, as well as guided tours of the exhibition for different audiences, from <em>Vogue<\/em> guests to students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (<strong>NAFA<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The presence of Roberto Palomba and Marco Sabetta highlighted the many dimensions of Italian design, from design research and cultural expression to engagement with industry, opportunities for international expansion and the development of new relationships across Asian markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roberto Palomba and Marco Sabetta in Singapore for the ABITO exhibition, meetings with local industry stakeholders and discussions on the international outlook of Salone del Mobile.Milano. 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