100 YEARS OF ARCLINEA
EVENTS, 07.04.25
1925-2025. 100 years of kitchen design, creativity, conviviality and relationships — values Arclinea has consistently nurtured, driving a forward-thinking vision capable of anticipating change. At Milan Design Week 2025, the company will launch its celebrations of this profound anniversary, beginning a year filled with artistic and cultural initiatives. These projects will reflect the brand’s core values, promoting conviviality and celebrating the art of cooking as a moment of connection and exchange.
100 YEARS, 100 INGREDIENTS.
CELEBRATING WITH AMÉLIE AMBROISE
The first to be unveiled is the photography book “100 YEARS, 100 INGREDIENTS”, featuring 100 carefully selected still-life images of ingredients that embody Italy’s rich gastronomic heritage. This elegant coffee table book is brought to life through the lens of French photographer Amélie Ambroise, with art direction by Juma. In Amélie’s work, even the simplest items — from a piece of fruit to a head of garlic — are elevated to art status, captured in their pure state before emerging as raw materials for culinary creativity.
The collection of 100 photographs will also be individually showcased as part of an exhibition at Arclinea’s Milan showroom, where the skylight-illuminated space will transform into a gallery. Displayed in various formats, along both sides of the space, the curation will cultivate a vibrant and immersive visual journey. The aim is to propose a journey that invites thoughtful exploration of food culture and its relational value — a fundamental principle at the heart of Arclinea’s design ethos.
PURCHASE ON ARTSY.NET
“Celebrating our 100th anniversary means looking to the future with the same passion and determination that built our history.”
From the start of Milan Design Week 2025, and throughout this anniversary year, Amélie Ambroise’s 100 images will be available for purchase at www.artsy.net (https://www.artsy.net/partner/arclinea). The proceeds (net of the platform’s commission) and an additional fixed contribution from Arclinea will be entirely donated to the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo (CN), in support of emerging talent and right to education in the food sector. These funds will be put towards partially covering the tuition fees of one or more students.
THE 101st INGREDIENT
The exhibition will also include an exclusive iteration of the Convivium kitchen island. Designed specifically for this event, the Convivium island is free of appliances and incorporates the new Proxima model plinth solution. A high-gloss steel finish envelops the entire surface without interruption, providing a captivating visual effect. This design aims to highlight the kitchen as a space for connection and interaction within an artistic dimension. The choice of mirrored steel is intentional: reflecting light and its surroundings, and establishing a visual and sensory connection between food, kitchen and people. In this context, the Arclinea kitchen symbolically becomes the 101st ingredient on display, weaving together design and gastronomy in a continuous dialogue between aesthetics and conviviality.
