Curated by founder Nina Yashar, Silver Lining is a striking exhibition on view in the atrium of Nilufar Depot during Milan Design Week 2025. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Depot is transformed by Fosbury Architecture into an immersive environment inspired by the aesthetics of the 1970s, exploring the world of metal as a monochromatic pool of leisure and pleasure. Through color, curves, edges, and texture, the installation creates a cohesive yet dynamic composition.
Yashar brings together a curated mix of collectible design, contemporary works, and vintage pieces. Designers featured include Audrey Large, Supaform, studioutte, and Flavie Audi, alongside Destroyers / Builders, Wendy Andreu & Bram Vanderbeke, Odd Matter, Irene Goldberg, and Michael Schoner. These are shown in dialogue with vintage works by Gio Ponti, Gabriella Crespi, Mario Bellini, Nanda Vigo, and others.
The exhibition centers on metal, showcasing its versatility through a range of finishes and techniques—from galvanized steel and nickel-plated brass to silver leaf and chrome. Spanning eras and styles, the show weaves a compelling narrative through a single material.
“Metals—especially aluminum—have always held immense power for me,” says Yashar. “Raw yet malleable, strong yet expressive, metal is the new gold.”
The collaboration with Fosbury Architecture highlights Yashar’s commitment to nurturing emerging Milan-based talent and pushing the boundaries of contemporary design.
| Hours | 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Venue | Nilufar Depot |
| Type | Exhibition |
| Duration | 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| City | Milan |
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.
