Created in 2024
Milan design week
Milan, Italia
For his very first solo show, William Guillon unveiled a new body of work during the Milan Design Week 2024, as part of Baranzate Ateliers, a bold and unconventional gathering of independent designers and functional artists.
Set in an abandoned industrial loading dock on the outskirts of the city, the exhibition space offered a raw and dramatic stage for Guillon’s sculptural creations. Each presentation area was veiled by vast floating curtains, made from salvaged parachute fabric, gently rippling with the wind, lending the entire venue a haunting, otherworldly aura.
Within this ethereal maze, Guillon’s bronze pieces appeared like sacred fragments from an archaic future. Their tactile surfaces and dramatic silhouettes found resonance in the brutal minimalism of the venue, embracing both the elegance of destruction and the poetry of suspended time.
This debut solo show marked a significant moment in the designer’s journey, revealing the full emotional and conceptual depth of his practice to an international audience drawn to the edges of design and art.
