2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Nilufar Depot: a decade of visions, experimentation, and exhibitions that have established the space on Viale Lancetti as an international reference point for design and visual arts.

To celebrate the occasion, Nilufar presents Nilufar Depot: The First Decade—a 100+ page book chronicling the Depot’s journey since its inception. Conceived as both a visual and narrative archive, the volume features previously unpublished and rare images, alongside a comprehensive overview of all exhibitions, retrospectives, and installations presented over the years. The publication is enriched by critical texts by Annamaria Sbisà, which capture the evolution and complexity of this unique cultural initiative.

Notable exhibitions that have marked the history of the space include Lina Bo Bardi – Giancarlo Palanti Studio d’Arte Palma 1948–1951, presented during Milan Design Week 2018; FAR 2019: a voyage into a galaxy of emergent designers curated by Valentina Ciuffi /Studio Vedèt with exhibition design by Joseph Grima/Space Caviar; Matacubi by Pietro Consagra (2021); and Poikilos – New Forms of Iridescence, a solo exhibition by Objects of Common Interest during Milan Design Week 2023.

To accompany the book launch, Nina Yashar has invited Martino Gamper to present a site-specifi c performance, conceived in direct dialogue with the architecture and spirit of Nilufar Depot. The space is imagined as a constantly evolving stage—capable of welcoming and renewing the language of contemporary design. For the occasion, Gamper—whose interdisciplinary practice combines material expertise with formal experimentation—will intervene on a selection of collectible design pieces from the gallery’s collection. His gesture will be radical and transformative, not destructive, with the aim of reinventing and reimagining the object, offering it a new destiny and identity.