Dezeen promotion: Ventura Projects has revealed details of its inaugural Ventura Future exhibition, which will showcase work by emerging designers to tackle important world issues.
Dezeen is main media partner for Ventura Future, which takes place from 17 to 22 April 2018 as part of Milan design week. It is the successor to the well-known Ventura Lambrate district, which has now been cancelled.
Ventura Future will be held across three venues in Loreto, central Milan. These include a Milanese galley called Loft, the former meeting place of the futurist art movement, now known as FuturDome, and a former pharmacy faculty.
Alissa Rees will show her IV-Walk project, which proposes a wearable alternative to traditional hospital drips
At the event, 82 designers will address prevalent issues brought about by technological advancements, such as limited resources and changes to the health care system, in order to show visitors how designers can help shape the future. "The fact that our world is changing rapidly, and that we find ourselves facing environmental, social, political and technical challenges, should come as no surprise," said Ventura Projects.

"We have hit exciting times in design history, wherein the world is increasingly embracing the ability of designers to think outside of conventional structures and produce radical solutions," it added.
"Distinctions between the traditional disciplines are becoming less clear, demonstrating that cross-...