From April 15th to 20th, the project OF EVERYONE, developed and created by Hospitality – the reception hall – with Village for All – V4A e Lombardini22, will be on stage at the nhow Milan hotel in the Tortona District, with three experiential paths with ideas and suggestions for designing hospitality with the Universal Design matrix.
The spotlight is on beautiful spaces that can be enjoyed by all, as he underlines Alessandra Albarelli, General Director of Riva del Garda Fierecongressi. “With DI OGNUNO we want to talk about design for everyone intended for the hotel and non-hotel industry, offering ideas, solutions and concrete examples to support hospitality businesses and professionals on a path of change to accommodate the needs of every person. Ensuring accessible, sustainable, inclusive and high-quality experiences represents a challenge and a fundamental commitment for hospitality operators, as well as a competitive advantage in the medium to long term".
In the Madrid Room of the nhow Milano hotel in Via Tortona, through three experiential paths of inclusive design of a reception, OF EVERYONE will allow to see the darkness, move the space, listen to the silence, immersing the visitor in the real needs of people with disabilities to fully understand the needs and opportunities related to accessibility.
“I find bringing the 'Everyone's Reception' from the Hospitality fair in Riva del Garda to the Milan Design Week a gesture of great generosity. It means bringing a cross-section of awareness on the needs of people with disabilities and the resulting opportunities for responses, to the attention of the public who meet in Milan for the most important moment of the year, a global reference for the design industry", comments Christian Catania, head architect of Universal Design of Lombardini22.
Roberto Vitali, CEO of Village for all – V4A, adds “There is no perfect project that can be replicated everywhere. Born accessible, native accessible, is perhaps the most important indication we receive from universal design. For accessibility to be an added value it must be beautiful, allowing anyone to reach, understand and use it independently and safely. This requires good planning, a team with technical skills that knows how to find innovative solutions and strategies, as well as skills to inform correctly. The ability of the Hospitality fair is to look at the needs of tomorrow. Together we show entrepreneurs where we are going, what the future should be and how to achieve it."