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MILANO DESIGN WEEK 2026
smarin presents IDIORYTHMIA :
Inter·rhythmic studies

Contemporary life unfolds within overlapping temporal regimes:
biological rhythms, technological schedules, institutional timetables, urban flows, production cycles, environmental dynamics, industrial ecologies, and attention economies.

Drawing on the rhythmanalysis of Henri Lefebvre, and informed by research in the social sciences and psychology, Inter·Rhythmic Studies investigates the role of rhythm in everyday life. Rather than treating tensions between heterogeneous velocities as disturbances to be neutralized, the project examines how such frictions can be documented, interpreted, and transformed into design opportunities.

The inquiry foregrounds idiorythmy—a concept developed by Roland Barthes to describe the coexistence of singular rhythms within a shared milieu—as a key paradigm for rethinking spatial organization and contemporary forms of collectivity. In collaboration with design theorist , we propose a transdisciplinary platform in which conceptual speculation is embodied in tangible dispositifs, establishing a living laboratory of rhythmic experimentation. 

Meet us in Milano 📍
· solo show at 
· design & space planning sessions at 
· participation of Scuola Del Design - Politecnico di Milano .design.polimi
· permanent space Gioco at Triennale Milano

MILANO DESIGN WEEK 2026
smarin presents IDIORYTHMIA at
20.04 — 6.06.2026
22.04 - inauguration party

Institut français Milano invites smarin to present IDIORYTHMIA, a solo exhibition opening a new research cycle developed with art and design historian : Inter·Rhythmic Studies. It defines an operational framework for designing environments and furniture that integrate rest and ecological regeneration as spatial functions, and foster an awareness of the rhythms of materials, spaces, objects, and bodies.

Institut français Milano
Corso Magenta 63, Milan

Meet us in Milano 📍
· solo show at 
· design & space planning sessions at 
· participation of Scuola Del Design - Politecnico di Milano .design.polimi
· permanent space Gioco at Triennale Milano