Fitness brand Technogym have opened an exhibition on the history of wellness design at this year’s Milan design week, as shown in this video created for the brand by Dezeen.
Named The Art of Wellness, the show guides visitors through a timeline of wellness and sports tools, stretching from ancient civilisations through to the present day.
The exhibition takes a retrospective look at wellness design
One such item on display is a cavallina – an ancient Roman fitness tool similar to a modern day vaulting horse, which was used to practice mounting a horse.
The exhibition traces how the cavallina evolved, from it’s use during military training in the middle ages, through to it’s re-design into the vaulting horse we recognise today in the 19th century.
The exhibition also delves into Technogym’s 40 year history from its founding in 1983 by Nerio Alessandri.
Visitors can learn about Technogym’s work across fields such a biomechanics and artificial intelligence, including the brand’s Healthness programme, a preventative medicine system that aims to use user data and AI to anticipate health issues before they arise.
The exhibition also celebrates the launch of a photobook that celebrates the brand’s design ethos, drawing from Italian culture and design history.
The photobook is a collaboration with publishing house Assoluline, known for their colourful travel-focused coffee table books.
The Technogym installation runs from 7 to 13 April 2025 during Milan design week. See our Milan design week 2025 guide on Dezeen Events Guide for information about the many other exhibitions, installations and talks taking place throughout the week.
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