The previous issue, which focused on colour, was followed by another key concept: material, the most primordial and profound element of the world of design. The project explores this theme through dialogues, interviews and research aimed at professionals who have made this element the starting point of their daily research. This includes Alessandro Melis, architect and curator of the Italian Pavilion of the XXVII Venice Biennale of Architecture, Paolo Bestetti, CEO of Baxter, Paolo Tormena, CEO of Henge, manufacturing companies of Made in Italy design and objects, Markus and Daniel Freitag, co-founders of Freitag, which produces bags and accessories from recycled materials, and many others that navigate the world of design and deal with materials first-hand. This extraordinary journey of exploration into the material sphere begins: