The guide to Expo 2015 for design lovers. Every city has its center, its suburbs, its central and satellite neighborhoods. If Expo 2015 is a city (and it is), we've now arrived downtown. Piazza Italia, the area of the Cardo that stretches from the Open Air Theatre as far as Palazzo Italia and the Tree of Life. Along the Decumanus lie the international pavilions. Along the Cardo, the top Italian attractions. As a soundtrack, Dean Martin (what else?) This neighborhood was overseen by the Expo 2015 Social Media Team. All the photos are by Beatrice Bianchetti and Anna Chiara Maggiolini.

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Movement is Happiness

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Strolling around the Lake Arena it's impossible not to notice hundreds and hundreds of little red rocks, completely out of scale. These are in fact swivel chairs arranged around the Tree of Life. They're a present from Coca-Cola (in fact they're all red), and on the side they sport a plaque that says: “Movement is Happiness” These chairs (in polyethylene) are called Spun (2010), they were designed by Thomas Heatherwick and produced by Magis. Once we see them in action, we can't help trying them out! Thomas Heatherwick had already become world famous with his [UK Pavilion](http://www.dezeen.com/2010/03/31/uk-pavilion-at-shanghai-expo-2010-by-thomas-heatherwick-2/) at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. But he's outdone himself here. It's impossible not to have a turn on them (in this case, quite literally).

Movement is Happiness
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Movement is Happiness
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Martini Terrace

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