From 6 to 10 September 2021 Het Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam, NL) presented ENTER_Milan, in occasion of Salone del Mobile. The public programme, that took place both online and in Milan, reflected on the current state of the design field and the challenges ahead. Recordings of the programme are now available on this page. 
The programme marked the first public appearance of Enter, an online meeting and event platform initiated by Het Nieuwe Instituut. Enter combines experimental digital design, web development and critical reflection in pursuit of the goal of building a more independent, privacy- and human-friendly alternative to the standard online platforms, by providing an intimate and flexible online space for conversations and small-scale events.
ENTER_Milan included five days of readings, explorations, interviews, discussions and presentations by and with designers, writers, curators, educators, students and others working in design.
Design Dialogues moderated by Rui, explored a series of contemporary issues related with the state of design education, and its entanglements with contemporary practices such as design as collaboration, more-than-human knowledge, social and ecological justice, and the continued search for energy and new materials and the implications it has on the field of design.