26|APUNTES The creative “Walk”. A Michele De Lucchi installation that invites reflection. 54th edition of the “Salone del Mobile Milano” Between April 14 and 19, 2015, the 54th edition of the “Salone del Mobile Milano” was celebrated. This year it coincided with Euroluce and with The International Year of Light and technologies based on Light. An ideal tour brought together the world of light projects with the area of the fair dedicated to design and technology for the workspace: Workplace 3.0. The great installation “The Walk”, created by Michele De Lucchi, the internationally renowned Italian architect, was at the forefront and entertained with various activities, because, at the end, what is important is not the space but what happens in it. Criticizing is easy, and praising, even more; we like the verb reflecting. Once again, we did not want to miss the annual date with design in Milan. We did not get a chance to see half of the half of the half, but those days gave us a chance to reflect. In a way, thinking is designing, and not many know how to do it; we are immersed in a culture of immediacy, where, much too frequently, thinking is a luxury. Leaving Rho behind, we seized the opportunity and visited the “Fuori Salone” downtown. As usual, it was dressed up for the occasion; it was Design Week and everything transpired Design: the streets, the stores, the museums. Spaces become an extension of what was happening during those days. Walk, walk and walk. Reflect, reflect and reflect. This is what De Lucchi achieves in “The Walk” (La Passeggiata), a diverse vision, reflection and metaphor of the world of work and the creative processes around it. His goal was to create a circular course, kind of a Moebius ribbon that continues “ad infinitum”; a river, with the different work environments located in its meanders. Space is not and end in itself; it promotes and breeds creativity. A good spatial design makes things happen. De Lucchi knows this well and reminds us that “believing in philosophy is worthwhile and philosophy was born on the go. To live, work, produce, discuss, decide and evolve makes sense only when you know where you are going and if there are good reasons to get there, to reach that goal”. Steve Jobs created while walking or talking with his creative employees and that is why the Apple Headquarters for Steve Jobs and Sir Norman Foster is circular. As a kind of cloister, it promotes walking through the different work environments that surround a large central forest. It is also the reason why the first change that Steve Jobs made when he joined Pixar was reforming and relocating the bathrooms and the space designated for coffee breaks. He located them in the center, placing them far from the places of work, forcing people to walk and above all, propitiating the “casual” meeting between people that barely knew each other. The importance of moving around in the office was clear to him; he knew it would generate the inspiration needed for the creative process. It is in that walk and that interaction between people of different disciplines or different departments of a company, where you get the