ミラノサローネを運営するFLA Eventi社は2月25日に本社にて開かれた緊急会議において、新型肺炎による健康被害を考慮し、ミラノサローネ国際家具見本市の開催を6月16日(火)〜21日(日)へ延期することに決定しました。
今回の決定はミラノ市ジュゼッペ・サラ市長の強い支持のもと下され、イタリア製造業にとって重要なイベント、デザインとクリエイティビティのベンチマークであるミラノサローネを今年も国際舞台で開催することを約束します。
ビデオ：（左より：FLAE社エマヌエレ・オルシーニ社長、ミラノ市ジュゼッペ・サラ市長、ミラノサローネ クラウディオ・ルーティ代表）
ジュゼッペ・サラ市長コメント英訳：Good evening to you all from the offices of the Salone del Mobile, where we have had to discuss a very live and much debated issue. The Salone was due to open on 21st April, but we have decided to postpone it by a couple of months. The new date is therefore 16th June. I am calling on our colleagues in the furnishing sector and the Salone del Mobile to pull together to make sure Milan doesn’t grind to a halt. We need to work objectively to stop this virus spreading, but we must also take care not to spread the virus of distrust. Milan has to carry on. So I would like to thank them all for this proof of confidence, because it’s not easy right now to try and appeal to visitors and convince professionals from all over the world, but I believe this is the right decision. Nevertheless, as I am fond of saying, it is crucial for everyone to do their bit. Therefore I call on the government to intervene and provide some help for a fundamental sector for our economy. I am also making a special appeal to our hoteliers. This year we need to be especially careful about how we pitch the price of hotel rooms, because this year will be no ordinary one. Thank you, Milan will be by your side, so it will be a very particular Salone, a Salone in a different month but a great Salone to all!
