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glow rod garage

Palermo 8

Via Palermo, 8, Milano

20-26 April 2026· Brera
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Schedule

Open now (Milan time)
  • Mon10:00 - 18:00Exhibition
  • Tue10:00 - 18:00Exhibition
  • Today10:00 - 18:00Exhibition
  • Thu10:00 - 18:00Exhibition
  • Fri10:00 - 18:00Exhibition
  • Sat10:00 - 18:00Exhibition
  • Sun10:00 - 18:00Exhibition
There was a time when cars were shaped in garages — built by hand, customised late into the night, driven by passion and creative instinct. A global culture rooted in freedom, individuality, and the urge to make something your own. That spirit lives on. But the force has changed. Combustion became electric. Horsepower became watts. firefly , NIO’s high-end small electric car brand, honours this culture of makers with the firefly glow rod garage — an immersive installation exploring how tradition evolves in the age of electric mobility. The EV is presented within the familiar setting of a traditional garage — reshaped into a contemporary space, distilled to its essence as the origin of individuality.   Through light, sound, material, and scent, the installation traces this shift — from the raw pulse of fire to the continuous surge of electric current. Visitors move through a spatial narrative where past and present converge: where chrome gives way to fluorescence, and memory is set in motion.   At its centre stands the firefly glow rod — carrying forward the spirit of early builder communities. Personally designed by Kris Tomasson, Senior Vice President of Design at NIO and firefly . Not nostalgia, but continuation. A tribute to imagination and to those who unapologetically shape what comes next.   The firefly glow rod garage is a story of transformation. From fire to flow. From noise to signal. From machine to movement. And still, design remembers.

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Brands

CERAMICHE REFIN · Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. · Snaidero Cucine · Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation · VICARIO

Categories

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Itineraries

  • Brera Design District 2026