Possibilities, opportunities

That's why Fezia saw a lot of possibilities and opportunities in Shanghai.

"Fashion is a good base to set up some good exchange between the two cities. Milan is a little bit like the temple of creativity and the capital city of design. These two cities can serve as the source of inspiration to each other," said Fezia.

In Shanghai, he is not only able to use his specialty in lighting design — his works include the iconic The Bund 18 — but also actively explore arts with advanced digital technologies such as virtual reality and metaverse as the founder of the art gallery Proverse Italia.

"China is pushing more in new technologies and new things, while Italy is richer on a humanistic side," said Cibic, advising the two cities to enhance exchanges in both sectors to innovate "a new technology together with a humanist feeling".