ARMANI/ARCHIVIO - the party

Venice, (IT) 2025
2025
Completed
Events

On Saturday August 30, the iconic Tesa 113 in the Arsenale was transformed by Giò Forma into a set for the launch of the ARMANI/ARCHIVIO party

On Saturday, August 30, the magic of cinema met the timeless elegance of fashion as Giorgio Armani celebrated the 50th anniversary of the maison at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The iconic Tesa 113 in the Arsenale was transformed into a set conceived and designed by Giò Forma, where history, style, and artistry came together.

Just weeks after officially turning 50 on July 24, the maison unveiled Armani/Archivio—a visionary digital platform designed to open the doors of its heritage and showcase five decades of Mr. Armani’s creations. Guests were welcomed through a luminous corridor of LED portals—an immersive passage created by Giòforma to transport invitees into a living archive where past and present seamlessly intertwined.

The celebration unfolded with an intimate charity dinner in support of UNICEF, followed by a vibrant party for 500 guests, where the spirit of Armani resonated through every detail—a tribute not only to fashion, but to a legacy that continues to shape culture.

Corridor of LED portals in the Arsenale hall, the first titled Armani/Archivio and lined with archive images – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event design
Low view of LED portals showing fashion images, with blue light beams fanning across the brick hall – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event designLED portal marked 1975/1985 opening onto a sequence of decade portals, blue light bars overhead – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event design
Red LED portal with the Armani/Archivio title and portraits, leaning into the dark hall – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event design
Two LED portal sides with fashion images and dates, blue spotlight beams fanning against the brick wall – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event designGiorgio Armani in illuminated letters outside the brick arcades of the Arsenale at night – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event design
Wide-angle view of the portal corridor entrance, with a giant red LED panel bearing the Giorgio Armani name – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event design
Upward view through the 1975/1985 portal along the corridor lined with vertical blue light tubes – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event designRed 1985/1995 portal leading to further decade portals, with sparkling light dots on the floor – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event design
Guests at the party under crossing turquoise laser beams, the corridor of decade portals beyond – Armani/Archivio Party at Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2025 – event design