To commemorate the 500^th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the Salone del Mobile.Milano paid homage to the eclectic Italian Renaissance genius also in China with an installation that celebrated his work and his legacy to the art of design and savoir-faire, a theme that is more fundamental to the world of design than ever before. DE-SIGNO. The art of Italian design before and after Leonardo was an atmospheric narration of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci and his links to contemporary Italian design. With this initiative, too, the Salone del Mobile reaffirmed the importance of the cultural exchanges that take place today and which have done so in the past between Italy and China.