JŌMON: Noe Kuremoto’s crafts celebrate the joy and hardships of motherhood
Rooted in JŌMON Japanese rituals, Kuremoto’s cracked and imperfect vessels hold what no words quite can: the full, unfiltered complexity of becoming a mother.
Richard Yasmine’s wartime-crafted Vessels of the Intangible collection
“It has never been so difficult to be in Milan,” shares Lebanese designer Richard Yasmine, whose Vessels of the Intangible collection was crafted with local artisans amid conflict.
Best of Milan Design Week 2026: Your Essential Guide
From Polish Modernism to Uzbek crafts, US White House interiors, unconventional chopsticks and 3D-printed pasta. Gear up for Milan Design Week 2026.
Qualia of Things: 5Vie puts feeling at the heart of Milan Design Week
From Hungarian crafts to floral installations and an ode to motherhood. With the ‘Qualia of Things’ theme, 5Vie celebrates emotion over function.
Sara Ricciardi creates a vibrant chrysalis for human butterflies in Milan
Sara Ricciardi’s interactive installation is inspired by the miraculous metamorphosis from chrysalis to butterfly. A poetic invitation to embrace inner change and self-transformation.
Milan Design Week 2025: all the must-visit destinations in town
Check out our guide to the best of Milan Design Week 2025! From April 7 to 13, the world’s most influential design event injects creativity into historic courtyards, hidden gardens, former factories, forgotten greenhouses, and stunning palazzos.
5VIE Design District explores ‘invisible harmonies’ during Milan Design Week
A temporary design bar exploring the landscapes of Italian food culture, a digital detox oasis, ceramic ateliers and mesmerising luminaries in historic cloisters. Discover unexpected ‘invisible harmonies’ in Milan city centre.
Ten convivial table design projects at Milan Design Week 2024
The joy of sharing a meal took centre stage in Milan. We selected ten convivial table design installations, projects, and exhibitions.
Milan Design Week 2024: seven collborative furniture collections debuting at 5Vie Design District
Optimistic upcycled furniture, interactive furniture duets, a radical sofa dispensing kisses, and more. 5Vie Design District 2024 explored the collaborative spirit of design.
Nifemi Marcus-Bello calls attention to migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea
With the elegance and quiet urgency of an hourglass, Nifemi Marcus-Bello’s piece dignifies the memory of those who make the treacherous, often deadly journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
Under the Willow Tree by Sara Ricciardi weaves a sense of togetherness
Sara Ricciardi invites you to walk ‘Under the Willow Tree’ to embrace the soothing spirit of Nature.
At her Indian Tiny Mega Store Gunjan Gupta presents exquisite crafts for everyday rituals
With the Indian Tiny Mega Store project, Gunjan Gupta brings to Milan the ambiance, perfumes and colours of typical Indian supermarkets.
Elica’s StraordinAria installation by We+ invites you to walk through clouds
Kitchen accessories manufacturer Elica and Japanese studio We+ evoke air and warmth with the ‘StraordinAria’ installation nestled in a stunning Baroque courtyard in Milan.
Milan Design Week 2024: 20 must-visit districts and destinations
Are you ready for the most influential event on Design Planet? Archipanic rounds up the must-visit destinations of Milan Design Week 2024.
5Vie Design District celebrates ten years of creativity connecting people
Humanistic, human-centred, and focused on people’s connections. This is what 5Vie Design District is about. We talked with the organisers about the founding values of this edition. Check what we liked the most.
Milan Design Week 2023: top 20 districts and group exhibitions
This is going to be a very long post. Archipanic’s founder and editor-in-chief Enrico Zilli mapped Milan Design Week 2023 top destinations. Buckle your belts for design on a roller coaster, a serendipitous marathon of creativity for people with comfy shoes.
TAKT PROJECT’s ‘AS IT IS – EQUILIBRIUM FLOWER’ exhibition blooms in a Milanese church
The AS IT IS – EQUILIBRIUM FLOWER exhibition features a field of delicate textile vessels highlighting the harmony between man-made and nature.
Little Monsters Scary Beasts: four empowering crafts stories by Co/Rizom
With ‘Little Monsters Scary Beasts,’ Nadja Zerunian presents design and craft projects supporting artisans from Serbia, Albania, Hungary and Romania.
Woven Whispers by Richard Yasmine celebrates ancient crafts
The WOVEN WHISPERS exhibition by Richard Yasmine is a praise of craftsmanship and a proclamation to preserve nearly extinct crafts while exploring the relationship between the East and the West.
Milan Design Week 2022: 25 must-visit exhibitions and destinations
Lighting designs inspired by Brutalist churches and temples, a virtuous Babel tower, volcanic rock lightings, anamorphic murales and a design gin garden. The best of Milan Design Week 2022 is on Archipanic.
Il viso del mondo: ‘reflecting’ faceless sculptures by Richard Yasmine
With the exhibition IL VISO DEL MONDO at Milan Design Week, Richard Yasmine explores the power of the face and its importance as the greatest human organ of emotion.
‘Flowing Fragments’’ furniture collection by Richard Yasmine raises awareness on antiques trafficking
Classic geometries and minimal contemporary aesthetics blend in Richard Yasmine’s ‘Flowing Fragments’ design collection made from upcycled sedimentary and basaltic stones.
Milano Design City 2021: the best physical and virtual events on show
Milano Design City 2021: the world’s design capital hosts a phygital week with product launches, installations, archi-walks, virtual talks, and exhibitions.
Sara Ricciardi’s ‘NO SIGNAL ZONE’ Instagram Un/Friendly installation
If you bumped into a very Instagram friendly installation inviting you to disconnect, would you be able to explore it or would you manage to resist from sharing it on social media? With the NO SIGNAL ZONE installation, Sara Ricciardi challenged the “To Selfie or Not To Selfie” dilemma.
Fuorisalone 2020: 4 digital formats announced in the wake of Salone del Mobile 2020 cancelation due to COVID-19
Fuorisalone 2020: in April and from 15 to 21 June the Milan Design Week diffused festival extend its influence digitally with ‘Fuorisalone TV’ and ‘Fuorisalone Meets’ virtual platforms as well as special e-fairs dedicated to Chinese and Japanese design.
Fuorisalone 2019: Milan’s top 25 exhibitions, installations and events
Rossana Orlandi’s ‘Guiltless Plastic’ project, Google smart installation exploring the psychology of design, a new creative district hosting the very first Republic of Design and more… The very best of Fuorisalone 2019 is on Archipanic!
Vegan design projects by Erez Nevi Pana show the way for a more sustainable approach
Recycled stools re-shaped by random salt crystallization, animal-free paper and silk clothes which harm no butterfly. Vegan design is possible, says Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana.