Fashion meets design: hype-free exhibitions and initiatives at Milan Design Week 2023

Irina Dzhus AW2023-2024 collection - Photo by Irina Dzhus.

Irina Dzhus’ powerful message of freedom from Ukraine, Formafantasma’s multidisciplinary symposium for Prada, Issey Miyake’s high-tech R&D for fashion design, Armani’s home invitation, Hermès’ beton brut installation, and a greenwashing provocation from Maarten Baas and G-Star RAW. In Milan, fashion meets design with hype-free projects.

Archipanic’s design tour of 5vie 2022: fine crafts and contemporary Babel towers

Geoge Geara @ 5vie 2022 - Courtesy of George Geara.

A stone’s throw from Piazza del Duomo, the 5Vie design district features dozens of events and exhibitions tuning with the main theme ‘Prototyping Utopias’ inspired by the visionary approach of the iconic Archizoom collective. Check our design route to visit the best of it.

Milan Design Week 2022: 25 must-visit exhibitions and destinations

Masterly 2022 - Image by Studio ZAZI.

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.

Venice 2022: 12 must-see exhibitions cross-pollinating art, architecture and design

Homo Faber Event 2022, 12 Stone Garden - Photo by Alessandra Chemollo, ©MichelangeloFoundation.

Venice 2022: Forma Fantasma’s capsule exhibitions at La Biennale di Venezia, Homo Faber’s ode to craftsmanship, Galleria Nilufar’s design exhibition, Studio Drift’s mesmerising flying drones, the opening of the magnificent Procuratie Vecchie restored by David Chipperfield Architects and more…

Venice Biennale 2020: THE DISQUIETED MUSES exhibition brings contemporary arts together

Venice Biennale 2020 THE DISQUIETED MUSES - Photo by Marco Cappelletti, courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.

THE DISQUIETED MUSES exhibition showcases documents sourced from La Biennale’s archives cross-pollinating art, architecture, cinema, dance, theatre and music. The displays by Formafantasma combines unpainted frames and tables in plywood, colored textiles and black and white blown up pictures.

Plant Fever upcoming exhibition explores the hidden potentials of plants

PLANT FEVER exhibition @ CID Grand Hornu. BOTANICA collection by Formafantasma - Photo by Daniele Misso and Marlou Rutten.

8 brilliant designs on show at the upcoming PLANT FEVER exhibition. From a digital interface that allows them to communicate with their owner to artichoke-chairs and pine needles rugs.

Euroluce 2019: fasten your belt, the ultimate lighting design trend is all about flexibility

POLE by Philippe Malouin for Roll & Hill - Photo via IG, follow @rollandhill

Who said that lighting design should come in the shape of a hard object? At Euroluce 2019 innovative solutions snake on walls like electronic circuits, arch over furniture and stretch from floor to ceiling.

Nomad St Moritz 2019: 6 brilliant design installations plunged into the Swiss Alps

Carsten Holler's 'mushroom carpet' for Massimo de Carlo' @ Nomad St Moritz 2019.

Quilted fabrics exploring the complexity of migration, handcrafted bioplastic vessels and nun-shaped lamps. 6 inspiring design series on show at Nomad St Moritz 2019.

10 convivial tableware designs looking great on the dinner table and under the Christmas Tree

Normann Copenhagen Tivoli collection. Photo by Normann Copehagen.

From brutalist cheese platters to Memphis-style bottles and extravagant glassware pot-pourri. 10 convivial tableware designs to set on the table or wrap with a ribbon.

7 poetic designs on show at Design Miami/ Basel 2018

Porky Hefer for Southern Guid - Photo by James Harris.

Snuggle-up alcoves within endangered monsters’ hugs, bespoke thrones in a barn and ‘watercoloured’ furniture… 7 poetic designs debuting at Design Miami/ Basel 2018.

Ore Streams: Formafantasma explores design solutions tackling the electronic waste global issue

Ore Streams cublcle - Photo by Formafantasma.

Gold and silver are some of the most unsustainably recycled materials in the global electronic waste emergency. With the Ore Streams exhibition FormaFantasma looks into this challenge starting from an imaginary office design collection.