NOMAD Capri 2023 celebrates the Mediterranean Sea with design
NOMAD Capri 2023: Murano blown-glass floors climbing the walls, vibrant bulbous creatures, Mediterranean-inspired turquoise design, and more.
Spaziale, the Italian Pavilion in Venice, highlights the vision of architects under-40
Spaziale presents transdisciplinary and collaborative projects of a new generation of ‘Sustainable Native’ Italian architects dealing with a world in a permanent crisis state.
‘FAKE’ by Uto Balmoral for Sturm Milano
FAKE is a tongue-in-cheek nightstand/seat playing with contemporary designers’ dilemmas: Fame or sobriety? Artsy or functional purist? Ubiquitousness of discreetness?
Arcobaleno and Raggiosole wood veneer collections by Konstantin Grcic for ALPI
Mesmerising hues inspired by rainbows and vintage electric guitars inspired the new food veneer collection by Konstantin Grcic for ALPI.
Design a palazzo with the ‘Gianfranco Frattini: Ieri Oggi Domani’ tribute exhibition
The exhibition GIANFRANCO FRATTINI: IERI OGGI DOMANI narrates the work of the legendary architect who collaborated with some of the most visionary entrepreneurs, creatives, and companies in post-war Italy, and contributed to shaping the Italian Design Movement.
The new Italian Design Museum at Triennale Milano brings together Italy’s design icons
From the Vespa to the Arco Lamp. Triennale Milano celebrates its 100th anniversary with the new permanent exhibition ‘Italian Design Museum’ curated by Marco Sammicheli.
WonderGlass takes the magic of glass to Milan with the striking ABRAKADABRA exhibition
At the Istituto dei Ciechi in Milan, WonderGlass collective exhibition Abrakadabra stages installations created by Paul Cocksedge, Tom Dixon, Elisa Ossino, Elena Salmistraro, and more.
Euroluce 2023: 16 lighting designs shining in Milan
A giant cloud chandelier, a signature-like lamp, a Wassily Kandinsky-inspired fashionable hat turned into a light, a glowing grid pulsing with music, and more. Sixteen out-of-the-box lighting designs at Euroluce 2023.
Matrizia sofa by Ron Arad for Moroso
Ron Arad transforms a discarded mattress into Matrizia, Moroso’s high-end, ready-made, unconventional sofa.
THE KING: Atelier Biagetti explores the fame of music legends design-wise
Atelier Biagetti presents THE KING, an installation recreating the living room of a fantastical house, the quintessential expression of a gigantic ego.
Hayama furniture collection by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina
For the Hayama furniture collection, Patricia Urquiola took inspiration from traditional Japanese Haori jackets that are worn over a kimono.
Fashion meets design: hype-free exhibitions and initiatives at Milan Design Week 2023
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.
Rainbow Table by Draga & Aurel
For Rossana Orlandi Gallery in Milan, Design duo Draga & Aurel created Rainbow, a very limited-edition table (only two pieces) on display at the gallery.
Bulbi by Studiopepe for Ethimo
Ethimo and Studiopepe have created Bulbi, a new collection of vases to furnish and complete outdoor spaces.
Refract furniture collection by SP01
Australian designer Hayden Cox plays with materiality, transparency, and light for SP01’s ‘Refract’ furniture collection.
Undici Inox freestanding by Agape
Italian architecture studio Benedini Associati designs the sculptural evolution of the versatile washbasin series for bathroom furniture brand Agape.
Lost in design? Check our Milan Design Week Guide for Dummies
Are you ready for a furniture rollecoaster? Our Milan Design Week Guide for Dummies offers practical info and tips to explore the world’s leading design event.
Salone del Mobile 2023 unveils a new exhibition format conceived as a city
Questioning the role of traditional trade fairs, Salone del Mobile 2023 announces a practical single-level exhibition display and rethinks the Euroluce lighting design show as a citadel of lights.
BluRhapsody rethinks the art of making pasta with 3D-printing technology
Italian company BluRhapsody digitally crafts handmade pasta for jaw-dropping gourmet finger food. Have a merry – and 3D-printed – Christmas dinner party!
Ten new Italian wineries with a striking architectural imprint
Wine-making culture, landscape, and contemporary architecture are the inebriating ingredients of ten new Italian wineries on show in Merano.
DUDE develops the tongue-in-cheek HOM design collection for LGBT+ families
For the launch of Netflix’s LBGT+ movie The Invisible Thread, DUDE agency has created HOM, an ironic campaign and a temporary design store for families with same-gender parents.
Archipanic’s design tour of 5vie 2022: fine crafts and contemporary Babel towers
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.
Brera Design District 2022: Archipanic’s design route in the heart of Milan
There is a lot to discover along the cobbled street of the Brera Design District 2022. Flagship stores of leading Italian and international brands, exhibitions in historic palaces, design apartments, an eclectic symposium and a ‘foamy’ concept cocktail bar.
Ten blooming exhibitions at Milan Design Week 2022
Californian springs, giant olive shoots with golden leaves, floating forests and choreographies with flowers and drones. Milan Design Week celebrates nature with blooming exhibitions.
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.
Eurovision 2022 stage-design celebrates Italy’s abundance of beauty
Scenographer Francesca Montinaro designs the set of Eurovision 2022. Inspired by the Italian sun, the stage features a kinetic sun, pyrotechnics light shows, waterfalls and a lush garden plateau inspired by Italian gardens.
Biennale Arte 2022: 10 national pavilions with great architecture and design
Biennale Arte 2022: surreal environments inspired by William S. Burroughs, Parisian bistros and black women-powered settings. We selected 10 must-see national pavilions in Venice.
A fleet of A.I. Drones behaves like a school of fish in Studio Drift’s ‘Social Sacrifice’ performance in Venice
‘Social Sacrifice’ highlights the tensions that emerge between collective action and individual freedom as well as how these change in the presence of external threats.
Historical building Procuratie Vecchie in St. Mark Square in Venice after David Chipperfield Architects Milan’s renovation
After an extensive five-year restoration carried out by David Chipperfield Architects Milan, the iconic building of the Procuratie Vecchie in Saint Mark’s Square opens up again to the city after 500 years.
Nilufar Gallery’s art and design exhibitions at Giovanni Nicelli private airport
At the iconic Giovanni Nicelli airport, on the occasion of the Venice Art Biennale, Milan-based Nilufar Gallery brings together works by great masters with contemporary artists and designers.