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.
ALMA WATER: Sara Ricciardi pays tribute to the sea of Sardinia
ALMA WATER transformed Milan’s Cavallerizze into a maternal embrace of billowing fabric, resonant drums, and the eternal rhythm of the sea.
DEORON Returns to Milan with a Curated Industrial Edge
Indie design talent showed off at the DEORON exhibition in Milan. From cutting-edge speakers to brutalist coffee machines.
Salone Raritas: Collectible Design debuts at Salone del Mobile.Milano
Salone Raritas: For the first time, collectible design at the crossroads between unique pieces, high-end craftsmanship and art entered the heart of Milan furniture fair.
Disco on Mars: Atelier Biagetti designs a Space Age experience for MCM
MCM’s Disco on Mars exhibition in Milan mesmerises with Robot DJs, retro-futuristic clubbing, collectible design, and opera singing clash.
Chefs and designers team up at IKEA’s ‘Food for Thought’ exhibition in Milan
How are our eating habits and social rituals reshaping the spaces we call home? IKEA’s Food for Thought exhibition features food-centred living environments, a vibrant Swedish food market, new product launches and meatball-flavoured lollipops.
JoAnn Tan and Luca Nichetto design magical beasts for Bolon’s Exodus installation
At the Exodus installation, a serpent-like hybrid creature, oversized bugs, migrating birds, and a blue pangolin populate a historic Milanese house.
Google plays with light with the ‘Making the Invisible Visible’ exhibition in Milan
Lachlan Tuczan’s Google installation makes the invisible visible through luminous veils rippling through the mist. Shifting environments blur the boundaries between the tangible and intangible.
Masquespacio explores how spaces shape our feelings with the ‘Sensora’ exhibition
In Milan, Élitis welcomes visitors to a sensory journey in three acts, highlighting how colours, shapes, and textures influence our state of mind.
Pedro Almodovar and Rossy De Palma for Roche Bobois
Roche Bobois translates Pedro Almodovar and Rossy De Palma’s flamboyant visual universe into colourful collections inspired by iconic movies such as Volver and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
Polish crafts and design shine at the ‘Romantic Brutalism’ exhibition in Milan
The ‘Romantic Brutalism’ exhibition in Milan brings together 24 Polish designers who present crafts and collectable designs that connect their country’s history to the present day.
DropCity’s ‘Prison Times’ design project examines time and space within penitentiaries
The Prison Times exhibition and publication explore the environments of detention centres through an architecture and design lens.
LAYER’s 101010 exhibition and collection envision design solutions for the future
From a rainwater collecting tower to a garment that adapts to climate extremes, Benjamin Hubert’s LAYER studio unveils visionary crafts tackling global challenges at the 101010 Milan exhibition.
Robert Wilson sculpts with light the unfinishedness of Michelangelo’s masterpiece
Salone del Mobile presents Mother, a poetic installation by acclaimed light artist Robert Wilson in dialogue with Michelangelo’s Pietà Rondanini at Castello Sforzesco.
Es Devlin creates a rotating ‘Library of Light’ during Milan Design Week
The Library of Light is an 18-metre diameter revolving cylindrical sculpture formed of illuminated bookshelves containing over 3,000 volumes.
Fuorisalone 2025: top ten design exhibitions in Milan
The best exhibitions at Fuorisalone 2025: a rotating library of light, designer funeral urns, romantic brutalism, and fantastic animals.
Sip and taste Milan Design Week 2025 at these ten gourmet events and installations
3D-printed pasta, a design kiosk blending coffee with mixology, and convivial cocktail bars. Are you ready to taste Milan Design Week?
Trump tariffs on EU imports loom on Salone del Mobile
The tariffs President Trump wants to impose on European imports are causing sleepless nights in Milan.
Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025 focuses on human-centred Design
With over 2,000 Italian and international exhibitors, Salone del Mobile Milano 2025 will explore design as a human-driven project. It will feature an exhibition by Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino, the Euroluce lighting design show, and more.
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.
Hackability of the Stool: DDAA Lab rethinks 100 times Artek’s iconic seat
From modernist masterpieces to marimbas, cat’s nests, or chess boards. Hackability of the Stool is a playful style and design exercise exploring mass production and customization.
Seven ‘responsible’ highlights at Rossana Orlandi Collectible 2023
Rossana Orlandi, the good mother of Milan Design Week, has opened the doors of her gallery hosting brilliant furniture designs going beyond sustainability in the name of ‘Responsibility.’ We talked with Rossana and selected Seven highlights at Rossana Orlandi Collectible 2023.
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.
In Milan, designers rethink marble and stone with sustainability in mind
Stefan Scholten, Birgitte Due Madsen and Studio Pepe present exquisite design projects challenging unsustainable marble and stone production processes.
Fuorisalone 2021: 20 top destinations at Milan Design Week
Finally, Milan Design Week is back! Supersized beach cabins, a courtyard filled with orchids and a pavilion made from sustainable chairs. Fuorisalone 2021 unveils former military barracks and forgotten bakery factories and unlocks new destinations in the unexplored west side of the city.
September 2021: Architecture & Design calendar
September 2021: from Milan to Chicago, from Seoul to London, Beijing and Paris. We round up 15 international fairs, festivals and biennials in this super creative month.
2021 architecture and design calendar and events guide
We rounded up the architecture and design calendar of 2021 including major events, fairs and exhibitions from Dubai to Milan and Shanghai.
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.
Snarkitecture designs a conceptual kitchen island inspired by water, ice and steam
The “Altered states” installation by Snarkitecture for Caesarstone features a topographic and conceptual kitchen island surrounded by a white to grey arena.
Fuorisalone 2017: 7 projects for Milan Design Week foodies
Molecular sausages and hotdog armchairs but also edible Rubik cubes and origami pasta. Archipanic picks 7 projects for Milan Design Week foodies and their hungry friends.