Best of Milan Design Week 2026: Your Essential Guide

Lina Ghotmeh x Mosca Partners Variations - Courtesy of Mosca Partners.

From Polish Modernism to Uzbek crafts, US White House interiors, unconventional chopsticks and 3D-printed pasta. Gear up for Milan Design Week 2026.

Milan Design Week 2026: fifteen highlights at Porta Venezia Design District

Skoda @ Porta Venezia Design District - Courtesy of Skoda.

Mindfulness, taste and club culture collide at Milan’s Porta Venezia Design District, proving that design is very much an act.

5VIE Design District explores ‘invisible harmonies’ during Milan Design Week

Invisible Harmonies. Divine Decadence by Richard Yasmine - Photo by BIZARREBEIRUT, courtesy of 5VIE 2025.

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.

5Vie Design District celebrates ten years of creativity connecting people

Love Letters by Anna Carnick @ Anava Projects for 5VIE 2023 - Photo by Amir Farzad, courtesy of 5VIE.

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.

12 mesmerising installations at Milan Design Week 2023

GROHE SPA, HEALTH THROUGH WATER installation at Milan Design 2023 - ©GROHE.

A botanical garden turned into an interactive board game, human mandalas, and architectural reflections. 12 mesmerising installations at Milan Design Week 2023.

Sara Ricciardi’s ‘NO SIGNAL ZONE’ Instagram Un/Friendly installation

NO SIGNAL ZONE installation by Sara Ricciardi @ Milano Design City 2020 - Photo by Amir Farzad, courtesy of Sara Ricciardi.

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.

Edit Napoli 2020: glocal, transparent and heart-made crafts and design

EDIT Napoli 2020 - Sala del Capitolo ©Serena Eller Vainicher

From upcycled mozzarella boxes to rare discarded marbles creating new sculptural poetries. There is a lot of care, masterly hand-work and exquisite design-thinking at Edit Napoli 2020. Check what we like the most!