During Milan Design Week 2026, MENU transformed Chiesa Anglicana Tutti i Santi into a unified architectural narrative. Curated by Bodo Sperlein, the exhibition brought material, light, and collaboration into quiet alignment.

During Milan Design Week, Nilufar quietly stepped away from spectacle to imagine something more intimate. Le Pied-à-Terre Cosmopolite unfolded as a refined Milanese retreat, where vintage icons and contemporary design formed a lived‑in narrative of cosmopolitan elegance, material intelligence, and everyday ritual.

At Milan Design Week 2026, Nilufar’s Casa Magica transformed the idea of home into a ritual space shaped by belief, symbolism, and storytelling. More introspective than spectacle‑driven, it revealed another dimension of Nilufar’s curatorial world.

At Milan Design Week 2026, Louis Vuitton transformed Palazzo Serbelloni into an immersive dialogue between heritage and contemporary collectible design, where the Objets Nomades collection unfolded alongside a monumental Pierre Legrain–inspired courtyard installation created with the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera.

At Milan Design Week 2026, Nilufar Depot transformed into an imagined hotel where collectable design replaced guests, and storytelling replaced spectacle. Nilufar Grand Hotel reaffirmed why the gallery remains one of the most compelling and consistent voices on the global design stage.

At Milan Design Week 2026, Tom Dixon replaced the traditional exhibition with something far more immersive. Taking over a twelve-room micro-hotel within the historic Mulino Estate, the Mua Mua Hotel became a lived-in showcase for his AW26 collections, where lighting, furniture and craft unfolded through daily rituals rather than display plinths.

A detailed, story-led look at Bocci’s Milan Design Week installation, exploring how glass, light and suspension combine to create an atmospheric design experience that blurs the boundary between object and space.

Kohler and Flamingo Estate unveil one of Milan Design Week 2026’s most thoughtful collaborations: a sculptural bathhouse set within a wildflower meadow that explores ritual, craftsmanship, sustainability and the restorative power of design.

A reimagined antique carousel takes centre stage at Milan Design Week as ARKET and Laila Gohar transform Giardino delle Arti into a surreal yet familiar world where oversized fruit and vegetables replace traditional fairground figures. Blending sculpture, storytelling, and shared experience, the installation invites visitors into a poetic reflection on everyday beauty, play, and hospitality.

Returning to Palazzo Donizetti for Milan Design Week 2026, L’Appartamento by Artemest transforms one of Milan’s grandest historic residences into an immersive journey through Italy’s cultural capitals. Designed by five international studios, this year’s edition is a richly layered celebration of craftsmanship, heritage and contemporary interior design.

Fornasetti unveils its transformed Milan flagship during Milan Design Week 2026. Designed with Tutto Bene, the new three-floor destination reimagines retail as an immersive world of craft, archive and imagination.

Lee Broom unveils Beacon during Milan Design Week 2026, a striking large-scale lighting installation in Piazza San Babila that merges public art, architecture and sustainability in one of the city’s standout design moments.

An in-depth guide to Brera Design District during Milan Design Week 2026, highlighting the most important installations, showroom presentations and immersive experiences shaping Milan’s leading design destination this year.

Milan Design Week 2026 continues to redefine the boundaries of exhibition design, transforming the city into a sequence of immersive environments where architecture, material, and narrative converge. From fictional hotel worlds and sensory installations to archival reinterpretations and experimental collaborations, this curated Design Radar guide explores the ten most visually compelling installations shaping this year’s Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone, including standout projects by Nilufar Depot, Prada, Alcova, Zaha Hadid Architects, and more.

For this year’s edition of the fair, the central section of the Depot was dramatically reimagined as “Nilufar: Repertorio”, an ambitious scenographic exhibition curated by the gallery’s legendary founder, Nina Yashar. Divided into five theatrical “acts,” Repertorio unfolds as a multi-sensory exploration of the delicate tensions between craftsmanship and art, past and future, nature and artifice.

At Milan Design Week 2025, where innovation often takes centre stage, Tokujin Yoshioka offers something radically different—an experience that slowly disappears. Installed within the courtyard of the historic Palazzo Landriani in the Brera Design District, Frozen is a poetic meditation on the ephemerality of nature. The Japanese artist and designer, known for his visionary use of immaterial elements, presents a collection of sculptural chairs made entirely from frozen water—designed not to last but to melt.

Unveiled within a lush, English Garden-inspired setting in Milan, Bentley Home’s latest collection redefines luxury interiors with rare natural materials, tactile finishes, and fully customisable designs. From the debut of Amaranth Frisé veneer and cashmere upholstery to a bold new range of furniture and accessories, the collection responds to global demand with craftsmanship, innovation, and unmistakable elegance.

The ninth edition of Alcova, held from 7–13 April 2025, reaffirms Milan’s position as a city in constant evolution — where design, architecture, and cultural experimentation push beyond conventional boundaries. Spanning four unique sites in Varedo, this year’s edition introduced bold new venues, including the hauntingly beautiful former SNIA factory.

Now a cornerstone of the design calendar, Alcova has, since its founding in 2018 by Valentina Ciuffi and Joseph Grima, redefined how design can be perceived, felt, and experienced. Set apart from the rigid structure of traditional trade fairs; this platform is renowned for occupying raw, disused sites—former factories, abandoned hospitals, and historical villas—injecting new life into spaces long left dormant.

Fico makes its debut at Milan Design Week 2025 with Play, a bold and joyful exhibition presented within MOSCAPARTNERS’ Variations at Palazzo Litta. Blending craftsmanship, material exploration, and sculptural form, Play invites visitors into a tactile, immersive design experience.