The world’s largest annual design event,
Milan Design Week , is coming! It’s back to its tradition of taking place during the month of April – having taken place in September 2021 in 2021 and in June 2022 due to the pandemic. This year, the festival will take place from
April 17 to 23, 2023 and will include the
Salone del Mobile program, as well as a series of exhibitions and events spread across different areas of the city.
Mobile Showroom
The biggest event of Milan design week is
Salone del Mobile , located at the
Fiera Milano exhibition center from
April 18 to 23, 2023. The furniture fair welcomes more than
370,000 visitors and features furniture, lighting, home appliances, kitchen, bathroom, outdoor and workspace products from thousands of brands. This year’s event offers a
new fair experience , with a renewed
layout inspired by
Euroluce – the Biennale dedicated to the world of lighting, and distributes the exhibition on a
single level , focusing on interdisciplinary cultural content dedicated to the relationship between
light, architecture, art and
science . The goal is to build an
impactful program that brings together
1,962 exhibitors , with a focus on
sustainability , and provides visitors with a subjective and memorable experience.
FuoriSalone
Along with the world's largest furniture fair, a variety of side events take place throughout the week, collectively known as
FuoriSalone . These events include
installations, exhibitions and
lectures. Design districts
Many districts of the city participate in the festival, hosting a variety of alternative events!
Brera Design District Isola Design District The 7th edition of the
Isola Design Festival , organized by the digital and physical design platform
Isola , welcomes visitors during Milan Design Week, from 18 to 23 April 2023. The festival is dedicated to the theme
'Nothing happens if nothing happens' , inviting designers and studios to start a chain reaction of change to
rethink, regenerate and
rehabilitate , to come together and go beyond sustainable design thinking. Running parallel to Isola’s main event, the 4th edition of the
Isola Design Gallery at Via Pastrengo 14 celebrates
unique ,
handcrafted products. Thanks to the collaboration between Isola’s creative director Elif Resitoglu and Stephanie Blanchard, co-founder of IAMMI Studio, the landscaped space inspired by
metaphysics and the work of
Giorgio De Chirico will transport visitors to a
plaster landscape. Tortona Design Week Among the most visited districts during Milan Design Week is
Tortona . An area of
former factories, warehouses and
workshops , the area has attracted the attention of artists and creative entrepreneurs who, over the years, have transformed Tortona into one of the
most dynamic areas of the city. The area is home to
boutique hotels, art galleries, fine restaurants and design studios, attracting lovers of fashion, photography and, of course, design.
5Vie Design District From April 17-23, 2023,
5VIE Design Week welcomes
independent designers , curators, companies and institutions for its tenth edition.
Design for Good aims to be an invitation to look at design as a
tool to create and
cultivate deep human connections, with a focus on
sustainability rooted in mutual care.
