CASACOR has put together a complete guide to the most important events to check out in Milan during the most important week in the world of design
Submitted at Apr 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
Literary Club - Miu Miu (Divulgação/CASACOR)
In a few days, Milan turns into the world's largest stage for design. From 20 to 26 April, Milan Design Week takes over the city with immersive installations, exhibitions, and brand-new launches.
To get in the spirit, below we have gathered a selection of 28 unmissable exhibitions and installations across the city.
Nilufar Depot transforms into Grand Hotel Nilufar, an installation that reimagines a luxury hotel through curated projects, including a suite and an outdoor area. The show brings together fictitious interiors and pieces by designers such as Bethan Laura Wood and the duo David/Nicolas.
At the Nilufar Gallery, Studio Caviar signs the scenography for La Casa Magica, an exhibition that investigates the home as a ritualistic space, connecting objects to different cultures, beliefs, and symbolisms.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Viale Lancetti 34 (Nilufar Depot) and Via della Spiga 32 (Nilufar Gallery)
Register: https://nilufar.com/exhibitions-and-fairs/milan-design-week-2026/
Paola Lenti presents Dialoghi, an installation that explores the encounter between architecture, design, and nature. The proposal builds a dialogue between colors, materials, and forms, reflecting the brand's identity through contrasts and resonances. In a continuous project, indoor and outdoor pieces coexist in harmony, reinforcing a vision of design based on research, sensoriality, and connection.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Via Giovanni Bovio, 28
Register: https://register.paolalenti.it/en/event/
Paola Lenti- MDW 2026 (Divulgação/CASACOR)
The Brazilian brand ETEL presents the Entropia collection, signed by Cristián Mohaded, an Argentine designer renowned for integrating contemporary design and artisanal know-how.
In Entropia, Mohaded starts from fragments of wood accumulated at ETEL's atelier in São Paulo, transforming remnants of different species into unique pieces. Rather than standardizing, the project highlights contrasts and irregularities, creating compositions that move between functional object and sculpture.
When: 21-26 April 2026
Where: Via Pietro Maroncelli, 13
In its third edition, Piloto Milano occupies the historic Residenza Vignale with the show Echoes of Elsewhere, bringing together about 20 designers from different countries. Curated by Ricardo Gaioso, the project investigates a borderless design that combines local know-how — from Brazil and other contexts — with global references of contemporary living.
Amid premieres and immersive installations, the exhibition proposes a dialogue between industry, craft, and auteur expression, set against the contrast between the palazzo's Liberty architecture and contemporary production. Names such as Arthur Casas, Ronald Sasson, and Maneco Quindere share space with new studios and international designers, in a path that values identity, experimentation, and cultural diversity.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Via Enrico Toti, 2
Rossana Orlandi and Nicoletta Brugnoni present RoCollectible 2026. The exhibition takes shape as a polyphonic map of international creativity, bringing together more than 70 voices — from emerging to established — in a journey that traverses material research and experimentation.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Via Matteo Bandello 16
Register: https://www.rossanaorlandi.com/form/e-rocollectible-2026/
In the vaulted spaces of Piscina Romano, Milanese studio 6AM investigates repetition as a creative language in a show dedicated to contemporary glass sculpture.
Highlights include new pieces — among them a limited edition of the Paysage light in a new hue and the Float furniture collection with a debut finish — alongside blown-glass cubes originally conceived for Bottega Veneta's Summer 2026 runway show.
When: 19-26 April 2026
Where: Centro Balneare Romano - Via Ampère 24, Milan
Register: https://luma.com/6am-mdw26
Over and Over and Over and Over by 6AM (Divulgação/CASACOR)
Superstudio Design returns to Milan for its 26th edition, occupying three venues and bringing together participants from 16 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.
Highlights include an exhibition curated by Marcel Wanders celebrating 25 years of Moooi at Superstudio Più. At Superstudio Maxi, the photographic project Portraits proposes dialogues between Italian brands — such as B&B Italia and Kartell — and creations by iconic names like Gaetano Pesce and Gio Ponti.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Via Tortona 27 (Superstudio Più) / Via Moncucco 35 (Superstudio Maxi)/ Via Pericle Negrotto 59 (Superstudio Village)
Register: https://register.superstudioevents.com/event/SuperstudioDesign-2026
Finnish brand Marimekko unites design and gastronomy in Osteria Fiori di Marimekko, inviting the public to a playful, multisensory experience inspired by its iconic floral prints.
Amid textile installations and a curation of ceramics, the space also serves flower-infused drinks and aperitivo bites that reinterpret the brand's characteristic forms and colors.
When: 19-22 April 2026
Where: Via Ascanio Sforza, 75
Register: https://www.marimekko.com/us_en/m/milan-design-week-2026
Zaha Hadid Architects proposes a moment of pause during design week with the installation The Origin, which explores the compression and expansion of space to slow the visitor down. Created for Audi, the work appears as a fiberglass portal with a titanium finish, installed over a reflecting pool in the courtyard of the Portrait Hotel Milano.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Corso Venezia 11
Zaha Hadid Architects x Audi (Divulgação/CASACOR)
Triennale Milano brings together an intense program during design week, with exhibitions spanning different generations and approaches.
Among the highlights, The Eames Houses revisits the iconic 1949 modernist house by Ray Eames and Charles Eames, in collaboration with the Eames Office and the brand Kettal. Fredericia presents A Chronicle of Danish Design, charting a century of Danish design, from Hans J Wegner to Cecilie Manz.
Rounding out the program are Alphabet, dedicated to the trajectory of the duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, and Continuous Present, by architect Toyo Ito, revisiting the legacy of Andrea Branzi.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Viale Emilio Alemagna 6
The platform Alcova returns to Milan after two years in Varedo, once again occupying locations outside the traditional circuit. In 2026, it settles again at the Baggio Military Hospital and debuts at the Villa Pestarini, a rationalist residence designed by Franco Albini and opened to the public for the first time.
The program brings together renowned and emerging names, such as Faye Toogood, Patricia Urquiola, and Kiki Goti, as well as the second edition of the Shakti Design Residency. Interdisciplinary projects also gain space, with participation from institutions such as the Design Academy Eindhoven and the debut of the AA School of Architecture.
When: 20-26 April 2026 Where: Via Giovanni Labus 15 (Baggio Military Hospital) and Via Mogadiscio 2/4 (Villa Pestarini) Register: https://shop.alcova.xyz/pages/tickets-alcova-milano-2026
BAGGIO MILITARY HOSPITAL - Alcova (Piergiorgio Sorgetti/CASACOR)
Making her debut at Milan Design Week, architect Lina Ghotmeh presents a labyrinth-shaped installation in the courtyard of Palazzo Litta. Composed of curved modules in shades of pink, the work creates an immersive path of shifting perspectives, leading the visitor through different spatial experiences.
The intervention is part of the annual MoscaPartners Variations exhibition, which brings together a wide group of international participants.
When: 21-26 April 2026
Where: Palazzo Litta- Corso Magenta 24
Register: https://digital.moscapartners.it/it
Metamorphosis in Motion by Lina Ghotmeh (Lina Ghotmeh/CASACOR)
Back for its fourth edition, Artemest presents the show L’Appartamento at Palazzo Donizetti, celebrating the tradition and refinement of Italian design. Installed among frescoes and the palace's elliptical staircase, the exhibition gathers five studios — such as Rockwell Group and Charlap Hyman & Herrero — invited to reinterpret cities like Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, and Palermo in the form of projects.
For the first time, the show expands outdoors, also occupying the courtyard with a curation of Italian furniture and objects.
When: 21-26 April 2026
Where: Via Gaetano Donizetti 48
Register: https://artemest.idloom.events/artemest-milan-design-week/register
The fashion maison Prada returns with its annual Prada Frames symposium during the 2026 edition of Milan Design Week, exploring the relationship between design and projects. The fifth edition, titled In Sight, investigates image production and the contemporary focus on immateriality within a cultural and political context.
The three-day program includes talks and conversations that address the environmental and social costs of digital images, as well as their economic and political implications.
When: 19-21 April 2026
Where: Complex of Santa Maria delle Grazie- Via Caradosso 1
Register: https://pradaframes.eventbloomer.com/
Prada Frames- MDW 2026 (Divulgação/CASACOR)
In its fourth edition, the Miu Miu Literary Club — conceived by Miuccia Prada — presents the theme “Politics of Desire”, exploring sexuality, desire, and consent through the works of Annie Ernaux and Ama Ata Aidoo.
This edition addresses desire as a political force and, for the first time, features a library curated by Rosi Braidotti. In 2026, the event gains an extra day open to the public, with the space transformed into a reading room.
When: 22-24 April 2026
Where: Via Clerici 10
Register: https://miumiuliteraryclub.eventbloomer.com/public
Literary Club - Miu Miu (Divulgação/CASACOR)
At Milan Design Week 2026, Loro Piana presents Loro Piana Studies, with the chapter On the Plaid, dedicated to the blanket as the central element of the interior. The installation translates the brand's textile expertise into a spatial narrative of subtle textures, reflecting its quiet luxury and the dialogue between fashion and interior design.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Via della Moscova, 33
IKEA takes over Spazio Maiocchi with a contemporary reinterpretation of a Swedish saluhall — a traditional food market — including a fully functioning kitchen.
The proposal brings together five designers and five young chefs in collaborations that combine immersive projects and menus inspired by everyday domestic life. Among the pairs are Charlotte Taylor and Ben Lippett, who also lead live demonstrations.
When: 21-26 April 2026
Where: Spazio Maiocchi- Via Achille Maiocchi 7
Aesop MDW 2025 (Divulgação/CASACOR)
Aesop, the Australian brand known for its sensorial approach to care and design, presents The Factory of Light during Milano Design Week 2026, in the cloister of Santa Maria del Carmine.
Created with Rodney Eggleston, the installation proposes an immersive experience in which light is treated in a subtle and emotional way. With repurposed materials and a scenography that recreates an imagined Milan, the path explores different qualities of light — diffuse, reflected, and filtered.
When: 21-26 April 2026
Where: Piazza del Carmine 2
Making her debut at Milan Design Week, designer Kelly Wearstler presents, in partnership with H&M Home, a preview of her new collection — the brand's first collaboration to include large-scale furniture.
Installed at Palazzo Acerbi, the show is organized into projects that explore themes such as everyday rituals and modularity. Wearstler's expressive forms contrast with the baroque architecture of the space, creating a dialogue between past and present.
When: 21-26 April 2026
Where: Palazzo Acerbi- Corso di Porta Romana 3
Kelly Wearstler + H&M Home (Divulgação/CASACOR)
Base Milano, one of the main hubs for emerging design at Milan Design Week, returns with an exhibition that brings together more than 80 young designers from 23 countries.
The program also includes the urban camping project on the terrace, with students from the Royal College of Art occupying the space throughout the week, exploring new forms of co-living and spatial practices.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Via Bergognone 34
The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation makes its Milan Design Week debut with When Apricots Blossom, an exhibition that revisits Uzbek craftsmanship from a contemporary perspective. The project brings together 12 designers — such as Bethan Laura Wood, Marcin Rusak, and Fernando Laposse — in collaborations with local artisans, reinterpreting material traditions from the Aral Sea and Karakalpakstan.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Palazzo Citterio- Via Brera 12
When Apricots Blossom by Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF/CASACOR)
The platform Convey occupies a five-story building near the Torre Velasca, bringing together about 20 emerging brands alongside featured international designers. Participants include Six Dots Design, Rooms Studio, and Marco Campardo, recently recognized as one of Apple's “Designers of Tomorrow”.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Via San Senatore 10
Convey Project - MDW 2024 (Divulgação/CASACOR)
INSIEME is a curatorial project by Sabato De Sarno, produced and presented by Vanity Fair at Piscina Cozzi. The show brings together 12 excellences of Italian craftsmanship and proposes a reflection on hand-making, bringing to the center what is usually invisible — human labor, technical knowledge, and time. Organized into six materials — glass, ceramics, metal, stone, wood, and textile — it presents works that reveal the processes, choices, and gestures behind the final object.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Piscina Cozzi - Viale Tunisia, 35
Register: https://eventi.vanityfair.it/archivio-italia/tickets
The Visteria Foundation makes its presence at Milan Design Week with the exhibition Polish Modernism: A Struggle for Beauty. The show combines historical and contemporary pieces to highlight how modernism shaped Polish design, also revealing its connection with the country's history and its role as a form of cultural resistance.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Torre Velasca- Piazza Velasca 3-5
Polish Modernism: A Struggle for Beauty - Visteria Foundation (Divulgação/CASACOR)
5VIE Design Week presents “QoT – Qualia of Things”, a theme that proposes a sensitive look at design, focused on the experiences and emotions that objects arouse. Instead of technological logic, the emphasis is on the relationship between object and perception, understanding design as capable of generating sensations, memories, and meanings.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Starting point: Cavallerizze del Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci - Via Olona, 4
Interni Venosta – the luxury furniture brand from the creators of Dimore Studio – presents the installation Interno Italiano, in a Milanese residence never before open to the public, designed by Osvaldo Borsani. The project creates a dialogue between the historic architecture and contemporary pieces, evoking the elegance of postwar Italian design.
When: 20-25 April 2026
Where: Via Bigli 21
Register: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-interni-venosta-presenta-interno-italiano-1985516326782
Interno Italiano- Interni Venosta (Dimore Studio) (Divulgação/CASACOR)
At Milan Design Week, Palazzo Bovara hosts the 10th edition of Sensory Landscape, a project by Piero Lissoni for Elle Decor Italia, with landscaping by Antonio Perazzi. The installation bets on the reduction of elements and visual silence to enhance the space. In this setting, DGA lighting accompanies the exhibition path with pieces integrated into the minimalist concept.
When: 20-26 April 2026
Where: Palazzo Bovara - Corso Venezia 51
Register: https://live.hearst.it/hearst-global-design-2026/#iscriviti
Universidade de Milão (carlo biasia/CASACOR)
INTERNI magazine presents INTERNI MATERIARE, an event that transforms the University of Milan into the main stage of the exhibition. The university becomes the narrative heart of the project, with installations spread across its courtyards and corridors, exploring the role of materials in contemporary design — from technological innovation to creative experimentation — in an immersive, multisensory experience.
When: 20-30 April 2026
Where: Via Festa del Perdono 7
