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

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmLoRhAovqC/ 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.