Milan Design Week 2026 Expands with Installations by MAD Architects, JR, and Snøhetta Across Historic Venues
Milan Design Week 2026 is scheduled from April 20 to 26, embracing the Fuorisalone theme 'Be the Project,' which emphasizes the design process. This year's event will extend into surrounding areas, showcasing significant installations such as Lina Ghotmeh's 'Metamorphosis in Motion' at Palazzo Litta, JR's 'Inside Out' at Piscina Cozzi, and Snøhetta's 'Renaissance of the Real' at Fondazione Luigi Rovati. Additionally, MAD Architects will unveil 'Kaleido' at Università degli Studi di Milano, while OMA/AMO will present 'Il Sonno' at ME Milan Il Duca. At Pinacoteca di Brera, Sara Ricciardi's 'Serotonin – The Chemistry of Happiness' will be featured. Notable exhibitions include 'Andrea Branzi by Toyo Ito' at Triennale Milano and 'When Apricots Blossom' at Palazzo Citterio, with Francis Kéré's 'Building Stories' debuting on April 22.
Key facts
- Milan Design Week 2026 occurs from April 20 to 26, 2026
- The Fuorisalone theme is 'Be the Project,' emphasizing process over outcome
- Alcova expands the event to peripheral venues: former Baggio Military Hospital and Villa Pestarini
- Lina Ghotmeh creates her first outdoor site-specific intervention in Italy at Palazzo Litta
- JR's 'Inside Out' installation features portraits of artisans on Piscina Cozzi's façade
- MAD Architects' 'Kaleido' at Università degli Studi di Milano includes AI-assisted creative tools
- OMA/AMO's 'Il Sonno' for SolidNature reconfigures a supermarket entirely from natural stone
- Francis Kéré presents his book 'Building Stories' at Politecnico di Milano on April 22
Entities
Artists
- Lina Ghotmeh
- JR
- Annabelle Schneider
- Sara Ricciardi
- Ma Yansong
- Ricardo Orts
- Andrea Branzi
- Toyo Ito
- Kulapat Yantrasast
- Bethan Laura Wood
- Fernando Laposse
- Marcin Rusak
- Samer Yamani
- Charles Eames
- Ray Eames
- Federica Sala
- Anna Maga
- Kengo Kuma
- Marcio Kogan
- Bernard Khoury
- Claudio Silvestrin
- Ugo Cacciatori
- Elias Anastas
- Yousef Anastas
- Francesco Librizzi
- Riccardo Robustini
- Francis Kéré
- Paola Antonelli
- Ed Atkins
- Alfredo Jaar
- Alvaro Barrington
- Ila Bêka
- Louise Lemoine
- Barbara Casavecchia
- Kate Crawford
- Akram Zaatari
- Geert Lovink
- Mark Leckey
- W. J. T. Mitchell
- Hans-Ulrich Obrist
- Jussi Parikka
- Joanna Piotrowska
- Sharon Sliwinski
- Barbara Maria Stafford
- Jonas Staal
- Deborah Willis
- Joanna Zylinska
- Bjarke Ingels
- Franco Albini
- Andrea Caputo
- Sabato De Sarno
- Nina Bassoli
- Michela Alessandrini
- Caroline Roux
- Hamid Olimjon
- Reyyan Dogan
- Cao Fei
- Philippe Starck
- Andrea Claire
- Noe Kuremoto
- Jorge Zalszupin
- Haruka Misawa
- Zaha Hadid Architects
- Ray and Charles Eames
- Faye Toogood
- Patricia Urquiola
- Ai Weiwei
- Kelly Wearstler
- Formafantasma
- Sabine Marcelis
- Draga & Aurel
- Rem Koolhaas
Institutions
- ArchDaily
- MoscaPartners
- Fondazione Luigi Rovati
- American Express
- Canva
- SolidNature
- OMA/AMO
- designboom
- MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects
- Corriere della Sera
- Living
- Abitare
- Ulises Studio
- Škoda Auto
- Triennale Milano
- Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
- Archizoom Associati
- Alchimia
- Memphis
- Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation
- Architecture & Design Commission of Saudi Arabia
- Eames Office
- Kettal
- Visteria Foundation
- The Line Gallery
- Casone
- Studio MK27
- DW5
- AAU Anastas
- IKEA
- Dropcity
- Piuarch Studio
- Domus
- TASCHEN
- Kéré Architecture
- Aga Khan Award for Architecture
- Prada
- Formafantasma
- Park Associati
- Le Cannibale
- BIG
- Phaidon
- ACDF
- Bethan Laura Wood Studio
- Snøhetta
- USM
- Sara Ricciardi Studio
- MAD Architects
- Politecnico di Milano
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- State Archives of Milan
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- ME Milan Il Duca
- Solferino 28
- Palazzo del Senato
- Palazzo Citterio
- Palazzo Litta
- Piscina Cozzi
- Spazio Maiocchi
- Park Hub
- VOCLA
- Milan Central Station
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Agorà
- Salone del Mobile.Milano
- Fuorisalone
- Brera Design District
- Isola Design Festival
- Alcova
- 5VIE Design Week
- Fondazione Prada
- Triennale di Milano
- ADI Design Museum
- Fondazione Cologni
- Michelangelo Foundation
- Delvis (Un)Limited Gallery
- Rubelli
- H&M Home
- Base Milano
- Deoron
- Superstudio
- Salone del Mobile
- OMA
- Design Academy Eindhoven
- Royal College of Art
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Riyadh
- Saudi Arabia
- Kathmandu
- Nepal
- Barcelona
- Spain
- New Delhi
- India
- Uzbekistan
- Karakalpakstan
- Aral Sea region
- Tashkent
- Burkina Faso
- Brera
- Tortona
- Isola
- Porta Venezia
- Torre Velasca
- Baggio Military Hospital
- Villa Pestarini
- Cortile d'Onore
- Loggiato Pinacoteca di Brera
- Aula Magna
- Solferino 28
- Palazzo del Senato
- Triennale Milano
- Palazzo Citterio
- 16th floor of Torre Velasca
- Spazio Maiocchi
- Milan Central Station
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Park Hub
- VOCLA
- Gando
- Milan, Italy
- Fiera Milano Rho
- ME Milan Il Duca
- Palazzo Litta
- Villa Necchi Campiglio
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Portrait Hotel Milano
- Palazzo Acerbi
Sources
- ArchDaily —
- Designboom —
- Dezeen —
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