ARTFEED — Contemporary Art Intelligence

Milano Design Week 2024 District-by-District Guide

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

From April 15-21, 2024, Milano Design Week will offer programming focused on various districts. The Brera Design District will highlight more than 190 showrooms, featuring 15 new openings under the theme 'Materia Natura', including 'Lines of Flight' by Numen/For Use. The Isola Design Festival, with the theme 'This Future is Currently Unavailable', will take place across over 40 venues. In Porta Venezia, 'EverythinK is design' will be showcased alongside installations by Ivy Ross. The new Chinatown district will present 'Changes, Know Now China'. Tortona will host Superstudio Più and Design Variations, while independent projects in Nolo will focus on Design for Communities. Rossana Orlandi Gallery will feature three exhibitions, and David Lynch will create 'Thinking Rooms' for Salone del Mobile.

Key facts

  • Milano Design Week 2024 runs April 15-21.
  • Brera Design District has over 190 showrooms and 15 new openings.
  • Numen/For Use creates 'Lines of Flight' at Palazzo Clerici for Porsche.
  • Isola Design Festival theme is 'This Future is Currently Unavailable'.
  • 5VIE presents eight productions with international designers.
  • Porta Venezia district features WonderGlass and Ivy Ross of Google.
  • New Chinatown district directed by Michele Brunelli and Luca Fois.
  • Dropcity In Progress opens construction sites in Central Station tunnels.
  • Design Variations moves to a 2,500 sqm former garage on Darsena.
  • We Will Design at ex-Ansaldo focuses on conviviality.
  • Alcova moves to Villa Borsani and Villa Bagatti Valsecchi in Varedo.
  • Baranzate Atelier near Linate hosts 35 studios in 7,000 sqm.
  • David Lynch presents 'Thinking Rooms' at Salone del Mobile.
  • Paola Lenti opens flagship store with Nendo's 'Hana-arashi'.
  • GREEN ISLAND presents 'THE SECRET GARDEN' at Porta Garibaldi.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Porsche
  • Palazzo Clerici
  • Casa Mutina
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Isola Design Gallery
  • DesignWanted
  • WAO PL7
  • Galleria Bonelli
  • Stecca 3.0
  • 5VIE
  • Palazzo Litta
  • ELIURPI
  • Istituto dei Ciechi
  • MEET
  • Google
  • ADI Design Museum
  • Fabbrica del Vapore
  • One Way Street
  • Dropcity
  • 6:AM Glasswork
  • Superstudio Più
  • BASE Milano
  • Tortona Rocks
  • Tortona Design Week
  • MoscaPartners
  • Abet Laminati
  • Istituto Marangoni
  • Cappellini
  • Designblok
  • We Will Design
  • Miart
  • Alcova
  • Villa Borsani
  • Villa Bagatti Valsecchi
  • Bitossi
  • Studiolatte
  • Finemateria
  • Assab One
  • LiveinSlums
  • ex-Cinema Casoretto
  • Korea Craft & Design Foundation
  • Ministero della Cultura, dello Sport e del Turismo della Corea
  • Secondome
  • Studio F
  • Dimorecentrale
  • Paradisoterrestre
  • Dimore Studio
  • Baranzate Atelier
  • Zaventem Ateliers
  • GREEN ISLAND
  • Gruppo FS Italiane
  • Altagares srl
  • IULM
  • Isola Design District
  • Jaipur Rugs
  • Vivai Coccetti
  • Viafarini Archivio d’Arte
  • Atelier del Paesaggio
  • ARTRIBUNE
  • Paola Lenti
  • PNat (Project Nature)
  • Salone del Mobile
  • Lombardini22
  • Euroluce
  • Florim CEDIT
  • BRH+

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Brera Design District
  • Palazzo Clerici
  • via Cernaia 1A
  • Isola Design District
  • Lampo Milano
  • Scalo Farini
  • WAO PL7
  • Galleria Bonelli
  • via Porro Lambertenghi
  • Stecca 3.0
  • 5VIE district
  • Palazzo Litta
  • via Cesare Correnti
  • Spain
  • India
  • Nigeria
  • via Conca del Naviglio
  • Porta Venezia Design District
  • Istituto dei Ciechi
  • via Sirtori 26
  • Piscina Cozzi
  • Chinatown Milan
  • Centro Culturale Cinese
  • ADI Design Museum
  • Fabbrica del Vapore
  • Tokyo
  • Seoul
  • Beijing
  • Stazione Centrale
  • via Tortona
  • Darsena
  • Superstudio
  • ex-Ansaldo
  • Varedo
  • Villa Borsani
  • Villa Bagatti Valsecchi
  • Nolo district
  • via Giacosa
  • Parco Trotter
  • Assab One
  • Cimiano metro
  • Nairobi
  • Mathare
  • ex-Cinema Casoretto
  • Galleria Rossana Orlandi
  • Dimorecentrale
  • Baranzate Atelier
  • Linate airport
  • Porta Garibaldi station
  • Maciachini district
  • Brussels

Sources