10 standout design launches from April 2026
Wallpaper*'s April 2026 Design Drop highlights ten notable product launches. Satoshi Kondo deconstructed Camper shoes to create the Karst Finch Mary Jane with a bubble sole and matching socks. Rimova added orange and fuchsia magenta to its Essential range, promoted by Rossy de Palma. Sophie Lou Jacobsen's Disco Aperitivo collection debuted at Milan Design Week (20-26 April), featuring glassware and copper-enamelled trays using a near-lost technique. Demna selected ten archive prints for Gucci silk scarves, including two 'Flora' motifs made for LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries, with Nido di Seta reviving Italy's silk supply chain. Raffaella Mangiarotti's Ikea collaboration produced two floor lamps: 'Mossplym' and 'Trådnate'. Eugene Whang designed a travel roll for Humanrace from undyed Ultrasuede. Loewe's new creative directors launched a richer Aire Sutileza concentration. Miu Miu's Wander bag, with matelassé quilting, starred in Joanna Hogg's short film. Eddie Plein's expanded book 'Mouth Full of Golds' covers his hip-hop dentistry work, with a documentary forthcoming. Philippe Malouin's stovetop coffee maker for Alessi, inspired by a metal screw, works on flame and induction.
Key facts
- Satoshi Kondo deconstructed Camper shoes to create the Karst Finch Mary Jane.
- Rimova added orange and fuchsia magenta to its Essential range, promoted by Rossy de Palma.
- Sophie Lou Jacobsen's Disco Aperitivo collection launched at Milan Design Week (20-26 April).
- Demna selected ten archive prints for Gucci silk scarves, including two 'Flora' motifs for LACMA's David Geffen Galleries.
- Raffaella Mangiarotti's Ikea collaboration produced 'Mossplym' and 'Trådnate' floor lamps.
- Eugene Whang designed a travel roll for Humanrace from undyed Ultrasuede.
- Loewe's new creative directors launched a richer Aire Sutileza concentration.
- Miu Miu's Wander bag starred in Joanna Hogg's short film 'Autobiografia di una Borsetta'.
- Eddie Plein's expanded book 'Mouth Full of Golds' covers his hip-hop dentistry work.
- Philippe Malouin's stovetop coffee maker for Alessi is inspired by a metal screw.
Entities
Artists
- Satoshi Kondo
- Rossy de Palma
- Sophie Lou Jacobsen
- Demna
- Grace Kelly
- Raffaella Mangiarotti
- Eugene Whang
- Jony Ive
- Jack McCollough
- Lazaro Hernandez
- Joanna Hogg
- Eddie Plein
- A$AP Rocky
- MF DOOM
- Mike Tyson
- Goldie
- Philippe Malouin
- Anna Solomon
Institutions
- Wallpaper*
- Issey Miyake
- Camper
- Rimova
- Milan Design Week
- Gucci
- LACMA
- Peter Zumthor
- David Geffen Galleries
- Nido di Seta
- Ikea
- Humanrace
- Apple
- Loewe
- Miu Miu
- Women's Tales
- Alessi
- Luxury London Magazine
Locations
- New York
- Paris
- Milan
- Italy
- Lake Orta
- Calabria
- Venice
- Spain
- Japan
- Canada