Baranzate Ateliers brings Nordic design collective to Milan's Linate area

Baranzate Ateliers, a project by Belgian Zaventem Ateliers, returns for its second Milan edition in a monumental 1950s industrial building near Linate airport. The 7,000-square-meter brutalist space hosts 35 studios (15 guests) from France and Belgium, curated to attract international audiences. Highlights include THEMA platform (founded 2003 by Michaël Hadida) showcasing contemporary artists and designers; BOLD Dualities by Belgium is Design, curated by Baroness O, featuring over 30 unconventional designers; minimalist wood works by Arno Declercq; abstract tapestries by KRJST Studio; LED bronze suspension lights by Vladimir Slalov; Adeline Halot; Resourcer tables by Thomas Serruys; raw-refined pieces by Maison Jonckers; CO SERIES 01 bookshelf-sculpture by MILLIM STUDIO; LUNAR table by Wanderart; stone furniture by Gerardo Kuijpers; three new series by Studio Khachatryan; recycled steel furniture by Middernacht & Alexander; monochromatic glass bead wall sculptures by Marijke De Cock; Carte Blanche project by Crina Arghirescu Rogard with Liz Hopkins, Claudia Baez, Ekaterini Konidari; handwoven sheepskin rugs by Carine Boxy; hand-sculpted bronze lighting by William Guillon; sculptural ceramics by Laura Pasquino. The initiative transforms postindustrial districts into hubs for collectible design, echoing the earlier Lambrate experience.