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Dezeen's Milan Design Week 2026 Program Features Talks with Uzbek Foundation, Moooi, Samsung, and Gaggenau

festival-fair · 2026-04-19

From 20 to 26 April 2026, Dezeen will organize events featuring international brands and cultural institutions during Milan design week. On 19 April, the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) is set to hold a discussion titled "Uzbekistan Now: Culture and Design" at Palazzo Citterio, with Max Fraser as the moderator. The panel will include Bethan Laura Wood, Kulapat Yantrasast, and Gayane Umerova. Later that night, Moooi and Superstudio Design will unveil Moooi 25 at Superstudio Più. A panel discussion on Moooi 25 featuring Marcel Wanders, Yves Béhar, Li Edelkoort, and Job Smeets will take place on 21 April. Additional topics will cover "Material Futures" and "The Art of Simplicity." Dezeen will also create Milan Minute video interviews and provide both a print and digital guide.

Key facts

  • Milan design week runs from 20 to 26 April 2026
  • Dezeen has partnered with Moooi, Samsung, Gaggenau, Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation, Creative Hungary, and Trimble SketchUp
  • Events include talks, a party, video series, and a print publication
  • Uzbekistan Now: Culture and Design talk is on 19 April at Palazzo Citterio
  • Moooi 25 and Promising talk features Marcel Wanders, Yves Béhar, Li Edelkoort, and Job Smeets on 21 April
  • Design is an Act of Love talk with Samsung's Mauro Porcini is on 22 April
  • Milan Minute video series runs daily from 20 to 25 April
  • Dezeen Dispatch is a print publication available during the week

Entities

Artists

  • Max Fraser
  • Bethan Laura Wood
  • Kulapat Yantrasast
  • Gayane Umerova
  • Marcel Wanders
  • Yves Béhar
  • Li Edelkoort
  • Job Smeets
  • Jennifer Hahn
  • Hanna Imre
  • Sàra Kele
  • Jószef Kolassa
  • John Pawson
  • Benedict Hobson
  • Mauro Porcini
  • Cajsa Carlson
  • Jen Hahn
  • Jane Englefield

Institutions

  • Dezeen
  • Moooi
  • Samsung
  • Gaggenau
  • Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation
  • ACDF
  • WHY Architecture
  • Superstudio Design
  • Fuseproject
  • Studio Job
  • Creative Hungary
  • Sarakele Studio
  • Kolassa Studio
  • Trimble SketchUp
  • Audi
  • Lexus
  • IKEA
  • Villeroy & Boch
  • Technogym
  • Dezeen Events Guide
  • Dezeen Studio

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Palazzo Citterio
  • Via Brera 12
  • Superstudio Più
  • Via Tortona 27
  • Via Olmetto 1
  • Villa Necchi
  • Via Mozart 14

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