Fashion and Design Collide at Milan Design Week 2023

Milan Design Week 2023 (April 17–23) sees fashion brands presenting cross-industry projects that merge fashion and design. Bottega Veneta collaborates with Gaetano Pesce on an immersive installation at Via Montenapoleone 27/A, featuring limited-edition bags 'My Dear Mountains' (15 copies) and 'My Dear Prairies' (3 copies). Loro Piana presents 'Apacheta' by Cristián Mohaded at Via Montenapoleone 27, using waste materials to create twelve towers in the Cortile della Seta. Timberland celebrates 50 years of the Timberland Boot with AI-generated interpretations by OUCHHH and knitwear researcher Suzanne Oude Hengel at Triennale Milano. Colmar launches 'No Waste Chair' by Kees Dekkers at Piazza Gae Aulenti, part of the Colmar Again sustainability initiative. Karl Lagerfeld Maison debuts its first furniture collection at Via Passione 8, with pieces named after Parisian districts. Matteo Cibic reinterprets Xacus at Via Solferino 8 with the 'Mystery/Mastery' installation. FILA presents 50 AI-generated versions of its F-Box logo at Via Sammartini 62, created with digital artist Malt Disney. Plan C showcases a capsule collection by Carolina Castiglioni at Galleria Il Vicolo, featuring resin sculptures and rugs by Trame Paris. Nike ISPA holds workshops at Viale Monza 91. The Complainers and Drip Rugs unveil a provocative rug at Via Enrico Stendhal 36.