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Isola Design Festival 2024: 'This Future is Currently Unavailable' at Milan Design Week

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

The 2024 Milan Design Week hosted the eighth edition of the Isola Design Festival, titled 'This Future is Currently Unavailable'. This event took place across three venues: WAO PL7, Stecca 3.0, and Lampo Milano. More than 320 designers showcased their work at 60 different sites, with five exhibitions organized by Elif Resitoglu and other guest curators. Isola partnered with Saudi Arabia and the UAE to present 'Routes to Roots' and 'Anatolia'. At Lampo Milano, the 'Isola Design Gallery' featured collectible designs, while 'ENHANCE – Design for Social Impact' emphasized social design. The exhibition 'Is One Life Enough?' displayed sustainable designs. The Isola Design Store offered various design items, and Spanish studio Masquespacio introduced 'Around the Table', featuring works from multiple designers. Networking dinners were also organized.

Key facts

  • Eighth edition of Isola Design Festival titled 'This Future is Currently Unavailable'
  • Three main hubs: Lampo Milano, WAO PL7, Stecca 3.0
  • Over 320 international designers and 60+ locations
  • Five curated exhibitions by Isola creative team led by Elif Resitoglu
  • Collaborations with Saudi Arabia and UAE: 'Routes to Roots' for Tanween and 'Anatolia'
  • At Lampo Milano: 'Isola Design Gallery' (collectible design) and 'Is One Life Enough?' (sustainable design)
  • 'ENHANCE – Design for Social Impact' curated by Juan Torres for DesignWanted
  • Masquespacio presented 'Around the Table' installation on via Lambertenghi

Entities

Artists

  • Elif Resitoglu
  • Ana Milena Hernández Palacios
  • Christophe Penasse
  • agne kucerenkaite
  • Clémence Birot
  • Daniel Van Dijck
  • Frantisekjungvirt
  • Fra Za
  • Jihyun Kim
  • Juan Torres

Institutions

  • Isola Design Festival
  • Lampo Milano
  • WAO PL7
  • Stecca 3.0
  • Polypiù
  • DesignWanted
  • Fantolino
  • Kineco
  • L'Essenziale Studio
  • HeyCrates
  • Masquespacio
  • Tanween (Ithra Creativity Conference)
  • Colab
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Scalo Farini
  • via Lambertenghi
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Downtown Dubai
  • Dubai
  • UAE

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