Marcin Rusak's flower-infused furniture debuts at Milan Design Week

Key facts

• Marcin Rusak is a Polish designer based in Warsaw.
• Forum Florum is on display at Milan Design Week 2026.
• The exhibition includes biodegradable sconce lights wrapped in leaves.
• Flower Journey is a large-scale relief with 87 scenes about the cut flower industry.
• The relief references medieval cathedrals and art nouveau thresholds.
• It is partially cast in bronze and partially 3D-printed.
• The relief depicts 17th-century Tulip mania in the Netherlands.
• It also depicts the $8.5 billion loss in global flower trade due to Covid.
• A new technique called flower-infused glass sandwiches organic matter between laminated glass sheets.
• A pale-blue wall-mounted cabinet uses flower-infused glass.
• A large amber-hued room divider features crystallisation bubbles.
• A treasure chest-style cabinet took 30 people six months to build.
• A darkened room has glass panels that reveal plant arrangements when lit.
• A black console table is made by spraying bronze onto flowers and acorns.
• The technique was inspired by volcanic tephra.
• Rusak sources surplus plants from flower shops and growers.
• The exhibition runs from 20 to 26 April 2026 at SIAM 1838, Via Santa Marta 18, Milan, Italy.
• Photography is by DSL Studio.