Milan Design Week 2026: From Noise to Purpose
Milan Design Week 2026 saw a shift from spectacle to participation, with designers creating immersive, interactive installations. Lina Ghotmeh's 'Metamorphosis' at Palazzo Litta transformed a courtyard into a pink labyrinth encouraging collective experience. Sara Ricciardi's 'Serotonin' at Pinacoteca di Brera featured a breathing inflatable landscape. The 'Pizzeria of Promises' by Pete Fung with unaccompanied minors used pizza dough for personal expression. Designboom launched 'ROOM FOR DREAMS' with installations like 'Il Sonno' by SolidNature and AMO's Samir Bantal, talks with Philippe Starck, Carlo Ratti, Studio DRIFT's Lonneke Gordijn, Ma Yansong, and Stefano Boeri, and a 'Cinema of Dreams' screening curated films. The event highlighted the tension between digital hype and physical connection, emphasizing community and active engagement over passive consumption.
Key facts
- Milan Design Week 2026 took place across the city, including historic palazzos and industrial peripheries.
- Lina Ghotmeh's 'Metamorphosis' at Palazzo Litta featured a pink-hued labyrinth encouraging collective use.
- Sara Ricciardi's 'Serotonin' at Pinacoteca di Brera was an inflatable landscape that expanded and contracted.
- The 'Pizzeria of Promises' by Pete Fung with unaccompanied minors used pizza dough for personal narratives.
- Designboom hosted 'ROOM FOR DREAMS' with installations, talks, and film screenings.
- Il Sonno by SolidNature and AMO's Samir Bantal featured petrified fruit and vegetable sculptures.
- Talks at ROOM FOR DREAMS included Philippe Starck, Carlo Ratti, Lonneke Gordijn, Ma Yansong, and Stefano Boeri.
- Cinema of Dreams screened curated films and invited designboom readers to submit their works.
Entities
Artists
- Lina Ghotmeh
- Sara Ricciardi
- Pete Fung
- Samir Bantal
- Philippe Starck
- Carlo Ratti
- Lonneke Gordijn
- Ma Yansong
- Stefano Boeri
- Myrto Katsikopoulou
- Zeynep Oğuz
Institutions
- designboom
- Palazzo Litta
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Fondazione Fratelli San Francesco
- SolidNature
- AMO
- La Marzocco
- Studio DRIFT
- Paf atelier
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Palazzo Litta
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Milan Design Week