Milano Design Week 2026: Top e Flop secondo Artribune
Artribune's design editorial team reviews the 2026 Milan Design Week, highlighting the best and worst aspects. Among the top picks: open apartments like Interni Venosta's collection in a post-war home by Osvaldo Borsani, L'Appartamento by Artemest at Palazzo Donizetti, and Casaornella by Maria Vittoria Paggini. Museum exhibitions at Triennale Milano and ADI Design Museum stood out, including 'The Eames Houses' curated by Eames Office and Kettal, 'Continuous Present' on Andrea Branzi (until October 4), 'Edward Barber | Jay Osgerby. Alphabet', and 'bit by bit' by Haruka Misawa (until June 7). Craftsmanship was well represented by Uzbekistan's debut 'When Apricots Blossom' at Palazzo Citterio, addressing the Aral Sea crisis, and Tip Studio's 'Insieme' curated by Sabato De Sarno at Piscina Cozzi. Research hubs like Dropcity and Prototype Island from Singapore in Foro Bonaparte offered depth. The Porta Venezia Design District grew with 'Design is Act' theme, featuring Deoron's collective at Factory Eleven with over 70 pieces. Flops included overtourism impact, with Dutch initiative Civicity by Nieuwe Instituut and cheFare addressing it in peripheral areas. The collectible design trend felt overdone despite Salone's new Raritas section curated by Formafantasma. The fair's vanity, with over 1,300 events and 500,000 visitors, led to FOMO and superficial social media engagement. Calendar overlap with Art Week and Liberation Day (April 25) was criticized.
Key facts
- Interni Venosta presented a new collection in a private home designed by Osvaldo Borsani.
- L'Appartamento by Artemest returned to Palazzo Donizetti with an Italian Grandeur theme.
- Casaornella by Maria Vittoria Paggini reinvented her apartment with eclectic mix.
- Casa NM3 by Delfino Sisto Legnani, Nicolò Ornaghi, Francesco Zorzi was inspired by Lilly Reich and Mies van der Rohe's Velvet and Silk Café.
- Studiopepe presented Appartamento Spagnolo at Palazzo Castiglioni and The Intimacy in viale Abruzzi.
- Convey, now in its fourth edition, occupied a five-story condominium with terrace view of Torre Velasca.
- Triennale Milano hosted 'The Eames Houses' (curated by Eames Office and Kettal), 'Continuous Present' on Andrea Branzi (until Oct 4), and 'Edward Barber | Jay Osgerby. Alphabet'.
- ADI Design Museum showed 'bit by bit' by Haruka Misawa (until June 7) and an Oluce exhibition for its 80th anniversary.
- Uzbekistan's 'When Apricots Blossom' at Palazzo Citterio focused on the Aral Sea crisis and bread stamps.
- Tip Studio's 'Insieme' curated by Sabato De Sarno with Vanity Fair was set at Piscina Cozzi.
- Dropcity hosted open labs and an exhibition on the White House; Nike invested in a long-term platform there.
- Prototype Island from Singapore in Foro Bonaparte featured 15 local designers.
- Takt Studio presented 100 3D-printed interventions on tree branches at San Bernardino alle Monache.
- Porta Venezia Design District had 'Design is Act' theme, with new Città Studi Design Hub and Deoron's collective at Factory Eleven.
- Civicity by Nieuwe Instituut and cheFare placed Dutch designers in peripheral Milanese neighborhoods.
- Salone del Mobile introduced Raritas section for unique pieces, curated by Formafantasma.
- Over 1,300 events and 500,000 visitors characterized the 2026 edition.
- Calendar overlap with Art Week (Miart) and April 25 Liberation Day was criticized.
Entities
Artists
- Osvaldo Borsani
- Maria Vittoria Paggini
- Delfino Sisto Legnani
- Nicolò Ornaghi
- Francesco Zorzi
- Lilly Reich
- Mies van der Rohe
- Studiopepe
- Andrea Branzi
- Archizoom Associati
- Studio Alchimia
- Memphis
- Edward Barber
- Jay Osgerby
- Barber Osgerby
- Haruka Misawa
- Tito Agnoli
- Marco Zanuso
- Joe Colombo
- Vico Magistretti
- Kulapat Yantrasast
- Sabato De Sarno
- Davide Fabio Colaci
- Lola Ottolini
- Tomás Maldonado
- Sabine Marcelis
- Formafantasma
- Giulia Marani
- Giulia Mura
- Anni Albers
- Michael Anastassiades
- Bruno Munari
- Le Corbusier
- Pierre Jeanneret
- Charlotte Perriand
- Fabio Cherstich
- Emanuele Coccia
- Andrés Jaque
- Feifei Zhou
- Federica Sala
- Bob Wilson
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Es Devlin
- Philippe Starck
- Giulio Iacchetti
- Jamie Wolfond
- Agostino Iacurci
- Sergio Fiorentino
- Nicolas Denino
- Filippo Salerni
- Franco Albini
- Victor Papanek
- Monet
- Constantin Brancusi
- Renzo Mongiardino
- Ornella Vanoni
- Telmo Pievani
- Mauro Varotto
- Arrigo Arrighetti
- Martina Sanzarello
- Ilaria Scauri
- Giuseppina Motta
- Hannes Peer
- Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi
- Giacomo Moor
- Elisa Ossino
- Maya Leroy
- Wisse Trooster
- Massimo Adario
- Giuliano Andrea dell'Uva
- Norma Jeane
- Andrea Anastasio
- Oki Sato
- Lionel Jadot
- Maxim Velcovsky
- Ma Yansong
- Emiliano Salci
- Britt Moran
- Stefano Mancuso
- Gio Ponti
- Anthony Vaccarello
Institutions
- Artribune
- Interni Venosta
- Artemest
- Palazzo Donizetti
- Triennale Milano
- ADI Design Museum
- Eames Office
- Kettal
- Oluce
- Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF)
- Palazzo Citterio
- Tip Studio
- Vanity Fair
- Piscina Cozzi
- Dropcity
- Nike
- Politecnico di Milano
- Prototype Island
- Singapore
- Takt Studio
- San Bernardino alle Monache
- Porta Venezia Design District
- Città Studi Design Hub
- Piscina Romano
- Deoron
- Factory Eleven
- New Fidelity
- Nieuwe Instituut
- cheFare
- Salone del Mobile.Milano
- Raritas
- Miart
- Art Week
- Cassina
- Dedar
- Fondazione Danese
- Campeggi
- Visteria Foundation
- The Design Blender
- Fondazione Rodolfo Ferrari
- SPA – Società Prodotti Antibiotici
- Salone del Mobile
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Triennale
- EMERGENCY
- Interni
- BASE Milano
- Louis Vuitton
- Loro Piana
- Gucci
- Saint Laurent
- Etro
- Riviera
- Lapalma
- Royal Danish Academy
- 6:AM Glassworks
- C.o.n.v.e.y
- Simple Flair
- DLA design lab
- Màttoli
- Sfreedo
- Euroluce
- Palazzo Broggi
- Casa Circondariale di San Vittore
- Repubblica del Design
- IUAV di Venezia
- Motta Architecture
- Pietro Russo
- A+B Gallery
- Edoardo Monti
- Isola Design Gallery
- Eindhoven Design Academy
- Consolato Generale dei Paesi Bassi a Milano
- Fondazione Prada
- Fabrica Orobia
- Eligostudio
- Marcante-Testa
- Studiopepe
- T.ZED Architects
- Kingston Lafferty Design
- MONIOMI Design
- Nina Magon
- Styled Habitat
- Anne-Sophie Pailleret
- 5VIE
- Isola Design Festival
- Pino Musei
- Amazon
- Milano Design District
- Fuorisalone
- Foscarini
- Fondazione ICA
- Paola Lenti
- Nendo
- Baranzate Ateliers
- FENIX Scenario
- Studioboom
- Lasvit
- Elica
- WE+
- Numen/For Use
- Porsche
- DotDotDot
- House of Switzerland
- Casa degli Artisti
- Scuola di Tecnologia e Design di Zug
- Saint Laurent Rive Droite
- Archivio Gio Ponti
- Fundación Anala y Armando Planchart
- Bottega Veneta
- Fondation Le Corbusier
- Dimore Studio
- Paradisoterrestre
- Altai
- Bonacina 1889
- Monde Singulier Nicola Guiducci
- Yves Salomon x Chapo Creation
- Fabbri Services
- Fumagalli&Dossi
- Università Statale
- MAD Architects
- INTERNI Cross Vision
- Coccoloba
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- via Farini
- Palazzo Castiglioni
- viale Abruzzi
- Torre Velasca
- Foro Bonaparte
- via Padova
- Chiaravalle
- Quartiere Adriano
- Barona
- Niguarda
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Uzbekistan
- Singapore
- Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber
- Fondazione Danese
- Torre al Parco
- Porta Venezia District
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Palazzo Serbelloni
- San Simpliciano
- Orto Botanico di Brera
- Zona Tortona
- Verona
- Tanzania
- Poland
- Paris
- Palazzo Broggi
- Casa Circondariale di San Vittore
- Via Conca del Naviglio 10
- Via Cesare Correnti 14
- distretto5Vie
- Via Pastrengo 14
- Fabrica Orobia
- largo Treves
- Giverny
- Rome
- Naples
- Turin
- Dropcity
- Palazzo Isimbardi
- Palazzo Litta
- Palazzo Clerici
- Casa degli Artisti
- Corso Garibaldi
- Dergano
- Foro Buonaparte 66
- via Solferino
- Dimore Centrale
- Chiostri di San Simpliciano
- Università Statale
- Villa Planchart
- Venezuela
- Zug
- Switzerland
- Brazil