Wallpaper* Spotlights Nine Female Designers Defining Milan Design Week 2026

Wallpaper* magazine has published a directory of nine female creatives whose work is defining Milan Design Week 2026, aiming to counter the historical underrepresentation of women in design and architecture. The list includes Faye Toogood, who presented miniature prototypes for Tacchini, Poltrona Frau, and Meritalia; Linde Freya Tangelder (Destroyers Builders), who staged 'Fluid Re-Collection' at 10 Corso Como with Cassina; Ambra Medda and Amy Tai, who co-curated an inaugural exhibition at Medda's new Milan creative space featuring Leda Athanasopoulou and Yumo Yuan; Elisa Ossino, who created 'Responsive Nature' for Molteni & C at Garden Senato; Kelly Wearstler, who debuted a furniture collection with H&M Home; Marta Sala, who launched a collection with Herzog & de Meuron at Salone Raritas; Natalia Criado, who collaborated with Laboratorio Paravicini; Sophie Lou Jacobsen, who presented 'Disco Aperitivo' inspired by Milanese aperitivo culture; and Lina Ghotmeh, who designed an installation at Palazzo Litta. The article also mentions other notable women such as Maria Porro, Valentina Ciuffi, Nina Yashar, Patricia Urquiola, Eleonore Cavalli, Federica Biasi, Bethan Laura Wood, and Nao Tamura. Wallpaper* editors are on the ground in Milan covering the event, which runs until 26 April.