From collectible design to intelligent ecosystems: Milan Design Week 2026 outlines trends for the next decade Cattelan Italia - photo Temenouzhka Zaharieva Milan Design Week is the most important moment of the year for the world of design – it is here that professionals and enthusiasts gather not only to discover new products, but also to exchange knowledge, to be informed and, ultimately, to do business. It turns every corner of the city into a stage for bold ideas, surprising installations and projects that shape the direction of interior design for the coming months. The event is so vast that even seven days are not enough to cover everything – from the main fair, the Salone del Mobile at Rho Fiera, to the Fuorisalone – the dozens of exhibitions and installations scattered throughout the city. Milan Design Week is not really “about furniture”. It is a fascinating cultural phenomenon that uses furniture as its medium and predicts how we will live, work and connect in the next de...
The long-awaited Milan Design Week 2021 finally took place live last September under the name Supersalone . And it not only showed the direction in which the world design exhibitions are likely to develop, but also the main trends in interior design for the coming years. Well-being, sustainability, safety and restarting are the most used words before, during and after the design week in Milan 2021. Sustainability is the main long-term trend and it was demonstrated both in the organization of the fair itself and in the selection of materials and furniture design. Sustainability is the macro-trend photo T. Zaharieva Two examples of how brands and designers perceive these macro trends from the most famous names in the field of furniture design - Patricia Urquiola and Philip Stark: Patricia Urquiola's Nuez Lounge Bio for Andreu World is made of biodegradable plastic shell and covered with recyclable textiles, and has a carbon footprint equal to that of wood. Named the world's f...