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...
Today is Leonardo da Vinci's birthday! Born 467 years ago, he created an incredible heritage of scientific and artistic creations to posterity that still enchants us and which is still relevant, unsurpassed by the discoveries of modern times. Proud successors of his genious, quite logically, contemporary Italians continue this love for creativity, art and design and collect in the annual Design Week (which started in 1961 as a vehicle to advance Italian design) some of the most intteresting achievements of today's international design scene. This year in the 500th anniversary of his death Milan Design Week pays homage to the Renaissance genius with numerous installations and events. Leonardo was obsessed with water. AQUA is a site-specific experience designed by Marco Balich, developed with Balich Worldwide Shows , illustrating how Leonardo worked with water. "In several codices L...