Design Weeks: a brief history

Milan Design Week: the biggest

For about 15 years, in various cities, not necessarily major metropolises, events revolving around design have sprung up, inspired by Milan Design Week, the mother of all design weeks. The Milan Design Week arose spontaneously, from below, as a sum of side events to the Salone del Mobile. Until the late 1980s of the current century, Milan Design Week did not exist. There was Salone del Mobile, the third week of September. September is still summer in Milan, but the weather is warmer and more pleasant than July, so it’s a good moment for outdoor evening events.

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Pallucco at Mattatoio, 1989, Milan Design Week

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Milan Design Week 2024

Milan Design Week 2024 is back in Milan from April 14 to 21. This year, Milano Design Week promises to be full of events, exhibitions, and installations, and the global design community will meet in Milan for a week.

This is an interactive map with a selection of events

 

Fuorisalone.it, for Milan Design Week 2024, suggests a theme: Materia Natura (Matter Nature). Design practices are fundamental to developing a conscious design culture,  emphasizing sustainability as a guiding principle and core value in the creative process. The Fuorisalone will take place as usual in conjunction with the Salone del Mobile.Milano. It focuses on the themes of circular economy, reuse, and sustainability of methods and materials. 

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People at Superdesign Show

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NOMAD Capri 2022

The tenth edition of Nomad, Nomad Capri, took place July 6-10, 2022, at the Certosa di San Giacomo on Capri Island. Nomad is a truly unique exhibition. Launched in 2017 from an idea by Giorgio Pace and Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, Nomad is a traveling exhibition of collectible design. For every edition, it seeks out the most exclusive locations and perfect frames for art design. The first edition took place at Villa La Vigie in Monte Carlo in 2017. After that, Nomad has traveled to Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel in Venice, Palais Bulles in Théoule-sur-Mer, and Chesa Planta in Sankt Moritz.

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Design Post Cologne 2024

Design Post, in Cologne, is not quite an event. In fact, it is a permanent showroom, which comes alive at certain, particularly representative trade fairs. Design Post is located at Deutz-Mülheimer-Strasse 22a in Cologne, so exactly opposite the halls of Koelnmesse. This is a forward-looking location that allows companies to have a permanent showroom, and attract trade fair visitors to the adjacent halls. In addition, Design Post, carved out of a Post Office building, is a particularly striking and attractive location with post-industrial architecture.

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The Design Post building in Cologne. Photo: Lucas Hardonk, courtesy Design Post

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