“Be the project” is the theme selected for Fuorisalone 2026, a theme expressing two meanings. On the one hand, people as active agents of change, with visions, desires and responsibilities; on the other, the project, design as a constantly evolving process that shapes and redesigns relationships between people, objects and environments.
Alcova at Milan Design Week 2026
People often ask me about Design Week Milan. Both visitors and would-be exhibitors. So, I thought I would write this short guide explaining the essential info about the Milan Design Week and the Milan Design Events, 2025.
Dates: April, 19-26, 2025
Tickets: Free for events in town, paid admission to the Salone del Mobile (Milan Furniture Fair, April 21-26)
Size: 10 Districts, over 1000 events
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Exhibition by Jacopo Foggini at Milan Design Week 1999. Photo Andreas Otero, courtesy Jacopo Foggini
In April 2026, Superstudio will launch a new and game-changing format for Milan Design Week 2026. This isn’t just an update – it’s a full transformation. With strong roots in Milan’s creative DNA and more than twenty years of cultural leadership, Superstudio is reimagining how we experience design. The mission is clear: quality, international scope, and forward-looking vision are the core values driving this new chapter.
For the first time, Superstudio will expand across three separate locations, each with its own identity and purpose: Superstudio Più in Tortona, Superstudio Maxi in Barona, and the brand-new Superstudio Village in Bovisa. This three-part approach offers a diverse, immersive, and multidimensional experience. Each space will feature its own curatorial direction, yet all will speak the same design language that defines the Superstudio brand.
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Gisella Borioli, founder of Superstudio, with the Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala
Superstudio, the renowned Milan location, was founded by Gisella Borioli and Flavio Lucchini, pioneers in Italian fashion, publishing, and design culture. Their goal was to create spaces where creativity could go beyond traditional boundaries.
It began in 1983 with Superstudio 13 – an innovative hub for fashion photography and communication in southern Milan. It quickly became a go-to place for photographers, designers, and global brands. With high-end studios and full production support, Superstudio 13 helped reshape how fashion and visual storytelling were done in Milan and beyond.
In 2000, the founders opened Superstudio Più in Via Tortona, transforming another former industrial complex into a multidisciplinary cultural center. It welcomed art, design, fashion, and innovation – and soon became the heart of the Fuorisalone (Milan Design Week). Designers who couldn’t join the official Salone del Mobile finally had a platform for bold ideas, helping to create what is now the Tortona Design District.
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Superdesign Show at Superstudio Più
Over time, Superstudio Più turned into a major venue for global events, exhibitions, and experimental formats. It has kept its curatorial strength, hosting leading names in design, technology, and contemporary art.
Now, with Superstudio 13, Superstudio Più, Superstudio Maxi, and Superstudio Village, a powerful network is shaping Milan’s creative future. With a legacy built on innovation and openness, Superstudio remains a true driver of the design world.
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Superstudio Più
Superstudio Più, the historic base in the Tortona District, stays a beacon for international design. It will host major installations, standalone pavilions, and an in-house curated project. While the area has faced fragmentation in recent years, efforts are in motion to rebuild synergy and reestablish Tortona as a global design hub.
Superstudio Maxi, located in the rising Barona district, will explore the connection between design, art, and architecture. It will serve as a platform for cross-cultural exchange and multidisciplinary creativity – opening up a part of the city long out from the Fuorisalone map.
Superstudio Village in Bovisa is the boldest step. Set in a revitalized industrial space near Parco La Goccia, it will focus entirely on young designers, research studios, and experimental projects. With extended hours and social zones, this space will function as a true design village – fresh, open, and highly collaborative.
To make the Milan Design Week 2026 experience seamless, Superstudio will launch a unified registration system. A single QR code will provide access to all three venues. A dedicated transfer service is also being developed to connect the locations and invite other design players to join the network. The goal is to streamline logistics, reduce waiting times, and boost cooperation. This goes beyond Superstudio – it’s a step toward building a trusted, system-wide alliance.
This transformation has deep roots. In 2000, Borioli and Lucchini turned a derelict factory into Superstudio Più, giving rise to the Fuorisalone movement. They gave visibility to emerging talents and planted the seeds of the Tortona Design District.
Now, Superstudio returns to that pioneering spirit. Despite a complex global context – marked by conflict and economic shifts – the company stays optimistic. Investing in new spaces like Bovisa is not only a strategic move but also a heartfelt commitment to Milan’s creative future.
The Superloft at Superstudio Più
At the heart of Superstudio’s new strategy is a single principle: quality is the only way forward. Strong curation, clear identity, and meaningful partnerships are key. Ongoing collaborations with ICFF and WANTED New York will grow. Leading design schools will be involved, and one venue may become a global academic hub – showcasing student research and radical ideas during Milan Design Week 2026.
In 2026, Superstudio is not just adding square meters. It’s creating new space for imagination, collaboration, and impact. A new format. A new map. A new way to live design – at Milan Design Week 2026 and beyond.
From art and culture to design, bamboo has traced a unique path throughout the House’s history, becoming the natural protagonist of Gucci | Bamboo Encounters. Curated and designed by 2050+ and its founder Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, the event explores various interpretations of the material through the works of contemporary designers, including a limited-edition zine by data artist Tiziana Alocci.
The exhibition took place at Milan’s Chiostri di San Simpliciano during the Milan Design Week 2025.
Taking inspiration from bamboo’s form, French artist Nathalie Du Pasquier reimagines the material in a folding screen. Entitled ‘PASSAVENTO,’ Du Pasquier designed lightweight panels to frame silk prints. Presenting a natural juxtaposition, the work contrasts the wildness of bamboo with the delicate touch of fabric.
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At Milan Design Week 2025, Fiemme Tremila offered an immersive experience. There are no new products on display. Instead, Fiemme Tremila invites visitors to reconnect with wood. Not just to see it – but to feel it. To sense it as a living, breathing material.
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The Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship is thrilled to present a special showcase celebrating the creative achievements of the second edition of the Homo Faber Fellowship. Held at House of Switzerland Milano during Milan Design Week 2025, the exhibition Today’s Masters Meet Tomorrow’s Talents highlights the collaborative works crafted over six months. Twenty-three duos – each comprising a master artisan and an emerging talent, or ‘fellow’- participated in the Foundation’s signature education programme. This final collection embodies the bright future of craftsmanship, demonstrating the power of collaboration and skill transmission to foster change, connection, and beauty.
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Milan Design Week 2025 is back in Milan from April 6 to 13. As usual, Milan Design Week promises to be full of events, exhibitions, and installations, and the global design community will meet in Milan for a week.
Mondi Connessi (Connected Worlds) is the theme of Fuorisalone 2025, a concept that promotes participatory design while celebrating the art of engagement through design and artificial intelligence.
This theme invites reflection on the crucial role of design in connecting different dimensions of our lives—bridging the natural environment with advanced technologies, cultural traditions with future innovations. It sparks meaningful discussions among professionals, envisioning significant contexts that can be summarized as follows:
Mondi Connessi is a vision of the present that anticipates the future, where design and artificial intelligence collaborate to create a more interactive, immersive, and, above all, connected world. Milan Design Week 2025 will serve as a true laboratory of ideas, shaping the future of design—just as it always has.
MiTo Design Connections is a unique initiative aimed at strengthening the creative and cultural link between the cities of Turin and Milan. With the goal of enhancing the visitor and exhibitor experience for the 2025 edition of Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone, MiTo Design Connections offers a complete hospitality and accommodation service. This way, Milan Design Week connects Milan and Turin, making it easier than ever to explore both cities during one of the world’s most important design events.
More than just a convenient place to stay, Turin — only 40 minutes from Milan by train — becomes a vibrant destination in its own right, offering visitors an unforgettable blend of design, art, culture, and gastronomy. Through a curated selection of exclusive events, exhibitions, and cultural experiences, guests are invited to discover the city’s creative soul while enjoying moments of relaxation and inspiration.
From premium hotel packages to seamless train services, and from partnerships with iconic cultural destinations to curated design experiences, MiTo Design Connections transforms Turin into a dynamic extension of Milan Design Week — the perfect setting for combining professional networking with authentic cultural exploration.
The Circolo del Design in Turin
For over two weeks, from April 4 to 20, 2025, Turin joins Milan in celebrating design, hosting a rich program of events, exhibitions, and immersive experiences across the city. From pop-up installations to design talks, culinary experiences, and art-meets-design happenings, the city becomes a vibrant stage for creativity and innovation.
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The Nuvola by Lavazza
Following the overwhelming success of its debut edition, AMTS – Auto Moto Turin Show is back, running from April 4 to 6, 2025, at Lingotto Fiere and Oval. More than just an exhibition, AMTS has established itself as a must-attend event for car and motorcycle enthusiasts, design lovers, and technology fans alike.
Organised by GL events Italia, AMTS once again hosts Italy’s largest indoor tuning event in collaboration with ETT – Expo Tuning Torino, showcasing some of the most spectacular customized vehicles in the country. Outside the halls, the excitement continues with adrenaline-fueled performances, including acrobatic stunt shows and high-energy drifting demonstrations.
New for 2025, visitors will also have the extraordinary opportunity to experience the thrill of motorsport firsthand with Taxi Drift rides, where professional drivers take you on a heart-pounding journey inside a real race car.
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OGR Torino
Step into a boundary-breaking digital ecosystem where ideas, people, and technologies flow seamlessly together, blurring the lines between the physical and virtual worlds, and between human creativity and artificial intelligence.
Digital Days is a celebration of innovation in constant motion, where connections expand, collaborations form, and new opportunities take shape. With a diverse program of talks, workshops, interactive installations, and live demos, Digital Days invites visitors to experience the future of creativity and technology, where everything — and everyone — is in flux.
The fifth edition of Courmayeur Design Week-end once again transformed Courmayeur into a prestigious stage for Italian and international design from February 6 to 9, 2025. The event didn’t just use the region as a backdrop – it became an integral part of it, thanks to a unique format conceived by art director Paola Silva Coronel in collaboration with Courmayeur Mont Blanc. The Courmayeur Design Week-end received the patronage of ADI, Fondazione Altagamma, and the Order of Architects, along with support from Courmayeur Mont Blanc Funivie and Skyway Monte Bianco.
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Courmayeur Design Week-end 2025 – Installation “Di lì e di là”, by aMDL STudio
The 16th edition of Venice Design Week took place in Venice, October 11 to 2024, with a focus on Murano glass, from Venice, as usual. Since 2010, every year in autumn, Venice has become the home of design for a week.
The 2024 edition saw the participation of 84 designers and 25 artisans, an increase over the previous edition.
The physical audience reached 6,647 people. The official Venice Design Week website recorded 6,691 active users during the design week, an increase from the 5,408 unique users in 2023. Engagement on Instagram also marked a 40 percent growth over last year, confirming the public’s growing interest in social media.
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Julie Conway at Simone Cenedese
In 2025, imm cologne is taking a break, leaving many to wonder how this will impact Passagen, Cologne’s celebrated design festival. Passagen 2025 should take place in Cologne from January 10 to 16, 2025, anyway. Festival founder Sabine Voggenreiter addressed these concerns in a recent interview with the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. “The cancellation of the trade fair will, of course, affect us,” Voggenreiter acknowledged, “especially after the challenging years we faced during the COVID pandemic. However, we’ve since recovered well.”
Passagen 2024
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Connected Worlds is the theme of the Fuorisalone, an essential part of Milan Design Week 2025, which will take place from 7 to 13 April 2025. Like every year, in conjunction with the Salone del Mobile.Milano, 8-13 April 2025, Milan will host the Fuorisalone, which, together with the Salone, creates the Milan Design Week.
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Lasvit at 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.
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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
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, 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