During design-related events, new materials have become a kind of background noise. Bio-based, recycled, regenerative, circular: the vocabulary has settled into common use to the point […]
“Everything begins from flat.” A sheet of paper, a hide of leather, a film of resin are all, in their resting state, potential without direction. “From […]
The standard chair is a normative object. It has a seat, a back, often armrests, and it encodes in its very geometry a single, correct way […]
One of the most enriching aspects – for both visitors and professionals – of international events such as Milan Design Week is the opportunity to encounter […]
At Milan Design Week 2026, there was a peculiar irony between the fair being widely noted for its collective pivot back to the human hand, highlighting […]
The joint has always been an often dismissed but attractive element for designers, explored in its most practical forms, like in Rietveld’s Zig-Zag chair, as well […]
A plate arrives at the table. At first glance, it holds what it is meant to hold: a carefully composed dish, balanced in colour and texture. […]
Focused on the creation of lighting objects through the use of biomaterials sourced from waste, the practice behind RUSSO BETAK – founded by Stefannia Russo and […]
Stone, sound, and the open air: at the Antolini® MilanoDuomo Stoneroom®, Milan Design Week 2026 became the stage for an installation that proposed something quieter and […]
When William Morris published his lecture The lesser arts of life in 1877, he asked a question that his audience was not entirely prepared to take […]
Isn’t something quietly radical about placing a Polish Modernist exhibition on the sixteenth floor of Torre Velasca – a building that Milan’s architectural establishment spent decades […]
Milan Design Week has long been IKEA’s preferred stage for stepping outside the showroom and into something altogether more experiential. This year, the brand returned to […]
Entering the spaces of Via Cernaia 1, where Margraf and Hannes Peer showcased their work together, you enter a space that is sacred, familiar and uniquely […]
Lightweight and affordable, the monobloc plastic chair is one of the most common household items and, since the 1960s, has become a true symbol of accessible […]
Five Saudi designers, three international collaborations, one room at Pinacoteca di Brera during a week when every courtyard in Milan becomes a statement of intent. “How […]
