There is something paradoxical in the kaleidoscopic extravaganza that is Milan Design Week (MDW), the design world’s most popular and distinctive annual celebration of style, creativity and innovation. The more talent it attracts and the more venues it colonizes, the more difficult it becomes to navigate it in its entirety and hence to sort out the best of the ever-multiplying treats it has to offer. To phrase it differently, the richer a dining buffet becomes, the easier it gets to become full without having had the chance to taste everything. Leaving aside the vast grounds of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Fiera Milano, where visitors, just like Alice in Wonderland, step into an immersive landscape of sleekly designed trade booths, MDW takes over the city for one week with an insane number of exhibitions, installations, pop-ups and events that spill out of stately palazzos, pristine galleries and abandoned factories onto courtyards, gardens and plazas.

Faced with such an overload of sensory stimuli and a geographical sprawl that extends from the Ventura Centrale and Porta Venezia in the north-east to Tortona in the south-west, not to mention the long queues and occasional rainstorm, it’s only natural for visitors of “Fuorisalone” to feel overwhelmed at some point. Don’t get us wrong, we absolutely love the visceral excitement of experiencing MDW in all its messy glory; we wouldn’t miss it for the world, and not just because we feel the need to pick out the best of what it has to offer. Of course, for our readers, our annual Best of Milan Design Week is reason enough, so with no further ado here is our take on this year’s event which this year took place from the 9th to the 14th of April 2019.

What is most exciting every time we visit MDW is discovering venues that have been ingeniously re-purposed by artists and designers and this year’s event did not disappoint. Take for example the debut of Dimoremilano, a new brand by Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, the creative duo behind Dimorestudio, which was showcased in a former cinema on Via Mascagni. Comprising furniture, fabric, objects and outdoor collections, and featuring a glossy palette of lacquers, brushed and polished steel, bronze and laminated surfaces, Dimoremilano couldn’t have been presented in a more fitting location than the glam rock ambience of the ex-Cinema Arti. Perched on a steel grating platform and washed in neon lights, the stylized furniture set-ups conjured a darker version of Studio 54, whereas a sequence of small, shabby-chic rooms in an adjacent building allowed visitors to see the new fabric collection in a more subdued environment alongside evocative photos by Andrea Ferrari, part of the new catalogue, hung on the crumbling walls.

Another ingeniously repurposed venue we adored was a former goldsmith workshop in Porta Venezia where Studiopepe. presented “Les Arcanistes”, the third Manifesto project by Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto, the creative duo behind Studiopepe, whose concoction of bespoke new designs, re-editions of historical pieces, artworks and installation rooms, interspersed with cryptic symbols and arcane iconography, dazzled us with its mystical elegance. The descent down into the blinding, all-white basement, where the sound of crushed salt accompanied us as we walked about, was probably the closest to a mystical experience that we happened upon in Milan, although the colour-washed, ecclesiastical ambience of Untitled, a site-specific installation conceived by Dan Flavin for the Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa (Fondazione Prada), and the neon and pastel infused wonderland of the Versace Home Collection in Via Gesù by interior designer Sasha Bikoff and artist Andy Dixon also came close.

EDITION 2, BODEM by BRUT collective of emerging Belgian designers. From left: Casted Objects - brute, excavated works by Bram Vanderbeke. Element 1 and 2, Studies in mass of the Chaud Paper Composite by Charlotte Jonckheer. High Section - architectural shelve by Linde Freya Tangelder DESTROYERS / BUILDERS.  New Primitives - Side Table by Bram Vanderbeke. The Relic of Time by Nel Verbeke.
Photo by Eline Willaert.

EDITION 2, BODEM by BRUT collective of emerging Belgian designers. From left: Casted Objects - brute, excavated works by Bram Vanderbeke. Element 1 and 2, Studies in mass of the Chaud Paper Composite by Charlotte Jonckheer. High Section - architectural shelve by Linde Freya Tangelder DESTROYERS / BUILDERS.  New Primitives - Side Table by Bram Vanderbeke. The Relic of Time by Nel Verbeke.

Photo by Eline Willaert.

From the Feathers rug collection by Maarten De Ceulaer for CC-Tapis.

From the Feathers rug collection by Maarten De Ceulaer for CC-Tapis.

The debut of Dimoremilano: the new brand comprising furniture, fabric, object and outdoor collections by Dimore studio at the ex Cinema Arti in Via Pietro Mascagni 8.Installation view by Paola Pansini.

The debut of Dimoremilano: the new brand comprising furniture, fabric, object and outdoor collections by Dimore studio at the ex Cinema Arti in Via Pietro Mascagni 8.
Installation view by Paola Pansini.

The debut of Dimoremilano: the new brand comprising furniture, fabric, object and outdoor collections by Dimore studio at the ex Cinema Arti in Via Pietro Mascagni 8. The new fabric collection was rvealed in a sequence of small rooms in another building, featuring photos by Andrea Ferrari.Installation view by Paola Pansini.

The debut of Dimoremilano: the new brand comprising furniture, fabric, object and outdoor collections by Dimore studio at the ex Cinema Arti in Via Pietro Mascagni 8. The new fabric collection was rvealed in a sequence of small rooms in another building, featuring photos by Andrea Ferrari.
Installation view by Paola Pansini.

The Shirudo tables by Elisa Honkanen for Mingardo.

The Shirudo tables by Elisa Honkanen for Mingardo.

As fate would have it, LOCAL MILAN another exhibition that stood out, was also housed in a former goldsmith’s workshop, albeit a more upscale atelier at 5 Vie district. Curated by Emma Elizabeth and LOCAL DESIGN, the exhibition, now in its 4th edition, brought together 44 Australian and New Zealand designers in a formidable showcase of playful sophistication and effortless innovation. Taking advantage of the light-filled, two-storey palazzo, Emma curated the exhibition as the home of an eccentric collector, emboldened by splashes of yellow on the walls and a spectacular floral installation by Australian-born, Berlin-based florist Ruby Barber cascading down from the central skylight.

One of MDW’s attractions that combined a truly enchanting venue with a trove of head-turning exhibits (a magical combination not as common as you’d expect) was Alcova’s abandoned panettone factory in NoLo. Developed by Space Caviar and Studio Vedèt, Alcova is a platform for designers, institutions and galleries steeped in the spirit of the avant-garde whose goal is to activate forgotten locations and the people who inhabit them. Just some of the things that caught our eye amid the poetic abonnement of Alcova’s repurposed industrial facility were the “Non-Objective tables”, a series of tables by Morgane Roux of  Atelier Avéus* inspired by Suprematist paintings, the Hacker collection of marble objects by Manuel Coltri and DWA Design Studio (aka Frederik De Wachter and Alberto Artesani), whose colourful checkerboard and stripped geometric patterns belie the use of audacious artisan techniques, and a series of objects by ODDNESS whose innovative manufacturing techniques are matched by their elegant quirkiness. But perhaps what best encapsulated Alcova’s drive to revitalize the venue was “Caffè Populaire”, a six- day concept restaurant by Lambert & Fils and DWA Design Studio that offered visitors a chance not only to take a break and have a hearty meal but also to talk to each other. At the end of the day, “design cannot exist without dialogue”.

We were also impressed by the uncanny furniture collection by Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Schimmel & Schweikle, whose colourful playfulness was juxtaposed with the factory’s discarded machinery at ALFA.brussels’ exhibition space, and the unsettling sexuality of the anthropomorphic chairs of fellow graduate Anna Aagaard Jensen, part of the same installation, as well as the enticing weirdness of “DISSOLVING VIEWS”, an installation by morph collective, at Alcova Sassetti (the platform’s second Milan venue located in a former 1930s cashmere mill in Isola) which tiptoed between the oneiric and the nightmarish.

JOIN by Norwegian Presence.
From left: Vestre’s cycle rack Cycle, designed by Sanna Lindström;Tron Meyer’s sculpture Varde; Marte Frøystad’s table Join Me; Erik Wester’s Volume Vases and the lamp Alter, designed by Stine Aas.
Styling by Kråvivk&D'Orazio, photo  by Trine Hisdal.

JOIN by Norwegian Presence.

From left: Vestre’s cycle rack Cycle, designed by Sanna Lindström;
Tron Meyer’s sculpture Varde; Marte Frøystad’s table Join Me; Erik Wester’s Volume Vases and the lamp Alter, designed by Stine Aas.

Styling by Kråvivk&D'Orazio, photo  by Trine Hisdal.

Scenografica ceramic tile collection by Cristina Celestino for Fornace Brioni.Photo by Mattia Balsamini.

Scenografica ceramic tile collection by Cristina Celestino for Fornace Brioni.
Photo by Mattia Balsamini.

The Sister Hotel (Opening: autumn 2019 on Via Scaldasole 7) by entrepreneur Mauro Orlandelli, founder of the holistic Six project, and art director Samuele Savio.Photo © Alberto Strada .

The Sister Hotel (Opening: autumn 2019 on Via Scaldasole 7) by entrepreneur Mauro Orlandelli, founder of the holistic Six project, and art director Samuele Savio.
Photo © Alberto Strada .

New series of objects by Federica Elmo, Odd Matter and Studiopepe for Bloc studios.Photo by Carl Kleiner.

New series of objects by Federica Elmo, Odd Matter and Studiopepe for Bloc studios.
Photo by Carl Kleiner.

Noctambule collection of blown glass lamps by Konstantin Grcic for FLOS.photo by Santi Caleca.

Noctambule collection of blown glass lamps by Konstantin Grcic for FLOS.
photo by Santi Caleca.

Noctambule collection of blown glass lamps by Konstantin Grcic for FLOS.photo by Santi Caleca.

Noctambule collection of blown glass lamps by Konstantin Grcic for FLOS.
photo by Santi Caleca.

For every run-down industrial venue that opened its doors to the design-savvy public during MDW19 there was a baroque palazzo or stately mansion awaiting to dazzle its guests with its ornate splendour. Examples abound: Louis Vuitton presented its latest Objets Nomades Collection in Palazzo Serbelloni, interior designer Katrin Herden introduced 6 contemporary designers against the backdrop of the Neo-Renaissance setting of the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum at Palazzo delle Meraviglie, Dutch designers took over Palazzo Francesco Turati as part of the "Masterly- the Dutch in Milano" exhibition, Belgian decorateur Jean-Philippe Demeyer reflected his brand’ whimsical flamboyance in Palazzo Clerici, while Chilean architecture duo Pezo von Ellrichshausen installed their Echo Pavilion at Palazzo Litta’s courtyard. As spectacular was the setting for the “Formations” exhibition at the historic building of Circolo Filologico Milanese whose imposing atrium was populated by 24 geometric totems by Note Design Studio showcasing Tarkett’s new iQ Surface vinyl flooring collection.

Produced using recycled materials, Tarkett’s new product range joins a growing list of eco-friendly projects at “Fuorisalone” confirming the emergence of sustainable design as a major trend in the design world – with last year’s MDW manifesto calling for innovation and sustainability providing further impetus. We were particularly impressed by the eye-popping blue colour of the latest version of Christophe Machet’s Pipeline project at Alcova Sassetti, the primordial finesse of JOIN by Norwegian Presence in the Tortona district, and the ambitious boldness of Swiss backpack brand QWSTION whose installation at Alcova introduced the world’s first ever waterproof fabric made from Banana plants. Developed in collaboration with a Taiwanese yarn specialist, the fully biodegradable fabric aims to replace the plastic fibres that dominate the market, which is certainly good news for our planet – after all, the textile industry is the second largest polluting industry – as is pineapple wool, a vegan alternative to wool by Nathalie Spencer which we spotted as part of “Material Futures”, a show by Central Saint Martins graduates, and part of Ventura Future at Base Milano.

Echo Pavilion by Chilean architecture duo Pezo von Ellrichshausen at Palazzo Litta. Photo by Mauricio Pezo.

Echo Pavilion by Chilean architecture duo Pezo von Ellrichshausen at Palazzo Litta. Photo by Mauricio Pezo.

Echo Pavilion by Chilean architecture duo Pezo von Ellrichshausen at Palazzo Litta. Photo by Mauricio Pezo.

Echo Pavilion by Chilean architecture duo Pezo von Ellrichshausen at Palazzo Litta. Photo by Mauricio Pezo.

Carpenters Workshop Gallery x Vincenzo de Cotiis: Anthology.On view till 20 July 2019.DC 1101 Coffee Table (2009) and DC 1206C Chandelier (2012) by Vincenzo De Cotiis. Mould Chair (2016) by Martin Laforet. Photo © Carpenters Workshop Gallery.

Carpenters Workshop Gallery x Vincenzo de Cotiis: Anthology.
On view till 20 July 2019.
DC 1101 Coffee Table (2009) and DC 1206C Chandelier (2012) by Vincenzo De Cotiis. Mould Chair (2016) by Martin Laforet. Photo © Carpenters Workshop Gallery.

Visioni: Gabriella Crespi Special Edition pieces made exclusively for Dimoregallery. Installation view at Dimoregallery by Andrea Ferrari.

Visioni: Gabriella Crespi Special Edition pieces made exclusively for Dimoregallery. Installation view at Dimoregallery by Andrea Ferrari.

Visioni: Gabriella Crespi Special Edition pieces made exclusively for Dimoregallery. Installation view at Dimoregallery by Andrea Ferrari.

Visioni: Gabriella Crespi Special Edition pieces made exclusively for Dimoregallery. Installation view at Dimoregallery by Andrea Ferrari.

The iconic Pasticceria Cucchi was transformed into the Caffé Concerto Cucchi by Cristina Celestino.Photo Mattia Balsamini.

The iconic Pasticceria Cucchi was transformed into the Caffé Concerto Cucchi by Cristina Celestino.
Photo Mattia Balsamini.

BACK HOME collection by Cristina Celestino for Fendi and Fendi Casa.Photo by Omar Sartor.

BACK HOME collection by Cristina Celestino for Fendi and Fendi Casa.
Photo by Omar Sartor.

Wireline by Formafantasma for FLOS.Photo by Officine Mimesi.

Wireline by Formafantasma for FLOS.
Photo by Officine Mimesi.

Wireline by Formafantasma for FLOS.Photo by Officine Mimesi.

Wireline by Formafantasma for FLOS.
Photo by Officine Mimesi.

Once again this year, the exquisitely curated shows mounted by household names like Six Gallery, Galleria Rossana Orlandi, Wallpaper*, Nilufar and Dimoregallery did not disappoint. Wallpaper* Handmade’s 10th anniversary at Salone dei Tessuti swept us off our feet with its love theme (including love for gay erotica, courtesy of Tom of Finland wallpaper by Michael Reynolds and Hoffman Creative in collaboration with Flavor Paper, based on archival illustrations by Tom of Finland), as did the Mauritius-based brand Cypraea and New York-based designer Anna Karlin, who both presented their inaugural furniture collections at Galleria Rossana Orlandi. Speaking of things we fell in love with, the new “Feathers” collection of rugs by Maarten De Ceulaer for CC-Tapis was an absolute delight to both look at and touch. Hand-knotted in Himalayan wool and silk, each carpet is an abstract composition of vivid colours and graphical shapes that draws from the illustrations of John James Audubon’s Birds of America and John Gould’s Birds of Australia.

Over at Six Gallery, we got a chance to preview The Sister Hotel, the new venture by Mauro Orlandelli, which will be opening this autumn. Curated by architects Quincoces-Dragò & Partners (David Lopez Quincoces and Fanny Bauer Grung - the creative duo behind Six Gallery), the new boutique hotel shares not just the gallery’s 16th century monastic complex but also its affinity for mixing periods and styles, a talent which we also encountered at Nilufar Depot where curator Valentina Ciuffio of Studio Vedét seamlessly married vintage pieces with contemporary furniture designs for “FUR”, an exhibition languorously spread over the venue’s three-storey atrium among (and inside) a series of inflatable bubbles by Space World Air®.

Equally adept at combining the new with the old, Dimoregallery’s exhibition at Brera was a visionary elegy to iconic Milanese artist-designer Gabriella Crespi, showcasing a special edition of iconic Gabriella Crespi pieces from the 1970s, made exclusively for Dimoregallery in collaboration with Gabriella’s daughter Elisabetta Crespi. Introduced one by one in an immersive sequence of rooms that ranged from intimate domestic scenes to dreamlike settings full of sand dunes and mirrors, the pieces were not so much exhibited but rather exalted.

Two Tables by BoardGrove Architects (Holly Board, Peter Grove). Installation view at Alcova by DSL Studio| Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti.

Two Tables by BoardGrove Architects (Holly Board, Peter Grove). Installation view at Alcova by DSL Studio| Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti.

DL Seating Collection, a collaboration, by Sarah Gibson, Nicholas Karlovasitis and Dion Lee for DesignByThem.Photo by Pete Daly.

DL Seating Collection, a collaboration, by Sarah Gibson, Nicholas Karlovasitis and Dion Lee for DesignByThem.
Photo by Pete Daly.

I like Acid Baths - Electric Transmutations by STUDIO MINALE-MAEDA. Studio Minale-Maeda developed an electro-galvanic manufacturing process which allows to grow solid metal objects inside reusable moulds through the use of electricity.Photo © STUDIO MINALE-MAEDA.

I like Acid Baths - Electric Transmutations by STUDIO MINALE-MAEDA. Studio Minale-Maeda developed an electro-galvanic manufacturing process which allows to grow solid metal objects inside reusable moulds through the use of electricity.
Photo © STUDIO MINALE-MAEDA.

Arco multifunctional bathroom system by Spanish design studio Mut for Ex.t.

Arco multifunctional bathroom system by Spanish design studio Mut for Ex.t.

Noroo, a Korean company that anticipates the color trends in design, art and culture, presented the TIDES; an immersive exhibition in collaboration with artists Kwangho Lee and Wang & Söderström.Installation view at Ventura Centrale by Andrea Martiradonna and Wang & Söderström.  

Noroo, a Korean company that anticipates the color trends in design, art and culture, presented the TIDES; an immersive exhibition in collaboration with artists Kwangho Lee and Wang & Söderström.
Installation view at Ventura Centrale by Andrea Martiradonna and Wang & Söderström. 
 

Two apartment installations at the same Brera location at Via Solferino offered different but equally enchanting interpretations of urban living. For “Perfect Darkness”, creative directors and founders of H+O, Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer and Elisa Ossino, designed an apartment full of subtle geometric patterns, nuanced colours and an eclectic selection of curated and bespoke furniture, with each room featuring a different kind of tile by Danish company File Under Pop (whose creative director is Hoffmeyer), while next door, Constance Gennari, founder of The Socialite Family, created her own personal Parisian apartment.

Last but in no way least, three immersive installations blurring the line between art and design made a lasting impact. “Human Code” by Italian artist and designer Roberto Sironi at SIAM poetically abridged the most important stages of human evolution through ten autobiographical artefacts, “I Think Therefore I Was” at Venture Centrale by Dutch designer Maarten Baas conjured a sonic maelstrom by blasting the words “I think” from hundreds of TV screens, courtesy of random YouTube videos, while “The Accursed Hour” by Mexican artist Carlos Amorales at Fondazione Adolfo Pini managed to inundate the Fondazione’s majestic interiors with a flock of 15,000 life-size black butterflies made out of paper. Gracefully uncanny and unexpectedly menacing at the same time, Amorales’ visceral installation exemplifies more than anything the power of artists and designers to elicit both emotional and cerebral responses, a realization that reliably also sums up MDW19’s wondrous effect on visitors. Don’t take our word for it, scroll down to find out for yourselves.

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FORM totem light by London-born and NYC-based furniture and interior designer Anna Karlin debuted at Rossana Orlandi.

FORM totem light by London-born and NYC-based furniture and interior designer Anna Karlin debuted at Rossana Orlandi.

SS19 Objets collection by Hermès.Photo by François Lacour. 

SS19 Objets collection by Hermès.
Photo by François Lacour. 

Rug “Re Sole” from the new Fornasetti rug collection. Hand-tufted, 100% New Zealand wool. Diameter 250 cm.

Rug “Re Sole” from the new Fornasetti rug collection. Hand-tufted, 100% New Zealand wool. Diameter 250 cm.

Jolly Double Rod Pendant by Kate Stokes and Sia chair by Tom Fereday for NAU  (LOCAL DESIGN).

Jolly Double Rod Pendant by Kate Stokes and Sia chair by Tom Fereday for NAU  (LOCAL DESIGN).

BETTOGLI marble armchair by Eugenio Biselli for Franchi Umberto Marmi. 

BETTOGLI marble armchair by Eugenio Biselli for Franchi Umberto Marmi.
 

The latest collection designed by Quincoces-Dragò (Fanny Bauer Grung and David Lopez Quincoces) for Six Gallery. Featured here QD19 – tall brass and ribbed glass cabinet with two doors and QD22 - lamp in several variables (floor, ceiling, wall) in brass and ribbed glass. Photo © Alberto Strada.

The latest collection designed by Quincoces-Dragò (Fanny Bauer Grung and David Lopez Quincoces) for Six Gallery. Featured here QD19 – tall brass and ribbed glass cabinet with two doors and QD22 - lamp in several variables (floor, ceiling, wall) in brass and ribbed glass. 
Photo © Alberto Strada.

GUCCI Temporary Décor Store on Via santo spirito, 19, Milan.

GUCCI Temporary Décor Store on Via santo spirito, 19, Milan.

Amazonas collection made of marble & wicker, designed by Giorgio Bonaguro for Morfosi.

Amazonas collection made of marble & wicker, designed by Giorgio Bonaguro for Morfosi.

Still Life Chair by Marcel Sigel (LOCAL DESIGN).

Still Life Chair by Marcel Sigel (LOCAL DESIGN).

Still Life Chair by Marcel Sigel (LOCAL DESIGN).

Still Life Chair by Marcel Sigel (LOCAL DESIGN).

Stem, System of modular bookcase Philippe Nigro for Manerba.Photo by Philippe Nigro.

Stem, System of modular bookcase Philippe Nigro for Manerba.
Photo by Philippe Nigro.

Stem, System of modular bookcase Philippe Nigro for Manerba.Photo by Philippe Nigro.

Stem, System of modular bookcase Philippe Nigro for Manerba.
Photo by Philippe Nigro.

Limited edition lighting installation by Volker Haug Studio and John Hogan.

Limited edition lighting installation by Volker Haug Studio and John Hogan.

Crackle Vase Collection by ADesignStudio (Alex Fitzpatrick). 

Crackle Vase Collection by ADesignStudio (Alex Fitzpatrick). 

LEAN armchair by Louise Laursen Bitsch and Emil Kristian Maegaard Jørgensen (VIA University). Produced by Keflico.

LEAN armchair by Louise Laursen Bitsch and Emil Kristian Maegaard Jørgensen (VIA University). Produced by Keflico.

Bosa and Disney celebrate 90 years of MICKEY MOUSE. Designed by Elena Salmistraro. Photo © Bosa.

Bosa and Disney celebrate 90 years of MICKEY MOUSE. Designed by Elena Salmistraro. Photo © Bosa.

ARK storage furniture by Ida Thykjær Høstrup and Christina Lindholm Uhrenholt Olsen (VIA University).

ARK storage furniture by Ida Thykjær Høstrup and Christina Lindholm Uhrenholt Olsen (VIA University).

SIX TABLEUX series of marble tables designed by BINOCLE and built by ATZARA MARMI with the support of MARGRAF.

SIX TABLEUX series of marble tables designed by BINOCLE and built by ATZARA MARMI with the support of MARGRAF.

The Fold Lamp by Jonathan Ben-Tovim (LOCAL DESIGN). 

The Fold Lamp by Jonathan Ben-Tovim (LOCAL DESIGN). 

Tom of Finland wallpapers by Michael Reynolds,  Hoffman Creative,  Flavor Paper and Tom of Finland Foundation  for Wallpaper*Handmade 2019.Conceived by Michael Reynolds and Hoffman Creative, the design combines archival illustrations by Tom of Finland with expert manufacturing by Flavor Paper.

Tom of Finland wallpapers by Michael Reynolds,  Hoffman Creative,  Flavor Paper and Tom of Finland Foundation  for Wallpaper*Handmade 2019.
Conceived by Michael Reynolds and Hoffman Creative, the design combines archival illustrations by Tom of Finland with expert manufacturing by Flavor Paper.

The Oiva (Superb) Tableware Collection by Marimekko celebrates its 10th anniversary with “Oiva collector's items”, a limited edition of sculpture-looking, oversized cups and bowls that comes in two versions, plain white and hand-painted with unique patterns.

The Oiva (Superb) Tableware Collection by Marimekko celebrates its 10th anniversary with “Oiva collector's items”, a limited edition of sculpture-looking, oversized cups and bowls that comes in two versions, plain white and hand-painted with unique patterns.

"Dry paint and all the bended branches" wooden toys by KUMI MOOD and STUDIO OINK (Lea Korzeczek & Matthias Hiller). Mute Magentic furniture series by STUDIO OINK.
 

"Dry paint and all the bended branches" wooden toys by KUMI MOOD and STUDIO OINK (Lea Korzeczek & Matthias Hiller). Mute Magentic furniture series by STUDIO OINK.

 

Teatro del giorno by Ecole Camondo at Palazzo Litta. Direction by Mathilde Bretillot in partnership with TIPTOE.

Teatro del giorno by Ecole Camondo at Palazzo Litta. Direction by Mathilde Bretillot in partnership with TIPTOE.

Human Code by Roberto Sironi exhibition view. Photo by Federico Villa.

Human Code by Roberto Sironi exhibition view. Photo by Federico Villa.

Glass birds chandelier by Dutch glass artist Bibi Smit inspired by the colours of the "NightWatch" by Rembrandt. Installation view at Palazzo Francesco Turati as part of the "Masterly- the Dutch in Milano" exhibition. Photo by Laura Majolino.

Glass birds chandelier by Dutch glass artist Bibi Smit inspired by the colours of the "NightWatch" by Rembrandt. Installation view at Palazzo Francesco Turati as part of the "Masterly- the Dutch in Milano" exhibition. Photo by Laura Majolino.

The new Nilufar25 space inaugurated with the show: Details, a solo exhibition focusing on Bethan Laura Wood's work. Photo by Mattia Iotti.

The new Nilufar25 space inaugurated with the show: Details, a solo exhibition focusing on Bethan Laura Wood's work. Photo by Mattia Iotti.

DISSOLVING VIEWS installation by Morph featurein the works of Thomas Ballouhey,Théophile Blandet, Anaïs Borie, Chan Chian Chun, Koos Breen, Théo Demans, Misha Gurovich, Anna Aagaard Jensen, Audrey Large, Jānis Melderis, OrtaMiklos, Clémentine Schmidt, Carolin Gieszner.Photo by Federico Floriani.

DISSOLVING VIEWS installation by Morph featurein the works of Thomas Ballouhey,Théophile Blandet, Anaïs Borie, Chan Chian Chun, Koos Breen, Théo Demans, Misha Gurovich, Anna Aagaard Jensen, Audrey Large, Jānis Melderis, OrtaMiklos, Clémentine Schmidt, Carolin Gieszner.
Photo by Federico Floriani.

DISSOLVING VIEWS installation by Morph featurein the works of Thomas Ballouhey,Théophile Blandet, Anaïs Borie, Chan Chian Chun, Koos Breen, Théo Demans, Misha Gurovich, Anna Aagaard Jensen, Audrey Large, Jānis Melderis, OrtaMiklos, Clémentine Schmidt, Carolin Gieszner.
Featured here: CIAO, SONO CHIAO creature by Chan Chian Chun.Photo by Federico Floriani.

DISSOLVING VIEWS installation by Morph featurein the works of Thomas Ballouhey,Théophile Blandet, Anaïs Borie, Chan Chian Chun, Koos Breen, Théo Demans, Misha Gurovich, Anna Aagaard Jensen, Audrey Large, Jānis Melderis, OrtaMiklos, Clémentine Schmidt, Carolin Gieszner.

Featured here: CIAO, SONO CHIAO creature by Chan Chian Chun.
Photo by Federico Floriani.

FAR curated by Valentina Ciuffi / Studio Vedét at Nilufar Depot. Exhibition design by Space Caviar / inflatables by Space World Air®.Installation view by Pim Top.

FAR curated by Valentina Ciuffi / Studio Vedét at Nilufar Depot. 
Exhibition design by Space Caviar / inflatables by Space World Air®.
Installation view by Pim Top.

FAR curated by Valentina Ciuffi / Studio Vedét at Nilufar Depot. Exhibition design by Space Caviar / inflatables by Space World Air®.Installation view by Pim Top.

FAR curated by Valentina Ciuffi / Studio Vedét at Nilufar Depot. 
Exhibition design by Space Caviar / inflatables by Space World Air®.
Installation view by Pim Top.

Plasterworks rug series designed by david/nicolas for cc-tapis.

Plasterworks rug series designed by david/nicolas for cc-tapis.

Supernova outdoor furniture series by Derek Castiglioni. Installation view at Nilufar Depot by Pim Top.

Supernova outdoor furniture series by Derek Castiglioni. Installation view at Nilufar Depot by Pim Top.

The Socialite Family and its founderConstance Gennari, invited us to visit her personal Parisian apartment specially imagined for the Milano Design Week 2019. 

The Socialite Family and its founder
Constance Gennari, invited us to visit her personal Parisian apartment specially imagined for the Milano Design Week 2019. 

The Socialite Family and its founderConstance Gennari, invited us to visit her personal Parisian apartment specially imagined for the Milano Design Week 2019. 

The Socialite Family and its founder
Constance Gennari, invited us to visit her personal Parisian apartment specially imagined for the Milano Design Week 2019. 

LAND by Poggi Ugo, designed byMasquespacio.

LAND by Poggi Ugo, designed by
Masquespacio.

LAND by Poggi Ugo, designed byMasquespacio.

LAND by Poggi Ugo, designed by
Masquespacio.

YOKO carpet from the NEBULA collection by Cristina Celestino for Besana Carpets Lab.

YOKO carpet from the NEBULA collection by Cristina Celestino for Besana Carpets Lab.

HAV (Ocean in Danish) dinnerware collection dedicated to the ocean by Royal Copenhagen.

HAV (Ocean in Danish) dinnerware collection dedicated to the ocean by Royal Copenhagen.

HAV (Ocean in Danish) dinnerware collection dedicated to the ocean by Royal Copenhagen.

HAV (Ocean in Danish) dinnerware collection dedicated to the ocean by Royal Copenhagen.

Blushing Bar by Chan + Eayrs in collaboration with  Sebastian Cox and American Hardwood Export Council, for Wallpaper*Handmade 2019.Installation view © Wallpaper*Handmade. 

Blushing Bar by Chan + Eayrs in collaboration with  Sebastian Cox and American Hardwood Export Council, for Wallpaper*Handmade 2019.
Installation view © Wallpaper*Handmade. 

Wall mounted ambient lamp from the TENSE furniture research project by Panter&Tourron. Installation view at ALCOVA by Jagoda Wisniewska.

Wall mounted ambient lamp from the TENSE furniture research project by Panter&Tourron. Installation view at ALCOVA by Jagoda Wisniewska.

LES ARCANISTES. The Future is Un/Written by Studiopepe (Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto). Photo by © Giuseppe Dinnella.
Featured products:Armchair / Pouf _ Tacchini Italia | Table Lamp _ Tacchini Italia | Neon Light _ Tecnolux.

LES ARCANISTES. The Future is Un/Written by Studiopepe (Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto). Photo by © Giuseppe Dinnella.

Featured products:
Armchair / Pouf _ Tacchini Italia | Table Lamp _ Tacchini Italia | Neon Light _ Tecnolux.

LES ARCANISTES. The Future is Un/Written by Studiopepe (Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto). Photo by © Giuseppe Dinnella.
Featured products:
Daybed _ Almst Blck / Chair _ Almst Blck / Carpet _ cc-tapis / Chandelier _ Baxter / Glass Wall _ Vetreria Bazzanese / Curtain _ Dedar Milano.

LES ARCANISTES. The Future is Un/Written by Studiopepe (Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto). Photo by © Giuseppe Dinnella.

Featured products:

Daybed _ Almst Blck / Chair _ Almst Blck / Carpet _ cc-tapis / Chandelier _ Baxter / Glass Wall _ Vetreria Bazzanese / Curtain _ Dedar Milano.

LES ARCANISTES. The Future is Un/Written by Studiopepe (Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto). Photo by © Giuseppe Dinnella.
Featured products:
Table _ Baxter / Chairs _ Baxter / Marble slab_ Alimonti Milano / Sequence of neon lights _ Tecnolux / Ceramic _ Faina Collection.

LES ARCANISTES. The Future is Un/Written by Studiopepe (Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto). Photo by © Giuseppe Dinnella.

Featured products:

Table _ Baxter / Chairs _ Baxter / Marble slab_ Alimonti Milano / Sequence of neon lights _ Tecnolux / Ceramic _ Faina Collection.

What a time to be alive, 2019 by Mark Sturkenboom. Mirror objects made from crashed supercar doors. Featured here Mirror Porsche 911.

What a time to be alive, 2019 by Mark Sturkenboom. Mirror objects made from crashed supercar doors. Featured here Mirror Porsche 911.

Hacker collection of marble objects by Manuel Coltri + DWA Design Studio (Frederik De Wachter and Alberto Artesani). A project curated by Paolo DeVivo. Installation view at Alcova by Alberto Strada.

Hacker collection of marble objects by Manuel Coltri + DWA Design Studio (Frederik De Wachter and Alberto Artesani). A project curated by Paolo DeVivo. Installation view at Alcova by Alberto Strada.

Hacker collection of marble objects by Manuel Coltri + DWA Design Studio (Frederik De Wachter and Alberto Artesani). A project curated by Paolo DeVivo. Installation view at Alcova by Alberto Strada.

Hacker collection of marble objects by Manuel Coltri + DWA Design Studio (Frederik De Wachter and Alberto Artesani). A project curated by Paolo DeVivo. Installation view at Alcova by Alberto Strada.

The installation Musica da Viaggio. Vito Nesta nelle stanze di Giuseppe Verdi in the room of GRAND HOTEL where Giuseppe Verdi lived for 30 years.Photo by Gaetano Del Mauro.

The installation Musica da Viaggio. Vito Nesta nelle stanze di Giuseppe Verdi in the room of GRAND HOTEL where Giuseppe Verdi lived for 30 years.
Photo by Gaetano Del Mauro.

The installation Musica da Viaggio. Vito Nesta nelle stanze di Giuseppe Verdi in the room of GRAND HOTEL where Giuseppe Verdi lived for 30 years.Photo by Gaetano Del Mauro.

The installation Musica da Viaggio. Vito Nesta nelle stanze di Giuseppe Verdi in the room of GRAND HOTEL where Giuseppe Verdi lived for 30 years.
Photo by Gaetano Del Mauro.

An installation dedicated to the MIU MIU M/MATCHING COLORSTOOL  (Edition of 300) by M/M Paris for Miu Miu at the TEATRO GEROLAMO in Milan.

An installation dedicated to the MIU MIU M/MATCHING COLORSTOOL  (Edition of 300) by M/M Paris for Miu Miu at the TEATRO GEROLAMO in Milan.

Flat shapes series by Atelier Areti.

Flat shapes series by Atelier Areti.

14 exclusive creations designed by Dimore Studio for Dior available by special order for a one-year period. Installation view at Casa degli Atellani.Photo by Silvia Rivoltella.

14 exclusive creations designed by Dimore Studio for Dior available by special order for a one-year period. Installation view at Casa degli Atellani.
Photo by Silvia Rivoltella.

14 exclusive creations designed by Dimore Studio for Dior available by special order for a one-year period. Installation view at Casa degli Atellani.Photo by Silvia Rivoltella.

14 exclusive creations designed by Dimore Studio for Dior available by special order for a one-year period. Installation view at Casa degli Atellani.
Photo by Silvia Rivoltella.

14 exclusive creations designed by Dimore Studio for Dior available by special order for a one-year period. Installation view at Casa degli Atellani.Photo by Silvia Rivoltella.

14 exclusive creations designed by Dimore Studio for Dior available by special order for a one-year period. Installation view at Casa degli Atellani.
Photo by Silvia Rivoltella.

Ini Archibong's floor lamp from his Below the Heavens furniture for Sé. 

Ini Archibong's floor lamp from his Below the Heavens furniture for 

ANDY chair by Florestan Schuberth & Janis Fromm (Studio Marfa). Photo © Studio Marfa.

ANDY chair by Florestan Schuberth & Janis Fromm (Studio Marfa). 
Photo © Studio Marfa.

Montana relaunched a Verner Panton design classic – the Pantonova seating system from 1971.Photo © Montana.

Montana relaunched a Verner Panton design classic – the Pantonova seating system from 1971.
Photo © Montana.

UTSUÀ is a brand initiated by Marubun Co., Ltd Design, Tijmen Smeulders and Yoriko Ishizawa.  
Their debut tableware collection consists of 11 pieces made using the finest Amakusa clay from Arita, Japan.
Photo by Pim Top.

UTSUÀ is a brand initiated by Marubun Co., Ltd Design, Tijmen Smeulders and Yoriko Ishizawa.  

Their debut tableware collection consists of 11 pieces made using the finest Amakusa clay from Arita, Japan.

Photo by Pim Top.

PAL by Benjamin Hubert and his Layer team joined forces with the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio electric scooter which incorporates AI and machine learning as well as a range of detachable luggage accessories. Installation view © Wallpaper*Handmade. 

PAL by Benjamin Hubert and his Layer team joined forces with the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio electric scooter which incorporates AI and machine learning as well as a range of detachable luggage accessories. 
Installation view © Wallpaper*Handmade. 

Montana relaunched a Verner Panton design classic – the Pantonova seating system from 1971.Photo © Montana.

Montana relaunched a Verner Panton design classic – the Pantonova seating system from 1971.
Photo © Montana.

Installation view of the fourth edition of LOCAL MILAN in the5 Vie district, presented by Emma Elizabeth and LOCAL DESIGN. Featuring 44 Australian / New Zealand designers.Photo © LOCAL DESIGN.

Installation view of the fourth edition of LOCAL MILAN in the
5 Vie district, presented by Emma Elizabeth and LOCAL DESIGN. Featuring 44 Australian / New Zealand designers.
Photo © LOCAL DESIGN.

Installation view of the fourth edition of LOCAL MILAN in the5 Vie district, presented by Emma Elizabeth and LOCAL DESIGN. Featuring 44 Australian / New Zealand designers.Photo © LOCAL DESIGN.

Installation view of the fourth edition of LOCAL MILAN in the
5 Vie district, presented by Emma Elizabeth and LOCAL DESIGN. Featuring 44 Australian / New Zealand designers.
Photo © LOCAL DESIGN.

Nendo x WonderGlass - Melt Collection of gravity formed furniture and table top objects designed by nendo for WonderGlass. Installation view at Istituto dei Ciechi by Takumi Ota.

Nendo x WonderGlass - Melt Collection of gravity formed furniture and table top objects designed by nendo for WonderGlass. Installation view at Istituto dei Ciechi by Takumi Ota.

Nendo x WonderGlass - Melt Collection of gravity formed furniture and table top objects designed by nendo for WonderGlass.

Nendo x WonderGlass - Melt Collection of gravity formed furniture and table top objects designed by nendo for WonderGlass. Installation view at Istituto dei Ciechi © WonderGlass.

Nendo x WonderGlass - Melt Collection of gravity formed furniture and table top objects designed by nendo for WonderGlass. Installation view at Istituto dei Ciechi © WonderGlass.

Montana relaunched a Verner Panton design classic – the Pantonova seating system from 1971.Photo © Montana.

Montana relaunched a Verner Panton design classic – the Pantonova seating system from 1971.
Photo © Montana.

Odyssey sideboard by architect Francesco Maria Messina for Cypraea.

Odyssey sideboard by architect Francesco Maria Messina for Cypraea.

Ile Maurice low table by architect Francesco Maria Messina for Cypraea.

Ile Maurice low table by architect Francesco Maria Messina for Cypraea.

The Pipeline Project by Christophe Machet. Furniture and objects made from industrial PVC pipes. Photo Marie Douel.

The Pipeline Project by Christophe Machet. Furniture and objects made from industrial PVC pipes. Photo Marie Douel.

The Pipeline Project by Christophe Machet. Furniture and objects made from industrial PVC pipes. 

Carlos Amorales exhibition "L'ORA DANNATA” at Fondazione Adolfo Pini, will be on view till July 8th 2019. 

Carlos Amorales exhibition "L'ORA DANNATA” at Fondazione Adolfo Pini, will be on view till July 8th 2019. 

I Think Therefore I Was video installation by Maarten Baas. Photo by JW Kaldenbach.

I Think Therefore I Was video installation by Maarten Baas. Photo by JW Kaldenbach.

Cushions collection by JP Demeyer & Co.

Cushions collection by JP Demeyer & Co.

Elisa Ossino and Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer, creative directors and founders of H+O, revealed their apartment installation, Perfect Darkness.Photo by Giorgio Possenti.

Elisa Ossino and Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer, creative directors and founders of H+O, revealed their apartment installation, Perfect Darkness.
Photo by Giorgio Possenti.

Elisa Ossino and Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer, creative directors and founders of H+O, revealed their apartment installation, Perfect Darkness.Photo by Giorgio Possenti.

Elisa Ossino and Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer, creative directors and founders of H+O, revealed their apartment installation, Perfect Darkness.
Photo by Giorgio Possenti.

Elisa Ossino and Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer, creative directors and founders of H+O, revealed their apartment installation, Perfect Darkness.Photo by Giorgio Possenti.

Elisa Ossino and Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer, creative directors and founders of H+O, revealed their apartment installation, Perfect Darkness.
Photo by Giorgio Possenti.

Untitled site-specific permanent installation conceived by Dan Flavin for the Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa, the church in Milan designed by architect Giovanni Muzio in 1930s. Made of green, blue, pink, golden and ultraviolet light, the work suggests the natural ‘night-dawn-day’ progression of light while walking through the entryway.⠀⠀S.Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa.via Neera, 24, Milan.Open from 4 to 7 pm.⠀
Photo: Roberto Marossi.Courtesy Fondazione Prada.

Untitled site-specific permanent installation conceived by Dan Flavin for the Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa, the church in Milan designed by architect Giovanni Muzio in 1930s. Made of green, blue, pink, golden and ultraviolet light, the work suggests the natural ‘night-dawn-day’ progression of light while walking through the entryway.⠀

S.Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa.
via Neera, 24, Milan.
Open from 4 to 7 pm.⠀

Photo: Roberto Marossi.
Courtesy Fondazione Prada.

Chunk candle holder shaped under high pressure by Ward Wijnant for Oddness.  Made of tin foil and available in 3 colours; pink, lila and blue. Photo © Oddness.

Chunk candle holder shaped under high pressure by Ward Wijnant for Oddness.  Made of tin foil and available in 3 colours; pink, lila and blue. Photo © Oddness.

2000N Pressed Shoe by Studio Joris de Groot. For the Low & Bonar’s In4nite II project, Studio Joris de Groot has carefully examined the various techniques that are applied in the manufacturing of car interiors, and translated this into a collection of shoes.Photo by Studio Collector.

2000N Pressed Shoe by Studio Joris de Groot. For the Low & Bonar’s In4nite II project, Studio Joris de Groot has carefully examined the various techniques that are applied in the manufacturing of car interiors, and translated this into a collection of shoes.
Photo by Studio Collector.

Bubblegraphy series of vases by Adrianus Kundert in collaboration with Thomas van der Sman for Oddness.  The pattern on each vase is created by a special process of blowing air bubbles in the glaze. Photo © Oddness.

Bubblegraphy series of vases by Adrianus Kundert in collaboration with Thomas van der Sman for Oddness.  The pattern on each vase is created by a special process of blowing air bubbles in the glaze. 
Photo © Oddness.

A Basic Instinct by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Anna Aagaard Jensen showcased at alfa.brussels' exhibition at Alcova. Photo by Iris Rijskamp.

A Basic Instinct by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Anna Aagaard Jensen showcased at alfa.brussels' exhibition at Alcova. Photo by Iris Rijskamp.

Pleasant Couch, Chair & Floorpiece by Schimmel&Schweikle design duo (Janne Schimmel & Moreno Schweikle) at alfa.brussels' exhibition at Alcova. Photo by DSL Studio| Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti.

Pleasant Couch, Chair & Floorpiece by Schimmel&Schweikle design duo (Janne Schimmel & Moreno Schweikle) at alfa.brussels' exhibition at Alcova. Photo by DSL Studio| Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti.

1+1 design gallery presented an exhibition that focused both on the legacy of Yugoslavian architect Niko Kralj and on the new works of English artist Will West, at Alcova. Photo by DSL Studio| Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti.

1+1 design gallery presented an exhibition that focused both on the legacy of Yugoslavian architect Niko Kralj and on the new works of English artist Will West, at Alcova. Photo by DSL Studio| Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti.

The “Non-Objective tables” is a series of tables inspired by the suprematist paintings of the early 20th century, designed by Morgane Roux of  Atelier Avéus*. 3D images made in collaboration with Massimo Colonna. . Installation view at ALCOVA by DSL Studio| Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti.

The “Non-Objective tables” is a series of tables inspired by the suprematist paintings of the early 20th century, designed by Morgane Roux of  Atelier Avéus*. 3D images made in collaboration with Massimo Colonna. . Installation view at ALCOVA by DSL Studio| Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti.

Swiss backpack label QWSTION debuted Bananatex® during MDW19, a waterproof and durable fabric made from sustainably grown banana plant fibres which is fully biodegradable.Photo © QWSTION.

Swiss backpack label QWSTION debuted Bananatex® during MDW19, a waterproof and durable fabric made from sustainably grown banana plant fibres which is fully biodegradable.
Photo © QWSTION.

Swiss backpack label QWSTION debuted Bananatex® during MDW19, a waterproof and durable fabric made from sustainably grown banana plant fibres which is fully biodegradable.Photo © QWSTION.

Swiss backpack label QWSTION debuted Bananatex® during MDW19, a waterproof and durable fabric made from sustainably grown banana plant fibres which is fully biodegradable.
Photo © QWSTION.

BANANATEX by QWSTION.
video credits
CONCEPT LAUSCHSICHT
DIRECTION Kevin Blanc / Marius Thut
CAMERA Kevin Blanc / Marius Thut
EDITING Marius Thut
GRADING Kevin Blanc
PRODUCER Muriel Droz
MUSIC Michael Ricar

The six-day concept restaurant CAFFÈ POPULAIRE by Montreal design studio Lambert & Fils (Samuel Lambert) and Milan based DWA Design Studio (Frederik De Wachter & Alberto Artesani) at Alcova.Photo by Arseni Khamzin.

The six-day concept restaurant CAFFÈ POPULAIRE by Montreal design studio Lambert & Fils (Samuel Lambert) and Milan based DWA Design Studio (Frederik De Wachter & Alberto Artesani) at Alcova.
Photo by Arseni Khamzin.

EXPLORER TABLES by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona.

EXPLORER TABLES by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona.

TONGUE tea service series by Bethan Laura Wood for Rosenthal.

TONGUE tea service series by Bethan Laura Wood for Rosenthal.

POMPEI series of side tables by OPERE VARIE Matteo & Allina Cor, produced by Resin 3d line.

POMPEI series of side tables by OPERE VARIE Matteo & Allina Cor, produced by Resin 3d line.

POMPEI series of side tables by OPERE VARIE Matteo & Allina Cor, produced by Resin 3d line.

POMPEI series of side tables by OPERE VARIE Matteo & Allina Cor, produced by Resin 3d line.

Formations exhibition at Circolo Filologico Milanese revealed the new iQ Surface vinyl flooring collection by Note Design Studio for Tarkett (supported by Magis). Photo © Note Design Studio / Tarkett.

Formations exhibition at Circolo Filologico Milanese revealed the new iQ Surface vinyl flooring collection by Note Design Studio for Tarkett (supported by Magis). Photo © Note Design Studio / Tarkett.

Formations exhibition at Circolo Filologico Milanese revealed the new iQ Surface vinyl flooring collection by Note Design Studio for Tarkett (supported by Magis). Photo © Note Design Studio / Tarkett.

Formations exhibition at Circolo Filologico Milanese revealed the new iQ Surface vinyl flooring collection by Note Design Studio for Tarkett (supported by Magis). Photo © Note Design Studio / Tarkett.

Louis Vuitton's Objets Nomades Collection at Palazzo Serbelloni.Photo © Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton's Objets Nomades Collection at Palazzo Serbelloni.
Photo © Louis Vuitton.

Pineapple Wool by Nathalie Spencer at  Material Futures exhibition (Based at Central Saint Martins, UAL, Material Futures is a two-year Masters course dedicated to exploring how we will live in the future through trans-disciplinary practice and collaboration).

Pineapple Wool by Nathalie Spencer at  Material Futures exhibition (Based at Central Saint Martins, UAL, Material Futures is a two-year Masters course dedicated to exploring how we will live in the future through trans-disciplinary practice and collaboration).

Pineapple Wool by Nathalie Spencer at  Material Futures exhibition (Central Saint Martins, UAL, Material Futures Masters course).

Pineapple Wool by Nathalie Spencer at  Material Futures exhibition (Central Saint Martins, UAL, Material Futures Masters course).

Hidden Beauty by Clemence Grouin-Rigaux at Material Futures exhibition (Central Saint Martins, UAL, Material Futures Masters course). Objects made out of blood waste, bones, skins or offal that definetly increase our appreciation of these underutilised and undervalued materials.

Hidden Beauty by Clemence Grouin-Rigaux at Material Futures exhibition (Central Saint Martins, UAL, Material Futures Masters course). Objects made out of blood waste, bones, skins or offal that definetly increase our appreciation of these underutilised and undervalued materials.

Hidden Beauty by Clemence Grouin-Rigaux at Material Futures exhibition (Central Saint Martins, UAL, Material Futures Masters course). Objects made out of blood waste, bones, skins or offal that definetly increase our appreciation of these underutilised and undervalued materials.

Hidden Beauty by Clemence Grouin-Rigaux at Material Futures exhibition (Central Saint Martins, UAL, Material Futures Masters course). Objects made out of blood waste, bones, skins or offal that definetly increase our appreciation of these underutilised and undervalued materials.

For the exhibition of the new 2019 Versace Home Collection in Via Gesù, Versace has collaborated with interior designer Sasha Bikoff and artist Andy Dixon. Photo © Versace.

For the exhibition of the new 2019 Versace Home Collection in Via Gesù, Versace has collaborated with interior designer Sasha Bikoff and artist Andy Dixon. Photo © Versace.

For the exhibition of the new 2019 Versace Home Collection in Via Gesù, Versace has collaborated with interior designer Sasha Bikoff and artist Andy Dixon. Photo © Versace.

For the exhibition of the new 2019 Versace Home Collection in Via Gesù, Versace has collaborated with interior designer Sasha Bikoff and artist Andy Dixon. Photo © Versace.

For the exhibition of the new 2019 Versace Home Collection in Via Gesù, Versace has collaborated with interior designer Sasha Bikoff and artist Andy Dixon. Photo © Versace.

For the exhibition of the new 2019 Versace Home Collection in Via Gesù, Versace has collaborated with interior designer Sasha Bikoff and artist Andy Dixon. Photo © Versace.

Richard Ginori Unveiled Mythological, Sea-Inspired Tabletop Collaboration with Luke Edward Hall.

Richard Ginori Unveiled Mythological, Sea-Inspired Tabletop Collaboration with Luke Edward Hall.

Richard Ginori Unveiled Mythological, Sea-Inspired Tabletop Collaboration with Luke Edward Hall.

Richard Ginori Unveiled Mythological, Sea-Inspired Tabletop Collaboration with Luke Edward Hall.

GRIFO cabinet with mirror by Elena Salmistraro for ALTREFORME.

GRIFO cabinet with mirror by Elena Salmistraro for ALTREFORME.

BEST OF MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2019

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