Design Spectacles at Milan Design Week 2025

Highlights of Milan Design Week 2025

Milan Design Week 2025 showcased a diverse range of furniture design, art installations, and exhibitions, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, artistic expression, and thematic depth. Here are some of the noteworthy events that caught the attention of visitors.

'Radical Hope' by AMO at Galleria Blanchaert

This multi-sensory exhibition explored ceremony, craft, and collective energy, providing a thought-provoking experience for attendees.

'Mother' by Robert Wilson at Museo della Pietà Rondanini - Castello Sforzesco

Renowned American artist Robert Wilson unveiled his new work, 'Mother', in collaboration with Comune di Milano | Cultura.

'Romantic Brutalism' by the Visteria Foundation

Curated by Federica Sala, this exhibition delved into Polish cultural identity through design, taking Poland's involvement in the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris as a starting point.

Material Alchemists, a showcase by Wallpaper

This event gathered a global group of 20 individuals and studios whose material transformations have been celebrated over the past 12 months.

'The Beauty of Circularity' by Tarkett and Franklin Till

An immersive installation that invited visitors to touch, feel, and rethink material cycles, 'The Beauty of Circularity' explored waste not as an end point, but a beginning.

Daniele Papuli's 'Fragmenti' series at Dilmos Gallery

For the first time, Papuli's sculpted and carved paper creations took the form of furniture and objects for the home.

Hydro's 'R100' project

Five designers created mono-material designs using Hydro CIRCAL 100R aluminium, sourced, processed, and produced entirely within a 100 km radius.

'The Last Pot' by Il Tornitore Matto, an Alessi project

This collection of thoughtfully designed funerary urns was reimagined as objects of memory, care, and continuity by a group of renowned designers.

'Library of Light' by Es Devlin

This monumental circular sculpture, set to transform the Cortile d'Onore, was composed of illuminated shelves holding over 2,000 books.

Muji x Studio 5∙5's 'Muji Muji 5∙5' project

This project revolved around Manifesto House - a compact, modular dwelling designed for simplicity, longevity, and low impact.

Notable Furniture Pieces and Installations

Decibel's PORTAL Exhibition

This exhibition featured a 15-foot robotic arm continuously 3D printing furniture pieces on-site at a former SNIA factory. Ten chairs designed by eight designers—including Karim Rashid and Philippe Bietenholz—were made from recycled materials, highlighting sustainable, circular design principles.

Diane Chair by Ambroise Maggiar

Unveiled as a first collaboration at the fair, this chair was noted as a sculptural ode to domestic rituals and design memory.

Moroso Flagship Store Installation in Brera Design District

Under the theme "Normal Non-Normal," notable designers Patricia Urquiola, García Cumini, and Zanellato/Bortotto shaped an immersive narrative living space focusing on comfort, surfaces, and volumes.

RoCollectible 2025 by Galleria Rossana Orlandi

This distinctive showcase celebrated materiality as memory and transformation, showcasing a variety of unique and thought-provoking pieces.

Tacchini and Desalto Presentations

Tacchini offered a sensorial refuge experience amidst the fair, while Desalto reaffirmed its core identity with a focus on metal in furniture.

The overall 63rd Salone del Mobile 2025 emphasized the theme "Thought for Humans," focusing on the harmony between the human body and materials, sustainability, and enlightened humanism in design.

Other Notable Events

'L'Appartamento' by Artemest

Six acclaimed interior design studios transformed rooms within Palazzo Donizetti, a 19th-century residence blending Baroque and Renaissance influences.

Alcova returns to Milan Design Week

This event featured site-specific installations and exhibitions across four sites, engaging with their surroundings.

Nilufar's exhibition exploring 'the spirituality of wood'

This exhibition showcased the works of George Nakashima, a favourite Japanese-American midcentury woodworker.

'The Theater of Things: 7 Nights and 7 Days Living with Collectible Design' at Delvis (Un)Limited

This live-in design stage allowed designers to inhabit the space by night and discuss their experiences over public 'breakfast conversations' each morning.

Interni Venosta, a collaboration between Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran (with Fabbri Services), will present a third drop at Phillips

Adding 22 pieces to their portfolio of furniture, lighting, and accessories, this collaboration promises to bring a fresh perspective to the world of design.

Studio KO x Beni Rugs

This collaboration showcased a collection of ten rugs, featuring five weaving methods including Rabat, a reinterpretation of the intricate R'bati carpet.

The 'Beatha' drinks cabinet by Orior

Carved from walnut with hair-on-hide doors and cast bronze hardware, this drinks cabinet was a standout piece at Milan Design Week 2025.

Dropcity's inaugural exhibition, 'Prison Times - Spatial Dynamics of Penal Environments'

This exhibition displayed objects from prisons around the world, bringing attention to the socio-economic machinery of incarceration.

'All the Things We Do in Bed' by Marimekko × Laila Gohar

This giant bed installation in the foyer of Teatro Litta debuted a capsule collection of bedroom-themed pieces featuring archival stripes by Maija Isola.

Giobagnara x Nick Vinson's show

This collaboration between the brand's furniture and Nick Vinson's eye for detail combined Giorgio Bagnara's cultural flair and Nick's refinement.

These highlights reflect a blend of cutting-edge technology, sustainability, artistic expression, and thematic depth in furniture design at Milan Design Week 2025.

The 'L'Appartamento' by Artemest, a notable event during Milan Design Week 2025, showcased six acclaimed interior design studios transforming rooms within Palazzo Donizetti, a 19th-century residence, demonstrating the fusion of Baroque and Renaissance influences in interior-design lifestyle.

The 'Beatha' drinks cabinet by Orior, a standout piece at Milan Design Week 2025, showcases the one-of-a-kind craftsmanship, elevating home-and-garden decor through its walnut crafting, hair-on-hide doors, and cast bronze hardware.