Don’t (Just) Call Them Toys: When Architecture Turns to Bricks
On the occasion of LEGO Day 2026, we explore how the world’s most famous colored bricks have revolutionized the fields of design and urban planning January 28 marks LEGO Day, the date the patent for the world’s most iconic brick was filed back in 1958. While for many, LEGO represents the ultimate childhood memory, for […]
MIFF 2026: The Future of Furniture Passes Through Kuala Lumpur
Southeast Asia’s leading fair returns: 100,000 sqm of design, Malaysian craftsmanship, and innovative solutions for Generation Alpha The global furniture market has a new, essential appointment. From March 4 to 7, 2026, the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) returns for its 32nd edition, confirming its status as the number one trade platform in Southeast Asia. […]
Road to Milano Cortina 2026: The Olympic Flame Illuminates Brescia and Lake Iseo
From Cremona to the “Lioness of Italy”: The Olympic Flame Relay ignites Lombardy with iconic design, stories of resilience, and the energy of the Coca-Cola Truck The heartbeat of the Winter Games is growing stronger in the heart of Lombardy. On its forty-first day, the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Flame Relay traversed lands of excellence, […]
The Archaeology of the Future at Palazzo Litta: Lina Ghotmeh signs “Metamorphosis”
For Milan Design Week 2026, MoscaPartners Variations transforms the Cortile d’Onore with a site-specific installation by the French-Lebanese architect From April 21 to 26, 2026, on the occasion of Fuorisalone, one of Milan’s most iconic locations returns as the epicenter of design culture. MoscaPartners has selected Lina Ghotmeh to lead the central intervention of MoscaPartners […]
Maison&Objet 2026: When Future Design is Born from the Roots of the Past
From January 15 to 19, Paris becomes the world capital of design with an event that weaves together savoir-faire, innovation, and new creative visions From January 15 to 19, 2026, Maison&Objet returns to Paris with a new edition dedicated to the dialogue between innovation and tradition. Spanning 7 halls and 6 sectors, the event confirms […]
Animaux dans la Ville: Urban Wildlife Meets City Design in Paris
Stefano Boeri and Andrea Branzi explore the coexistence between humans and animals in urban spaces at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain At Place du Palais Royal in Paris, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain inaugurates its new exhibition spaces with an innovative project: “Animaux dans la Ville” by Stefano Boeri and Andrea Branzi. The […]
Courmayeur Design Week-end 2026: Design Celebrates Love at the Foot of Mont Blanc
From February 12 to 15, the Valentine’s Day weekend becomes a distributed laboratory of projects, passions and visions From February 12 to 15, 2026, Courmayeur Design Week-end returns to its symbolic destination with an edition that weaves together design thinking, landscape and human relationships. Presented at the ADI Design Museum in Milan, the new edition […]
Lives on Display: Ettore Sottsass Beyond the Project
At Triennale Milano, a photographic exhibition reveals the private and public dimensions of Ettore Sottsass, between intimacy, travel and design vision There is a moment when design ceases to be an object and becomes a life story. Ettore Sottsass. Mise en scène , on view at Triennale Milano from December 12, 2025 to February 15, […]
Milano Design Week 2026: Superstudio Redesigns the City with a New Design Map
A distributed concept across Tortona, Barona, and Bovisa presents three visions — SuperNova, SuperCity, and SuperPlayground — to narrate the evolution of international design through research, emerging talent, and large immersive installations Superstudio extends its collaboration to Milan’s three neighborhoods—Tortona, Barona, and Bovisa—for a total of 30,000 m². A new thematic map defines the identity […]
Graphic Japan: from Hokusai to Manga, a visual journey into Japanese culture
The first major exhibition in Italy dedicated to Japanese graphic art arrives in Bologna, spanning from the Edo period to the contemporary age, at the Museo Civico Archeologico until April 6, 2026 Graphic Japan. From Hokusai to Manga brings to Italy for the first time a broad survey of Japanese graphic art. The exhibition presents […]
Michelangelo Pistoletto brings the Third Paradise to the Pyramids of Giza
In Giza, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Cittadellarte present the Third Paradise at the fifth edition of Forever Is Now, uniting past and future in a universal symbol of rebirth From November 12 to December 6, 2025, the Pyramids of Giza host Forever Is Now, the international exhibition where contemporary art enters into dialogue with ancient Egypt. […]
Alcova Milano 2026 transforms two secret locations into design stages
From 20 to 26 April 2026, Alcova Milano 2026 will open the Baggio Military Hospital and Franco Albini’s Villa Pestarini, creating a unique dialogue between architectural heritage, urban memory and contemporary experimentation Just days before the opening of the third edition of Alcova Miami, the first official information has already arrived about Alcova Milano 2026, […]
QC lights up Christmas: a constellation of wishes with “QC Make a Wish”
The new holiday campaign transforms wellbeing into an immersive story of light, emotion and wonder, with urban experiences and a new iconic destination: QC Salsomaggiore With the arrival of the festive season, QC presents “QC Make a Wish”, a campaign that intertwines imagination, wellbeing and poetry. At its heart lies the power of wishes — […]
Noor Riyadh 2025: the city becomes light
The Noor Riyadh 2025 festival brings 59 artists from 24 countries and more than 60 artworks to Riyadh, including over 35 new commissions, from November 20 to December 6, 2025 From November 20 to December 6, 2025, the capital of Saudi Arabia transforms into a vast open-air stage. Noor Riyadh 2025 lights up streets, buildings […]
The Creative Beat of “Il Picchio”: Enzo Bioli’s Ceramics Between Art and Design
When a woodpecker does more than just “tap-tap”: Enzo Bioli’s workshop that reinvented ceramics from Parma to the world In 1967, Enzo Bioli founded “Il Picchio”, a ceramics workshop in Parma. Active until 1985, the workshop produced both artistic and series pieces, recognized nationally and internationally. Every piece of Il Picchio ceramics combines functionality, beauty, […]
Superstudio Photo Award 2026: “Metamorphosis, from Clothes to Skin: Differently ME”
Call for Young Photographers Opens – Deadline: December 15, 2025 MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas and Superstudio Events proudly announce the launch of the Superstudio Photo Award 2026. This first edition, titled “Metamorphosis, from Clothes to Skin: Differently ME”, celebrates young photographers aged 18–28 enrolled in European schools, academies, or universities in photography, visual communication, […]
Finnish Design for Sustainable Education
In Rome, a talk with Helka Parkkinen on the role of design in learning projects Sustainable design applied to education and learning is the central theme of the talk with Helka Parkkinen, founding partner of the Helsinki-based studio KOKO3. The event will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM […]
FORMAE – What is the Right Shape of Things?
When Contemporary Art Meets Cutting-Edge Design: Gaggenau’s New Ovens Turn Matter into Poetry In the heart of Milan, FORMAE – What Is the Right Shape of Things? comes to life, an exhibition that weaves together contemporary art and cutting-edge design to explore the relationship between matter and form.The protagonists are four Italian artists – Franco […]
Murano Illumina il Mondo 2025: the magic of Murano glass lights up Piazza San Marco
Twelve artist-designed chandeliers transform Venice into an open-air gallery From 21 November 2025 to 1 March 2026, the timeless artistry of Murano glass takes center stage in Piazza San Marco for the third edition of Murano Illumina il Mondo. Twelve internationally renowned artists and designers reinterpret the iconic Venetian chandelier, collaborating with Murano’s most prestigious […]
The 10th Edition of Paw Chew Go Festival is Coming
On November 8-9, 2025, BASE Milano hosts the largest illustration event Paw Chew Go Festival, Milan’s leading illustration and visual arts event, celebrates its 10th edition. On Saturday, November 8, and Sunday, November 9, 2025, BASE Milano will host two days filled with exhibitions, workshops, talks, and live performances. Since 2014, Paw Chew Go has […]
Elegance and Vision: THESIGN Unveils Its New Showroom in the Heart of Rome
THESIGN inaugurates a 400-square-meter immersive space in Via dei Due Macelli, where Italian and international design, art, and architecture converge to create a unique living experience On October 23, 2025, Rome welcomed the opening of THESIGN’s new showroom, located just steps from Piazza di Spagna at Via dei Due Macelli 8–11. More than a furniture […]