Get excited: Hundreds of thousands of design aficionados will descend on Milan next week for the 64th edition of Salone del Mobile, which runs April 21 to 26, and the plethora of Fuorisalone pop-ups throughout the city. So pack your bags and bookmark this page for the scoop on all the dreamy, design-forward stops to make while you’re in town. Ciao!
LOGISTICS
Preregistration: Skip the lines—and the headache—by registering for the fair ahead of time.
Getting there: The main show is located at Fiera Milano in Rho (Strada Statale del Sempione, 28), a 30-minute subway ride from the city center on the M1 (red) line. You’ll need a standard ticket, since you’ll be riding the train to the very last stop, but do yourself a favor and buy a round-trip to avoid waiting in line at the end of a long day.
Map app: Download the Salone del Mobile.Milano app for easy access to exhibitor booth numbers—and, more important, a map!
AT THE FAIR
Parisian designer Oscar Lucien Ono of Maison Numéro 20 transforms the walkway between Pavilions 13 and 15 into the “Aurea, an Architectural Fiction” exhibition, an imaginary multiroom hotel outfitted with art deco motifs and surrealist accents. (A Luxury Way, Pavilions 13–15)
Tréca Paris premieres its latest couture-quality bed frames and mattresses, including new collaborations with French design brand Rouge Absolu and Parisian designer Oscar Lucien Ono. (Pavilion 13, C16)
Tuuci presents Softscapes, a line of customizable outdoor upholstery prints, including the whimsical Tamarin, the botanical Wonder and the undulating Safari. (Pavilion 24, C19)
Neolith showcases two innovative new surface designs, Colosseo and Toscano, alongside its Architectural line of interior wall claddings and ventilated facades. (Pavilion 1, A12)
At Salone Raritas—a new exhibition space devoted to collectible design—Draga & Aurel unveils its collaboration with heritage glass brand Salviati, which includes two new colorful lamp designs: the bulbous Soffio and the ethereal Crisalide. (Pavilion 9)
At Workplace3.0, Japanese office furniture brand NII presents its inaugural collection, including four reconfigurable furniture families such as the color-blocked Bitmap and the serpentine Parlamento. (Pavilion 22, A27)
Porro presents “Reimagining Beauty,” an installation by Piero Lissoni showcasing new collections by Dordoni Studio, Nao Tamura and Yabu Pushelberg. (Pavilion 11, D15–D21; E14–E18)
At EuroCucina, Italian brand Fògher debuts its first-ever electric barbecue grill alongside a new stainless steel outdoor kitchen designed by American restaurateur Joe Bastianich. (Pavilion 4, C19–D20)
French bathroom design brand Trone debuts Altesse, a self-cleaning smart toilet with an integrated LED light and automated deodorization sensor. (Pavilion 6, B39)
Guatemalan design studio Piegatto makes its debut at the fair with the Carved Landscapes collection, featuring an assortment of sculptural case goods crafted from laminated birch. (Pavilion 18, F12)
Italian design brand Lago celebrates the 20th anniversary of its iconic Air series with the introduction of the Air Roundy bookcase, a curvilinear shelving system that can be arranged in multiple configurations. (Pavilion 24, D06–D08)
Giobagnara rolls out a fresh assortment of luxury Italian leather goods, including furniture designs by Stéphane Parmentier and the latest additions to its ongoing collaboration with Poltrona Frau. (Pavilion 13, D42)
AROUND TOWN
5Vie Design Week and Alcova Milano present “Guatemala Diseña con las Manos,” a traveling exhibition spotlighting handmade pieces by 14 Guatemalan design studios and a large-scale collaborative installation inspired by the Temple of the Great Jaguar in Tikal. (Via Olona, 6B)
At the Palazzo Litta, Belgian brand LcD Textile Edition unveils “Full Metal Banquet,” a fiber-based installation composed of salvaged materials and featuring scenography by feather artist Eric Charles-Donatien. (Corso Magenta, 24)
RH opens the doors to its seven-level Milan gallery, a fully restored 19th century palazzo, and previews RH Estates, a curated collection of high-end designs with classical silhouettes and modern finishes. (Corso Venezia, 56)
The Flamingo Estate Bathhouse by Kohler, a multisensory sanctuary inside the Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea museum, features an enameled cast iron bath tub clad in a copper shroud, alongside four Richard Christiansen–devised pollinator baths for migrating birds and bees. (Via Palestro, 14)
At the historic Palazzo Acerbi, H&M Home showcases a selection of key pieces from its upcoming collaboration with Kelly Wearstler in a daily ritual–inspired installation by Studio Boum. (Corso di Porta Romana, 3)
Rubelli unveils “Ai Weiwei: About Silk,” an immersive installation highlighting two original hand-loomed designs by the Chinese artist and activist, with creative direction by Formafantasma. (Via Fatebenefratelli, 9)
At the Colefax and Fowler showroom, Larsen releases its latest collection of handcrafted wallcoverings, including patterns inspired by ikats, Tuareg rugs, and traditional weaving techniques. (Via Palermo, 8)
Artemest transforms the first three floors of the historic Palazzo Donizetti into the fourth edition of L’Appartamento by Artemest, with room-specific installations by Charlap Hyman & Herrero, March and White Design, Rockwell Group, Sasha Adler, and Urjowan Alsharif Interiors. (Via Gaetano Donizetti, 48)
Kasthall reveals its inaugural collaboration with Barber Osgerby, including two new rug collections: the graphic Atlas and the multitonal Bonbon. (Piazza Paolo VI)
Arte tapped artist Gabriela de Sagarminaga for a texture-rich installation at its pop-up showroom, featuring scenes crafted from raffia, cork, woven grasses and shells. (Corso Garibaldi, 65)
Bocci premieres “Light as Medium,” an exhibition of new and reimagined works by co-founder Omer Arbel, curated by David Alhadeff of The Future Perfect. (Via Giuseppe Rovani, 20)
Stop by Poltrona Frau to admire the Archibald Delicate Balance chair by Shepard Fairey, a limited-edition design upholstered in digitally printed leather and emblazoned with the American artist and activist’s original illustrations. (Via Alessandro Manzoni, 30)
Nina Yashar transforms her Nilufar Depot gallery into the “Nilufar Grand Hotel,” complete with a David/Nicolas–designed bedroom adorned in hand-painted and embroidered wallcoverings by de Gournay, and a room that showcases Allegra Hicks’s new crochet-covered Trame di Confine collection. (Viale Vincenzo Lancetti, 34)
At the Maria Calderara showroom, Dedar introduces a plethora of artful designs into its expressive Versi Liberi collection in an exhibition designed by Studio Anne Holtrop. (Via Lazzaretto, 15)
Inside Casa Manzoni, Cosentino teams up with Tom Dixon for “Axis,” a multispace installation outfitted with the designer’s material-driven furnishings and the brand’s Éclos line of zero-crystalline-silica surfaces. (Via Gerolamo Morone, 1)
Baccarat returns to Milan Design Week with “Crystal Crypt,” a science fiction–fueled exhibition by art historian Emmanuelle Luciani, featuring the new Mille Fleurs chandelier by London designer Bethan Laura Wood. (Via Marco Formentini, 10)
Carve out some time for Alcova’s Baggio outpost (Via Simone Saint Bon, 7)—staged on the grounds of an abandoned military hospital complex—and seek out these three gems: Andrea Claire Studio’s Totemic collection of hanji paper lighting (Casa Delle Suore, C9); Studio Lugo’s laminated metal Resonance line (Casa Delle Suore, C11); and Marrimor’s eye-catching ceramic Concerto console (Stecca 8, S12).
At the Lodes showroom, Carolina Martinelli and Vittorio Venezia premiere the Axia, a hospitality-grade suspension lamp with a spherical frame and gently rounded glass bulbs. (Via Della Moscova, 33)
Studio Yellowdot debuts “Edible Reveries,” a multisensory installation for Artisia—pasta giant Barilla’s experimental brand—with tasting workshops and a 3D-printed furniture collection defined by noodle-shaped forms. (Fular, Via Melzo, 34)
Franck Genser presents three of his whimsical pieces—the Cascade Finie 135 lamp, the Brutaliste table and the Scarf Fauteuil armchair—at “Le Design Défilé,” a showcase of contemporary French designs. (Via Statuto, 11)
Rimadesio celebrates its 70th anniversary with “Becoming,” an audiovisual installation staged throughout the Palazzo Isimbardi, curated by Swiss multidisciplinary studio Juma, and featuring original works by Encor Studio. (Corso Monforte, 35)
Gabriella Khalil, creative director at New York multidisciplinary studio WSA, unveils the Common Ground rug collection for Ege in a special installation on the rooftop of the Convey Building. (Via San Senatore, 10)
In honor of its 25th anniversary, Moooi debuts a reflective silver-wrapped installation in collaboration with Dezeen and Superstudio. The exhibit, part of Superstudio Design, features new works by Yves Béhar, Andrés Reisinger and Roderick Vos. (Superstudio Più, Via Tortona, 27)
Kvadrat presents “In Rainbows,” an installation by Giulio Ridolfo that reimagines its showroom as a soft shelter of evolving color with flowers, textiles and curated soundscapes. (Corso Monforte, 15)
Artist Johanna de Clisson transforms the garden of the Pierre Frey showroom into “Allegory of the Loom,” an immersive spaceship-inspired installation featuring a new furniture collection designed by Garnier & Linker. (Via Fatebenefratelli, 3)
