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Nine highlights from Salone del Mobile 2026 and the rest of Milan Design Week
This year’s Milan Design Week was buzzing with optimism despite the challenges facing the sector. We toured the city’s halls and stalls to glean the insights on the opportunities in the industry today.
Salone and the city: Nic Monisse wraps up Milan Design Week 2026
Another Milan Design Week is in the books and Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, is here to wrap up the week that was.
How Gilda Bojardi helped define Milan Design Week and foster international collaboration
‘Interni’ editor Gilda Bojardi is a mainstay of the Milanese design scene. She spoke to Monocle while providing a tour of the Oscar Niemeyer-designed palazzo which the Italian magazine calls home.
Milan Design Week thinks outside the box as the industry reacts to a fractured zeitgeist
Designers put their thinking caps on for this year’s edition of Milan Design Week, which leaned into intellectualism and collectable work.
Fuorisalone proves that fashion is no mere accessory to Milan Design Week
As the presence of major luxury fashion houses at Milan Design Week continues to grow, their contribution has been subtly evolving into an integral part of the industry beyond the fair grounds.
The top-50 things to see at Milan Design Week
From cyberpunk installations to silverware – and from career retrospectives to showcases of emerging talent – here are the presentations and shows not to miss at this year’s Milan Design Week.
How Paris Design Week is now emerging as a contender to Milan’s design reign
With striking venues, support for emerging designers and renewed respect for France’s métiers d’art, Paris Design Week has quickly become a must on the global design circuit, and Milan’s fiercest competitor.
The Opener
Pablo Escobar’s hippos, manhole-cover designs and a fake cemetery in Egypt.
Back on form
The 20 events, items and innovative makers that are shaping the design world as it regains its momentum.
Upwardly mobile
Milan's Salone del Mobile showed an optimistic mood despite the credit crunch, attracting a record 348,000 visitors. Many came from abroad, with a strong showing from booming South American countries.
