What to See At Milan Design Week 2025

Milan Design Week is a key event in the global design calendar. From 8 - 13 April, the 63rd edition will take over the city of Milan. At its heart is the world’s largest interior design fair, Salone del Mobile – an exhibition of over 2,000 interior design exhibitors across 169,000 square meters of exhibition space. At the same time, Fuorisalone transforms the city into a vibrant design hub featuring installations, exhibitions, events and showroom openings across the city.

Whether you’re in the city for the event, or sipping a negroni from the comfort of home, we’ve compiled 7 top picks in the OVS ‘what to see at Milan Design Week 2025,’ keeping you up to date with the latest trends, exhibitions, and innovations shaping the design world.

Established & Sons

Various Locations

Looking for lighting inspiration? Established & Sons celebrates its 20th anniversary at Milan Design Week 2025 with a series of exciting partnerships across the city’s cafes, restaurants, and stores, showcasing new arrivals like the reimagined Tiki portable lamp. Check out their guide ‘How To Make It Through Design Week,’ to discover new refined contemporary lighting as well as Milan’s coolest hotspots.

Orizzonti

By Zanellato/Bortotto

Brera Design Apartment | Via Palermo

By appointment

Responding to Fuorisalone’s theme of ‘Connected Worlds,’ Orizzonti (Horizons) presents the Bera Design Apartment designed by the Zanellato/Bortotto studio with Nathalie Borgeaud. The apartment comprises six rooms, each designed using different surfaces, colours and materials to tell a unique narrative. At OVS we love design as a means of storytelling. This project celebrates art, craftsmanship, history, memory, tradition and the peculiarities of place.

Fragmenti

By Daniele Papuli

Dilmos | Via San Marco 1

At OVS we are fascinated by materials and their applications. Daniele Papuli describes himself as a ‘sculptographer’ and has spent 30 years exploring the sculptural and functional potential of paper. This new project showcased at the Dilmos gallery, marks a shift in scale and approach for Papuli. For the first time, the artist will exhibit a series of sensorial furnishings for everyday life. From tables to wall-mounted bookcases, every piece has been meticulously handcrafted.

Library of Light

By Es Devlin

Pinacoteca di Brera

To fully experience Salone del Mobile means immersing yourself in one of the festival’s monumental installations. This year Es Devlin, the British artist and designer known as the ‘poet of light,’ has created a breathtaking rotating light sculpture at the centre of the 17th century Cortile d'Onore, which connects the Pinacoteca di Brera, the Braidense National Library and the Academy of Fine Arts. An 18-metre diameter cylindrical installation will reflect the sun’s light into parts of the building that have never seen natural light before.

A Beat of Water

By Roca x BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group

Università degli Studi di Milano

Another immersive installation not to be missed is a collaborative project between Roca and BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group. Installed in the iconic Università degli Studi di Milano the installation will explore the journey of water through nature, architecture and technology, bringing awareness to our consumption of this finite resource. The project hopes to investigate how smart technology and innovative design can build a more sustainable future.  

Nagi

By Pushelberg

Salvatori Showroom | Via Solferino 1

Nagi is a brand-new texture designed for Salvatori by Yabu Pushelberg, the first of a series of products that will debut at the Italian brand's Brera showroom during Design Week. Nagi is a natural stone finish featuring delicate undulations that recall the ripple effect caused by a stone hitting water. The Japanese word "Nagi" (凪 ) describes the quietness of the sea and the tranquil, lulling sensation it creates. 

101010

by LAYER

Project Room Gallery | Corso Como 10

Are you interested in the future of design? Celebrating 10 years of LAYER, the British design studio presents its key projects from the past decade alongside six prototypes that aim to address contemporary and future global issues such as urban density, resource scarcity and climate change. An incredible opportunity to explore innovative design that combines cutting-edge technology with traditional craftsmanship.

Milan Design Week offers a wealth of inspiration and ideas; from materials and cutting-edge technology to sustainability and lighting. Feeling inspired? Get in touch today to find out how we can help make your design dream a reality.