Art, architecture and travel in Milan
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Milan - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Milan.
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Milan Design Week: these porcelain lights mimic paper lanterns
An exclusive first look at Lee Broom's ‘Cascade’ lighting for Lladró, launching at Euroluce during Salone del Mobile 2025
By Hugo Macdonald Published
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Buccellati brings the forest and Furry Animals to Milan Design Week
The jewellery and silverware maison falls back on tradition for its Milan showcase, presenting its now-emblematic collection of intricately crafted creatures
By Laura May Todd Published
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25 artists reimagine the teapot at Milan Design Week 2025
Come to Loewe’s cross-cultural tea party: pots of fun in Milan as artists, designers and architects celebrate the universal comfort of tea
By Hannah Silver Published
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The Wallpaper* Design Issue comes with our Salone del Mobile must-sees
The May 2025 issue of Wallpaper* is on sale now, taking in Milan Design Week, the Venice Biennale, and a very stylish tea party
By Bill Prince Published
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Aboard Gio Ponti's colourful Arlecchino train in Milan, a conversation about design with Formafantasma
The design duo boards Gio Ponti’s train bound for the latest Prada Frames symposium at Milan Design Week
By Laura May Todd Published
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Where next for Salone del Mobile? Maria Porro on the future of the world’s biggest furniture fair
Ahead of Salone del Mobile 2025 in Milan, we sit down with its president to talk design, data and forging the event’s future in a fast-changing world
By Hugo Macdonald Published
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Milan Design Week: Dropcity challenges detention space design with 'Prison Times'
Dropcity's inaugural exhibition 'Prison Times – Spatial Dynamics of Penal Environments', opens a few days before the launch of Milan Design Week and discusses penal environments and their spatial design
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The world’s best new hotels that we’re loving without reservation
Explore the best new openings in the world, from Orient Express’ La Dolce Vita train and first-ever hotel to Capella’s debut in Taipei
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Last updated
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What to see at Milan Design Week 2025
We bring you a running guide to some of the events the Wallpaper* team is looking forward to at Milan Design Week (7–13 April) – from public installations and major launches to standout venues and must-see exhibitions. Stay tuned for updates...
By Hugo Macdonald Last updated
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Milan Fashion Week A/W 2025 highlights: Prada to Giorgio Armani
Wallpaper* picks the best of Milan Fashion Week, from Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’ portrait of ‘raw glamour’ to Giorgio Armani’s return to his roots
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Artist Lachlan Turczan and Google's 'Making the Invisible Visible' at Milan Design Week 2025
All that is solid melts into air at Garage 21 in Milan as Google showcases a cutting-edge light installation alongside a display of its hardware evolution and process
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Inside the unexpected collaboration between Marni’s Francesco Risso and artists Slawn and Soldier
New exhibition ‘The Pink Sun’ will take place at Francesco Risso’s palazzo in Milan in collaboration with Saatchi Yates, opening after the Marni show today, 26 February
By Hannah Silver Published
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Inside the fantastical world of Francesco Risso’s Marni: ‘We push it to the maximum’
After a standout S/S 2025 show, Simon Chilvers heads to Milan to meet Marni’s nonconformist creative director Francesco Risso, a designer seeking the ultimate self-expression through clothing
By Simon Chilvers Published
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The best Milan bars for a fashionable aperitivo
Milan’s after-dark renaissance is evident in a new wave of design-led cocktail bars, setting the right mood for enticing aperitivos and nightcaps; Milan editor Laura May Todd recommends the best
By Laura May Todd Published
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What is the role of fragrance in contemporary culture, asks a new exhibition at 10 Corso Como
Milan concept store 10 Corso Como has partnered with London creative agency System Preferences to launch Olfactory Signals 01
By Hannah Tindle Published
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Women’s Fashion Week A/W 2025: what to expect
After some seasons of flux, Women’s Fashion Week A/W 2025 will see a number of designers begin their tenures at the world’s best-known houses – though there are some notable absences too. Here’s what to expect in London, Milan, Paris and New York, which begins today (6 February 2025)
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Salone del Mobile: tickets, timings and locations for Milan Design Week
Here is your expert guide to Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone: how to get to the fair, and what to see across the city
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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What makes fashion and art such good bedfellows?
There has always been a symbiosis between fashion and the art world. Here, we look at what makes the relationship such a successful one
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Prada’s monumental scaffolding show set was an ‘exploration of contrasts’
The AMO-designed show set, which also featured an art nouveau-inspired carpet, backdropped an A/W 2025 menswear collection which Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons described as one of ‘instinct, passion and romance’
By Jack Moss Published
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Men’s Fashion Week A/W 2025: what to expect
Everything Wallpaper* knows about Men’s Fashion Week A/W 2025, which begins today (14 January 2024) in Florence and heralds a new year in fashion
By Jack Moss Last updated
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A next-generation Milanese members’ club wins Wallpaper* Design Award 2025
The Wilde wins our Best Social Hub award for its embodiment of the cosmopolitan Milanese spirit
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Vincent Van Duysen reimagines a historic palazzo for Molteni&C in Milan
Molteni&C teases images of Palazzo Molteni, a sprawling and immersive new design destination in Milan, ahead of its official opening in April
By Ali Morris Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025: meet the travel winners transcending destinations
Discover the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025 travel winners – the year’s places to stay, dine, drink and join – and watch our video to find out why they won
By Lauren Ho Published
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The design-led restaurants to know in 2025
This year’s most read-about restaurant openings to inspire your 2025 cravings, from a playful diner in New York to an art-and-dining hub in Marrakech
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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New exhibition, ‘Architecture for Dogs' celebrates the human-canine bond
As a showcase of designs for dogs opens in Milan, we find out why inviting our four-legged friends into exhibitions benefits everybody.
By Ali Morris Published
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The future of Salone del Mobile: new report quantifies impact of the world's biggest furniture fair
For the first time, Salone del Mobile reports on its size and impact. ‘Milan Design (Eco) System’ puts Salone into numbers, allowing its future and challenges to be addressed
By Cristina Kiran Piotti Published
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been doing this week
A snowy Swiss Alpine sleepover, a design book fest in Milan, and a night with Steve Coogan in London – our editors' out-of-hours adventures this week
By Bill Prince Published