Design Events

An immersive installation in Milan weaves together history, activism and experimentation with precious threads; we speak with Ai Weiwei about his first foray into silk

By Cristina Kiran Piotti Published 21 April 26

‘It’s just like playing,’ says the designer of creating the Milan Design Week installation in situ, a twisting mass of leather cords, swooping around the store’s water feature like vines

By Ali Morris Published 21 April 26

Developed with experience designer Annabelle Schneider and Snøhetta, the installation invites design week visitors to slow down for a bit

By Adrian Madlener Published 20 April 26

‘Metamorphosis in Motion’ for MoscaPartners is a labyrinth designed to slow visitors down during a busy Milan Design Week

By Ifeoluwa Adedeji Published 20 April 26

Bespoke Partnership

Milan Design Week will see the group bring together two of its power brands in an installation exploring the bathroom as a continuously evolving ecosystem

By Gavin Hastings Published 20 April 26

Bespoke Partnership

Fifteen works by Singapore-based designers showcase the nation’s evolving approach to solving global challenges through design and technology

By Gavin Hastings Published 20 April 26

Nike Chief Design Officer, Martin Lotti, takes Wallpaper* on a tour of the new space at Dropcity – which will endure long after the design crowd leaves town

By Charlotte Gunn Published 19 April 26

As Salone del Mobile 2026 marks the launch of Salone Raritas, a new platform dedicated to collectible design, we look at the role of collectible and rare objects within the design ecosystem

By Hugo Macdonald Published 17 April 26

From a swimming pool to richly-decorated palazzo, these are the most enchanting spaces joining the Fuorisalone roster

By Laura May Todd Published 12 April 26

A brutalist bathhouse and pollinator baths for local wildlife will take centre stage at a restorative courtyard installation by Flamingo Estate and Kohler at Milan Design Week 2026

By Ali Morris Published 1 April 26

At a new exhibition, visitors move through Prouvé’s drawings, structural elements and furniture before arriving at a 6x6 demountable house in the garden, available to book for the night

By Reeme Idris Published 31 March 26

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 30 March 26

The fifth edition of the Prada Frames symposium curated by Formafantasma will take place from 19-21 April 2026 at Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie

By Rosa Bertoli Published 30 March 26

At Design Shanghai 2026 (19-22 March 2026), Wallpaper’s head of interiors is on the ground, reporting back on the standout presentations defining Asia’s contemporary design language

By Anna Solomon Published 20 March 26

From a silver comb to a glass liqueur cup, these small objects that we spotted at the Paris design fair show how design thinking intensifies when scale contracts

By Reeme Idris Published 19 March 26

‘Collecting Ourselves’ showcases Wright’s original interior objects for the Martin House in Buffalo, painstakingly restored after being dispersed across the US

By Anna Solomon Published 12 March 26

The third edition of the Parisian design fair featured pavilion architecture by JA Projects and displays by the likes of Herzog & de Meuron and Georg Jensen

By Brian Ng Published 10 March 26

At Collect 2026 in London, Tola Ojuolape’s Collectors’ Lounge is a flexible, tactile space for exploration, conversation and co-working, imagined as an homage to the traditional library

By Anna Solomon Published 25 February 26

As part of Milano MuseoCity, UniFor sets Francesco Somaini’s 1970s sculptures in dialogue with Aldo Rossi's furniture designs, exploring their respective urban visions (on view until 15 March 2026)

By Rosa Bertoli Published 19 February 26

The annual art and design fair, Nomad, partnered with Giorgio Armani / Unveiled to showcase craft, materiality and form within the reimagined setting of Villa Beaulieu

By Anna Solomon Published 16 February 26

How Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony alternated creativity, culture and spectacle through a celebration of Italian artistic excellences. Laura May Todd reports from Milan's San Siro Stadium

By Laura May Todd Published 7 February 26

A new show, now on view at the Noguchi Museum in Queens, explores the artist's relationship with the city he called home

By Anthony Paletta Published 5 February 26

Floral design is having a major moment: Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins, founder and director of Madrid Blooms, tells Wallpaper* how floristry has evolved into a global, glamorous and increasingly influential creative industry

By Ali Morris Published 3 February 26

Formafantasma's exhibition design for the Saudi Arabian Biennale encourages a slower, more exploratory movement through the exhibition

By Maghie Ghali Published 2 February 26