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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How Massimo and Lella Vignelli brought order to modern design
Ahead of a major retrospective at Triennale Milano, we revisit the work of Massimo and Lella Vignelli – a creative partnership that reshaped modern graphic and product culture
By Ali Morris Published
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New Winter Olympics ice rink in Milan is a modern take on a Roman amphitheatre
With a week to go before the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games kick off, we take a look at the new Milano Arena, designed by David Chipperfield Architects
By Tianna Williams Published
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Milan Fashion Week Men’s A/W 2026: live updates from the Wallpaper* team
From 16-19 January, the A/W 2026 edition of Milan Fashion Week Men’s takes over Italy’s style capital. Here, get your first look at the runway shows, presentations and parties, as seen by the Wallpaper* style editors on the ground
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Discover the newest watches as LVMH Watch Week 2026 kicks off in Milan
Watch maisons unveil their 2026 releases in Milan
By Thor Svaboe Published
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Ten out-of-this-world design exhibitions to see in 2026
From contemporary grandes dames to legends past, and ‘non-human’ design: here are ten design exhibitions we’re looking forward to seeing in 2026
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Pull up a bespoke pew at Milan’s new luxury perfumery Satinine, an homage to the city’s entryways
Designer Mara Bragagnolo fuses art deco details to bring storied Milanese fragrance brand Satinine into the 21st century
By Ifeoluwa Adedeji Published
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
'Tis the season for eating and drinking, and the Wallpaper* team embraced it wholeheartedly this week. Elsewhere: the best spot in Milan for clothing repairs and outdoor swimming in December
By Nick Vinson Published
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The most comprehensive showing of Nan Goldin’s photographs and films is intense and emotional
Nan Goldin's moving-image work makes a heavy impact in ‘This Will Not End Well’ at Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicocca
By Sofia Hallström Published
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Modernist Palazzo Mondadori’s workspace gets a playful Carlo Ratti refresh
Architect Carlo Ratti reimagines the offices in Palazzo Mondadori, the seminal work by Brazilian master Oscar Niemeyer in Milan
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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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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Alcova 2026 locations include a Rationalist gem and an abandoned church
Alcova returns for an 11th edition in 2026 (20-26 April), once again opening up two exclusive Milanese locations, the Baggio Military Hospital and Franco Albini's Villa Pestarini
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Yuko Mohri’s living installations play on Marcel Duchamp’s surrealism
The artist’s seven new works on show at Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicocca explore the real and imaginary connections that run through society
By Emily Steer Published
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One to watch: Chiara Lionello’s practice finds beauty in simple gestures
The Milan-based designer and architect works across multiple disciplines to create objects and spaces that are shaped by experiences and memories
By Tianna Williams Published
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Tour the imposing Milan apartment of a Moncler heir
French studio Gilles & Boissier recently reimagined a former family office space for the Ruffini family, now infused with Italian luxury
By Anna Solomon Published
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Step inside Casa Moncler, the brand’s sustainable and highly creative Milanese HQ
Casa Moncler opens its doors in a masterfully reimagined Milanese industrial site, blending modern minimalism and heritage, courtesy of ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The story behind Gian Paolo Barbieri’s cinematic fashion photography, which helped define the 1990s
A new Milan exhibition explores the legacy of Gian Paolo Barbieri, a photographer who would shape a vision of Italian style alongside collaborators Versace, Armani and Valentino
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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What to expect from Thaddaeus Ropac’s new Milan gallery
A stalwart among European galleries, Thaddaeus Ropac has chosen an 18th-century palazzo for its first venture into Milan
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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The 2026 Winter Olympics Village is complete. Take a look inside
Ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking place in Milan in February, the new Olympic Village Plaza is set to be a bustling community hub, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
By Tianna Williams Published
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The standout shows of Milan Fashion Week S/S 2026
This season in Milan, the city is enjoying a wave of creative director debuts, from Demna at Gucci to Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta. Here are the Wallpaper* highlights so far
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Bethan Laura Wood creates a pastel dreamscape to launch her new collaboration with Serapian
Inspired by Japanese landscapes and Serapian’s ‘Mosaico’ technique, Bethan Laura Wood creates a series of accessories, staged in an installation at Milan’s villa Mozart
By Laura May Todd Published
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Chainmail chairs and missile planters: design embraces the shadows in Milan
Curator Valentina Ciuffi’s new Milan show, 'Dark Times, Bright Signs', explores how designers transform ecological grief and inner shadows into luminous new forms
By Ali Morris Published
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Pierre-Yves Rochon celebrates ‘the great tradition of Italian design’ in Four Seasons Hotel Milano refresh
The sophisticated hotel’s 118 rooms and suites have been redesigned by the acclaimed designer and long-time collaborator of the brand
By Laura May Todd Published
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Dine within a rationalist design gem at the newly opened Cucina Triennale
Cucina Triennale is the latest space to open at Triennale Milano, a restaurant and a café by Luca Cipelletti and Unifor, inspired by the building's 1930s design
By Anne Soward Published
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20 emerging designers shine in our ‘Material Alchemists’ film
Wallpaper’s ‘Material Alchemists’ exhibition during Milan Design Week 2025 spotlighted 20 emerging designers with a passion for transforming matter – see it now in our short film
By Hugo Macdonald Published
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O Milano! Design's epic annual spectacle in photos
Call us biased, but we believe that Milan Design Week is, at this moment in time, the greatest show on earth
By Hugo Macdonald Published
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Milan exhibition celebrates 20 years of Armani Privé: ‘Haute couture is fashion when it becomes art’
Hosted at the Tadao Ando-designed Armani/Silos, ‘Giorgio Armani Privé 2005-2025, Twenty Years of Haute Couture’ displays an expansive collection of the Italian designer’s showstopping haute couture creations
By Jack Moss Published
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For its 24th edition, Triennale Milano's International Exhibition examines the theme of ‘Inequality’
The design institution shines a light on events such as the Grenfell disaster, climate crises and the Israel-Hamas war through architecture, art, products, technology and data
By Will Jennings Published


