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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Discover the newest watches as LVMH Watch Week 2026 kicks off in MilanWatch 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 2026From 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 entrywaysDesigner 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 emotionalNan 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 refreshArchitect 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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Langosteria Montenapoleone is the new multi-level dining destination to know in MilanCrowning the top three floors of the recently opened Palazzo Fendi, the Langosteria group unveils its most ambitious venture yet
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Alcova 2026 locations include a Rationalist gem and an abandoned churchAlcova 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 surrealismThe 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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Tour the imposing Milan apartment of a Moncler heirFrench 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 HQCasa 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 1990sA 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 galleryA 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 insideAhead 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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Martino Gamper transforms Nilufar Depot into a live workshop for the gallery’s tenth anniversaryNina Yashar celebrates the first decade of Nilufar Depot with a week of live-making by Martino Gamper and a book chronicling the gallery’s extraordinary exhibitions
By Laura May Todd Published
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The standout shows of Milan Fashion Week S/S 2026This 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 SerapianInspired 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 MilanCurator 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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Dine within a rationalist design gem at the newly opened Cucina TriennaleCucina 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’ filmWallpaper’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 photosCall 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
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Tokyo design studio We+ transforms microalgae into coloursCould microalgae be the sustainable pigment of the future? A Japanese research project investigates
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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Delvis (Un)Limited turns a Brera shopfront into a live-in design installationWhat happens when collectible design becomes part of a live performance? The Theatre of Things, curated by Joseph Grima and Valentina Ciuffi, invited designers to live with their work – and let the public look in
By Ali Morris Published
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‘Why is it that an object has an aura?’We sit down with the dynamic duo behind the celestial showcase by Hermès during Milan Design Week
By Hugo Macdonald Last updated
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Naoto Fukasawa sparks children’s imaginations with play sculpturesThe Japanese designer creates an intuitive series of bold play sculptures, designed to spark children’s desire to play without thinking
By Danielle Demetriou Published






