One of the world’s most prestigious annual expositions, Milan Design Week weaves together boutique events, immersive pop-up installations and one sprawling, spectacular fair known as Salone del Mobile. The citywide celebration features carefully curated and often inspiring exhibitions that are dedicated to textiles and wall coverings, furniture, and decor. Surprise and delight are prerequisites. For most brands and Italian design institutes, public access is also a requirement.
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The items honored during Milan Design Week 2022 stretched from reissues of legendary accessories—like Flos’s Arco K, an exquisite limited edition update to Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni’s arching 1962 floor lamp, now featuring an optical-grade crystal base—to fixtures that represent the future of interiors, as seen through Lee Broom’s haunting Requiem collection, which the London-based designer made by hand. There were instances of timeless Italian collectible design, evidenced by Federika Longinotti Buitoni’s CollectoTableware collection, and technological milestones such as the Silente noise canceling chair.
Between all these activations of design brands, you can see the fashion houses displaying their own collections of amazing objects for your home. “Fashion entered the design world with intention,”Designer of furniture explained Marta Sala, whose exquisite chairs are used in Hermès and Loro Piana boutiques. Many of the most memorable moments and most sought-after collections at Milan Design Week were actually created by Italian design brands that have international fashion collaborators or fashion and jewelry brands that have design collections. Below are some highlights.
Loewe
Presented in the Palazzo Isimbardi interior courtyard, an 18th century palace. Loewe’s Weave, Restore, RenewThree distinct projects were exhibited in this exhibition, all united by the idea of giving new life to old objects. Spanish artisans repaired 240 unique baskets made from leather string using colorful leather strings. These reborn objects lined the walls of the exhibit while, in the center, sculptural fringed raincoats—reminiscent of thatched roofs—were displayed. Each was made using the ancient Galician technique of Coroza. Loewe also presented a tote made of woven recycled newspaper, in collaboration with Young Soon Lee. It was all transportive.
Photo courtesy of LOEWE
Photo courtesy of LOEWE
Stella McCartney, B&B Italia
Few armchairs are as recognizable as Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini’s bulbous, beloved Le Bambole for B&B ItaliaMilan Design Week marked the 50th anniversary of, which was also celebrated this year. The contemporary furniture brand tapped was named in honor of the icon. Stella McCartneyFungi Forest Burgundy is a unique iteration that features a hand-drawn mushroom design.
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Photo by B&B Italia
Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades
The collection is made up of curious and often colorful creations. Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades collection found the historic maison collaborating with several of the world’s most imaginative designers. This year’s artistic roster included Atelier Oï, Patricia Urquiola, the Campana Brothers, and the studio of Marcel Wanders (who recently announced his departureFrom the world of design. Milan was home to a multi-level design center that allowed each piece to converse with the others.
Photo by Stephane Muratet
Hermès
The latest event was hosted by four glowing geometric sculptures resembling water towers. HermèsBrera’s home collection. With light and lightness as central themes, these hollow, radiant structures housed porcelain pieces, furniture, design objects and—for the first time—cashmere textiles worthy of the Hermès name. Blankets, bedspreads and pillows were inspired by historical patterns. They also used quilting and patchwork techniques that stressed internal geometries.
Photo by Maxime Verret
Brunello Cucinelli
Inaugurated alongside a live ceramics workshop Brunello Cucinelli’s Milan boutique, designer and architect Daniel Germani’s limited edition ceramic cup referenced the bales of cashmere utilized by the Italian luxury knitwear brand. The vessel was sold on the day by Brunello Cucinelli who kept it for a very limited time. All proceeds from this item were donated to charity Franceso Morelli Foundation.
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