DESIGN AWAKENS
Design Week 2026
For Milano Design Week 2026, Istituto Marangoni presents Design Awakens, an activation exploring a new phase in contemporary design where objects, spaces and digital systems evolve into responsive, interconnected environments shaped by the convergence of technology, human experience and nature.
Students from the Interior, Product, Visual Communication Design and Design Innovation courses will show their creative works
during the Milano Design Week in collaboration with the most renowned brands in the design world.
At the core of this initiative, Istituto Marangoni Milano Design explores a new phase in contemporary design, where products, spaces and digital platforms converge into adaptive, interconnected systems. Conceived as a structured programme of installations, exhibitions and collaborations with global leaders in design and innovation, from Alessi to Cappellini, Poltrona Frau, Jaipur Rugs, L’Astro, Rivatelier and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia the initiative reflects the school’s ongoing commitment to research and experimentation across technology, human experience and nature