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.
Istituto Marangoni Milano Design
Via Cerva, 24
April 15th > 26th • 10am > 9pm
Saturdays & Sundays • 10am > 4pm
Closed on Sunday, April 19th
Seamless Singularities Degree Show
On view until June 15th
The showcase of the best projects of Design Innovation Interior, Product & Visual Communication Design students. Curated by Matteo Agati.
Soul of Space Exhibition
Students from the Master’s programs develop total living concepts for Poltrona
Frau, transforming a villa into a narrative spatial journey.
Crystal Dialogues. L’Astro Design the Elegance Exhibition
IM Prisma Project professionals collaborate with L’ASTRO on a capsule collection
of decorative laminated glass under the artistic direction of Giulio Cappellini.
Outside In Exhibition
Undergraduate Product Design students collaborate with Rivatelier to rethink balconies and terraces as active extensions of the home.
Design Awakens Party
April 23rd, from 8pm (by invitation only)
A vibrant party in the heart of the Milano Design District.
Superstudio Più
Via Tortona, 27
April 20th > 25th • 11am > 9pm
April 26th • 11am > 6pm
Domestic Oracles Exhibition
Developed with Alessi and the Italian Institute of Technology, exploring AI-driven domestic objects.
Superstudio Maxi
Via Moncucco, 35
April 20th > 25th • 11am > 9pm
April 26th • 11am > 6pm
Future City: Cap Club & Cap Spa Exhibition
Interior Design students explore the future of collective spaces in collaboration with Cappellini.
What’s Next | Envisioning the Future Through Design, Technology, and Nature
April 23rd • 12pm
A talk exploring future scenarios at the intersection of design, technology and nature.
Salone Satellite
Quartiere Fiera Milano, Rho
April 21st > April 26th • 9.30am > 6.30pm
The Sense of the Future Exhibition
A showcase of selected student projects from Milano, London, Dubai and Mumbai schools.
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