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Talks · Workshops · Lectures

172 learning-format sessions at Milan Design Week 2026 — from Alcova Talks curated by Design Hotels and VOCLA at the Baggio Military Hospital, to Bjarke Ingels launching BIG Atlas, to hands-on AI workshops and city-wide designer-in-conversation formats. Sorted by start time within each format.

172 sessions 5 formats Apr 20–26, 2026
By day

Talks & Panels · 55

Casa Castello

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 10:00 · Exhibitors and companies

ArchiTexturExpo

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 17:00 · Exhibitors and companies

New Life @ ArchiTexturExpo: 'The Depth of Making'.

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 17:00 · Museo Fondazione Luciana Matalon

Dornbracht – Inspiring your vision

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · Space of Discovery | Dornbracht Showroom

The Humans Behind: a storytelling of surfaces and narrations

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · ICG Gallery Milano

Moretti Compact becomes Home

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 20:00 · Moretti Compact Home

NODI. Culture, enterprise, and design of Trentino wood

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 20:00 · Fiemme Store Milano

UNFOLD 2026

Mon 04/20 · 10:30 – 19:00 · BASE Milano

Toyo Ito — Lecture (Andrea Branzi, Continuous Present)

Mon 04/20 · 11:00 – 12:30 · Triennale Milano

When Apricots Blossom

Mon 04/20 · 11:45 – 13:00 · Exhibitors and companies

Expanding Futures: Reframing Design Through New Cultural Lenses

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

The Pulse of a Place: Atmosphere, Emotion, and the Power of Ambience

Mon 04/20 · 15:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

RESONANCE

Mon 04/20 · 15:00 – 21:00 · Spazio Maffei

The Humans Behind: a storytelling of surfaces and narrations

Mon 04/20 · 18:00 – 21:00 · Exhibitors and companies

Design Kiosk Meeting — Monday April 20

Mon 04/20 · 18:30 – 19:30 · Design Kiosk — Piazza della Scala

Bendscape, Paesaggio da Tavola

Mon 04/20 · Alcova — Baggio Military Hospital · Casa delle Suore

"Seat in touch"

Mon 04/20 · Alcova — Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 1

In Conversation With

Tue 04/21 · 10:30 – 19:30 · Chiostro Cappuccio

FEEL THE AURA by Ploom

Tue 04/21 · 11:00 – 20:00 · Exhibitors and companies

Forever Design: Longevity, Identity, and Interiors That Endure

Tue 04/21 · 15:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

Book launch: BIG ATLAS

Tue 04/21 · 17:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

Design Kiosk Meeting — Tuesday April 21

Tue 04/21 · 18:30 – 19:30 · Design Kiosk — Piazza della Scala

Contract Sector Opportunities in a Transforming Industry

Wed 04/22 · 10:00 – 12:00 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

A Day of Talks — Contract Furniture (keynote by Rem Koolhaas)

Wed 04/22 · 10:00 – 18:00 · Triennale Milano

Designed to Evolve: From Concept to Experience

Wed 04/22 · 12:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

SaloneSatellite Award — 15th Edition

Wed 04/22 · 12:30 – 13:30 · Fiera Milano Rho · SaloneSatellite

The Art of Hosting: When Design Becomes Hospitality

Wed 04/22 · 14:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

Masterclass by Rem Koolhaas: Current Preoccupations

Wed 04/22 · 14:30 – 16:00 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

Materially — The New State of Materials (talks + panels)

Wed 04/22 · 15:00 – 18:00 · Stecca3 — Isola Design Festival

Tell me - Emersivi

Wed 04/22 · 15:30 – 19:30 · Sagrato della Chiesa di Santa Maria Incoronata

Salone Contract Masterplan — Presentation

Wed 04/22 · 16:00 – 17:00 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

Common Ground Among the Pillars of the Contract Ecosystem

Wed 04/22 · 17:00 – 18:30 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

Design Kiosk Meeting — Wednesday April 22

Wed 04/22 · 18:30 – 19:30 · Design Kiosk — Piazza della Scala

Design, Bites, Materials

Thu 04/23 · 10:00 – 20:00 · Exhibitors and companies

Where and how does good design come about?

Thu 04/23 · 11:00 – 12:30 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

From Object to Atmosphere: How Collectible Design Shapes Space

Thu 04/23 · 12:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

Skilled Craftsmanship + Innovation

Thu 04/23 · 14:30 – 16:00 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

New Horizons for Alcova

Thu 04/23 · 15:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

Designtech @ CoFactory — Panels & Networking

Thu 04/23 · 15:00 – 18:00 · CoFactory — Isola Design Festival

Design in Dialogue: Resilience Across Regions

Thu 04/23 · 16:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

Tosin Oshinowo in conversation with Amanda Ferber

Thu 04/23 · 16:30 – 17:30 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

The city as a playground: building for kids matters

Thu 04/23 · 17:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

Design Kiosk Meeting — Thursday April 23

Thu 04/23 · 18:30 – 19:30 · Design Kiosk — Piazza della Scala

Originality After AI: Between Code and Craft with Der Greif Studio

Fri 04/24 · 15:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

David Barragán (Al Borde) in conversation with Marcela Fibbiani

Fri 04/24 · 15:00 – 16:00 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

Isola Design Awards 2025 — Winners' Showcase + 6th Edition Open Call

Fri 04/24 · 17:00 – 19:00 · Isola Design Gallery

Design Kiosk Meeting — Friday April 24

Fri 04/24 · 18:30 – 19:30 · Design Kiosk — Piazza della Scala

Made by Originals: When Originality Becomes a Trend

Sat 04/25 · 12:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2 / VOCLA

Casa – Luogo – Sentimento

Sat 04/25 · 16:00 – 17:00 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

Design Kiosk Meeting — Saturday April 25

Sat 04/25 · 18:30 – 19:30 · Design Kiosk — Piazza della Scala

La Pina (Radio Deejay) — A Personal Perspective on Design

Sun 04/26 · 12:00 – 13:00 · Fiera Milano Rho · Drafting Futures Arena, Pavilion 14

Design Kiosk Meeting — Sunday April 26

Sun 04/26 · 18:30 – 19:30 · Design Kiosk — Piazza della Scala

Petra Blaisse in conversation with editors Niels Olsen and Fredi Fischli

2026-04-12 · Dropcity — Tunnel 60

Gaggenau presents Presence

2026-04-21 · Villa Necchi Campiglio

TEMPORARY HOME

BASE

Workshops · 26

When Apricots Blossom

Mon 04/20 · 00:00 – 13:00 · Palazzo Citterio

Kantauri

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Sede dell’Ordine degli Architetti di Milano

Kikkoman Gallery – the art of flavour

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Opificio 31//Fiorditortona Shop

PIAZZA CASTELLO Milano gentile

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · Florim Flagship Store

CASA La Marzocco

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Boutique Cafè by La Marzocco & Modbar

Studio e Bottega

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 21:00 · Studio e Bottega

Unfold Stories - From Paper to Steel

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 21:00 · Torneria Tortona

Evolutionary Design. The shape of Meraviglia

Mon 04/20 · 10:30 – 21:00 · ADI Design Museum

Chasing the Sun

Mon 04/20 · 11:00 – 15:00 · Exhibitors and companies

Artisia and Studio Yellowdot present ‘Edible Reveries’

Mon 04/20 · 11:00 – 19:00 · Fular

NABA x FREITAG at Milan Design Week 2026: THE MESSENGER IS ON THE TABLE

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 – 19:30 · Freitag Store Milano

door - The Garden of Wonders

Mon 04/20 · 15:00 – 16:00 · Palazzo Crivelli

Škoda presents OOOOH, THAT’S EPIQ

Mon 04/20 · 19:30 – 22:30 · Palazzo Senato

THE INSULATOR COLLECTION

Mon 04/20 · Alcova — Baggio Military Hospital · Canonica

Atlier Noritake

Mon 04/20 · Alcova — Baggio Military Hospital · Casa delle Suore

Artisan Narratives.

Mon 04/20 · Alcova — Baggio Military Hospital · Stecca

Le Labo On Wheels

Mon 04/20 · Alcova — Baggio Military Hospital · Outdoor A10 · east of Chiesa

meeting horizons

Tue 04/21 · 09:30 – 10:30 · Exhibitors and companies

PLOOM - A Study of Milan and its Aura

Tue 04/21 · 11:00 – 22:00 · Brera Site

Retroevolution

Tue 04/21 · 11:30 – 12:30 · Exhibitors and companies

Kantauri

Tue 04/21 · 17:00 – 17:30 · Exhibitors and companies

D.A.M.A. @ Pianca&Partners Milano

Tue 04/21 · 19:00 – 20:00 · Exhibitors and companies

Workshop: Creating with Claude

Wed 04/22 · 16:00 – 18:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Hangar 2

«Speed Date» ALTROVE BY MORE

Thu 04/23 · 14:30 – 17:00 · Baggio Military Hospital · Garden Of The Tempio

Tell me - Emersivi

Exhibitors and companies

Risonanze.

2026-04-20 · Cavallerizze

Conferences · 12

Haus of Automotive

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 20:00 · Via Tortona 31

Casa Castello

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 10:00 · Porcelanosa

Retroevolution

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 21:00 · Flagship Store Ditre Italia

Il Lusso Sussurrato

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 20:00 · Made by Idea

10 Years of Open-Air Motor Show

Mon 04/20 · 09:30 – 10:30 · Galleria Nhow Hotel

MONO-SOLUM

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:30 · Biblioteca Ostinata

Clivet, Natural Comfort

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 21:30 · Clivet

poroCity

Mon 04/20 · 11:00 – 21:00 · Spazio arco

Conference “From Project to Project”

Mon 04/20 · 14:00 – 18:00 · Camperio Business Park

INTERNI MATERIAE — Official Presentation

Mon 04/20 · 14:30 – 16:00 · Università degli Studi di Milano — Aula Magna

Giorno dopo Giorno, 70 years designing information

Tue 04/21 · 17:00 – 18:00 · Sede redazione Il Giorno

KARIM X SIMAS TALK

Wed 04/22 · 10:00 – 12:00 · Simas Space

Presentations · 71

Bring the outside in.

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 10:00 · Mobitec Pop-Up

Miss Chiquita House

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 12:00 · Cambi Casa d'Aste

The Essential Office & Contract

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 20:00 · Alea

Design is an Act of Love

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 10:30 · Superstudio+

Ecoverse: Design with Nature

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 19:00 · LAND Wunderkammer

The precision of the imperceptible. Studio Hasuike for Atelier Mirage

Mon 04/20 · 09:30 – 19:00 · Mirage Project Point Milano

FOREVER FORNASETTI. NEW ENCOUNTERS

Mon 04/20 · 09:30 – 19:30 · Fornasetti Store

INTERNI MATERIAE @Univesità degli Studi di Milano

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 23:59

Frezza Milan Pop-Up

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 13:00 · Frezza Showcase

Architectures of Wellbeing

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 21:00 · Piùesse Showroom Milano

FAZIOLI F212 VENETIA

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 13:00 · FAZIOLI SHOWROOM

meeting horizons

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 21:00 · TIME & STYLE - Largo Claudio Treves, 2 - Via Eugenio Balzan, 4

Being Within the Project

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Agape Milano

Be the Project

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · ZENUCCHI DESIGN CODE

The suite + MetroQuality Atelier

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · MetroQuality

Pulse Pack | Heart-Sync Bag

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Rimessa Sotterranea

DESIGN PALAZZO AUSTRIA

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 14:00 · Palazzo Confalonieri

THE PRIVATE LIVES OF OBJECTS

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · FLEXFORM MILANO

Jusoor Design Collections Exhibition

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Pinacoteca di Brera - Sala delle Adunanze - Palazzo Brera

LONDONART DESIGNWEEK

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:30 · Londonart

Design, Bites, Materials

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · dSEGNI showroom

LIGRE - the ultimate espresso machine

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · Space of Discovery | Dornbracht Showroom

Feeding the Future

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · SKS showroom

Experience Tomorrow

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · LAUFEN space Milano

Colourful Tomorrow. The Architecture of Perception.

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 20:30 · Fondazione Adolfo Pini

Rooted in the Future

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 21:00 · Magis Showroom

French Design Award Winner Exhibition

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 17:00 · Ponte Vetero 23

Inspired in Barcelona: Materia Prima

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 16:00 · Chiesa del Carmine – Salone Scalabrini

People design it!

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 20:00 · Galleria Il Milione

Marazzi Milano Showroom

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Marazzi Showroom Milano

L'Appartamento by Artemest 2026

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 17:00 · Palazzo Donizetti

LcD Textile Edition by Luc Druez, «Full Metal Banquet». Scenography guest: Eric Charles Donatien

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · MOSCAPARTNERS VARIATIONS, Palazzo Litta

POETIC CURIOSITY + MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Curious Matters

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · MOSCAPARTNERS VARIATIONS, Palazzo Litta

Extreme Environments

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · MOSCAPARTNERS VARIATIONS, Palazzo Litta

Airstone by Nichetto® for XL EXTRALIGHT®

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 18:00 · Spazio Big SantaMarta

GLOW - Light in Transparency

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 22:00 · Qu Temporary Showroom

Composing

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Carpanese Home – temporary

CALMA by Zara

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 16:00 · Palazzina Appiani

USM x Snøhetta - Renaissance of the real

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Fondazione Luigi Rovati

INSIDE. Beauty comes from within

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 20:00 · Linea Lombardo

traces of time

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 20:00 · Tribù flagship showroom

BIEKE CASTELEYN x JOV In Clover. An Immersive Landscape of softness

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 20:00 · Lami Fiori

Steinway Milano unveils the new Limited Masterpiece Straw Marquetry Collection

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 13:00 · Steinway & Sons Milano

Transformism by Crosby Studios x Clive Christian at Museo Bagatti Valsecchi

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 14:00 · Museo Bagatti Valsecchi

The Queen's Hat // Design, Fashion & Music

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 20:00 · Plinio il Giovane

"STUDY IN TENSION" by Elena Brovelli x SAG'80

Mon 04/20 · 10:30 – 18:30 · Sag'80

Memoteca: a TEKA journey

Mon 04/20 · 11:00 – 16:00 · Piazza Gae Aulenti

Veuve Clicquot x Yinka Ilori: Chasing the Sun

Mon 04/20 · 11:00 – 15:00 · Mediateca Santa Teresa

Crafting Forward. Rooted in craftsmanship, driven by experimentation, defined by innovation

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 – 22:00 · Valcucine Milano Brera

La fabbrica dell'ombra

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 – 19:00 · Biblioteca Umanistica dell’Incoronata

What the surface remembers

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 – 20:00 · Wunder Gallery

A-MORE Arredo3 is more

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 – 19:00 · Arredo3 Store Milano Solferino - Via San Marco, 1

Prototype Island

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 – 17:00 · Foro Buonaparte 54

CUPRA - "BEYOND THE KNOWN"

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 – 17:00 · CUPRA Garage Milano

INSIEME curated by Sabato De Sarno, produced and presented by Vanity Fair

Mon 04/20 · 12:00 – 18:00 · Piscina Cozzi

What's HATENA?

Mon 04/20 · 13:00 – 19:00 · HATENALABO Exhibition

Art, Inside Out.

Mon 04/20 · 14:00 – 18:00 · Pop Up Manzoni

Open systems for lighting that evolve with spaces: Lodes responds to the growing need for modularity in contemporary interior and exterior architecture.

Mon 04/20 · 14:00 – 18:00 · Lodes showroom

The best forms for water at Fuorisalone 2026

Mon 04/20 · 14:00 – 18:00 · Fantini Milano

Fòco. Living notes by Studiopepe

Mon 04/20 · 15:00 – 18:00 · Archiproducts Milano

The Nature of Time

Mon 04/20 · 15:00 – 20:00 · Galleria Il Castello

Masterly - The Dutch in Milano. 10th Edition 2026

Mon 04/20 · 15:00 – 19:00 · Palazzo Giureconsulti

Experience Showroom: For Moments to savour

Mon 04/20 · 16:00 – 20:00 · Hotel Rosa Grand Piazza Fontana

YOOX CAMERINO | UNVEILED BY KETA BART

Mon 04/20 · 16:00 – 19:00 · Galleria Romero Paprocki

INTRODUCING "CUTY": THE NEW DETACHABLE POCKET BAG

Mon 04/20 · 18:00 – 22:00 · Nvk Design

GINORI 1735 - Officina Ultra

Mon 04/20 · 18:00 – 21:00 · Ginori 1735

D.A.M.A. @ Pianca&Partners Milano

Tue 04/21 · 10:00 – 18:00 · Pianca & Partners

Natural Geometry

Tue 04/21 · 10:00 – 21:00 · Galleria Unione 8

Finn Juhl Watercolors & Drawings

Tue 04/21 · 11:00 – 18:00 · Settantaventidue

TALENTI: A NEW DIMENSION OF LIVING

Wed 04/22 · 17:00 – 21:00 · Talenti Flagship Store

BECOMING | The evolution of the Rimadesio collection

Sat 04/25 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Rimadesio Showroom

Other · 8

Arb(i)e You: chosen by you, inspired by Arbi

Mon 04/20 · 09:00 – 18:00 · Showroom Arbi Arredobagno

McDonald’s/POOL

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 22:00 · Tortona 58

Bang & Olufsen Around Milan

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Bang & Olufsen Milano Matteotti

Opposites United: Journey of Reflection

Mon 04/20 · 10:00 – 19:00 · Museo della Permanente

“Punk Witch” by Annabel Karim Kassar

Mon 04/20 · 10:30 – 18:00 · Annabel Karim Kassar

Bontempi Essentials

Tue 04/21 · 11:00 – 19:00 · Bontempi Flagship Milano

The Conscious District - Rethinking Design

Tue 04/21 · 18:00 – 22:00 · spazioBACCA – Giardino Pippa Bacca

DOPIR - Meet the Designers

Fri 04/24 · 18:30 – 22:30 · Casa Bagatti Valsecchi
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