Milan Design Weeks
April 2026

The ADI Design Museum is brought to life with exhibitions, installations, and talks. The program includes the exhibition of the XXIX edition of the Compasso d’Oro, contemporary Italian design that transforms the world, a solo show by Japanese designer Haruka Misawa, an installation by Mario Botta inspired by Le Corbusier, and projects by international designers.

ADI Design Museum
P.za Compasso d'Oro 1
20154 Milan

Contact: www.adidesignmuseum.org/

Tom Dixon transforms Mulino Factory, a 1929 building designed by Chiodi and Gio Ponti, into the Mua Mua Hotel, a jewel-like micro-hotel with just 12 rooms where his new collection will be displayed, conceived as a narrative device between design and hospitality. The project, curated by his Design Research Studio (DRS), goes beyond the traditional exhibition format to create an experience that, at the end of Design Week, remains active as a permanent hotel structure, giving a contemporary allure to a historic and layered space.

Mua Mua Hotel
Via Aosta 2
20155 Milan

Contact: Press@tomdixon.net
www.tomdixon.net/eu/events/milan-design-week

Noi Men, the signature gateway of Zona Sarpi, reimagines the act of entering as a cultural threshold. The 2026 edition draws inspiration from the brick and stone portals of Shanghai and Milan, articulating a shared language of passage, exchange, and projection toward the future.

Since its debut in 2024, Noi Men has evolved into a defining symbol of Sino-Italian cultural dialogue. As early as 2025, it had garnered sustained attention from Milan's media, art, and design circles, establishing itself as a compelling example of organic urban regeneration. This year, it is the result of a dialogue and collaboration among RPDC Design Week, Dontstop, and Zona Sarpi, which, by blending historical memory and contemporary expression, establishes a public visual language that is simultaneously rooted in the local territory and internationally legible, setting the tone for its continued expansion in 2026.

Via Sarpi 1
20154 Milan

The Flags unfold as a distributed visual system across the neighborhood. Structured around the “Six Better” themes, Better District, Better Mobility, Better Street, Better Connection, Better Entertainment, Better Network, they translate curatorial ideas into a spatial rhythm. More than signage, they operate as a subtle urban script, marking, guiding, and synchronizing the district into a cohesive yet evolving narrative.

Along Via Sarpi
20154 Milan

Zona Sarpi presents a new chapter in its journey of dialogue between cultures: a visual and narrative project dedicated to Matteo Ricci, a historical figure symbolizing the encounter between Italy and China. The nearly 100-meter-long construction hoarding at the corner of Via Bramante and Via Sarpi becomes the opportunity for a civic intervention, an open space for storytelling, imagination, and exchange. Not a construction barrier, but a surface that invites you to pause, observe, and traverse a story that begins far away, among the hills of the Marche region, and unfolds all the way to the East, bringing viewpoints and teachings that remain extraordinary and relevant today.

Via Sarpi, corner Via Bramante
20154 Milan

Window 01: Chateau DuFan (Via Paolo Sarpi 2)
Window 02: IPPO (Via Paolo Sarpi 1)
Window 03: Cantina Sarpi 1 (Via Paolo Sarpi 1)
Window 04: Foodie (Via Paolo Sarpi 4)

The 2026 edition of Windows of Sarpi collaborates with Red Design Week. Conceived as a street-facing display space, it showcases selected design practices and works from the Red Product Design Center (RPDC). This exhibition format has been part of Zona Sarpi since its first edition, proposing a novel way of presenting and experiencing design through storefront windows. By engaging directly with the urban landscape and the everyday life of Chinatown, the project respects the existing community ecosystem while weaving design into the district’s cultural and creative fabric

Along Via Sarpi
20154 Milan