On the occasion of Milano Design Week 2026, from April 20 to 26, ArchiTexturExpo is born, at Foro Buonaparte 67 c/o Fondazione Matalon — the new exhibition format dedicated to the dialogue between matter, design, and production, conceived by EN Space network in collaboration with VG crea – authors of the events of the last 10 years in Piazza and Chiostri di San Marco in Brera during Fuorisalone.

ArchiTexturExpo offers an exhibition path that highlights the relationship between designers and the production expertise of companies, narrating the process that leads to the artifact, with particular attention to the quality of surfaces: texture, consistency, color, and sensory rendering.

The exhibition invites the public to rediscover the value of design as a conscious process, capable of transforming materials into architectural elements and design products. Through scenographic installations, visitors can observe how matter becomes structure and design language. The event positions itself as a platform for dialogue between companies, architects, and designers, offering a space for discussion on the future perspectives of design and on the role of materials in defining the relationship between people, objects, and space.

Exhibitors include:

• BBB with a collection designed by Marco Piva
• Eterno Ivica with the installation "Climax" signed by ATI Project
• Keradom with "Trame di Colore" by Plan Studio
• Modesign with the kitchen "Wood Blocks" signed by Lorenzo Guzzini
• New Life, with the project "La profondità del fare" featuring collections designed by Marco Zito, Alessandro Ghiringhelli, Alan De La Coba
• NINIVE design on the theme "Materia e Biofilia"
• NINIVE design con l’installazione “Dis-Connessione”
• Porcelanosa con “Porcelanosa Gallery”
• Spolert

Furthermore, ArchiTexturExpo 2026 hosts international designers to imagine the hospitality of the future on the theme Body Interaction Luxury Suite, curated by Sabina Antonini and Alessandra Coppa.
The focus explores the relationship between the human body, space, and matter, where surfaces, materials, and technologies become instruments of sensory communication.
Six design firms are called to interpret a luxury tourist hospitality suite in which every material is not merely an aesthetic element, but part of a tactile and perceptual experience, capable of bringing the human body into dialogue with space.

The protagonists of Body Interaction Luxury Suite:

• Facchinetti&Partners/Prototipi
  VI° SENSO DI PERSEO – The well-being of the person through their senses
• Giuseppe Tortato Architetti
  LA STANZA DI RISO
• MMA Projects
  RESONANCE
• Nick Maltese Studio con Nerosicilia
  AETHERA
• Riva Simone Factory Design Studio
  ESSENTIA – The body sanctuary
• Westway Architects
  PARETI INTERIORI – Feeling, living, and inhabiting space

Matter and the focus "Body Interaction Luxury Suite" become the subject of the EN Space Interview — interviews and meetings with architects and designers on the role of Design in shaping and redefining the relationships between people, objects, and space, which will be immediately visible on EN Space network's social channels. In collaboration with Terminus Digital Art.
In addition, the media partners, guests of ArchiTexturExpo, will be the protagonists of talks relating to the theme of the event, Matter and Design.

ArchiTexturExpo also extends outdoors with a 24 sqm installation: an urban green module conceived as a replicable model, particularly alongside existing newsstands. The project aims to regenerate small public spaces by introducing cultural and rest functions, promoting reading, encounter, and a renewed centrality of the newsstand as an urban landmark. The space encourages sociality and brief pauses, taking shape as a small accessible green lung within the urban fabric.

TALKS

EN Space Interview – Video interviews with brands and designers
Monday April 20, 2:00–6:00 PM
Wednesday April 22, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Thursday April 23, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

"Sensory well-being in architecture": how environments shape our perceptions, curated by Materialicasa
Speakers: Davide Miserendino, Editor-in-Chief of MaterialiCasa; Viviana Del Naja, architect
Tuesday, April 21, 4:00 p.m.

"TEXTadventURE – The Game of Matter", curated by Matrix4Design
Speakers: Peter Pichler, Andrea Steidl, Marco Spatti, Tommaso Tommasi
Thursday April 23, 6:00 PM

Architectural Notebooks: no. 5, NARROW HOUSE by Lorenzo Guzzini
Speakers: Valentino Tonini, Nicolò Galeazzi, Lorenzo Guzzini
Saturday, April 25, 5:30 p.m.

ArchiTexturExpo
Event:
April 20–26, 2026, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
Press preview:
Monday April 20, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Location:
Foro Buonaparte 67 c/o Fondazione Matalon

Organization:
EN Space network in collaboration with VG crea

EN Space network is a brand that identifies a network connecting designers and brands in the world of architecture, design, and landscape: we don't just create work opportunities, we build relationship networks where design culture generates lasting value. The cultural and editorial component is our added value.
VG crea is a company made up of designers and communication experts specializing in the organization of events and exhibitions in the design, furniture, food, and lifestyle sectors.

Media Partner
Divisione Contract - webandmagazine.media / Floor&Wall - floorewall.com / La Casa in Ordine - lacasainordine.it / Materiali Casa - materialicasa.it / Mac - designandcontract.com / Matrix4design - matrix4design.com / Outdoor - theoutdoormag.it / Pianeta Design - pianetadesign.it / Suite - designandcontract.com / The Way Magazine - thewaymagazine.it

Press Office
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