The Challenge between subtraction, matter, and perception
Milano Design Week 2026

On the occasion of Milano Design Week 2026, La Tenda Milano presents a new chapter of its 6OLD program, dedicated to the theme of The Challenge, exploring design as a process that pushes beyond the limits of matter and perception.

Taking center stage in the window display is Karbony with ULTRALIGHT, a project that interprets the concept of challenge through subtraction. An approach that recalls Michelangelo’s idea of creation as a process that happens “by means of removal.”

Carbon fiber, a technical and structural material, is reduced to its essence until it becomes a sign in space: fine interwoven threads form suspended structures that appear to defy gravity.

Light passes through the material, transforming it into shadow and drawing. The window becomes a visual pause within the rhythm of the city, while the installation extends into the outdoor space on Via Solferino, where suspended elements amplify the dialogue between lightness, space, and perception.

With ULTRALIGHT, La Tenda Milano frames the contemporary challenge as a tension toward overcoming the limits of matter and perception, through the design act of subtraction.