Event 2026

Polish Modernism. A Struggle for Beauty

Where

Torre Velasca — Piazza Velasca, 5, Milano
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When

20-26 April 2026

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Brands

Visteria Foundation

The event belongs to

12 places to discover at Fuorisalone 2026, Geographies of design: the countries shaping Design Week 2026

Architecture Art Furniture Installations Product Design

After the successful debut in 2025 with Romantic Brutalism, an exhibition dedicated to Polish fine craftsmanship and design, Visteria Foundation returns to Milan Design Week with a new show entitled Polish Modernism. A Struggle for Beauty.

This new project offers an articulated reading of the many expressions of the Modernist movement. By placing historical works in dialogue with contemporary objects, it highlights how modernist thinking continues to exert a significant influence on Polish design culture today. Staged on the 16th floor of Torre Velasca, an emblem of post-war modernity in Milan, the exhibition examines how Poland’s complex and turbulent history gave rise to a sui generis modernism, in which the decorative arts retained a central role rather than adhering rigidly to the traditional opposition between form and function.

A project by Visteria Foundation
Curated by Federica Sala and Anna Maga

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