What remains of the Fuorisalone: permanent exhibitions and installations

© The Eames House

The Eames Houses
As part of Milan Design Week, the collaboration between The Eames Office and Kettal brings to life a monumental installation that, for the first time in such a comprehensive way, reveals the universe of Eames-designed residential architecture. The result of years of archival research, the exhibition highlights the striking relevance of Charles and Ray Eames’s vision on themes such as prefabrication and modularity. At the heart of the show is the Eames Pavilion System, an innovative modular construction system that translates into the present the ideas developed in the 1940s and 1950s. The installation offers a fully immersive experience through two full-scale structures and eight housing models—some of which had never been shown before—enriched by valuable archival materials including original drawings, photographs, and historical films. It is a unique opportunity to explore a concept of living that is flexible and deeply human, and that continues to inspire contemporary design.

Triennale Milano, until May 10, 2026


© Mua Mua Hotel, Tom Dixon

Mua Mua Hotel
Among the most significant legacies of this edition is Mua Mua Hotel, the first hospitality project by Tom Dixon in Milan. Located in the heart of the Simonetta district, the hotel inhabits the spaces of Mulino Factory, a former pasta factory from 1929 designed by Cesare Chiodi and a very young Gio Ponti. Curated by the Design Research Studio (DRS), the project stems from Dixon’s desire to move beyond the typical throwaway logic of temporary installations: what during Design Week served as a narrative device to present the British designer’s new collections now continues its life as a jewel-like micro-hotel with just 12 rooms.
The aesthetic of Mua Mua Hotel redefines the concept of luxury through “subtraction,” removing visual noise and technological complexity to favor an essential, authentic experience. Each room functions as a real platform for testing design, from beds developed with ViSpring to furnishings created in collaboration with partners such as Vitra and Ege Carpets, in a harmonious dialogue with the antique pieces of the Virga family, owners of the space. The project represents the culmination of a thirty-year relationship between Dixon and Milan—a permanent place that honors the city’s industrial soul while looking toward the future of contemporary hospitality.

Via Aosta 2, permanent


0-99.Design per gioco © Jessica Soffiati

0-99. Design per gioco
Inaugurated during Milan Design Week, the exhibition 0–99. Design per gioco transforms the historic rooms of Palazzo Arese Borromeo in Cesano Maderno into an observatory on design as a relational and cultural practice. Curated by Cristian Confalonieri with Alessia Interlandi, the exhibition traces the evolution of board games—from ancient games originating in different parts of the world to iconic 20th-century titles—highlighting how play has always been an educational tool, capable of expressing symbolic meanings and transmitting culture. Alongside classic board games, the show features interpretations by designers and brands, revealing a universal language that adapts and evolves over time. From the Backgammon rug by architect and artist Valeria Molinari to a giant, fully playable 90-square-meter Risiko board, some pieces move beyond the scale of objects to become monumental installations, turning visitors into players and making the experience immersive and shared.

Palazzo Arese Borromeo, Cesano Maderno, until May 10, 2026

© NikeAir_Lab, Nike & Dropcity 

NikeAir_Lab
Nike and Dropcity, Milan’s new center for architecture and design, unveiled NikeAir_Lab during Design Week—an exploration of Nike’s enduring obsession with air as a medium for design. Visitors were given access to eight workstations, each equipped with cutting-edge machinery—such as robotic arms, thermoforming machines, and pneumatic cylinder kits—demonstrating different applications of air in design. The exhibition offered a close-up look at the past, present, and future of Nike Air, showcasing samples and experimental materials that trace the development of innovations such as Air Liquid Max, FlyWeb, Radical AirFlow, Therma-FIT Air Milano, and more. Following the end of Design Week, the equipment will be distributed across the center’s various labs and, starting next autumn when Dropcity opens to the public, it will become a permanent installation under the name Air Lab.

Dropcity, permanent from next autumn


© Edward Barber | Jay Osgerby Alphabet, Triennale Milano

Edward Barber | Jay Osgerby Alphabet
Presented at Triennale Milano and curated by Marco Sammicheli, the exhibition marks the first true retrospective dedicated to the renowned London-based design studio Barber Osgerby, offering a comprehensive overview of a career that has shaped contemporary design. The exhibition unfolds across nearly thirty years of work—from the mid-1990s to 2022—tracing, in chronological order, the most iconic projects by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. It highlights the evolution of their design language, from early intuitions to increasingly complex design challenges. A special focus is dedicated to the studio’s strong relationship with Italian industry: a story of creative exchange and outstanding production that underscores how ongoing dialogue with Italian brands and the culture of Made in Italy design has been a key driver in the evolution of their aesthetic signature.

Triennale Milano, until September 6, 2026


© Bit by bit

Bit by bit - Haruka Misawa
The first solo exhibition in Italy dedicated to Haruka Misawa, one of the most significant figures in contemporary Japanese design. Titled Bit by bit, the show evokes a design approach rooted in patience, subtle modulation, and an almost microscopic observation of reality. In an age marked by an excess of visual stimuli, Misawa’s research becomes an invitation to rediscover the beauty of the ordinary. Through essential materials such as paper, leaves, and metal wire, her works transform the everyday into a perceptual experience, opening up new ways of seeing.

ADI Design Museum, until June 7, 2026


© Paola Lenti, ph. Maurizio Natta

Dialoghi - Paola Lenti
Among the installations that continue to live on beyond Design Week is the one by Paola Lenti, which, with Dialoghi, transforms the Milan flagship into an immersive narrative of materials, color, and relationships. The concept explores design as an open dialogue between diverse elements—surfaces, textures, and cultures—that find harmony through contrasts and resonances. Moving between indoor and outdoor spaces, the setting unfolds as a fluid living landscape where design becomes a responsible and enduring gesture, capable of generating well-being without imposing on the environment.

Via Giovanni Bovio 28, until May 31, 2026


©Officine Saffi

Terrain
Hannes Peer’s installation, hosted at Officine Saffi and created in collaboration with Officine Saffi Lab, unfolds as a layered landscape in which masses of clay collide, overlap, fracture, and realign. The surface behaves like a tectonic system—governed by tension and rhythm—giving shape to a sculptural choreography. The collaboration between Hannes Peer and Officine Saffi Lab has solidified over time through projects that explore the spatial potential of ceramics in contemporary interiors. For Terrain, Officine Saffi Lab invited the South Tyrolean architect to undertake research dedicated to the medium’s historical legacy and its architectural applications.

Fondazione Officine Saffi, Via Niccolini 35a, through July 1, 2026