All the books presented at Milano Design Week 2026

From manifesto-style books to visual collections, through reflections on materiality and contemporary living, Milano Design Week 2026 also became a cultural platform. During Fuorisalone, the city turned into a temporary archive of ideas, images, and conversations. Alongside immersive installations and product launches, showrooms, foundations, and brands hosted editorial presentations, talks, and new publications capable of expanding the narrative of design beyond the object itself.
 

The Unimportance of Form
Jasper Morrison, curated by Sina Sohrab
Apartamento, 2026

The Unimportance of Form and Other Arguments gathers the early writings of British designer Jasper Morrison, written between 1984 and 2002 and collected and edited by industrial designer Sina Sohrab. Published together here for the first time, these texts map the formation of ideas that would come to define his practice: the responsibilities of design, the value of usefulness, and the quiet authority of ordinary things. From autobiographical manifestos and his 1985 RCA thesis to later essays, musings, and even notes for an unfinished novel, this compendium of 31 texts captures the honing of a lifelong argument about what design is — and what it should be.
 

Coffee pots from the masters
Giulio Iacchetti
Corraini, 2026

From Alfonso Bialetti’s classic moka pot to coffee makers by Michele De Lucchi, Tom Dixon, Isao Hosoe, King-Kong Design, Piero Lissoni, Angelo Mangiarotti, Alessandro Mendini, Gaetano Pesce, Ettore Sottsass, and Marco Zanuso. Twenty-four coffee makers illustrating different interpretations of the classic Moka. Twenty-four design exercises carried out by architects and designers that demonstrate how essential the moka is in a designer’s curriculum, because, as Mendini says, “every great architect has attempted its design, aspires to build a coffee maker just as, before dying, he would like to make a tower.”
 

Buongiorno - The Art of Living Under the Italian Sun
Acqua di Parma
ERG Media, 2026

Since 1916, Acqua di Parma has embodied the spirit of Italian refinement and the art of living. Produced and published by ERG Media in collaboration with the brand, the volume Buongiorno – The Art of Living Under the Italian Sun is a journey across Italy that tells the story of places, craftsmanship, and people that define its cultural identity. With original photographs taken in over 60 destinations, more than 500 curated addresses, and contributions from over 50 personalities, the book offers a narrative rich in colors, flavors, and atmospheres. Along the way, Gstaad Guy’s irony adds a light and personal perspective, with insights and observations on the country.
 

Jeong: The Spirit of Korean Craft and Design
Hyo Jung Le, with essays by Teo Yang, Beth McKillop, and J Kathryn Hong
Phaidon, 2026

Jeong: The Spirit of Korean Craft and Design brings together objects and practices that tell the story of Korean material culture across time. At its core is the concept of jeong: a subtle bond, made of care, memory, and relationship, that runs through the act of making and the everyday use of things. From ceramics to textiles, from furniture to contemporary creations, it reveals a way of thinking about design in which transformation does not interrupt continuity, but renews it. The book invites a close look at materials, details, and imperfections. It is precisely in these elements that an idea of design as relationship - between people, time, and matter - emerges, continuing to evolve without losing its roots.
 

DWA Design Studio
DWA + La Tigre, 2026

DWA Design Studio presents a limited-edition publication that retraces the studio’s design trajectory. Founded in Milan in 2005 by Alberto Artesani and Frederik De Wachter, the studio entrusted the book’s graphic direction to LaTigre, which translates this complexity into an editorial object built through layers. The book is structured in several sections, each identified by variations in paper and printing processes. The first section stems from an invitation to twenty designers, studios, clients, and creatives to freely interpret the acronym “DWA.” The second and third sections present a selection of projects organized according to a non-chronological, non-descriptive logic. Rather than constructing an exhaustive catalogue, the narrative privileges details, suggestions, and underlying sources of inspiration.
 

Typologie - The camping tent
Collections Typologie, 2025

The new volume of Collections Typologie is dedicated to the camping tent, a recurring element in both rural landscapes and urban spaces, whose apparent simplicity is deceptive. Positioned between an architecture to be handled and a piece of furniture to be inhabited, it encompasses multiple uses and brings together heterogeneous realities. Echoing primitive huts, descended from military encampments, a shelter for leisure or necessity - both fragile and resilient, protective yet permeable - the tent is used in both everyday and extreme contexts. An essential assembly of high-performance materials, it is designed in the West and manufactured in Southeast Asia. With 136 pages, the volume is published in both French and English editions. The first part presents a selection of 165 photographs, printed in duotone across 88 pages. The second part includes an introductory text by industrial designer Sina Sohrab and a cross-interview with three experts in the field.
 

The Essence of Slow Perfumery
Deborah Royer
Le Labo, 2026

With The Essence of Slow Perfumery, written by Deborah Royer, Le Labo transforms into a book what has always defined its universe: an idea of perfume as a slow, sensory experience deeply connected to memory. The volume is a collection of personal essays, reflections, images, and intimate fragments that distill the principles at the heart of the maison. Across ten chapters, it explores themes such as the tactility of craftsmanship, spaces capable of generating stillness and revelation, the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, the enigmatic language of scent, and the relationship with time — not as something to chase, but as an ally and a teacher. Through archival materials, confessions gathered over time, memories evoked by fragrances, and contributions from figures close to the brand, the book constructs a sort of sensory autobiography, where perfume becomes a tool for accessing emotions, memories, and forms of presence.
 

A lot of Work
Muller van Severen
Apartamento, 2026

A Lot of Work is a new monograph dedicated to the work of the restlessly inventive Belgian design studio Muller Van Severen. Shaped by 15 years of seminal practice, it is the first to present Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen both together and as individual artists, charting the energies of their solo trajectories alongside their shared design language.
 

A Place We Like
LEONE, Design by Anna Gabriela Seiko
C41, 2026

“A dream takes root in a single thought, guiding us to a place of possibility, where we discover the strength we carry and the beauty we seek in the things we like.”
A Place We Like, LEONE’s third book, is a guide to the most beautiful hotels in Europe. It celebrates places that leave a lasting impression not only for their beauty, but also for their ability to welcome guests and create a sense of belonging. Over the past few years, LEONE has traveled across Europe, meeting people who see hospitality as a personal mission. This photographic book, the first title within the Leisure pillar of C41 Magazine, brings together the most meaningful stops along that journey, forming a personal map of Europe shaped by authenticity, thoughtfulness, and care, and capturing the moment when a destination becomes a true place of leisure .
 

Materia Liquida
A Research Edition by C41 for Sophie Lou Jacobsen
Creative Direction by Luca A. Caizzi, Design by Gaia V. Marraffa
C41, 2026

Created during the 2026 Salone del Mobile, on the occasion of the launch of the Disco Aperitivo Collection. A pocket-sized homage to liquid branding, this publication distills the glamour, color, and graphic sensuality liquor and mineral water logos into a collectible luxury object. This work is not a catalog, but a translation. It marks a subtle shift from recognition to perception, from label to essence. In the final measure, the glass does not contain a brand - it contains a feeling, momentarily held and inevitably released.
 

How Italy Feels: Through the Lens, Region by Region
Italy Segreta
Penguin Books, 2026

The first photographic book by Italy Segreta is a stunning, photo-forward guide that aims to break through the homogenization of the country’s narrative to harness the true experience of Italy. Each chapter is dedicated to one of Italy’s 20 regions, shot by one photographer with a deep connection to that respective region. You’ll see the country beyond the familiar snapshots, exploring hidden corners through the intimate lens and recommendations of those who know them best.
During the days of the Fuorisalone, the book presentation held at the Camparino in Galleria was accompanied by a photographic exhibition focusing on the sea—an immersive escape into the light, sounds, and sensations of Italy.
 

The Quest for Light
Hiro Kamigaki and Markus Langes-Swarovski, 2026

Created in collaboration with renowned illustrator Hiro Kamigaki and his studio IC4DESIGN, and co-written by Markus Langes-Swarovski, The Quest for Light captures the magic of Swarovski with a sparkling imagination. Through the story of the battle between light and darkness, the book takes readers on a “search-and-find” journey that begins at Swarovski’s headquarters in Wattens, Austria, and extends around the world in search of four great crystals tasked with countering darkness and helping the world shine. Meticulously crafted in both illustration and color, the volume features a selection of Swarovski figurines, jewelry, and iconic places from the Maison’s history .