Coinciding with the Salone del Mobile, from 20 to 26 April 2026 Fuorisalone presents a comprehensive program of events, exhibitions, and installations throughout the city. A network of initiatives that each year transforms Milan into a platform for dialogue and experimentation around contemporary design. From bio-based materials, collectible design, and high craftsmanship, to new interpretations of living spaces, emerging designers, hybridizations, and dialogues between AI, the physical, and the digital, this edition’s offerings tangibly reflect the transformations of our contemporary world.
“Be the Project” is the theme chosen this year for Fuorisalone 2026: an invitation to rediscover design as a dynamic and responsible process, where the human being returns to the center as the interpreter of change. “Be the Project” means recognizing that every creative act takes shape in the dialogue between thought and matter, intuition and responsibility. It is not the finished form that defines the value of design, but the process that generates it: listening, making mistakes, transforming. In this sense, even error and failure become an integral part of the design journey, moments in which an idea confronts reality and discovers new possible direction.
Fuorisalone Passport
Among the highlights of the 2026 edition is Fuorisalone Passport, the new digital platform promoted by Fuorisalone and developed by Studiolabo to simplify access to Design Week events. Through a single registration, visitors will receive apersonal QR Code to use for entry to a selection of events, avoiding the need to fill out different registration forms each time. The service will be available for a portion of the Brera Design Week events, aiming to make the visitor experience smoother and to foster interaction between the public, brands, and district spaces.
Fuorisalone Award
Fuorisalone Award returns for its fifth edition. The project, curated by Studiolabo, rewards the most memorable contentand installations by companies and designers presented during Milan Design Week. Visible on a dedicated section of the Fuorisalone.it platform, the installations can be explored in depth thanks to event pages with content and photos. In parallel, joint work by the jury and the editorial staff of Fuorisalone.it focuses on content that is relevant to the world of design, qualitatively innovative and rich in meaning. The selected projects will compete for the 3 SpecialMentions in the categories: Sustainability & Research, Technology & Innovation, Engagement &Interaction.
The synergy with Salone del Mobile
Collaboration with Salone del Mobile.Milano continues with the aim of highlighting exhibitors present in both the spaces of the fair and in the city, following a dedicated itinerary in the events guide and on the interactive of Fuorisalone.it, sign posting stands between different pavilions and the venue of the event in the city, designed to orientate the public towards a selection of events realised by the most important design and furniture brands.
