The Milan Design Week 2025 is here. From 7 to 13 Aprilthe city turns into the beating heart of global design, welcoming designers, artists, innovators and exceptional brands. But it is not only the exhibitions and talks that capture attention: the real magic of Milan Design Week is also lived in its exclusive events and parties that animate the streets of the city.
Here are some of the most unique experiences and the must-do appointments:
Design Pride 2025 By Seletti by
The Pride Design returns to Milan for an unmissable party! The eighth edition, conceived by Seletti, will start from Piazza Castello at 18:00 and will cross the city with a colorful Street Parade, animated by extraordinary performances and the participation of the Viareggio Carnival. The procession will culminate in a mega party in Piazza Affari from 19:30, with the explosive music of Boss Doms and Dj Shorty, Keglevich and Gelati Sammontana cocktails!
WHERE: Piazza Castello and Piazza Affari, Milan
WHEN: Wednesday 9 April 2025, from 18:00 to 24:00
FDW – Fabbrica Design Week
Fabbrica del Vapore returns with the second edition of FDW (Fabbrica Design Week), an event that blends design, art and electronic music in a unique experience! From 8 to 13 April, the 5,000 m² exhibition spaces will host installations and exhibitions, including the staff of Nanda Vigo and the reflection on sustainable design. And for music lovers, the Fdw Music Festival offers six days of events with Richie Hawtin, Chloé Caillet, Marcel Dettmann, Quest, Lele Sacchi, Ti Eg, Hiver, Toy Tons Jam feat Ktente, Sam Ruffillo, Fimiani and Zsa Zsa, from the afternoon until late at night! The artistic proposal, offered to the public for free (with compulsory registration on XCEED), as well as all the exhibition projects, will develop on two outdoor stages.
WHERE: Vapor factory, via Giulio Cesare Procaccini 4, Milan
WHEN: From 8 to 13 April 2025, from 10:00 to 23:00 (from 17:00 for the music festival)
The garden of ideas of Vanity Fair
From 7 to 13 April, the garden of ideas of Vanity Fair returns to Milan, a unique experience that celebrates the conscious and responsible design. After the success of the last edition, this year the garden turns into a creative laboratory in which the public will be invited to rethink its purchase and consumption habits. As? Through “the theory of how much” that will push us to ask us how much our decisions and behaviors impact on the planet, on others and on ourselves.
We will talk about food with Davide Campagna, aka cooked al dente, of art with Nadia Righi, the director of the Diocesan Museum, work with Alberto Dalmasso, Co-Founder and CEO of Satispay, of ecology with Valeria Margherita Mosca, expert in ethnobotanical and environmentalist, fashionable with Sara Sozzani Maino, Creative Director of the Sozzani Foundation and education with Daniele Novara, pedagogist.
There will be surprises, artistic installations, the projection of short films and workshops in which, for example, learning actively to create floral decorations with recycled materials.
And for a moment of relaxation and conviviality, it will close in beauty, every evening, with an aperitif offered by Three cents!
WHERE: Cloister of the Diocesan Museum Carlo Maria Martini, Milan
WHEN: 8-13 April 2025, from 10.30 to 20.30
Free admission – Click here to discover the complete schedule and register!
The glitch camp: Designing Togettherness
The glitch camp returns to Milan from 7 to 13 April 2025! The free urban campsite for students, created by Piano B in collaboration with IED, is ready to welcome a new edition full of news.
Take part in Designing Togettherness, the activity program designed to involve both Camping and the Milan Design Week audience. An opportunity to explore design, creativity and collaborations in a stimulating context!
WHERE: Savorelli Cappelli Center, Piazza Caduti del Lavoro 5, Milan
WHEN: 7-13 April 2025
SmartThings Home by Samsung
Samsung celebrates 10 years of SmartThings Home! From 8 to 12 April, discover the future of living with Samsung and his showrooms SmartThings Home, in the heart of Porta Nuova. An immersive journey into the world of connected houses.
Will not fail:
-Showcooking exclusive with chefs such as Andrea Mainardi and Jun (a Korean in Italy)
-Korean Beauty Corner and Make-up Sessions with Martina Chiella and Corner K
-digital artwork with Massimo Colonna
-Talk with Andrea Galeazzi on the connected house and the future of technology
Then, what’s better to enjoy an exclusive Smart Cafè in collaboration with Lavazza?!
WHERE: Samsung SmartThings Home, via Mike Bongiorno 9, Milan
WHEN: 8-12 April 2025
Adi Design Museum – The Oslavia concert
The ADI Design Museum will be animated, from 7 to 13 April by events, talk and installations, with the participation of protagonists of Italian and international design. But one of the most anticipated moments is certainly the Oslavia concert, scheduled for Saturday 12 April at 19.30. The band, now a point of reference for the encounter between design and rock, will make the museum vibrate with its unique sound and an unmissable novelty: the new frontman, which will bring freshness to the group’s repertoire.
WHERE: ADI Design Museum, P.za Compasso d’Oro, Milan
WHEN: April 12, 7.30pm
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Source: Vanity Fair
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