Between archives, libraries and immersive installations, fashion no longer supports design, but redefines its languages and spaces
The Miu Miu Literary Club returns for its third edition, focusing on Annie Ernaux and Ama Ata Aidoo. Inside the Circolo Filologico Milanese, a public library takes shape, designed as a place to stay and explore rather than just pass through. At the center is the theme “Politics of Desire”, guiding conversations, lectures and readings that reflect on the contemporary female condition.
Via Clerici 10
Gucci Memoria, an exhibition curated by Demna, new creative director of Gucci, reinterprets the 105 years of the Maison in a symbolic way. Set in the spaces of the Chiostri di San Simpliciano, the exhibition creates an immersive path where past and present come together, showing the complexity and evolution of the brand’s creative language. Open to the public from April 21 to 26 (10:00–20:00), with registration on gucci.com.
Piazza Paolo VI 6
Antonio Marras presents at Fuorisalone 2026 “PicNic a Le Vasche di Ciu’ Peppì”, an immersive installation inside NonostanteMarras that transforms the Sardinian coast into a multisensory story between fashion, design and memory. Furniture, surfaces and installations – with Nodo Italia, Jacuzzi, Kartell, De Castelli and Wall&decò – interact with a landscape made of materials, colors and natural suggestions. The experience includes a Temporary Bistrot by Famiglia Rana and ends on April 26 with a morning club between music and design.
Via Cola di Rienzo 8
Reference Library, curated by Apartamento Magazine with Jil Sander, celebrates the book as an object that holds memory, relationships and identity. It brings together sixty books from around the world, each chosen by someone with a notable point of view: writers, designers, artists, architects, filmmakers and thinkers. Together they form a collection of personal references. Presented together, they become something larger: a portrait of curiosity and influence, and of the invisible links between a reader, an idea and the world. The exhibition, with an installation designed by studioutte, takes place at the Jil Sander showroom. By registration, with 60 visitors per hour, guests enter the library and receive a pair of white gloves.
Via Beltrami 5
Created with Dropcity, the project explores the brand’s vision around the concept of Air. Visitors move through a series of tunnels that show the evolution of the project, from the original experiments by Frank Rudy to the iconic Air Max, up to new innovations and unseen prototypes. The experience includes talks, workshops and hands-on sessions. Air Lab is also designed to continue as a permanent makerspace at Dropcity after Design Week.
Via Sammartini 72
Hermès returns to La Pelota with a scenography by Charlotte Macaux Perelman. New creations are presented inside an installation combining concrete and reclaimed wood, forming an urban landscape of solids and voids that guide visitors through the objects.
Via Palermo 10
Louis Vuitton presents new pieces from the Objets Nomades collection, inspired by the centenary of the Paris Decorative Arts Exhibition and the Art Déco movement. The collection pays tribute to Pierre Émile Legrain with re-editions of furniture and combinations of textiles, furniture and tableware. Alongside works from the archives of Legrain and Charlotte Perriand, new pieces by Estudio Campana, Raw Edges and Franck Genser are presented.
Corso Venezia 16
Issey Miyake presents “The Paper Log: Shell and Core”, a project by Satoshi Kondo with Miyake Design Studio and Ensamble Studio. At the center are paper logs used in production and later recycled, here explored as research material. The installation develops through two approaches: “Shell”, where paper is unrolled and hardened, and “Core”, where it is compressed and assembled into furniture prototypes. The works create a dialogue between opposites: light and solid, delicate and strong, fluid and structured, connecting fashion and architecture.
Via Bagutta 12
La DoubleJ presents “Size Matters”, an immersive project for the launch of the “Al Fresco” collection. The store becomes an exhibition space where objects appear in exaggerated sizes, from very small to very large, transforming everyday elements into almost surreal presences.
Via Sant’Andrea 10/A
Plan C presents “The Curated Core” at Plan C Framework, a space that goes beyond traditional retail. Under the direction of Carolina Castiglioni, the project brings together different brands in four interventions: Acerbis, Aliita with Aliita Bath in dialogue with Mutina and Dornbracht, Memo Paris with Olimpia Zagnoli, and Sarah Andelman with a curated installation.
Via Manzoni 21
Valextra presents “Soft & Tender Topographies” with Objects of Common Interest. The project explores materials through different textures and experimental combinations, transforming the store into a landscape to walk through.
Via Manzoni 3
Loro Piana presents “Studies, Chapter 1: On The Plaid”, a project focused on twenty-three plaid pieces. Each one is treated as a study, exploring materials, techniques and processes, showing the connection between fiber, yarn and final product.
Via della Moscova 33
Prada presents the fifth edition of Prada Frames, curated by Formafantasma. Titled “In Sight”, it explores how images shape contemporary culture, through talks and discussions about visual culture, environmental and social costs, political use of images and attention economies.
Via Caradosso 1
ARKET presents a project with Laila Gohar. The installation takes place at the Giardino delle Arti, transformed into a quiet and intimate space within the city.
Via Palestro 5
