Made in Italy

The city of Como is transformed into a design destination for the 8th edition of Lake Como Design Festival, which takes place between September 12-20, 2026.

The Only True Protest is Beauty, Fondazione Dries Van Noten’s inaugural show at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta, is an illuminating presentation of contemporary fashion, design and craft that speaks to tradition, innovation and the power of art in all its senses. The show closes on October 4th.

Between September 1- 30, Homo Faber: An Island of Light, presents its 4th edition at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, featuring work by over 500 artists and a dynamic scenography by Es Devlin.

Between May 4-30, 2026, the Palazzo Nani Bernardo presents Objects of Desire, an exhibition of work by Marie-Dominique Saramito installed in the Porcelain room of the historic palazzo in Venice.

From April 25 through October 19, 2026, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection presents Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector, the first large-scale museum exhibition dedicated to Peggy Guggenheim’s years in London and her first gallery, Guggenheim Jeune.

Casa Museo Molinario Colombari is a home like no other. Located in a radically renovated factory in the Isola district of Milan, Rosella Colombari and Ettore Molinario have created a dynamic, living dialogue between architecture, design, photography and sculpture.

An illuminating series of four exhibitions now on view at the Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana highlight the depth of the Pinault Collection and offers an extensive look at four leading contemporary artists.

Triennale Milano pays homage to one of Italian design’s most radical minds — Andrea Branzi — through the eyes of his longtime friend and collaborator, Toyo Ito.

The Fondazione Dries Van Noten opens its inaugural exhibition “The Only True Protest is Beauty”, on April 25th. Curated by Dries Van Noten with Geert Bruloot, the presentation explores craftsmanship as a language of expression and a conduit for emotion. Marie Honnay spoke to the designer ahead of the event.

Dries Van Noten and Patrick Vangheluwe to open the Fondazione Dries Van Noten, a cultural non-profit dedicated to craftsmanship in Venice.

Manu-Facture: The Ceramics of Lucio Fontana, at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, is a groundbreaking exhibition that reveals a lesser-known side of the artist. The exhibition presents over seventy experimental ceramic works that fuse art, craft, and design.

The Fondazione Officine Saffi presents the first solo show of work by Greek-born artist Chryssa Kotoula. We Are Walking, Talking Minerals opened on July 8th and is on view through August 1, 2025.