COVER’s essential guide to Milan Design Week 2026

Spanning exhibitions, installations and collaborations, Milan Design Week 2026 explores the intersection of material, craft and design, with textiles playing a central role across the city’s programme

It cannot be denied, no design week offers as much fun, glamour and innovation as Milan’s April event. Here is COVER’s guide to the best rug events taking place across the city

Salone del Mobile

Rho Showground

Salone remains a big focus for visitors. This year Jan Kath Design will be in Hall 14 with the latest designs including the new Samarkand collection. Free issues of COVER 82 will be available on the stand.

Other brands on show will include Mohebban and Sitap in Hall 3, Linie Design in Hall 14, Carpet Edition, LE andToulemonde Bochart in Hall 18.

In Hall 22, you will find, Amini, Jaipur Rugs, Mariantonia Urru, GAN, Golran and nanimarquina, who is debuting the Lucia Eames collection here and in Brera.

Amini will show new rugs by Elisa Ossino, Altherr Désile Park, and Amini Studio, showcasing in-depth research into weaves, materials, and innovative carpet weaving techniques.

Lastly, in Hall 24, Illulian and Warli will be showing their latest innovations.

Woven Forms II by Amini x R & Company

Via Borgogna 7

Over a decade after the first Woven Forms collection by Amini and R & Company appeared, a follow-up rug series is about to be revealed during Milan Design Week 2026. Woven Forms II investigates further the boundaries between art, craftsmanship, and industry. It comprises the woven artworks of eight artists and designers: Serban lonescu, Joyce Lin, Roberto Lugo, Luam Melake, Rich Mnisi, Marilyn Pappas, Zizipho Poswa, and Sayar & Garibeh.

Room by Li Edelkoort x El Espartano

Rossana Orlandi, Via Matteo Bandello 16 

Li Edelkoort collaborates with El Espartano and four female design friends—with Ina Meijer, Kiki van Eijk, Carole Baijings and Mariola López Mariño—on a collection exploring the idea of the room as sanctuary, using rugs as a medium to express comfort, care and personal space.

The Silk Road collection by Fischbacher 1819 x Zollanvari

Via del Carmine

Fischbacher 1819 continues its exploration of material innovation and cultural reference, presenting a collection that reflects its heritage in textile craftsmanship while integrating contemporary techniques and sustainable materials. The new rug collection is made in collaboration with Zollanvari.

Edelgrund at Reflections

The Space, Via Voghera 14.

Every year Edelgrund presents new installations that explore the evolution of its design language in Iranian kilims. This year, the brand will be showing a curated display at THE SPACE, as part of REFLECTIONS. 

Jaipur Rugs x Kengo Kuma

Crespi Bonsai Museum

Via Marco Minghetti 8

Salone del Mobile Hall 22, A28

Jaipur Rugs collaborates with Kengo Kuma on FACES, a collection of 16 rugs inspired by the architect’s façades, translating subtle material transitions and architectural detail into tactile compositions in natural, earthy tones. The rugs will be on show at Salone, the Jaipur Rugs showroom and at the Crespi Bonsai Museum.

cc-tapis x Fornasetti

Piazza Santo Stefano 10

At cc-tapis’s stunning showroom the collaboration with Fornasetti will take centre stage. As one of the three company founders, Fabrizio Cantoni, explains: 

‘For Milan Design Week, we are focusing on this Fornasetti collaboration, as it is big: fifteen new rugs, in three different collections. There are the five rugs in the Masterpiece line, for which we used the finest threads in cashmere and silk. One of those is in a limited edition. Then there is a Bestsellers collection. At a good price point, these are hand-knotted and Jacquard, which is the new handloom technique we introduced. Then, for the ready-to-buy rugs, we included techniques we learnt in the other collections-hand embroidery, chain stitch etc. The collection includes different price points and different approaches and there is a lot of cc-tapis in it. For our showroom display of this we have teamed up with Dan Thawley, who did the first Charlotte Perriand exhibition.’

nanimarquina x Lucia Eames

Via Statuto 13 

nanimarquina presents a collection based on original artworks by Lucia Eames, translating her nature-inspired visual language—featuring birds, suns and organic forms—into tactile textile compositions. The rugs will be on show in Brera and at Salone.

Codices collection by Balmaceda

Via Paolo Giovio 9

Balmaceda’s Codices collection reinterprets ancestral Mexican architecture and symbolism through rugs, textiles and ceramics, translating pyramids, codices and mythological forms into a contemporary material language.

Undead Undyed by Altai

Via Pinamonte da Vimercate, 6

Altai presents Undead Undyed, a selection of rare, undyed carpets and tapestries from Anatolia and Kurdistan, highlighting the ancient practice of using naturally coloured fibres to create depth and variation without dyes.

Calle Henzel of Henzel Studio

Next Place Hotel, Foro Buonaparte 70

Next Place Hotel will present rug works by Calle Henzel of Henzel Studio, a brand well-known for artistic innovation. The event project brings together brands, architects, designers, and hospitality professionals around the evolving language of hospitality spaces.

Mamounia collection by Sahrai 

Via A Manzoni 38 

Sahrai presents Mamounia alongside Traces of Order by SLD · Andrea Bonini, a collection that explores the rug as both architectural and emotional surface, balancing instinctive, tradition-rooted expression with measured geometry and spatial clarity.

Mise en Abyme/Objects from Spaces by Aptitude Objects and Venetian Echoes by Marta Bastianello Design Milano.

Alberto Levi, Via San Maurilio 24 

The Alberto Levi Gallery will be home to two exhibitions. Mise en Abyme by Aptitude Objects comprises an innovative rug collection—made of wool and cashmere or abaca fibre—together with a curated selection of objects. Also in the space, Marta Bastianello presents Venetian Echoes – Framing Light and Matter, a body of thirty-four works spanning furniture, lighting, vases and rugs, where Venice is approached as method rather than reference, shaping a quiet dialogue between form, light and material.

Alcova

Baggio Military Hospital, Via Giovanni Labus, 10

Villa Pestarini, Via Mogadiscio 

The hottest ticket in town, this year Alcova moves closer to the city centre, with two locations at Villa Pestarini (tickets already sold out) and the Baggio Military Hospital. Expect to see innovative work by 131 of the most creative minds.

Christoph Hefti x Jörg Boner

Assab One, Via Privata Assab 1 

Product designer Jörg Boner and textile and rug creative Christoph Hefti are collaborating on ‘The Story of a Shelter’ exhibition, a display inspired by an existing mountain hut. They explains: ‘this collaborative project investigates the border between art, design, craftsmanship and environment. A reflection on shelter and on the isolation of humans within nature’s demanding and powerful elements.’

Floralis by Art de Vivre x Campana

Teatro Arsenale, Via C Correnti 11 

The Floralis collection by Art de Vivre and Humberto Campana reflects the Brazilian designer’s deeply personal artistic journey. At its heart lies his fascination with the microscopic world of cellular forms, scaled up and reinterpreted through the hands of skilled artisans into richly textured, handwoven rugs.

The Atelier Editions by Atelier Bowy C.D

Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Via Olona 4

Atelier Bowy C.D presents The Atelier Editions, a collection centred on craftsmanship and material exploration, bringing together limited pieces that emphasise process, surface and form. The Atelier Editions brings together leading architects, designers, and curatorial voices, including Adam Court, Alexander Díaz Andersson, Andrée Cooke, Annysa LaMantia, Artefatto, Pietro Franceschini, Fernando Mastrangelo, Fernanda Marques, and Suchi Reddy.

From installations to exhibitions, Milan Design Week 2026 offers a city-wide platform for design. Plan your visit using our COVER Guide and experience it first-hand.

Words by Lucy Upward and Libbi Kettle