Brera Design District 2026

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On the occasion of Fuorisalone 2026, Brera Design District presents the 17th edition of Brera Design Week, which this year revolves around the theme “Be the Project”. The theme invites a view of design not only as a formal result or final product, but also as a cultural process, an attitude, and a responsibility, in building relationships between people, places, and communities.

In this context, Brera functions as a widespread urban laboratory, where design, creativity, and enterprise engage in daily dialogue, shaping the district into an open space for experimentation and research. During Design Week, showrooms, companies, designers, and cultural institutions interpret the theme through installations, exhibitions, and events, creating an extensive programme that reinforces Brera’s role as one of the key references of Fuorisalone.

Brera Design Week returns with the professionals and brands already established in the area: 217 permanent showrooms, including 9 new openings. Joining them, as every year, investors, sponsors, and temporary exhibitors – over 190 already confirmed – bringing the total expected initiatives to over 300.

Among the novelties 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. With a single registration, visitors will receive a personal QR Code to access a selection of events, avoiding the need to fill in multiple registration forms.

The service will be active for a selection of events in Brera Design Week, aiming to make the visit experience smoother and foster interaction between the public, brands, and district spaces.

For Brera Design Week 2026, the district’s visual identity is entrusted to Milanese illustrator Chiara Ghigliazza, who offers a fresh perspective on the city: that from Milan’s oldest and most beloved mode of transport, the tram.

Highlights
Valcucine presents CRAFTING FORWARD, Rooted in craftsmanship, driven by experimentation, defined by innovation
Grand Seiko + Atsushi Shindo, Shingo Abe, Takakuni Kawahara present The Nature of Time
glo™ presents glo for art 2026
Stark presents Albori
Veuve Clicquot + Yinka Ilori present Chasing the Sun
Arpa® + FENIX®, Formica®, Getacore®, Homapal® presentano ArchiThoughts-ArchiTouchs
Nardi + Celeste Italia, STUDIO PISK present Textile architectures merge with light
Materia 2.0 presents Materia 2.0 Celebrates 10 Years of Moodboards, The Moodboard as a Design Act
SKS + LG Electronics Italia presents Feeding the Future
SieMatic presents Colourful Tomorrow. The Architecture of Perception
GROHE presents GROHE SPA Aqua Sanctuary
And more

Brera Design Apartment
A space dedicated to dialogue between design, business, and project culture.
Located at Via Palermo 1, in the heart of the Brera Design District, Brera Design Apartment is a space designed to host meetings, conversations, and moments of exchange dedicated to the culture of design. A 100 sqm apartment set within a historic Milanese building that, over the years, has become a reference point for companies, designers, and industry professionals, hosting special projects and installations by international designers during Milano Design Week.

For the 2026 edition of Fuorisalone, Brera Design Apartment will not undergo a new restyling nor host installations open to the public, but will continue to operate as a relational space for the district, dedicated to private appointments, meetings, and activities reserved for industry professionals.