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by Pranjal Maheshwari May 19, 2026
Returning to London for a landmark 15th edition, CDW adds new venues, brand interventions and material cultures to showcase the best of contemporary design from across Europe.
by Almas Sadique Apr 18, 2026
With the theme, TEN: The Evolving Now, Isola Design Festival returns to Milan with retrospective exhibition designs and novel, experimental design outputs.
by Sunena V Maju Apr 16, 2026
From Moooi’s theatrical environments to Lina Ghotmeh’s site-specific intervention, these immersive installations shift focus from products to spatial, multisensory experience.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 13, 2026
On the advent of Isola's upcoming edition themed TEN: The Evolving Now, its co-founders reflect on community-building, curatorial experimentation and global expansion.
by Almas Sadique Apr 11, 2026
From Brera to Isola and 5VIE, Fuorisalone activates Milan Design Week with immersive, dynamic and evolving showcases and discourses shaped by its theme, Be the Project.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 07, 2026
5VIE Design District positions design as a subjective, highly personal encounter, where ceramics, textiles and spatial interventions provoke self-reflection.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 04, 2026
At Milan Design Week 2026, the 11th edition moves beyond spectacle to examine how design operates across systems of production, perception and lived experience.
by Almas Sadique Apr 03, 2026
The expansive Brera Design Week is set to host its 17th edition during Milan Design Week 2026 with dynamic designs and discourses amid the neighbourhood’s historic core.
by Almas Sadique Mar 28, 2026
The upcoming edition of the design fair urges creatives to decenter the image of the final design to focus on its materiality, process and craftsmanship.
by Jincy Iype Mar 25, 2026
From Salone del Mobile.Milano to Fuorisalone, Superstudio to Porta Venezia; STIR presents a comprehensive guide through Milan Design Week’s most compelling offerings this year.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 18, 2025
Over six days, the annual design festival traced new forms of connection, showing how design can move beyond trends to embody context, care and continuity.
by Aarthi Mohan Oct 13, 2025
The edition—spotlighting the theme Past. Present. Possible.—hopes to turn the city into a living canvas for collaboration, discovery and reflection.
by Bansari Paghdar Aug 25, 2025
The upcoming edition looks forward to offering a layered, multidisciplinary series of presentations and dialogues examining Pan-Asian design within a transnational landscape.
by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Jun 25, 2025
3daysofdesign 2025 brought the design world to Copenhagen, but on the city’s terms: human, generous and grounded underneath the long light of Scandinavian summer days.
by IKEA Apr 22, 2025
Five designers. Five narratives. Five installations: Hej Holm! by IKEA x STIR invited Indian creatives to interpret the collection via design ingenuity, storytelling and gastronomy.
by Aarthi Mohan Apr 19, 2025
From tactile installations to digital forms, this year’s showcase was an exploration of how happiness transforms design into an agent of hope and connection.
by Sunena V Maju Apr 17, 2025
At Milan Design Week 2025, the French brand redefined luxury through architectural restraint, artisanal mastery and quiet longing.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 15, 2025
Set within a historical Italian palazzo, six spatial designs present a rich, layered and well-curated assemblage of furniture, lighting, art and decorative objects.
by Aarthi Mohan Apr 15, 2025
From visionary tributes to futuristic installations, the tenth edition inspired a connection between art, sustainability and technology at Milan Design Week 2025.
by Almas Sadique Apr 12, 2025
The design exhibition, on view at BasicVillage within the Isola Design District, encapsulates objects that stimulate the mind, vision, touch, movement and emotions of visitors.
by Anushka Sharma Apr 12, 2025
STIR enlists striking interventions dotting Brera during Milan Design Week 2025, emphasising art, technology, environment and their intersections.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 11, 2025
From Lexus to FIAT and partnerships with leading brands such as Kartell and artists like DRIFT, STIR spotlights some of the most engaging showcases by mobility brands in Milan this year.
by Almas Sadique Apr 11, 2025
While presenting stimulating collections by leading studios and brands, the biennial lighting exhibition also marks the debut of The Euroluce International Lighting Forum.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 10, 2025
Highlighting its theme for Milan Design Week 2025, 'armonie invisibli', STIR presents a selection of the best projects that strike a balance between functionality and art.
by Anushka Sharma Apr 09, 2025
The American artist presents his interpretation of Michelangelo’s Pietà Rondanini, using light and music to enliven the spectators’ experience of the installation.
by Preciosa Lighting Apr 08, 2025
The Czech company debuts Crystal Links at Salone del Mobile.Milano’s Euroluce, alongside a cutting-edge generative visualisation tool, Preciosa Signature Design Generator.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 08, 2025
The illuminated kinetic installation for the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025 is a stage for shared inquiry and dialogue, merging craftsmanship, literature and theatre.
by Almas Sadique Apr 05, 2025
The immersive exhibition, to be held within the Porta Venezia Design District during Milan Design Week 2025, seeks to play with one’s visual, aural, tactile and olfactory senses.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 03, 2025
The design platform expands to two new locations in Varedo, exploring themes of decay and reclamation by nature, and ensuring the showcase is an immersive treat for visitors.
by Jincy Iype Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: Reminiscing the influence of and learnings from design and architectural projects that we attended and featured, from leading design weeks to urban renewal plans.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 17, 2024
STIRred 2024: A review of architectural biennales and design exhibitions that offered new perspectives and voices on pertinent issues, including the climate crisis and global resource parity.
by Maghie Ghali Nov 12, 2024
As a media partner, STIR visited DDW's milestone 10th edition, which revealed a thorough dedication to a new wave of creatives inspired by the Gulf’s diverse and lesser-known heritage.
by Anmol Ahuja Oct 18, 2024
A contemplative look at and visit to the "world’s most sustainable design festival" yields reflections on the idea of sustainability and scale in design programming and beyond.
by Anushka Sharma Oct 17, 2024
Set to commence on October 19, 2024, the design event will showcase a comprehensive programme branching into five missions—each envisioning a better future through design.
by Anushka Sharma Oct 09, 2024
STIR revisits the 2024 edition of the Global Design Forum with an exclusive conversation with the Program Director, Jessica McFarlane, tracing its curation, aspirations and impact.
by STIRworld Sep 27, 2024
The British designer unveiled a new collection for Andreu World during London Design Festival 2024 at an event offering insights into his practice in conversation with STIR.
by Giulia Zappa Sep 20, 2024
Stepping away from the focus on localism of recent years, the French design week embraces a renewed aspiration for universalism, echoing the Olympic spirit that recently captivated the world.
by Almas Sadique Sep 13, 2024
STIR enlists spatially dominant and sensorially rich architectural installations on view across 11 design districts in London, UK, during the London Design Festival 2024 in September.
by Aarthi Mohan Sep 12, 2024
In conversation with STIR, Pentagram’s Domenic Lippa explores the intersection of contrasting themes and visual balance for this year’s edition of the London Design Festival.
by Anushka Sharma Sep 07, 2024
STIR traces the dynamic programme of the upcoming London Design Festival, enlisting the installations, exhibitions and workshops that highlight the anticipated event.
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