Milano Design Week 2026
ArchiThoughts-ArchiTouch

Federica Sala is an independent curator and design advisor. She worked at the design department of Centre Pompidou for five years. She has collaborated with Fabrica, miart, 5VIE Art+Design, Airbnb, Vogue Italia, Cassina, Buccellati... In 2018 she curated, with Patricia Urquiola, the exhibition A Castiglioni at Triennale di Milano. She was also part of the curatorial team for the opening of ADI Design Museum with an exhibition about Giulio Castelli. She has an ongoing collaboration with Rizzoli International and since July 2023 she is the Editor-in-chief of The Good Life Italia, a magazine about business & lifestyle. 

(AB)NORMAL is an interdisciplinary architecture studio based in Milan. Run by architects Mattia Inselvini, Davide Masserini and Luigi Savio, the studio’s work spans architecture, product design, and creative direction, across a wide array of domains including art, culture, design, interiors and fashion. Driven by a keen interest in the frictions of contemporaneity, the creative process of (AB)NORMAL integrates iconic elements with nods to popular culture, with a particular focus on multidisciplinarity and the implications of technological progress. The result is a profound and widely understandable mosaic, architecturally grounded in the present yet conceptually responsive to change. 

After studying at the École Boulle in Paris, Marion Mailaender founded her interior architecture and design agency in 2004. Since then, she has created objects as well as scenographies, and has carried out residential, hospitality, and commercial projects. Her boldness and keen eye have already won over numerous creative figures including artist Sophie Calle, designer Amélie Pichard, the choreographers’ collective La Horde, and the creative teams at Hermès and Chanel, who have entrusted her with singular projects. 

Parasite 2.0 is a design and research studio based in Milan. Founded in 2010 by Stefano Colombo, Eugenio Cosentino and Luca Marullo Viola, they investigate the status of human habitats, acting within a hybrid of architecture, design, and scenography. Parasite 2.0 has worked and collaborated with various cultural organizations and companies, and they taught in national and international schools. Since 2022 they have been regularly teaching at Design Academy Eindhoven. Parasite 2.0 was awarded the YAP Young Architects Program MAXXI in 2016, the Big See Interior Design Award 2020, and the Main Exhibitor Award at EDIT 2024 in Naples, Italy. 

RedDuo Studio, founded in 2020 by Fabiola di Virgilio and Andrea Rosso, is an interior design and creative studio based in Italy. Working across interior architecture, custom projects and product design, the studio celebrates Italian craftsmanship through a contemporary lens. Sustainability, short supply chains and collaborations with master artisans define RedDuo’s approach, blending material research, timeless design and authentic making. Among its most recent projects, Casa RedDuo, the brand’s home-studio in Milan, presented in April 2025, combines the charm of old Milan with a contemporary vision, becoming a bespoke project that expresses the brand’s identity through craftsmanship, experimentation, and meticulous attention to detail. 

STORAGEMILANO is an architecture and design studio founded in Milan in 2002 by Barbara Ghidoni, Marco Donati, and Michele Pasini. The studio stands out for its ability to work on various design scales, from architecture to product design, with a constant focus on composition, details, materials, and forms. STORAGEMILANO’s approach is based on the continuous search for innovative aesthetic and spatial solutions, tailored to each client, and reflecting a balance between careful design and strong conceptual expression. Architecture, design, fashion, and art are at the core of their exploration, with interests ranging from volumes to space, and from materials to forms. STORAGEMILANO collaborates with international brands and private clients, delivering projects that range from stores, showrooms, and offices to private residences, buildings, products, and installations. 

Studio GGSV is a Paris-based design studio founded in 2011 by Gaëlle Gabillet and Stéphane Villard. Their work spans collectible design, scenography, and interior architecture, combining experimental research, material exploration, and a strong dialogue with craftsmanship. They gained international recognition with Objet Trou Noir, winner of the French Design VIA Carte Blanche Award, now in the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou. Studio GGSV has developed projects for leading cultural institutions and luxury houses, including Centre Pompidou, Hermès, Chanel, Mobilier national, and Galeries Lafayette. Residents at Villa Medici in 2019, their practice explores the narrative and ecological potential of materials.  

Founded in 2019 by Federico Panella and based in Milan, Zimmer is an architecture studio specialising in retail and residential interior design. Its approach integrates design, research, and the analysis of cultural, social, and economic contexts, going beyond the purely formal dimension of space. The studio works across multiple scales, from objects to interiors, developing bespoke solutions through a continuous and structured dialogue with all stakeholders involved in the design process. The spaces, essential and measured, combine formal rigor with artisanal sensitivity, maintaining a constant focus on the human dimension of space, understood as a synthesis of aesthetics, function, and production processes.