Downtown Design
redazione 23/04/2026

Fuorisalone Guide - 2

From the ancient Roman center, the heart of the 5 Vie district, to the “new city” built in the 1930s: a journey filled with cutting-edge design

ALMA WATER – THE SEA ROOM
Cavallerizze, Via Olona 4
A sound pavilion evoking the sea, transporting visitors to Sardinia through collective drum-generated compositions. Curated by Sara Ricciardi.

SPARKLING WATER

SPARKLING WATER

THE FLAME THAT DOES NOT BURN - Photo © Lara Giliberto, Sali&Tabacchi journal

THE FLAME THAT DOES NOT BURN – Photo © Lara Giliberto, Sali&Tabacchi journal

SPARKLING WATER
Via Belfiore 12
Unique pieces or limited editions in glass and precious stones: vases, pitchers, bottles, glasses, and bowls where bubbles become shards of light and shadow.

THE FLAME THAT DOES NOT BURN
Cavallerizze, Via Olona 4
A large concave circular body in glazed ceramic designed to contain water – symbol of life, purification, and cyclicality in many cultures. Curated by Giuditta Vettese.

COSMIC MEADOW

COSMIC MEADOW

USLU DESIGN STUDIO - Photo © Yesim Ozugeldi

USLU DESIGN STUDIO – Photo © Yesim Ozugeldi

COSMIC MEADOW
Cavallerizze, Via Olona 4
Elizabeth Lewis’s ceramics, inspired by animals and mythology, draw from natural processes of decay and calcification. Curated by Swing Design Gallery.

USLU DESIGN STUDIO
Alcova, Via Giovanni Labus 10
A compact furniture collection drawing from disco aesthetics, reinterpreted with a playful twist – objects that bring glamour into everyday life.

RE-CAMPAIGN

RE-CAMPAIGN

RE-CAMPAIGN
Cavallerizze, Via Olona 4
Studio Mo Man Tai transforms advertising banners into a colourful portal marking the entrance to Cavallerizze – material transformation as a cultural act.

VILLA PESTARINI - Photo © Luigi Fiano

VILLA PESTARINI – Photo © Luigi Fiano

KIRIL GEORGIEV

KIRIL GEORGIEV

VILLA PESTARINI
Via Mogadiscio 2/4
Designed by Franco Albini, the villa is the only private residence conceived in Milan by one of the key figures of Italian Rationalism. Inside, several exhibitions curated by Alcova.

KIRIL GEORGIEV
Alcova, Via Giovanni Labus 10
The Bulgarian designer and architect (with an international background) presents his material explorations: blown glass and metal transformed into furniture, lighting, and body ornaments.

JŌMON: AN ODE TO MOTHERS

JŌMON: AN ODE TO MOTHERS

JŌMON: AN ODE TO MOTHERS
Cavallerizze, Via Olona 4
The Jōmon Vessels by Japanese artist Noe Kuremoto are a love letter to mothers around the world – a celebration of the act of creation as a form of resistance.

CEZAR MOLDOVAN - Photo © Claudiu Ardelean

CEZAR MOLDOVAN – Photo © Claudiu Ardelean

MARIE VILAY - Photo © Marie Fasai Schon

MARIE VILAY – Photo © Marie Fasai Schon

CEZAR MOLDOVAN
Alcova, Via Giovanni Labus 10
The “domestic monumentality” of 1930s design, evolved and made contemporary through the use of materials. A vision of design that is only apparently traditional.

MARIE VILAY
Alcova, Via Giovanni Labus 10
In the work of this Luxembourg-based textile designer, complex themes such as migration and decolonisation intertwine, becoming evocative and hypnotic patterns.

SALAK STUDIO

SALAK STUDIO

LIVIO DELEGUES - Photo © Prarthna Singh

LIVIO DELEGUES – Photo © Prarthna Singh

SALAK STUDIO
Alcova, Via Giovanni Labus 10
Their motto is a quote by Dieter Rams: “Good design is as little design as possible.” A principle they translate into sculptural objects that are both minimalist and highly decorative.

LIVIO DELEGUES
Alcova, Via Giovanni Labus 10
Playful forms in stone become “useful sculptures” with Futurist echoes – from Depero to Balla – in the recent work of this French designer based in Jaipur.

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