Icons on stage: the best of our Milan Design Week

The Milan Design Week 2026 has come to a close, and we would like to thank everyone who shared this extraordinary week with us.

From the Brera Design District to Salone del Mobile.Milano, our icons moved across different spaces and languages, expressing a timeless vision of design through new perspectives, encounters, and moments of exchange.

Among special editions, installations, and iconic projects, here are the main highlights that defined these days:

Bredaquaranta – 60 years of the radiofonografo

At the Bredaquaranta showroom, in the heart of the Brera Design District, the 60th Anniversary radiofonografo was unveiled: a special numbered edition celebrating the masterpiece designed by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.

For the occasion, designer Elena Salmistraro reinterpreted the piece with a unique chromatic intervention: a “Regenerating Green” that evokes nature and vitality, enriched by tobacco-colored details on buttons, knobs, and grilles. The matte black base adds a sense of solidity, while the smoked-effect turntable lid introduces a refined transparency.

Within the space, the white radiofonografo and the white totem by Mario Bellini were also on display, further enhancing the exhibition path through a cohesive dialogue between icons and design languages.

 

 

Mulino by Tom Dixon – MuaMua Hotel

Tom Dixon transformed the Mulino Factory, a historic 1929 building designed by Angelo Chiodi and Gio Ponti, into the MuaMua Hotel: a 12-room micro-hotel that redefined the concept of experience between design and hospitality.

The project, developed by Design Research Studio (DRS), moved beyond a traditional exhibition format to create an immersive and lasting narrative.

Within this context, several iconic objects were displayed, including the blue radiofonografo, the white totem, and the radiocubo in its snow white and sun orange versions.

 

Tod’s – Icons by Icons

Within the special project “ICONS by ICONS,” Tod’s celebrated the Gommino loafer in dialogue with four masters of 20th-century Italian design.

Among the featured works, the radiofonografo rr226 designed by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni became both a visual and conceptual focal point, inspiring a reinterpretation of product language.

For the occasion, the radiofonografo was presented in a special orange finish, symbolizing the meeting of icons and the continuity between craftsmanship and innovation.

 

Salone del Mobile.Milano – ABITO

At the Stella Polare Congress Center, the white radiofonografo became part of the exhibition “ABITO,” curated by Palomba Serafini Associati and promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) for the Salone del Mobile.Milano.

The exhibition explored the dialogue between fashion and design over the course of a century, interpreting the evolution of body and space. Within this context, the radiofonografo stood out as a cross-disciplinary presence, capable of moving through eras and languages with coherence and contemporary relevance.

 

Artemest – L’Appartamento

At Palazzo Donizetti, Artemest presented the fourth edition of “L’Appartamento”, dedicated to Italian Grandeur.

Five international interior design studios reinterpreted Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, and Palermo through an immersive journey inspired by the spirit of the Grand Tour, celebrating Italy’s cultural and artisanal heritage.

Within this context, the white radiofonografo emerged as an element of aesthetic continuity, helping to define a vision of timeless elegance.

 

Casa Tacchini – Material Anthology

Inside Casa Tacchini, in the heart of the Brera Design District, designer Faye Toogood presented “Material Anthology”: a site-specific sculptural installation exploring the potential of raw materials through scraps, archives, and samples.

Within this dialogue between matter and design, the black totem by Mario Bellini was exhibited, in harmony with the installation’s tactile and chromatic research.

Thank you for being part of it.

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