A selection of the exhibitions we’re eager to see in one of the most exciting areas of Milan Design Week

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Porta Venezia Design District 2025 Highlights

A selection of the exhibitions we’re eager to see in one of the most exciting areas of Milan Design Week

CH Studio

31 March 2025

The Porta Venezia Design District, established in 2023, has since confirmed itself as a reference point within Milan’s Design Week. In its inaugural year, the district hosted 25 installations and attracted approximately 40,000 visitors. By 2024, these numbers had grown to 45 installations and over 60,000 visitors. What’s peculiar here is the coexistence of established brands and emerging realities, some of which give a sense of discovery that has been long lost in other Milanese design districts. 

For the 2025 edition, the district adopts the theme “No Boundaries Design,” inspired by the ideas and practice of designer and architect Eileen Gray. It might seem like an obvious design theme. Still, given the international situation, this idea seems more than necessary, and it reminds us of how urgent it is to cancel physical and ideal thresholds. 

Visitors to the Porta Venezia Design District during Fuorisalone 2025 can anticipate a rich array of installations and exhibitions.

“This Way” with Škoda Elroq and Marcantonio

Conceived by Italian artist Marcantonio, the Škoda installation unfolds in an environment where sculptures and spatial interventions shape a setting that feels suspended between the real and the imagined. The space will create an imaginary fairy-tale-like adventure between sculptures of animals and surreal landscapes.

Location: Via Palestro 14, Milan

“Making the Invisible Visible” with Google

Google returns to Milan with “Making the Invisible Visible,” an installation that explores how abstract ideas take physical form. Set within Garage 21, the exhibition is a collaboration between Google Design Studio and artist Lachlan Turczan, known for his work with light, water, and perception.

The journey is composed entirely of sculpted light. Using large-scale optics and mist, the installation forms volumetric spaces where light appears to have weight and texture. Visitors will enjoy experiencing how ideas evolve into physical objects through emotion, intention, and craft.

Location: Via Archimede 26, Milan

“Poetica” with WonderGlass and Calico Wallpaper

This installation shows how glass and paper can carry memory and imagination, combining material and craft in a quiet, layered narrative. “Poetica” takes inspiration from the relationships between materials and stories, gestures, and the life of each object. The atmosphere promises to be suspended and poetic. At the same time, objects will shift, and the edges between form and function become less distinct. Glass and paper are not just mediums but materials that carry history, legacy, craft, pottery, and fragility.

Location: Istituto dei Ciechi, Via Vivaio 7, Milan

“Source of Pleasure” with Lavazza and Juliana Lima Vasconcellos

Brazilian architect and designer Juliana Lima Vasconcellos collaborates with Lavazza to create a monumental structure with an 18-meter diameter. This installation is a focal point within the district, exemplifying the fusion of architectural prowess and brand storytelling. We look forward to experiencing how the sculptural setup will interact with the columns and facade of Palazzo del Senato, home of the Milan State Archives and one of the most beloved Milanese historic buildings.

Location: Palazzo del Senato, Via Senato 10, Milan

“Two-Fold Silence Exhibition” with 6:AM GLASSWORK

The brand, founded by Edoardo Pandolfo and Francesco Palù, presents its first solo exhibition in Milan, celebrating their journey of design and experimentation with Murano glass. Once a series of public showers, long left unused, this evocative space will be reactivated through a design intervention that draws on its layered past. The site-specific installations will engage directly with the architecture, transforming it into a quiet narrative of craftsmanship, material exploration, and spatial discovery.

Location: Piscina Cozzi, Viale Tunisia 35, Milan

“Convey” with Simple Flair

This year marks the third edition of Convey, a project curated and led by Simple Flair. Their careful and always surprising selection of design brands is set in a new location in the heart of Porta Venezia. As usual, Convey will host brands and events such as the Convey Market, a sequence of spaces dedicated to encounters and discovering emerging design voices. More than a simple exhibition, it is conceived as a space for dialogue and exchange, where diverse perspectives meet and spark new synergies within the design world and beyond.

Location: Via Rosolino Pilo 14, Milan

All exhibitions will open to the public from Tuesday, 8th to Saturday, 12th April 2025. For info and details, refer to the official Porta Venezia Design District website.