For the Milano Design Week 2025, 5VIE is expanding its exhibition programme with a new location: in addition to the historic spaces of Palazzo Correnti in via Cesare Correnti 14 and SIAM in via Santa Marta 18, a special exhibition will be set up in the prestigious Cavallerizze in via Olona 4 at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci. This new space, full of charm, will host projects that combine tradition and innovation.
Among the district's highlights, the 2 installations curated by Sara Ricciardi, the projects by the Eliurpi and Giopato&Coombes studios, the new set up by Casaornella, the experiments by the Japanese studio we+, the installation by Hannes Peer Architecture.
Armonie invisibili: the theme proposed by 5VIE
The theme proposed by the 5VIE district is “Armonie invisibili”, an immersive journey exploring those subtle forces that link the visible and the invisible, form and meaning, object and intuition. “armonie invisibili” invites us to rediscover design as a bridge between worlds, a tool for seeing beyond, for perceiving the subtle web that connects matter, space and spirit.
Cavallerizze - Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, via Olona 4
American designer Misha Kahn debuts at MDW with Abject: Inhabit the Poché. Visitors enter a space draped in fabric, where the silhouettes of the chairs are in a constant state of flux, like a shadow puppet show. As the performance unfolds, the chairs come to life. The outcome is a body of work that seems to have emerged from an alternate reality - one in which excess and spontaneity override logic and restraint.
Colture Project presents OTHER SPACES, an environmental installation in which the latest recycling productions converge. Unique pieces or limited-edition objects, functional and poetic, is the result of the encounter between conceptual processes and manual operations derived from practices from architecture, design, craftsmanship and contemporary art.
Based in Hong Kong, the Julie & Jesse duo presents Metamorphism, a pyramidal display that recalls both archetypal ritual architectures and contemporary modular structures. Julie & Jesse explore the boundaries of ceramic, stretching its possibilities and working in a state of constant equilibrium.
Decadenza Divina by Richard Yasmin is a bold exploration of opulence, sensuality and playful provocation. Comprising an art de la table collection of vases, vessels and reversible bowls, these sculptural creations are crafted from marble, mother-of-pearl, steel and silk.
The Chrysalis Knows The River's Song by Sara Ricciardi captures the fragile tension between seemingly motionless retreat and profound transformation. the installation invites the body to listen, to move, to become part of the metamorphosis. People will be able to stand inside this sound hourglass, a bath of evolutionary aquatic sound. An installation realised thanks to the precious embroideries of Antica Fabbrica Passamanerie Massia Vittorio 1843.
Room of Azerbaijan by CHELEBI presents a curated selection of decorative objects that redefine the boundaries of contemporary design in Azerbaijan. Each piece tells a story of heritage and innovation, seamlessly blending ancient techniques with modern aesthetics to create truly unique treasures for the home.
Eliurpi presents Panta Rei, a collection of light sculptures that represent this change towards the natural, inspired by the Mediterranean seaweed that needs light to live. A light that they want to show both from the inside of the sculptures and from the outside.
Belgian interior architect Filip Tack presents Più Objects, a collection of durable furniture pieces—crafted to be used, cherished and carried along on life’s journey. Each piece is multifunctional, handmade and designed to move from one place to another and from generation to generation.
“Nothing new to invent" is the title of the exhibition dedicated to the "I Tondi" chandelier designed by Carlo Nason in collaboration with the international design studio S20M. The event is a tribute to Carlo Nason, a "successful unknown" who worked from the 1960s to the end of the 1990s, creating extraordinary glass chandeliers that combine the centuries-old knowledge of the Murano glass masters with the industrial production of the period.
The proposal for Japanese outdoor lighting brand Yomosugara will be presented at 5VIE Design Week, where it is attracting international interest. The aim of the presentation is to present a distinctive vision of contemporary Japanese lighting that invites reflection from the Japanese audience.
Palazzo Correnti - via Cesare Correnti 14
Prendete e Mangiate is the project by Carolina Levi, founder of Spazio Giallo. Vases, ceramics, glass and mirrors, objects that collect without wanting to, that retain what is not said, the invisible that brushes the air.
Girotondo by Sara Ricciardi is a creative investigation that goes beyond words: love as told by children. Six vases arranged in a circle: a childlike vision that captures the untamed essence of affection, sketching its purest form. Beneath them, the carpets unfold like living, vibrant scribbles, organic and fluid.
Armonie Invisibili by the Iranian artist Hiva ALIZADEH is a contemporary reinterpretation of the Persian carpet: through the use of coloured synthetic hair, the artist gives substance to a stratification of pictorial veils that reveal themselves to the spectator when interacting with the work.
A Capsule Collection entirely handcrafted is at the center of Flair's Mirage installation. Metals, irregular surfaces, oxidised patinas. Mirrors, light. Woven fabrics, soft upholstery. The only colour: sand white. Mirage is an oasis, a refuge from the noise of time, an echo of imaginary places and ancestral
memories.
The work ANGLE by Iyo Hasegawa features geometric instruments such as a protractor, a triangular ruler and a straightedge, all centred around the theme of the joy of changing angles and shapes. Made of transparent and lightweight acrylic plastic, the connections between the parts reinforce the geometric harmony, creating a suggestive space with a beautiful floating effect.
Holy Luci is a collection of lights, marble furniture and rugs inspired by the organic forms of mushrooms. Designed by on.entropy, the marble atelier founded by Greek duo Niki & Zoe Moskofoglou, in collaboration with Art Rug Project.
Amsterdam-based design duo Rive Roshan present Chiaroscuro: A Light in the Darkness. Within the installation, new glass works engage in a dance of light and colour inspired by the extraordinary ordinary moments that inspire awe and ignite us.
Sagarminaga Atelier presents “Tuna Ex Machina”, a kinetic sculpture that combines craftsmanship, movement and technology.Inspired by the Atlantic bluefin tuna, this kinetic sculpture transcends static representation by fusing plant fibres with metal to create an articulated form that mimics the beat of the ocean.
Quilted Mirror Objects by Studio mo man tai transforms leftover acrylic mirrors into striking geometric designs that play with light, texture and colour.
SIAM - Via Santa Marta 18
Studio Hänninen is preparing to relocate. As they bid farewell to the space that has been their home for the last 12 years, they are showcasing a gallery of projects conceived and developed within these walls. This marks a significant moment of reflection as they embark on a new chapter. The exhibition includes iconic images of Teatro alla Scala, investigations into major infrastructures that alter our perception of space, and transformations of contemporary landscapes across various continents.
Installations in the 5VIE district
Barbarella Marchesi's new collection blends past, present and future, celebrating eternity through design. Inspired by the masters of the 20th century, it uses innovative materials and unique craftsmanship. Fine woods, refined metals and evocative fabrics create essential and timeless furnishings that hint at a futuristic vision of living.
Barbarella Marchesi - Eterna
Via Ansperto, 7
Margraf debuts at Milan Design Week with CRASH, an installation by Hannes Peer Architecture. CRASH transforms marble, traditionally a symbol of perfection and immutability, into an element of disruption and revelation. The project celebrates marble as a living, evolving material capable of expressing tensions and contradictions, transcending the idea of a mere surface to become a witness to a deeper narrative, one made of memory, energy and metamorphosis.
CRASH
Spazio Big Santa Marta - via Santa Marta 10
BOON_EDITIONS x A-N-D proudly unveil their collaboration. French publisher BOON_EDITIONS has teamed up with Canadian lighting brand A-N-D to showcase new creations that elevate the realm of art and design. They have enlisted the BOON_ROOM gallery to curate an exclusive exhibition showcasing a selection of their designers. Visitors can look forward to an array of functional art and collectible design pieces that elegantly blend craftsmanship with innovation.
BOON_EDITIONS x A-N-D
Via San Vittore al Teatro 1/3
Casaornella returns to Milano Design Week with Mediterranea – Andamento Lento, a fluid, sensory experience of living. Curated by Maria Vittoria Paggini, the project overturns traditional domestic hierarchies by placing the bathroom and kitchen at the center, transforming them into the focal points of a new way of living in the home.
MEDITERRANEA - Andamento Lento
Casa Ornella - Via Conca del Naviglio, 10
The Scarabei project by Giopato&Coombes was born from the observation of natural processes, exploring the relationship between repetition and freedom, diversity and uniqueness. A luminous organism in continuous expansion: thus, Scarabei is a fragment of nature, a luminous ecosystem that breathes in space, in a continuous dialogue with those who observe it.
Scarabei by Giopato&Coombes
Via San Maurilio, 19
Visteria Foundation, founded by publisher and art patron Katarzyna Jordan, has organised a showcase of Polish craft and design. The exhibition will focus on key themes related to nature and post-nature, exploring how the historical influences of Brutalism, Romanticism, Folk Art and Art Deco continue to shape modern Polish design culture.
Romantic Brutalism
Viale di Porta Vercellina 11
Japanese design studio we+ presents Unseen Objects, a collaboration with Heiwa Gokin that explores the beauty of the casting culture. In addition, we+ presents SO-Colored, a project that explores the possibilities of colours derived from natural microalgae.
Unseen Objects / SO-Colored
Via S.Marta, 10
