The unmissable art and design exhibitions at Milan Design Week 2023
From contemporary designers exhibiting at Alcova to a tribute to renowned Milanese architect Arrigo Arrighetti, STIR picks the best exhibitions at Fuorisalone 2023
Suffused with interactive installations and events, the Milan Design Week experience can edge towards overwhelming for the uninitiated. Every detail is crucial, then, especially with the event making a seemingly empathetic return to normalcy, post-pandemic. The map and calendar of exhibitions, events, installations, and meetings are essential tools, along with a good pair of comfortable shoes and research into shared mobility services available in Milan for its biggest design festival.
STIR presents a transversal selection of 11 must-see exhibitions of Fuorisalone, at the intersection of art and design, that present originality of thought, interesting established and emerging artists and designers, as well as dynamic immersive installations.

Droog30 Design or Non-design?
Droog was born in 1993 when art historian Renny Ramakers and designer Gijs Bakker presented a collection of works by a group of young Dutch designers under the name 'Droog’' at Salone del Mobile in Milan. Thirty years hence Droog30 Design or Non-design? celebrates 30 years of irreverent and rebellious curation by the brand and the close relationship between the Fuorisalone and Dutch Design, giving global visibility to the authors of the brand. Read More…