On April 7 in Milan, the innovative Alcova design platform unearthed its ninth edition within serene Varedo, on view through April 13. Joining with the legendary Villa Borsani and Villa Bagatti Valsecchi for the second year, the exhibition also freshly unfolds within the Pasino Glasshouses and past SNIA factory. Here, international visitors may relish in the best of Milan Design Week, delving into both emerging and established visionaries. An enveloping parade of curated shows and site-specific installations are placed in conversation with the resplendent Milan landscape this spring.
Compelling Design Dialogues Unfold within the Pasino Glasshouses and Former SNIA Factory
Alcova Exhibition View, Exterior SNIA, photo by Lorenzo Capelli (DSL-Studio); Courtesy of Alcova.
Upon entering the striking Pasino Glasshouses, visitors will embark upon fantastical exhibitions from design spaces such as AVAU, David Aliperti x SoMad.NYC, Greek Marble x Objects of Common Interest, and Marcin Rusak Studio. In addition, must-see artistic gems will be unveiled by News & Coffee x St. Moritz, Sema Topaloğlu Studio, Terra-Formæ, and Terzofoco ceramics. Art collectors and aficionados will surely appreciate the inventive presentation within the substantial, former SNIA factory. Here, a sonorous collaging of themes—from industrial decay to Mother Nature’s redemption—unfurl with Burg Giebichenstein University for Art and Design Halle, Decibel x Vizcom, Habitare, Ranieri, SPREAD, and Warm Weekend with Mathias Palazzi and Robinson Guillermet.
Villa Bagatti Valsecchi and Villa Borsani’s Expressive Shows Debut in Milan
Alcova Exhibition View, Villa Bagatti, photo by Lorenzo Capelli (DSL-Studio); Courtesy of Alcova.
Be sure to make time for the Villa Bagatti Valsecchi presentation, an expressive show outside and within the 19th-century masterpiece’s secret grottos, sweeping halls, and private rooms. Treasures of grand craftsmanship and design ingenuity are shown here by Hiroto Yoshizoe, ARTESANOS, Bohinc Studio, Studio LoopLoop, Marlot Baus, GIOPAGANI, ZAROLAT, YOCHIYA, and many more. Villa Borsani debuts avante-garde showpieces, and visitors will be fully immersed in the iconic locale’s sleek, modernist architecture. Journey through a colorful bevy of new projects by Haus of Hu, Inderjeet Sandhu, Kiki Goti + Office of Tangible Space, Lemon, mati sipiora, Monstruosus, Noritake Design Collection, OOG OBJECTS, Ryuichi Kozeki, and more.
Discover Alcova’s Public Program Alongside Spirited Refreshments
Bars activation at Alcova 2025 by Alessandro Longhin and Lunchbox, featuring Mutina’s Mattonelle Margherita, designed by Nathalie du Pasquier, Bar design by Space Caviar, Image by Piergiorgio Sorgetti; Courtesy of Alcova.
Further, Alcova’s leading-edge public program is deftly curated by Design Academy Eindhoven alongside KALDEWEI. Perceptively titled, “Are We Going in Circles?”, a thoughtful conversation will take place on contemporary design cycles throughout time. In addition, find spirited refreshment within welcoming new food and beverage realms. In collaboration with Mutina, a prismatic display by Nathalie Du Pasquier’s “Mattonelle Margherita” collection will infuse joy and optimism. Alessandro Longhin and LUNCHBOX by Victoria Small bring delicious culinary delights, with Davide Longoni’s gastronomical prowess and GASTRO-NOMES STUDIO’s luscious natural wines.
Alova Design Highlights
BB Studio
BB Studio MDW25, MONSTRUOSUS x Michael Anastassiades_imi Collection; Courtesy of the artist and BB Studio.
The soulful BB Studio will launch Monstruosus x Michael Anastassiades, revitalizing the Greek urn. The skillful designer collaborates with the famed Cypriot ceramic brand on a collection brimming with sculptural forms, classical beauty, and minimalist composure.
Estudio Material
Estudio Material at Alcova exhibition view, “Fragments Milano,” Courtesy of Estudio Material.
“Fragments Milano” underpins the rapturous Estudio Material showcase, voyaging through hypnotic furniture made of rejuvenated stone.
“We don’t begin with a polished vision—we begin with a pile of forgotten stone and let it speak first,” said Damaso Mayer, Founder of Estudio Material. “FRAGMENTS is about loosening the grip on control, and letting curiosity lead. There’s beauty in what’s been cast aside, if you’re willing to see it differently.”
“There’s beauty in what’s been cast aside,”
Damaso Mayer
Revel in moments of inspired ecology and craft with Estudio Material’s partnership beside Sacco Natural Stone, and prepared to be dazzled by statuesque nesting tables, a poised center table, and more.
Studio Lugo
Group Shot Studio Lugo, Stefania Zanetti, Matteo Bellomo; Courtesy of Studio Lugo and Alcova.
Masterful designer Doruk Kubilay curates the Studio Lugo exhibition at Alcova, spotlighting the organic and lavish Anachron series. Material standouts include the opulent roupala tree veneer throughout lighting and furniture with complex lacewood grain patterns, as well as the contemporary layering of radiant stainless steel and tactile hand-brushed horsehair.
