Overview
From the 7th to the 13th of April 2025, Milan's Isola district will be a melting pot of initiatives such as exhibitions, workshops, design talks and live demonstrations for the ninth edition of “Isola Design Festival,” one of the most inspiring events of Milan Design Week 2025 that aims to give emerging designers a voice and suggest an ethical vision that can be widely shared.
The theme is promising: “Design is Human”; a reflection on the role of people in a creative process that considers human beings, well-being, and sustainability as central. It’s the connected and conscious design, which takes human needs into account while respecting humanity itself and its environment. Also central is the focus on craft traditions that dialogue with innovation, technology, and robotics.
A former industrial structure at Via Dell’Aprica 12, the Basic Village, will be the main stage for the initiatives proposed by the Isola Design team; don't miss the olfactory experience of fragrances, created by the start-up Narici, spread throughout the Village's settings or the exhibition Conscious Objects that stimulates hearing, touch and taste by inviting us to playful interaction, as in the proposal of playing cards to taste. Isola Design Gallery, on the other hand, will be the exhibition on unique, collectible pieces; here the arrangement will give a shape to futuristic living concepts. Eco-technology, research on new materials and digital fabrication, on the other hand, will be the focus of the exhibition Openspace, which aims to be a place for meetings, exchange of ideas and possible collaborations.
A competition for different design categories will not be missing.
Isola Design web site
Isola, Milano MI, Italia
