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Milan

4 Hotel picks
8 Restaurants
6 Neighborhoods

The complete insider's guide to Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone. Which neighborhoods to prioritize, where to eat between shows, and what everyone gets wrong about the week.

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Where to Stay

Milan hotel picks

Palazzo Parigi

Brera

The design world's home base during the week. Walking distance to everything that matters in Brera.

Room Mate Giulia

Centro / Duomo

Patricia Urquiola-designed. Central without being touristy. The best design hotel at a reasonable price.

Savona 18 Suites

Tortona

Aldo Cibic-designed suites in the Tortona district. You're inside the Fuorisalone epicenter.

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Gallery exhibition space

The satellite shows always matter more than the fair itself.

Key Events

What to see in Milan

2026 Calendar

The design year

May

May 10 – 20 NYCxDesign New York
May 27 – 31 Lisbon Design Week Lisbon →

June

Jun 4 – 8 3 Days of Design Copenhagen →
Jun 14 – 18 Design Basel Basel

September

Sep 13 – 21 London Design Festival London
Sep 25 – Oct 5 Vienna Design Week Vienna

October

Oct 18 – 26 Dutch Design Week Eindhoven
Oct 16 – 25 Tokyo Designart Tokyo

December

Dec 2 – 7 Design Miami Miami

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