From the Venice Biennale of Architecture to Malmö’s Southern Sweden Design Days, here are our top design, architecture and art highlights
Photography courtesy of Fuorisalone and Artemest
Fuorisalone, Milan, Italy
17 April – 23 April 2023
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the design festival makes a comeback with events across Milan’s many creative boroughs. Overlapping with the city’s renowned Salone del Mobile, Fuorisalone will host events that push the limits of design – from urban planning to multi-sensory architecture and more. This year, the fair will focus on its Laboratorio Futuro (Future Lab) theme, which reflects on how we imagine our future. fuorisalone.it
Photography courtesy of Salone del Mobile.Milano
Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
18 April – 23 April 2023
The design industry’s biggest festival returns for its 61st edition with the 23rd edition of the biennial Euroluce in Milan’s Fiera Milano. Helmed by Maria Porro, the Salone del Mobile president, a highlight of this year’s fair will be the third edition of S.Project, as well as SaloneSatellite, devoted to decorative products as showcased by leading design schools, universities and emerging designers under 35. The show will be accompanied by a cultural programme. salonemilano.it
Photography courtesy of Jayden Ali, Joseph Henry, Meneesha Kellay, Sumitra Upham
Venice Biennale of Architecture, Venice Italy
20 May – 26 November 2023
Curated by academic, educator and novelist Lesley Lokko, the 18th International Architecture Exhibition will open in May. Its theme, The Laboratory of the Future, explores the African continent as a leader of the future. Imagining the exhibition as a workshop and laboratory, the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale invites architects and practitioners to draw out examples from their contemporary practices and imagine what the future can hold. labiennale.org
Photography courtesy of Clerkenwell Design Week and Svensson
Clerkenwell Design Week, London, UK
23 May – 25 May 2023
Highlighting a showcase of leading UK and international interior design brands, Clerkenwell Design Week invites visitors to its three-day design extravaganza with a series of showroom events, exciting exhibitions and eye-catching installations dotted throughout the London neighbourhood. Participating brands include Fritz Hansen, BAUX and Gessi as well as Svensson, Uncommon Projects, plus much more. clerkenwelldesignweek.com
Photography courtesy of Southern Sweden Design Days, The Cowgirl Gallery
Southern Sweden Design Days, Malmö, Sweden
25 May – 28 May 2023
Organised by Form/Design Center, the main venue for architecture, design and craft in southern Sweden, Southern Sweden Design Days is a new player on the scene. Held annually, the design festival focuses on sustainability, collaboration and innovation. For four days, designers and creatives build a platform that showcases a full range of design disciplines through exhibitions, seminars, workshops and events. southernswedendesigndays.com
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