Selection of exhibitions with ECAL graduates at Milan Design Week 2026.
At Milan Design Week 2026, discover the works of numerous ECAL graduates, on display at the fair as well as at various exhibition venues throughout the city.
Romane de Watteville
Fine Arts Bachelor
I’ll Miss You When I Scroll Away
15 April – 04 July
Istituto Svizzero, Via del Vecchio Politecnico 3, Milan
romanedewatteville.com
istitutosvizzero.it
Through this exhibition, the Istituto Svizzero presents a project that intertwines contemporary art and design. Romane de Watteville’s installation departs from a traditional tool of interior design: the folding screen. The artist extends, multiplies and amplifies the object’s dual function as both a narrative and architectural device, associating it with contemporary modes of experiencing content – shaped by scrolling, reproducibility and accumulation. The exhibition environment becomes a hybrid space, in which design is understood as a critical field capable of interrogating the desires, excesses and accelerated temporalities that structure contemporary aesthetic and affective experience.
Shared Matter
A group exhibition presented by Pro Helvetia and Presence Switzerland, showcasing collaborative design practices and featuring ECAL alumni.
20–24 April
Spazio Vento, Via Pinamonte da Vimercate 4, Milan
prohelvetia.ch
design.swiss
GINI MOYNIER – Amandine Gini
& Victor Moynier
Industrial Design Bachelor, Product Design Master
Scenography
Nicolas Bernklau
Type Design Master
Scenography
Akuto Studio – Guillaume Giraud
& Pablo Bellon
Media & Interaction Design Bachelor
Chord Machine AKT-0.1
Blending traditional craftsmanship with interaction design and Swiss quality standards, the Chord Machine AKT-0.1 is an innovative musical instrument that reinvents how chords are played. Its minimalist design, inspired by Dieter Rams' aesthetic principles, and user-friendly interface enable anyone, regardless of musical training, to explore rich harmonic combinations quickly and enjoyably. With first prototypes developed in a luthier's workshop in Athens, the production was realised within China's rich manufacturing ecosystem, in collaboration with partners in Greece, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
akutostudio.com
iiode – Lucas Uhlmann
Industrial Design Bachelor
Re27
iiode’s Re27 is a retrofit lighting module offering natural light quality and gentle smart control within a serviceable, standard E27 bulb made from recycled materials. Designed to be repairable and manufactured in Switzerland with parts sourced across Europe, Re27 reflects a considered approach to production, supported by a transparent supply chain developed with international partners. By focusing complexity at the light source, Re27 enables existing luminaires to be updated and supports new fixtures across many forms. Re27 is lighting made conscious.
new.iiode.com
Noelani Rutz
Industrial Design Bachelor
Fleeting landscapes
Resistant to temperature and time, clay preserves the impermanence of form and texture. Fleeting landscapes take the form of two tile collections that examine clay’s materiality in relation to the dual nature of snow. Developed during the 2025 "Design with Japan" Pro Helvetia program and produced by Tajimi Custom Tiles with the maker Sugiura Seito Co., Ltd., the collections investigates both countries’ long-standing tradition of observing and adapting to snow’s ephemeral presence. Whether through direct casting or glaze translations, they speak to the seasonal and ecological fragility of snow — a quiet reminder of unavoidable change.
noelanirutz.com
Panter&Tourron – Stefano Panterotto
& Alexis Tourron
MAS Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship
Hall Lamp
Hall Lamp is a floor lamp crafted from an extruded aluminum pipe and manufactured with a range of gradient colour treatments. Equipped with a dimmable LED, it offers adaptable lighting to suit a range of settings and moods, making it both a functional and sculptural piece. Designed by Panter&Tourron, the lamp is the result of a close collaboration with the Italian lighting company From Lighting. Within the frame of a project initiated by Profiler.world, a limited edition was developed in partnership with the BWB Surface Technology for the anodisation process.
Hall Lamp is also on display at Capsule Plaza until April 26.
pantertourron.com
bwb-group.com
capsule.global/plaza
Silvio Rebholz
Product Design Master
Paper Glasses
Drawing on the potential of 3D-molded paper, Paper Glasses proposes a natural and sustainable alternative to single-use plastic cups. Produced with molds coated in beeswax, its translucent form offers a tactile and visual experience typically associated with glass — reintroducing a sense of care and transparency in use — while remaining fully biodegradable. Developed during a Pro Helvetia research residency at the Róng Design Library in China, the project emerged from close collaboration with papermakers in Yunnan, blending traditional techniques with contemporary product design.
silviorebholz.de
Dario Aguet
Industrial Design Bachelor
No Space for Waste
20–26 April
Fabbrica Sassetti, Via Filippo Sassetti 31, Milan
isola.design
No Space for Waste returns for its third edition, showcasing projects rooted in circular design, slow production, and the reuse of discarded materials. The exhibition highlights designers and studios rethinking waste as a valuable resource through innovative and craft-based approaches. Workshops further explore sustainable materials and new ways of repurposing resources.
Renaud Defrancesco
Industrial Design Bachelor
SUNLINE gradient
20–26 April
Convey Building, Via S. Senatore, 10, Milan
renauddefrancesco.ch
SUNLINE gradient is based on the creation of a custom aluminum extrusion and experimental anodisation. The gradient anodisation, made with the Swiss company BWB, becomes far more than a simple surface treatment. This standardized industrial process is transformed into a craft, almost an art form. Each piece is anodised by hand using an experimental multiple anodising technique. The strength of this work lies in the deliberate tension between industrial processes and handcrafted execution. The SUNLINE lamps are made in collaboration with the Geneva based light company AGABEKOV.
DEORON
Laure Gremion
— Verso
Industrial Design Bachelor
Yeonsu Na
— Emerging Absurdity
Product Design Master
20–26 April
Via Padova 11, Milan
lauregremion.ch
deoron.com
The DEORON exhibition at Milan Design Week 2026 welcomes both established brands and emerging designers, presented through objects that coexist beautifully. Furniture, technology, lifestyle, food, and wellness are all part of the same ecosystem where form, function, and intention meet. The aim is to create a shared space in which different visions come together, united by beauty and purpose.
Sebastian Renga
— Materia Futura
MAS Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship
RoCollectible
20–26 April
Galleria Rossana Orlandi, Via Matteo Bandello 16, Milan
sebastianrenga.com
rossanaorlandi.com
Materia Futura, Sebastan Renga’s diploma project for ECAL, explores the relationship between material, process, and form. This chair — inspired by primitive structures shaped by time, necessity and simplicity — was crafted using Econit, a cellulose-based composite made from waste from the timber industry. 3D-printed in a single body, this chair reflects a dialogue between archetypal forms and contemporary manufacturing techniques, where form emerges as a direct consequence of matter.
Julie Richoz
Industrial Design Bachelor
Cicala Collection for Tectona
20–26 April
Via della Moscova 47/A, Milan
julierichoz.com
tectona.net
With its delicate, flowing lines, the Cicala Collection, designed by Julie Richoz, lends an airy lightness to teak, paired with stainless steel. Its elegant understated style strikes a perfect balance between the solidity of the wood and the slender, inviting lines created by the curves of the stainless steel frame.
Zanellato/Bortotto – Giorgia Zanellato
& Daniele Bortotto
Product Design Master
Twinkle, Blossom Canopy, Crafting Forward, Clay Sofa, Ginko, Palme, Comma, Orizzonti, Bigoli
20–26 April
zanellatobortotto.com
Moroso Flagship Store, Via Pontaccio, 8/10, Milan
Bolzan Space Showroom, Via Mercato, 3, Milan
Valcucine Showroom, Corso Garibaldi 99, Milan
Ethimo Flagship Store, Via Felice Cavallotti, 8, Milan
laCividina Showroom, Via Alessandro Manzoni, 41, Milan
Alexandra Gerber
Product Design Master
Low Chair for Koivu
21–26 April
Studio Mille
via Annibale Grasselli 4
, Milan
alexandragerber.co.uk
Low Chair reduces construction to its essentials: one material, two parts, no fixings. Made from folded steel, the compact, collapsible chair is composed of two interlocking elements that slot together without glue or screws. Stability is achieved through compression and leverage, while comfort is defined by geometry and proportion.
Nicolas Le Moigne
Head of MAS Luxury and Craftsmanship
Grid Brick for Carimali / Nouvel
21–26 April
Fiera Milano - Hall 10, Stand A05
nouvel.glass
Grid is a modular system of interlocking glass bricks. Its design, featuring bas-reliefs, creates cylindrical voids that allow for the integration of utilitarian elements. This groundbreaking glass grid device offers endless possibilities for customization, enabling a wide range of architectural configurations. Beyond spatial solutions, Grid is also distinguished by its ability to serve as a building element for creating furniture and accessories. This flexibility allows for the creation of customizable spaces and enriches them with new types of objects.
Dong-Kyun Lim
Product Design Master
Furniture collection for WEKINO
21–26 April
Salone del Mobile, Milan Fairgrounds, Rho - Hall 3, Stand C27
studio-hinge.com
Since 2014, WEKINO has explored the intersection of furniture and contemporary design. Their designs are for an active, vibrant lifestyle, blending bold color with refined craft and carefully considered materials.
BIG-GAME · Augustin Scott de Martinville
, Elric Petit
& Grégoire Jeanmonod
Diplômes Design industriel et de produits
Enseignants ECAL Design de Produit, Propédeutique & Design Industriel
CHOPSTICKS 箸 by S—3
21–26 avril
Via Pietro Giannone 3, Milan
big-game.ch
This exhibition, curated by Yoko Choy, brings together 11 designers from China, Japan, Korea and beyond to create their own interpretations of chopsticks. It is completed by the works of three graphic designers and takes place within a spatial and an olfactory studio that shape the visitor's experience. For this occasion, BIG-GAME designed a pair of ultra light travel chopsticks — two durable metal pieces with carved out details to reduce weight. Made from titanium, they are lightweight, extremely resistant, and fully compatible with food use.
20–26.04.2026
Milan Design Week
EXHIBITIONS
As part of the Milan Design Week 2026, ECAL and Google present the exhibition A Message From Tomorrow, featuring the projects of Master Product Design students.