Milan Design Week

Experiencing (design) Experiences

The College of Arts, Media, and Design (CAMD) at Northeastern University sponsors a group of talented students attending Milan Design Week to observe, analyze and report how design is represented and experienced at the urban scale.​

An Immersive Global Learning Experience

What is Milan Design Week?

Milan Design Week has served as one of the most significant events in the design industry since its inception in 1961 and attracts designers, innovators, and a variety of industry sectors from all over the globe. Hosted annually in Milan, Italy, the Design Week combines the Salone del Mobile fair and the Fuorisalone festival. The largest fair of its kind in the world, Salone del Mobile showcases the latest innovations and trends in furniture, lighting, textiles, and decorative items. Fuorisalone is a city-scale festival where hundreds of events, installations, and exhibitions broaden the interpretation of design, integrating both established and emerging players and connected industries such as fashion and the arts in an eclectic urban experience.

While the focus of CAMD students is primarily on the Fuorisalone component, they spend one full day at Salone del Mobile to learn how brands can innovate within the boundaries of a traditional international fair.

Meet the 2024 cohort and view their reports.

Transforming Students' Design Perspectives

Design experts

Navigate a global, design-focussed, city-scale event, critically explore experiences and installations, understand industry context.

Research ninjas

Conduct fieldwork, interview experts, analyze & interpret the design landscape.

Communication powerhouses

Write impactful reports, create engaging videos, share your experience with the world.

Professional edge

Gain independence, network with insiders, grow cultural awareness, join the global design scene.

Milan Design Week 2025

Applications for Milan Design Week 2025 are now closed. The selected students should look for communication from the college as the initiative moves forward.

Please note that if you are selected, you will need to provide written permission from every course in which you are enrolled with an agreement from the instructor about how your absence in the semester will be handled in the course.

Main Partner

 

 

This experience was made possible by the generous donors to CAMD.

Endorsed by

 

 

Concept and Coordination Boston/Milano

Center for Design Organizing Team

Dean's Office Organizing Team