Each week, we highlight a selection of global design headlines, from standout projects to innovative product launches and industry moments. Celebrating craftsmanship, creativity and contemporary design, we share this week’s highlights from Fondazione Dries Van Noten, Muuto, Haydn Von Werp and EBUR EDITIONS for Maison & Objet, and XXXI.studio.
Fondazione Dries Van Noten to Open in Venice in April 2026
Opening inside Venice’s Palazzo Pisani Moretta on the Grand Canal, Fondazione Dries Van Noten will launch as a new cultural platform focused on craftsmanship across fashion, design and architecture.
Muuto Introduces New Furniture and Objects
A series of recent designs expands the brand’s collection across outdoor settings, sculptural tables and reflective forms, with contributions from Anderssen & Voll, MSDS Studio, Gustav Winsth and Maria Bruun.
Lupita Alvalade Opens in Lisbon by XXXI.studio
An architecture-led interior foregrounds workflow and transparency, using an open façade and stainless steel elements to position pizza-making as both ritual and performance within the streetscape.
Haydn Von Werp Unveils Arcus During Maison & Objet In The City
The new furniture series translates arches, wood and stone into restrained, architectural forms shaped through Italian craftsmanship.
EBUR EDITIONS Presents Act IV During Maison & Objet In The City
The Act IV exhibition introduces Chimera, a new lighting series pairing molded plaster and wild silk to explore tension between opacity and translucence, structure and softness.