ALCOVA MILANO FROM APRIL 7 – 13, 2025

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Venue: Former SNIA factory, Pasino glasshouses, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Villa Borsani

The ninth edition of Alcova, from April 7th to 13th 2025, is set to return to Varedo, further reinforcing the idea of Milan’s position as a city in perpetual growth, expansion, and change. Building on last year’s success, Alcova broadens its presence by featuring four distinct venues: the former SNIA factory and the Pasino glasshouses, alongside Villa Bagatti Valsecchi and Villa Borsani from the previous edition. These additional sites expand the design conversation beyond domestic environments, focusing on the interplay between materials, industrial processes, and nature’s reclamation of abandoned architectural spaces.

The Pasino glasshouses, once home to one of the largest cultivation of white orchids in Europe, presenta spectacular natural backdrop. These expansive, luminous glass structures will create a symbiosis with Alcova’s curated design selection, inviting visitors into a realm where nature interacts with the exhibited pieces.

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A dialogue between the organic and the man-made remnants of Milan’s suburban expansion. The former SNIA factory, a key site in Italy’s industrial history, stands out as a forgotten gem of Milanese rationalism. The factory’s chimney, the clean, geometric lines of its glass façades, tell the story of a different time. The wide spaces of this venue will house installations that explore materiality and innovative production techniques, all while nodding to Italy’s industrial history.

Alongside these newly activated venues, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, with its extraordinary historical domestic context, and Villa Borsani, an immaculately preserved architectural jewel, will continue to serve as key locations.

Alcova is also set to make its return to Miami for the second international edition, coinciding with Miami Art Week 2024, from December 3rd to 8th. True to form, Alcova Miami will once again transform a unique and historically significant site: Miami’s oldest hotel, the River Inn, a cluster of pastel-colored timber mansions nestled in a jungle of vegetation.

Both Alcova Milano 2025 and Alcova Miami 2024 promise to offer immersive experiences where history, nature, and cutting-edge design converge, continuing Alcova’s mission to investigate the future of design across two iconic international cities.

Alcova, founded in 2018 by Valentina Ciuffi (Studio Vedèt) and Joseph Grima (Space Caviar), is an itinerant platform that every year, during Milan Design Week, brings together designers, companies, institutions, and researchers to collectively investigate the future of living and making. With a commitment to transforming abandoned, forgotten or inaccessible sites into hubs of contemporary creatives, Alcova has rapidly become one of the most visited and talked-about events on the global design calendar.