Glass gets pushed hard
Delvis (Un)Limited curated work from six studios at Milan showing pieces that test transparency and fragility as interior materials. (wallpaper.com)
At Milan Design Week 2026, Delvis (Un)Limited is using glass as a stress test for domestic design, with six studios showing pieces built around transparency, cracks, and imbalance. (wallpaper.com) The exhibition is called “The Romance of Fragility,” and it is curated by Valentina Ciuffi, founder of Studio Vedèt, with exhibition design by Space Caviar. It brings together work by Familiar Form, Serim Kwack, Johan Pertl, Inderjeet Sandhu, Tino Seubert, and Maria Tyakina. (delvisunlimited.it) Delvis (Un)Limited says the show looks at glass “from many angles,” including pieces paired against stone and metal, works that mimic liquid casts, and surfaces that hold visible internal cracks. The gallery is at Via Fatebenefratelli 9 in Milan’s Brera Design District. (delvisunlimited.it 1) (delvisunlimited.it 2) The setting matters because Brera is one of the main hubs of Fuorisalone, the citywide side of Milan Design Week. Brera Design District says its 2026 program includes 217 permanent showrooms, more than 190 temporary exhibitors, and more than 300 events. (breradesigndistrict.it) Milan Design Week 2026 runs across the city from April 19 to April 26, according to multiple event guides, putting Delvis’s glass-focused show into a week crowded with brand launches, installations, and collectible design displays. (dezeen.com) (designweekguide.com) The objects themselves are aimed at interiors, but the curatorial pitch is less about function than about care. Delvis describes fragility not as the opposite of strength but as a condition that “reacts, responds, transforms” and asks for attention from the person living with it. (delvisunlimited.it) Wallpaper reports that Johan Pertl’s “Erosion” side table uses pink-tinged translucent glass over a white marble plinth to evoke a coastline being worn away. The same report says Familiar Form’s work revisits the fading tradition of Bohemian cut glass in Czech homes. (wallpaper.com) The show also extends a curatorial program Delvis launched in 2025. Studio Vedèt says “The Romance of Fragility / Glass” follows earlier Delvis exhibitions including “The Theater of Things” and “Dark Times, Bright Signs,” both staged in Milan. (studiovedet.com) (fuorisalone.it) In a week built on spectacle, Delvis is betting on a material most interiors try to protect. The argument in Brera is that glass does not need to look safe to earn a place in the room. (wallpaper.com) (delvisunlimited.it)
