Milan Week: IKEA to bathhouse
At Milan Design Week, IKEA’s 'Food for Thought' show is marrying culinary performance with interior ideas, while Flamingo Estate and Kohler unveiled a brutalist‑inspired bathhouse that doubles as a pollinator‑friendly courtyard — design meets sustainability. These installations highlight how furniture and fixture makers are using experiential displays to push eco and wellbeing narratives (voguescandinavia.com) (wallpaper.com).
IKEA’s Food For Thought runs April 21–26, 2026 at Spazio Maiocchi in the Porta Venezia district (Via Achille Maiocchi 7). (ingka.com) The installation marks IKEA’s move from the Tortona district, where the brand staged shows for four consecutive years, to a new neighbourhoodal hub for Fuorisalone events. (ingka.com) IKEA will use the week to stage the world premiere of new pieces from its flagship IKEA PS collection alongside a preview of a new flagship homewares range. (interiordaily.com) Programming at Spazio Maiocchi pairs installations with live culinary collaborators—international designers and chefs are listed among contributors aiming to explore cooking, aperitivo culture and shared meals as design prompts. (ifdm.design) The Flamingo Estate and Kohler bathhouse sits in the courtyard of the Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea and is anchored by a copper‑clad, brutalist bathing structure that frames a deliberately pollinator‑friendly planted courtyard. (wallpaper.com) Kohler’s Milan activation builds on its recent Heritage Greens campaign — a collaboration with Flamingo Estate that revived archive hues such as Fresh Green, Aspen Green and Teal and was shot on Flamingo Estate’s Los Angeles grounds owned by Richard Christiansen. (prnewswire.com) (ruemag.com)
