Kris Van Assche at Milan
Kris Van Assche made his Milan Design Week debut with a bronze‑sculpture series and new ceramics created for Serax—fashion crossing into furniture and objects (hypebeast.com). The move underscores Milan's 2026 trend of designers translating runway craft into tactile home pieces. (hypebeast.com).
Fondazione Sozzani on Via Enrico Tazzoli will host the show from April 20–26 to align with Salone del Mobile.Milano during Milan Design Week. (wwd.com) The project is presented as “Nectar Vessels Bronzes,” a set of 14 individual bronze vase sculptures produced in partnership with Laffanour | Galerie Downtown. (galeriedowntown.com) Van Assche moved the designs from paper to 3D‑printed prototypes before sending them to the Fodor Foundry in Port‑sur‑Saône, France for final casting by specialist craftsmen. (wwd.com) The installation will be staged as a pink garden so the bronzes read as blossoming flora, an intentional, contemplative counterpoint to the fair’s commercial programming. (wwd.com) Separately, Serax is releasing Van Assche’s homeware lines including The Josephine Collection (vases, bonbonnières and a trio of scented candles) and a Rosamar series of grès pots inspired by coastal memory. (serax.com) Materials across the Serax pieces include mouth‑blown glass, concrete, marble and silver‑plated porcelain, with each vase offering a removable glass tube for single‑stem display. (wallpaper.com) Fondazione Sozzani extended the invitation for the show; the foundation is run by Carla Sozzani with Sara Sozzani Maino involved in programming. (wwd.com)
