Gaggenau at Villa Necchi

Gaggenau will stage “Presence” at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan from April 21 to April 26, 2026, during Milan Design Week. (gaggenau.com) The installation will open daily with first admission at 11 a.m. and last admission at 5 p.m., according to Gaggenau’s event page. The company’s January 15 press release said the show will be open to the public for the full six-day run. (gaggenau.com 1) (gaggenau.com 2) Gaggenau describes “Presence” as an architectural installation built around “what is essential, and nothing more.” Its United States site says the project uses a pathway, light and structure in Villa Necchi’s historic gardens to “sharpen perception and quiet distraction.” (gaggenau.com) Villa Necchi Campiglio gives the brand a site with its own design pedigree. Salone del Mobile says the Milan house was completed in 1935 by architect Piero Portaluppi and has been open to the public since 2001 under FAI, the Italian National Trust. (salonemilano.it) The timing places Gaggenau inside the citywide program that runs alongside Salone del Mobile. Salone del Mobile lists its 2026 fair at Rho from April 21 to April 26, while Fuorisalone says Milan Design Week events across the city run from April 20 to April 26. (salonemilano.it) (fuorisalone.it) For Gaggenau, Villa Necchi is now a repeat stage rather than a one-off stop. Fuorisalone’s 2022 coverage said the brand used the villa’s glass pavilion for “A Statement of Form,” its first Fuorisalone presentation there. (fuorisalone.it) The company has kept returning with increasingly staged design-week programming. Designboom’s 2026 guide lists “Presence” among Milan activations built around immersive installations, and its standalone report says the project links spatial clarity with culinary artistry. (designboom.com 1) (designboom.com 2) That leaves Gaggenau with a familiar Milan formula for 2026: a luxury kitchen brand, a modernist villa, and a public installation timed to one of design’s busiest weeks. (gaggenau.com) (salonemilano.it)