Ian Zunt

This story is part of Fair Take, our reporting on global design events that looks up close at the newest ideas in fixtures, furnishings, and more. If you want to really see Milan Design Week, you need a pretty rigid schedule—something I learned last year. Every April, the streets bloom with exhibitions by brands wanting to get in on the action that the main attraction, Salone del Mobile, brings to the city.

View 29 Photos We had opinions about reimagined classics at Knoll, renter-unfriendly lighting, and spray-foam furniture for kids. View 29 Photos Salone del Mobile, held at the Rho Fiera Milano Fairgrounds in Milan, Italy, is the largest design event of its kind in the world, both by size and attendance and because of this, it can be an overwhelming experience. If you haven’t yet been, we’ll put it simply: this trade show is damn huge.

We had opinions about reimagined classics at Knoll, renter-unfriendly lighting, and spray-foam furniture for kids. Salone del Mobile, held at the Rho Fiera Milano Fairgrounds in Milan, Italy, is the largest design event of its kind in the world, both by size and attendance and because of this, it can be an overwhelming experience. If you haven’t yet been, we’ll put it simply: this trade show is damn huge.