Porta Venezia is one of Milan’s most cosmopolitan, inclusive, and rebellious neighborhoods, embodying a city in constant evolution and transformation. Adorned with elegant Liberty-style architecture, it is among the areas of Milan that has showcased the greatest variety of expressive and decorative styles. A central thoroughfare cuts through its heart, urbanistically connecting the city center to the outskirts: a unique combination of architecture, stories, and cultures makes it a neighborhood capable of telling the many faces of Milan.
Porta Venezia Design District is the youngest district of Fuorisalone, launched during the 2023 edition with the goal of highlighting and celebrating the neighborhood’s contemporary and diverse character while promoting a more revolutionary vision of design.
The project is a territorial enhancement initiative curated by Wunderplace Studio and Nonsololoft, two agencies based in Milan specializing in event production, communication and location scouting.
The Porta Venezia Design District celebrates the neighborhood’s cosmopolitan soul—bold, inclusive, and a little rebellious—by turning its streets into an open stage for contemporary design. Through exhibitions, installations, and immersive journeys, the energy of the area is channeled into experiences that inspire, engage, and spark new conversations.
The vision is to weave a vibrant network that connects designers, businesses, institutions, residents, and visitors, creating synergies that transcend the usual boundaries of design.
Design is without borders: fluid, open, and fearless in questioning the present while imagining what’s next. Porta Venezia Design District is a living laboratory of dialogue and research, where creativity reinterprets the urban and cultural landscape, returning it to the city as a shared, evolving, and inclusive heritage.
Porta Venezia Design District is a creative ecosystem that pushes design beyond its traditional borders. In Milan’s cosmopolitan heart, it embraces diversity as a source of innovation and turns the city into a space of expressive freedom—critical, bold, and revolutionary. Here, design is not an object but a cultural and social act, a tool to imagine new futures and to constantly redraw the maps of urban life.
With years of experience, Nonsololoft is renowned for its ability to assist clients in finding the perfect space to meet their needs—whether for photo shoots, fashion shows, events, design installations, press previews, or temporary shops—and for providing comprehensive event support. With a portfolio of exclusive and unique spaces, Nonsololoft is the ideal partner, offering deep expertise and professionalism to help clients secure their presence at Milan Design Week.
Wunderplace Studio is a creative studio specialized in the design of human-centered spaces, experiences, and events that foster connection and interaction among people. Through the practice of placemaking and integrated communication activities—Art & Creative Direction, Event Design, Press Office, Social Media Management, Digital PR—the studio’s goal is to create dynamic, innovative communication formats that bridge the gap between company and consumer while actively engaging with the territory.
Thanks to the expertise of Nonsololoft and Wunderplace Studio, PVDD can support brands and companies in the ideation, design, execution, and communication of their events, particularly in the following areas: