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Making Material

Craftsmanship and Innovation for Contemporary Interiors

Materially invites architects, interior designers and professionals working in retail and hospitality to discover distinctive materials for contemporary interiors and meet the people behind them. Join us for a morning of conversations and material exploration, with inspiring solutions for retail, hospitality and high-end residential projects.

As contemporary interiors embrace richer narratives and more sensory experiences, materials play an increasingly important role in shaping the atmosphere and identity of a space. Making Material explores how craftsmanship, material innovation and unexpected finishes can bring new expressions to contemporary interiors.

The event will feature the work of Japanese gold-leaf specialists Rekiseisha and French paper innovators Procédés Chénel. A selection of Italian material manufacturers will also present their solutions, including Sardinian creators of handmade rugs and textiles Mariantonia Urru, Venetian experts in enamelled metal Incalmi, and Gypsum, masters of cement and gypsum decorations.

Location

Designtech - Via Polidoro da Caravaggio 30/B, Milan - Italy

When

12 november 2026
09:30 - 13:30 (Light lunch)

Free event

The event is in-person, reserved for architects, designers, professionals and representatives of the manufacturing industry.

Agenda

9:30 | REGISTRAZIONE E VISITA ALLA MATERIALS LIBRARY
Welcome coffee

10:00 | DIGITAL FABRICATION E MATERIAL PERFORMANCE: INNOVAZIONE PER LA MODA E OLTRE
Anna Pellizzari, Materially

10:15 | FORMAZIONE PER APPROCCI SOSTENIBILI NEL TESSILE EUROPEO: LA PROSPETTIVA DI IN4SUSTAIN
Veronica Sarbach, Materially

10:30 | RICAMO 5.0: HERITAGE + TECHNOLOGY FOR PRÊT-À-PORTER
Iacopo Orsini, Orsini

11:00 | BEYOND EXTRAORDINARY – 3D METAL JET PRINTING
Fabio Di Falco, Legor

11:30 | NATURE-L – LA NUOVA FRONTIERA DEL PELLAME A BASSO IMPATTO
Sara Santori, Conceria Nuvolari

12:00 | LA STAMPA 3D FASHION APPLICATA AL TESSUTO: DALLA PROTOTIPAZIONE AL PRODOTTO FINITO
Francesco Botto, Pattern Group – D-house

12:30 | Q&A
Light Lunch e Networking

A further opportunity for material discovery

During Innovation Days, you will also have the opportunity to explore Materially’s material collections at Designtech Material Lab, including the iconic Material ConneXion Library. Discover more than 10,000 material innovations from over 7,000 manufacturers worldwide, spanning more than 15 application sectors.

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