Alcova returns from April 20 to 26 with 131 exhibitors spread across Villa Pestarini and the Baggio Military Hospital, building its 2026 edition through a dense and varied group of participants. The program opens Villa Pestarini to the public for the first time while expanding the hospital site with new spaces, shaping an edition that moves between architectural history and large-scale installation work.
DESIGN
At Villa Pestarini, designed by Franco Albini, the program centers on a dialogue with the architect’s legacy. Haworth and Cassina present an installation by Patricia Urquiola, combining Albini’s reissued pieces with contemporary works from Alcova Shop. Boccamonte introduces a collection dedicated to Luisa Castiglioni, extending that lineage through a new design perspective.
The villa hosts a concentrated group of studios including Around the Studio, AtMa, Basetale, Elisa Uberti, ISSÉ x Sophie Dries, Manon Viratelle, News & Coffee x St. Moritz, OOG Objects, Ryuichi Kozeki, Saridis of Athens with Kiki Goti and Marble Sachanas, Sema Topaloğlu Studio, Touch With Eyes, and Worn Studio, each working through the house with distinct material and spatial approaches.
The Baggio Military Hospital expands the program into a larger and more fragmented structure, operating as a network of zones rather than a single site. In the Chiesa, Leo Lague and Versa present Devices for Connection, building an immersive installation through sound, light, and layered material systems.
Across the Hangars, the scale shifts. Hangar 1 brings together Caecilia Rebbe with Laurenz Ben Marsau, Christoph Wimmer-Ruelland, CJ Aslan, Frederik Fialin, KEITH HENNING, Objects of Common Interest for Dooor, and Supaform. Hangar 2 includes 304.cage, BUREAU PARSO, HENGE with VOCLA, and Studio Exxx, extending the program into installation, performance, and nightlife formats.
The surrounding sections unfold with equal density. Cucina features Berto, Design Academy Eindhoven, Jean-Baptiste Durand, Maruxi with Fenna Kosfeld, Michal Korchowiec, and Pepe Valenti. Canonica includes Arbore with Cezar Moldovan, Every Archive, MANO design studio, Marie Vilay with TextielMuseum Tilburg, NOVOCASTRIAN, and obra de mano. Stecca gathers a wide mix of participants such as ARP Architecture Research Practice, FINEPIANTA, Hap Ceramics, Heiter X with Daniele Giannetti, KOD.objects, Laura Dominici with Basil Schu, MA Industrial Design Central Saint Martins, Obscure Objects, Off-Grid Collective, Studio LoopLoop, and Uslu Design Studio.
Casa delle Suore expands further with Andrea Claire Studio, Anna Galtarossa, CHELEBI Room Of Azerbaijan, CHEN FURONG with envy envy and studiososlow, Flawk Gallery, House of Knots with Sanchit Arora, Marlot Baus, NG DESIGN, Noritake Design Collection, Pani Jurek Studio, SALAK STUDIO, Shakti Design Residency, Studio Lugo, Studio Ololoo with Blank and Restudio, and Wei Xiaoyan Studio among others.
Tempio, Lavanderia, and the Outdoor areas continue the program with participants including Fap Ceramiche, HEAD Geneva, SLALOM with V.A.I., PET Lamp with Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, the Architectural Association, Crafting Plastics! Studio, Didier Fiúza Faustino with Bureau des Mésarchitecture and DiSé, Le Labo Fragrances, Rive Roshan, and ZELT.studio.
Alongside the exhibitions, installations such as Threshold by Objects of Common Interest for Dooor and Seat in Touch by Supaform introduce spatial experiments, while VOCLA / Design by Night returns with HENGE through a project by Ugo Cacciatori. Talks curated by Design Hotels and VOCLA bring figures including Bjarke Ingels into the program, extending the event beyond exhibition into discussion and exchange.
The 2026 edition builds its identity through the scale and distribution of its participants, moving between contained architectural spaces and open, evolving environments.
