Walking the busy streets of Milan this month, Italy’s biggest hub for fashion, design and business, the number of installations, exhibitions and fairs gracing the city is overwhelming. Salone del Mobile – otherwise known as Milan Design Week – is now in its 57th year, and while it initially began as a furniture fair, it now encompasses the whole metropolis with design quarters featuring everything from digital, graphics and print to interiors and products.

Alongside the existing main hubs of Brera and Tortona, last year saw a new hub established in the centre of the city called Ventura Centrale. This year, Ventura Future became a new edition, dedicated to showcasing the work of up-and-coming, graduate and student designers.