That's a wrap on Milan design week 2026 . Here are six trends to know from the industry’s biggest event of the year, starring a blow-up IKEA chair and a creepy AI-powered chandelier. The festival surrounding furniture fair Salone del Mobile concluded yesterday following a frenzied week of exhibitions, installations and events across the city. On the ground, there was little explicit acknowledgement of the geopolitical turmoil that has been dominating headlines, or the interlocking fuel, food and financial crises that are likely to follow — although one brand told Dezeen that 2026 had been nicknamed the year of cancellations, as exhibitors are grappling with the wide-reaching impacts of the US-Israeli war on Iran . Combined with budget cuts, this seemed to yield somewhat fewer bombastic installations than in previous years. Instead, designers grappled with the rise of space travel and AI, explored food as a luxury item, provided means of escapism and bemoaned the brandification of Milan.…