For the third consecutive year, the Polimi Design System (School of Design, Department of Design & Poli.design) is back with a new instalment of INTERDEPENDENCE at Milan Design Week 2026. 

After analyzing the concepts of relationships and connections with INTERDEPENDENCE: designing relationships(2024) and exploring the tensions between polarities with INTERDEPENDENCE: exploring opposites (2025), this year we will examine the interdependences of temporal dimensions with INTERDEPENDENCE: past, present, future.

  



For the year 2026, INTERDEPENDENCE will develop across 3 locations:

• Open Day 2026 @ Campus Leonardo (28 March2026)
  with a selection of projects by master's degree Students of the School of Design at Politecnico di Milano.
• Fabbrica del Vapore – Spazio Messina (17-26 Aprile 2026)
  with an international exhibition of projects by students from Politecnico di Milano and selected design schools from all over the world.
• SaloneSatellite @ Rho Fiera Milano (21-26 Aprile 2026)
  with a selection of projects by Students of the School of Design at Politecnico di Milano. 

Projects will be presented through images and texts, which can be complemented by prototypes/3D models and/or videos. 

Would you like to submit your project? Answer to the INTERDEPENDENCE: past, present, future - Call for Projects for a chance to be included in the exhibition circuit. A special commission will evaluate the projects received and contact the authors of the selected projects with further details by the end of February 2026.

To submit your project, fill out this form no later than January 25, 2026.
Before filling out the form, be sure to carefully read the Call for Projects and prepare all the materials as requested in the instructions!