H&M Home x Kelly Wearstler | Milan Design Week 2026

At Milan Design Week 2026, H&M HOME makes a decisive entrance onto the global design stage, marking its debut with a landmark collaboration alongside Kelly Wearstler. The partnership introduces a new direction for the brand, one that extends beyond accessories into furniture, while remaining grounded in its ethos of accessible design.

H&M Home x Kelly Wearstler at Milan Design Week 2026

Unveiled within the historic Palazzo Acerbi, the installation will be open to the public from 21 to 26 April 2026. Behind its restrained exterior, the 17th-century palace reveals a richly detailed interior – frescoes, columns, and layered ornamentation – set against the bold, contemporary language of the collection. The contrast is deliberate, allowing material, scale, and atmosphere to unfold with clarity.

The exhibition offers a curated preview of the upcoming collection, launching in September, alongside bespoke pieces developed specifically for the space. Spanning furniture and smaller design objects, the collection draws on a diverse material palette – wood, marble, metal, ceramics, and textiles – each selected to emphasise both tactility and durability.

Conceptually, the installation is anchored in the idea of daily ritual. Designed as an immersive sequence of rooms, it explores how objects interact with space and, in turn, how they shape experience. Modular forms allow for adaptability, while the arrangement of pieces encourages a more intuitive engagement with the environment that is less about static display and more about lived interaction.

For H&M HOME, this moment represents a broader evolution. The introduction of furniture within a designer collaboration signals a shift towards more comprehensive interior solutions, while maintaining a focus on design that resonates across a global audience.

For Wearstler, the project marks her Milan debut, bringing her distinctive, expressive approach into a new context. Together, the collaboration reflects a shared perspective: that design, when thoughtfully composed, has the ability to elevate the everyday.

What emerges is not simply a collection, but a considered exploration of how objects, materials, and space come together to define contemporary living.