Bolon announces Milan Design Week installation, RIQUADRO, in collaboration with Martino Gamper
[25 March, 2026] At Milan Design Week 2026, Bolon, the family-run, climate-neutral woven flooring company from Sweden, will present RIQUADRO, an artistic collaboration with Italian designer Martino Gamper (OBE).
Hosted at BOLON STUDIO as part of this year’s Capsule Plaza, RIQUADRO reimagines flooring—often the largest, yet most overlooked element of an interior space—as an active architectural surface, transforming Bolon’s sustainable woven product into a series of wall-framed and spatial installations that come together to create a kaleidoscopic total environment of colour and shape.
RIQUADRO is the result of Martino Gamper and Bolon’s shared belief that functional design and conceptual art are not opposing disciplines, but intertwined practices. Gamper’s investigative practice treats the loom as a drawing tool: cutting, layering, and recombining surfaces to reveal the material’s artistry and adaptability across scales and spatial contexts.
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The works are designed to be deliberately tactile, creating a continuous interaction between object and user. “My work invites engagement through everyday life, designed to be walked on, lived with and experienced”, says Martino Gamper.
Embracing natural influences, Bolon’s presentation reinforces the brand’s deeply embedded, long term commitment to climate neutral products and production. All of Bolon’s products contain 68% waste material, with zero climate impact in every square meter.
RIQUADRO continues an ongoing collaboration between Bolon and Gamper. Sisters Marie and Annica Eklund, who lead the third generation family company, note: “Our collaboration with Martino Gamper has initiated a beautiful new dialogue with our product, rooted in our mutual respect for process and material. RIQUADRO disregards assumptions that surround flooring, treating it as an active, expressive surface that can become an artful part of the everyday.” – Marie Eklund (Owner and CEO, Bolon) and Annica Eklund (Owner and Senior Creative Director, Bolon).
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ABOUT BOLON
Bolon is a world-leading design company creating climate-neutral flooring and rugs headquartered in Ulricehamn, Sweden. Under the leadership of sisters Annica and Marie Eklund, the third-generation family business has transformed from a traditional weaving mill into an international design brand, with clients including Armani, Google, Four Seasons Hotels, Chanel, Adidas and Apple. With a strong commitment to sustainability, Bolon designs and manufactures all products in its facility in Sweden using only renewable energy. The company has gained worldwide recognition for their award-winning design, superior quality, and collaborations with some of the world’s most acclaimed innovators and creatives.
ABOUT MARTINO GAMPER
Martino Gamper OBE (b.1971, Merano, Italy) started as an apprentice with a furniture maker inMerano and went on to study sculpture under Michelangelo Pistoletto at the Academy of Fine Arts,Vienna. He completed a Masters in 2000 at the Royal College of Art in London where he studied under Ron Arad, before setting up his London studio in the same year.Working across disciplines, he engages in a variety of projects including exhibition design, interior design, one-off commissions, and the design of mass-produced products at the forefront of the design industry. His design commissions range from the Prada store windows, Valextra FlagshipStores, to chairs for Rubelli and Dior, glassware for Lobmeyr, and restaurants in the Dolomites.In 2023 Martino was awarded an OBE for services to Design.
VISITING THE INSTALLATION
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BOLON STUDIO at Capsule Plaza, Via Achille Maiocchi 8, Milan
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Monday 20 April, 2026 | 10am-6pm
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