Nature-Ritual in Milan
Fisher & Paykel has announced a major exhibition, Nature-Ritual, for Milan Design Week 2026.
Conceived as an Antipodean oasis within Rho’s lively fairgrounds, the immersive, large-scale installation that is Nature-Ritual will showcase Fisher & Paykel’s proud New Zealand heritage, affinity for the natural environment and award-winning, life-centred products on the world’s preeminent design stage. Created in collaboration with strategic brand partner Alt Group and Milanese design firm Calvi Brambilla & Partners, the exhibition presents as a sequence of interlinked spatial, sensory and product experiences crafted to evoke the natural world and the rhythms of life.
“Architecture attuned to the natural environment gives shape to how we live and design inspired by nature leads to the creation of beautiful, durable and meaningful things.”
“Architecture attuned to the natural environment gives shape to how we live and design inspired by nature leads to the creation of beautiful, durable and meaningful things,” says Fisher & Paykel CEO Daniel Witten-Hannah. He adds that the company looks to nature “not only as inspiration but as a framework for living”, and that its “realities remind us of our responsibility to reduce carbon impact while creating moments of delight in the home”.
The exhibition’s design language expands on the warmth and sophistication of the brand’s global Experience Centres through a palette of basalt – a geological and cultural nod to New Zealand – and tōtara, a native New Zealand timber. Ceramic works by New Zealand artist Aaron Scythe add depth and texture, and Fisher & Paykel’s range – which includes multiple Red Dot Award-winning appliances from its State of the Art Collection as well as several new product releases exclusive to Milan Design Week – come to the fore thanks to considered programming, sharp detailing and refined material expression.
“Through intelligent, seamlessly integrated products, we seek repeated moments and effortless actions that transform routines into rituals.”
“Our Minimal Style evolution continues to support the clarity of expression and design freedom sought by the world’s leading architects and designers as they create bespoke kitchen and living spaces,” says Witten-Hannah. “We believe great design removes the friction between object, environment and user. A drawer glides smoothly open. Food stays fresher for longer. Wine is perfectly cellared and served. Through intelligent, seamlessly integrated products, we seek repeated moments and effortless actions that transform routines into rituals. This is the essence of our Milan exhibition.”
In addition to Nature-Ritual, Fisher & Paykel will host an exclusive dinner in the heart of the Brera Design District as part of Fuorisalone, with further details of its creative partners, launches and program highlights to be announced in the lead-up to Milan Design Week.
Exhibition design by Alt Group and Calvi Brambilla & Partners. Appliances by Fisher & Paykel.
