At Milan Design Week 2026, Ideagroup invites visitors to discover an unprecedented dialogue between architecture and daily life. The “Architectural Forms. Human Spaces” project unfolds within their Milanese showroom on Via Manzoni, where the walls of a historic building provide an ideal backdrop for exploring new relationships between spaces, materials, and design. The project centers on Cubik, an iconic collection designed by Riccardo Gava that revolutionized Italian bathroom furniture in 2012. Geometric lines, 45° angled edges, and handle-less closures transform each module into a distinct architectural element, where aesthetics and functionality coexist harmoniously.
For Design Week, Cubik expands with new modularities and finishes, offering deeper storage units, suspended modules, and more flexible composition possibilities, all designed to meet contemporary living needs. Materials play a central role: Rovere Caffè and Rovere Termo enhance the natural tactility of wood, while HPL laminates with marble and powder effects broaden the chromatic palette. The 45° aluminum-framed fronts, now available in all matte and metallic shades from the Ideagroup sample book, combine with glass in glossy, back-lacquered acid-etched, stop-sol, transparent grey acid-etched finishes, and for a deco-inspired option, with “Flutes” ribbed glass. These combinations create contrasts of light and depth that enrich every composition. It’s not merely about aesthetics: each surface becomes a narrative tool, capable of transforming daily gestures like opening a drawer or placing an object into a tactile and visual experience.
Beyond Cubik, the exhibition showcases new bathroom complements: marble tops with integrated basins, Cristalplant countertop basins, and the Giove 03, Pool, and Dream models now also available in marble. The Multiplo mirror is enhanced with an open compartment, adding functionality and aesthetic lightness. The new Snap shower enclosure, designed by Disenia, completes the vision of a total bathroom: a minimal frame, with sliding, folding, or hinged opening options, and extensive customization possibilities for finishes and glass types. Comfort and design converge, transforming the shower space into a flexible and contemporary environment, suitable for niche or corner configurations.
In this context, Milano Design Week becomes a unique opportunity for architects, designers, and design enthusiasts to observe how lines, materials, and proportions can transform the perception of space and redefine the bathroom experience, blending functionality, tactility, and visual beauty.
MDW26: Via Manzoni, 43
