Fendi’s €50,000 Design Prize Pushing Emerging Talent from Milan to Miami

A new annual prize for emerging design voices Launched during Milano Design Week 2026, the FENDI Design Prize is conceived as a yearly initiative to discover and support new design talents in dialogue with the Maison’s codes of creativity and craft.

The project also reinforces the growing role of FENDI Casa as a laboratory for contemporary interiors, bridging fashion, furniture and collectible design.

Curated by designer Giulio Cappellini, the prize is judged by an international panel including Rossana Orlandi, Patricia Urquiola, Cristina Celestino, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, Josh Owen and Joseph Grima, bringing together galleries, architects, industrial designers and curators in one conversation.

In early 2026, a dedicated brief was shared with selected design schools worldwide, asking participants to imagine a living environment through furniture and accessories that could channel Fendi’s Roman roots, craftsmanship and use of leather and fur, including upcycled materials…