Duravit presented its eclectic “Balcoon – Scapes” installation by Patricia Urquiola at Milan Design Week 2026, and hosted a rooftop cocktail event. The iconic bathroom brand also presented a selection of new products in its Milan-based showroom, while a well-placed presence around the city boosted visibility for throughout the week.
Patricia Urquiola’s “Balcoon – Scapes” was trasnformed into spatial presentation. The installation of abstracted shapes and warm colour moods was presented at the Gran Meliá Palazzo Cordusio and saw washbasins and toilets presented as playful, totem-like elements.
Patricia Urquiola describes the approach: “We wanted to show how even such functional elements as a washbasin or a bidet can develop an expressiveness of their own. We worked on this installation for more than a year. The result is a little “teatrino” – a field of totems and objects which enter into dialog with one another and open up new perspectives on the bathroom as a designed living environment.”
An exclusive evening above the rooftops of Milan
At the start of the Design Week, Duravit hosted an exclusive cocktail event on the rooftop of the Gran Meliá Palazzo Cordusio. Some 450 invited guests – including business partners from the fields of architecture and design, friends of the brand and international VIPs such as Kelly Rutherford and Angela Missoni – experienced the installation in an atmospheric evening mood. Patricia Urquiola and Duravit CMO Lüder Fromm welcomed the guests and offered insights into the collaboration and the design approach behind Balcoon – Scapes.
The limited-edition Balcoon stool: a sculptural collector’s item
A stool developed with Patricia Urquiola transformed the Balcoon range into a distinct sculptural item of furniture was on show as part of the installation. The limited edition comprises 26 numbered pieces – a reference to the year 2026 – and was produced at the Duravit plant in the Black Forest. The stool was on show to the public for the first time in Milan, as part of the overall presentation.
Product presentation in the Duravit showroom
In parallel with the installation, Duravit opened the doors of its showroom in Milan to Design Week visitors and was heavily frequented. On show were new additions to the 2026 Balcoon range, iconic bathroom ranges such as ME by Starck and Collection One, new washing area solutions such as Ocavo by Christian Werner and technological highlights such as the SensoWash showertoilets. The presentation offered a compact overview of the design and technology spectrum covered by the product range and complemented the installation with examples of specific products.