Milan Design Week 2026
≪LAST SAMPLE≫

Lo sguardo del bassotto

Milan Design Week 2026
≪LAST SAMPLE≫

Lo sguardo del bassotto

STATUS
IN PROGRESS
Location
Milan, Italia
YEAR
2026.04
Category
Exhibition

DAFT about DRAFT, a Tokyo-based furniture brand rooted in architecture and dedicated to a freer, more personal way of living—much like choosing what to wear—will present LAST SAMPLE, a site-specific installation at the historic Teatro Gerolamo in the heart of Milan during Milan Design Week 2026 (April 20–26). Conceived by Japanese architect and designer Taiju Yamashita, the project marks the brand’s fourth participation in Milan Design Week.

The installation, inspired by a single chair and the perspective of my beloved miniature dachshund, invites visitors to reconsider their own point of view. Through this unexpected shift in perception, the project offers a new way of engaging with furniture—where a familiar object becomes a starting point for exploring the relationship between body, space, and environment.

DESIGNED BY
Taiju Yamashita
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What does a chair mean to you? To sit, to rest, to relax, a feeling of attachment, lightness, warmth… It is a small thing, yet it has the power to make a space your own. At home, I share my life with JACO, a miniature dachshund. Living with JACO, smaller than any chair, one day my perspective quietly shifted. “How does the chair appear through JACO’s eyes?” Born from this curiosity of mine, this installation came to life. If one could see the world through the eyes of a miniature dachshund, if one could inhabit that scale and look up at a chair, what would one think, what would one feel? In this exhibition, we trace the journey of a single chair from concept to completion, culminating in a final review of the last sample before this chair is to be produced. Please enjoy this playful world of experimentation, unfolding on this theatre stage.

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An installation that lets you experience design in an entirely new way through an unexpected sensory lens, encountering the creative vision of Taiju Yamashita.

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Monday 20 – Sunday 26 April 2026
10 am to 7 pm

Teatro Gerolamo
P.za Cesare Beccaria, 8, Milan

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