Artdom 2026 Sense Sensory – Sensory Sensuality at the Intersection of Culture and Design

In Moscow from February 19 to 21, the fifth anniversary exhibition ARTDOM 2026 took place, spanning 32,000 square meters, with over 450 leading brands and galleries from 21 countries participating. Leading Italian factories and their Russian partners showcased their latest releases and bestsellers: Poltrona Frau, Cassina, Poliform, Davide Groppi, Fiam Italia, Tonin Casa, Contardi, Antonio Lupi, Gessi, and others. Many brought collections that had never been sold in Russia before and were presented on the Russian market for the first time. Event participants in February included over 450 foreign and Russian brands and companies — Acerbis, CEA, ASKO, Lasvit, Arte Veneziana, Giorgio Casa, Cesar, Giobagnara, ETHIMO, Atmosphera, Scavolini, OldLine, The Rug Company, Baker, Cierre 1972, Pinetti, Morelli, Christopher Guy, Galimberti Nino, Togas, Devon&Devon, Bonaldo, Porada, Luxury Living Group, the Maria furniture factory, Giulia Novars, Finex, Solo Office Interiors, Silver Home, Egger, Uclad, Archipelago, Aledo, O’PRIME, AURICA, Vetvi, and others.

The main theme of the ARTDOM 2026 exhibition in Moscow was the SENSE SENSORY concept — an exploration of how design can engage all five senses simultaneously, creating a profound, emotional, and holistic experience.

This year, ARTDOM emphasized contemporary art, integrating it into interiors as an essential part of lifestyle. The emotions, memories, and specific meanings captured by the artist in a historical moment, through connection with the author, expand the sensory experience of living in a home space.

In 2026, the exhibition featured a new united section for collectible design and contemporary art called Collectible, bringing together works from leading galleries: Grabar Gallery, Fifth Avenue Gallery, a-s-t-r-a, Askeri, Vellum, and others. As part of a special collaboration, the exhibition featured a track composed by Riad Mammado specifically for ARTDOM.

ASKERI Gallery selected authors from Russia and South Korea, whose sculptures — interior objects — bring a dopamine rush to the minimalist design of modern homes.

Synjin Yang, South Korea, "Blowing" series. Pavel Bagan, "Children of Flowers" series.

Jay Yong Kim (1973, South Korea), "Blooming Donuts" series.

A-S-T-R-A Gallery revealed the concept of sensory space through an exposition of collectible design objects by Marina Busel and Grigory Orekhov, while Oleg Dou's photographs captured the essence of minimalism, where cool detachment is impossible without sensual tactile contact.

Oleg Dou / Oleg Dou / Grigory Orekhov

The foundation of the Grabar Gallery exposition was the idea of binarity and contrasts: black and white, soft and hard, simple and complex, visible and hidden. This duality serves as a point of assembly for unexpected combinations and subtle visual dialogues, where the tension of opposites turns into harmony.

Lisa Korn, from the "Embroidery" collection, 2026. Katya Gulieva, DUNE #10, 2026. Ivan Belov, Untitled, 2023. Recycle Group, User 4, 2021.

Italian factories, showcased in a dedicated hall at the exhibition, set the upper benchmark for quality craftsmanship and style, which young Russian brands and object designers aspire to. For instance, Dima Loginov developed an entire "I'm Not a Minimalist" series of objects for the company "Divan.ru," where the increasingly "inflated" volume of the armchairs provides the user with an experience of emotional embrace and comfort.

Exhibition Ambassadors, designers Aurel K. Bazedov and Draga Obradovich (Draga & Aurel), work with resin—a material whose innovation lies in its alchemical fusion of the visual qualities of wax, glass, and plastic. The gradation of resin's transparency from waxy to nearly glassy, its color palette, and the ability to imitate many materials while embedding various objects make it a new material of our time.

Luigi Shelving, Design by Gaetano Pesce. Flare Coffee Tables in Lucite by Draga & Aurel. Heritage Collection by Draga & Aurel.

Crafts and Traditions

The company DELIGHT presented an exclusive showcase of the new Seletti Russian Hybrid tableware — one of the brand's most recognizable collections, now expanded with 9 new items featuring Russian motifs. According to the creators, the European studio CTRLZAK, this collection becomes a symbolic meeting point of East and West, where designers explore contrasts and connections in the polyphony of global cultures; and interpret them expressively and unexpectedly — in the form of tableware objects that one desires to own.

Russian Hybrid emerges from the encounter and interplay of multinational Russian culture — represented by traditional ornaments — and the culture of Asia Minor, expressed through motifs and techniques of Iznik ceramics, which is a refined synthesis of the region's artistic traditions from Persia to the Ottoman Empire.

Khokhloma and Gzhel, reimagined in the signature Hybrid aesthetic, appear unexpectedly and provocatively while retaining the recognizability of traditional motifs. The bright and profound Hybrid design brings together cultural traditions from different parts of Eurasia at one table, offering a chance to reflect on the heritage of the past and recognize the unity of the world in the future.

One of Russia's most renowned product designers, whose works have been featured at major international design exhibitions and whose objects grace private and museum collections alike—Dima Loginov—has also turned to traditional Khokhloma painting. In his collection of interior objects adorned with Khokhloma designs, the designer doesn't directly quote tradition but instead reflects on how it can be renewed without losing its voice, offering a fresh and more attentive perspective on this ancient art form and taking it beyond conventional notions.

The unquestionable value of each piece in the collection lies in its intricate hand-painting, executed by master artisans from the "Khokhloma Painting" factory in the city of Semenov, Nizhny Novgorod Region. The original designs were created by Merited Artist of the Russian Federation Valentina Kalentyevna Shvetsova. The painting incorporates traditional Khokhloma motifs: kudrinsky elements, flowers, and the mythical Firebird, symbolizing light and happiness.

Dima Loginov, "KHOKHOLMA" collection

ARTDOM is not just three exhibition days, but a full-scale event in the world of design featuring an extensive program of discussions, masterclasses, lectures, and public talks—Design and Art Days (DAAD)—which will allow visitors to experience design and art in various locations across Moscow. As part of DAAD, a comprehensive educational program is also planned, with leading experts delivering lectures on fashion, design, and architecture. This year, ARTDOM, in collaboration with Radio 7, has released the audio guide "Design for All Times," featuring 15 short stories with case studies about small family workshops that became world-renowned brands, unconventional solutions that turned into unique breakthrough ideas, and how design changes the world around us.