UMUZU

standalone pieces, capable of reproduction — wibble-wobble, dreams, clouds & movement

The pieces so far

• 20×20 mm section desk prototype in use
• 20×20 mm shelving — with Retrouvius prototype built
• 100×100 mm trestle prototype built
• Alternative 100×100 trestle to build
• 100×100 bench design stage
• LOGPILE — rough-wood proto-shelter speculative

The road to Milan

The aim: UMUZU showing at Milan Design Week 2028 (April 2028 — exact dates announced nearer the time; the fair traditionally runs mid-April). Deliberately unhurried: AHA and ONO come first in the group queue, and the collection completes itself along the way. Items marked ~ are estimates — to be confirmed as shows announce.

• September 2026 Photograph the three built prototypes (with Andrew, alongside the Blomfield Road shoot). The catalogue starts existing in pictures.
• Through 2026 – 27 The pieces earn their keep in ONO spaces — every event a quiet showroom. Catalogue grows as time allows: alternative trestle, bench, the Angel screen.
• 12 – 18 April 2027 Milan Design Week 2027 — reconnaissance trip. Walk Alcova, Isola, 5VIE; see what a UMUZU show would sit beside; meet organisers as a visitor, not an applicant.
• Summer 2027 Collection locked and complete. Full professional photography of the family — 20×20 and 100×100 together.
• Autumn 2027 ~ APPLICATIONS for the 2028 district shows (Alcova, Isola, 5VIE — open calls typically Oct–Dec, deadlines Nov–Jan). The one hard gate on the road.
• Winter 2027 – 28 Show confirmed → budget, stand design, fabrication for exhibition.
• March 2028 Shipping booked — or flat-pack + install-in-Milan (the pieces knock down; use it).
• April 2028 MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2028. UMUZU shows.
• May 2028 Follow-up: press, orders, stockists. UMUZU launches properly off the back of it.

Deadlines that matter most