The Walker Art Center announced it will host its first design triennial in fall 2026. The grand affair in Minneapolis will be curated by Joseph Grima, the Milan-based architect and curator. Grima will work closely with Asli Altay, the triennials artistic director. Today, Grima is a multihyphenate professional within the design realm, in addition to running his practice Space Caviar, he is a cofounder of Alcova, an annual exhibition hosted at Milan Design Week and Miami Art Week. He was previously Domuss editor-in-chief, co-curator of the 2014 Chicago Architecture Biennale, and has intermittently contributed to the Venice Architecture Biennale. Altay is currently the Walker Art Centers Head of Design, Communication, and Content.Altay noted Grimas passionate engagement within the field as a designer, thinker, and educator as well as his unwavering dedication to collaboration, enables us to dive deeply into the contexts and evolutions that are shaping the future of design.The announcement signals Minnesotas intent on joining other midwest cities to host architecture and design events, including Chicago; and Columbus, Indiana. In a curatorial statement, Walker Art Center emphasized how designers today are increasingly interested in handmade processes, as opposed to mass produced goods.The inaugural design triennial will illuminate the currents shaping this transformation and feature a compelling range of singular and limited edition works, including furniture, lighting, textiles, and objects that blur the assumed boundaries between functional and fine art, the statement said.In keeping with the Walkers vision to platform both artists from the Twin Cities and around the globe, the triennial will bring together a diverse array of local and international talents, highlighting common threads of interest as well as the many distinct conceptual and technical approaches defining design today, curators added. Together, the objects in the triennial will engage audiences with the depth of artistry within todays contemporary design.Further information about the design triennial, such as dates, themes, and participants will be shared throughout 2025.