In Milan: Will Cooper Hosts

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Published: 22 Apr 2026

In Milan: Will Cooper Hosts

Against the backdrop of Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi — one of the oldest operating plaster ateliers in the world — The Rug Company and Creative Director Will Cooper hosted a dinner to mark Salone del Mobile.

  • Will Cooper, Creative Director of The Rug Company, photographed alongside a monumental plaster cast of David inside Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi
  • Dinner table set inside Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi workshop, with white tulips, candles and plaster relief sculptures on the walls

Set within a cobbled courtyard of sculptures, designers, creatives, and friends gathered as the sun set on Milan. A young opera singer performed overhead while a traditional risotto was served across antique linens in the workshop below. 

Candlelit dinner table set inside Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi workshop for The Rug Company Salone del Mobile event, Milan 2026
  • Will Cooper, Wes Gordon, Paul Arnhold and Martina Mondadori at the intimate dinner hosted by The Rug Company in a historic Milan atelier
  • Derek Blasberg and Will Cooper at The Rug Company Salone del Mobile dinner, surrounded by plaster sculptures in a historic Milanese atelier
  • Two guests at The Rug Company Salone del Mobile dinner, photographed outside Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi with a classical sculpture
  • Guests including Gianluca Longo and Will Cooper at The Rug Company Salone del Mobile dinner in Milan
  • Guests gather at Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi in Milan for The Rug Company dinner hosted by Will Cooper during Salone del Mobile
  • Duncan Campbell and Luke Edward Hall at The Rug Company dinner during Salone del Mobile, Milan 2026

The evening offered a private preview of Ratio, our latest collection with Paul Smith – a collaboration rooted in the same craftsmanship and considered design that surrounded it. 

  • Elegant place setting at The Rug Company dinner in Milan, featuring a Ratio collection gift wrapped in twine on antique lace linen
  • Handwritten cocktail menu in a Ratio collection branded frame displayed beside a classical plaster bust at The Rug Company Milan dinner
  • Interior of Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi in Milan featuring classical plaster busts and sculptures, with a Paul Smith Ratio rug runner on the floor
  • Plaster cast gifts bearing The Rug Company and Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi stamp, arranged on a marble surface in Milan
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