For Milan Design Week 2026, GROHE SPA returns to the Brera district with its most ambitious installation yet: the Aqua Sanctuary. Over a brief 72-hour window, the Piccolo Teatro Strehler is transformed into an immersive environment dedicated to the brand’s ethos of “Wellbeing through Water”.
An immersive journey in water and design
Visitors are invited to step away from the city’s vibrant pace and enter a carefully curated sanctuary where water, light, shadow, sound and materials guide the experience. The installation unfolds across three interconnected sanctums, each exploring distinct states of being: inspiration, curation and reflection.
Rather than focusing on individual products, the Aqua Sanctuary presents a holistic vision of bathroom design, demonstrating how water can shape spaces that cleanse, rejuvenate and relax.
“At the Piccolo Teatro Strehler, we have envisioned a series of spaces that express the restorative power of water, creating exquisite moments of transcendence,” says Paul Flowers, chief design and Brand Identity Officer & Executive Vice President, LIXIL. “Milan Design Week is an invaluable moment for the global creative community to converge. The GROHE SPA Aqua Sanctuary presents the profound fusion of water and architecture, consciously shaping our living and bathing spaces, whilst elevating wellbeing. Within these curated spaces mind, body, and space align in perfect harmony through materiality and craftsmanship to redefine our experience of water as a transformative architectural element.”
Materials, colours and craftsmanship
The installation showcases a carefully considered ecosystem of colours, finishes and materials, supported by strategic partnerships and innovative material exploration. Designers and architects can draw inspiration for expressive, harmonious interiors that invite emotional interaction and elevate everyday wellbeing.
Visiting the Aqua Sanctuary
The GROHE SPA Aqua Sanctuary is open to architects, designers, media and the public at Piccolo Teatro Strehler, Largo Greppi 1, 20121 Milan, during Milan Design Week 2026:
- 22 April: 10:00–17:00
- 23 April: 10:00–17:00
- 24 April: 10:00–21:00
- 25 April: 10:00–21:00
- 26 April: 10:00–18:00
Experience how GROHE SPA transforms water into an immersive architectural and sensory experience, blending design, ritual and wellbeing.