YABU PUSHELBERG MDW 2026
YABU PUSHELBERG CONTINUES ITS LEGACY IN DESIGN WITH A COLLECTION OF NEW PRODUCT RELEASES AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK
Partnering with heritage and experimental brands, Yabu Pushelberg infuses craft and intention into product design, creating objects that shape the lived experience.
George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, Co-Founders of Yabu Pushelberg – Photo courtesy of Terra .
New York, NY – United by a shared commitment to craft and intent, Yabu Pushelberg — the internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary design studio — unveils new furniture, lighting, and product collections with heritage and emerging brands during Milan Design Week. Rooted in its intimate ability to transform the human experience through interiors, Yabu Pushelberg brings quality and rigor to the objects we live with, while maintaining the permanence and restraint that have long defined its work.
Since its founding in 1980 by George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, the studio began with an emphasis on interior design and has since evolved into a multidisciplinary practice crafting environments that extend beyond aesthetics to prioritize emotion. Product development became an integral part of this process and is one of the most immediate ways people interact with the studio’s work. Through hospitality, residences, and the practice of inn-keeping, Yabu Pushelberg developed a heightened sensitivity to what is missing, what could be refined, and what has yet to exist in product design. “Interior design was our starting point, but at a certain moment it began to feel limiting,” says Glenn Pushelberg, Co-Founder of Yabu Pushelberg. “We would envision the table someone could dine on, the glass they’d sip from, and when we couldn’t find exactly what we wanted, we decided to make it ourselves. So much of what we do is about creating a feeling. It never felt complete to design an environment without shaping the objects people physically interact with.”
“In a world already full of objects, we believe that anything new should earn its place, standing the test of time while serving a clear and considered purpose,” adds George Yabu, Co-Founder of Yabu Pushelberg.
Yabu Pushelberg’s intuitive understanding of how objects function within a space ensures that products are never conceived in isolation, but as essential components of a larger spatial and lived experience. This sensibility shapes a growing portfolio of products developed with international manufacturers who prioritize both artistry and longevity.
Photo courtesy of De Padova.
De Padova’s disciplined modernism aligns naturally with the studio’s approach to design, where proportion, material, and restraint guide lived-in spaces. The Daiya lamp is defined by six glass panels forming a prismatic shape. Sharply resolved edges conceal the light source along the upper plane, allowing illumination to refract through the corners. Building on an ongoing collaboration with De Padova, the piece is offered in multiple configurations, scaling from table to wall and adapting from intimate residential to hospitality settings.
Photo courtesy of ADL.
Conceived as a flexible architectural element rather than a divider, Aria is the first screen system developed by ADL. The collaboration reflects a shared approach to product design, one that began with how objects frame space, guide movement, and shape atmosphere. Composed of metal and glass, the design brings together two panels in varying sizes to form a single system that balances solidity with transparency. Proportion, height, rhythm, and distance inform the calibration of the panels, creating a sense of ease. Designed to respond to varying spatial and contextual needs, the Aria screen defines areas without enclosure, allowing air and light to flow freely.
Photo courtesy of Moorgen.
The latest piece in the studio’s collaboration with Moorgen is a new table lamp. Defined by a minimal frame and soft internal glow, the design draws inspiration from traditional lanterns. Contemporary in proportion, the lamp diffuses light evenly, creating an ambient presence rather than a directional beam.