From the 12 15 February NOMAD St. Moritz 2026 marks the return of the traveling platform dedicated to collectible design and contemporary art to the heart of the Engadine. For its ninth Swiss edition, the event has chosen Villa Beaulieu—formerly Klinik Gut—one of the town's most recognizable historic buildings, recently undergoing extensive renovation.
The villa thus becomes the centrepiece of a new chapter for NOMAD: a larger, yet restrained and intimate space that maintains the domestic and social atmosphere that is one of the event's defining features. The panoramic views of the Alps and the layout of the spaces contribute to an experience that emphasizes proximity between works, gallery owners, and collectors.
St. Moritz as a cultural laboratory
St. Moritz is not just a recurring venue, but a true reference point for NOMAD's identity. Over the years, the fair has helped build an ongoing dialogue between art, design, and architecture, becoming part of the social fabric of a town accustomed to intertwining international sophistication and Alpine tradition.
In this context, the location is never neutral. On the contrary, the venue becomes an active part of the curatorial narrative, influencing the way the works are perceived and the relationships established between the stakeholders. It is precisely this balance between sophistication and informality that makes NOMAD a recognizable event in the winter cultural calendar.
An intimate format as an alternative to large fairs
Confirming itself as an antidote to the large trade fairs, NOMAD St. Moritz 2026 reaffirms a selective and attentive format, based on rigorous curation and a limited number of exhibitors. The goal remains to foster authentic encounters and intergenerational exchange, which continues to attract an international community of collectors, curators, architects, and creatives.
This deliberately unspectacular dimension allows for a dialogue between different generations and heterogeneous languages, reflecting a cultural scene that is both sophisticated and rooted in the local context.
Established galleries and new entries
The 2026 edition welcomes new protagonists alongside established names on the international scene. Among the new entries are: Margherita Castiglioni (Milan) and Sorgin Gallery (San Sebastián), which presents a comparison between Brazilian modernist furniture—with works by Joaquim Tenreiro and José Zanine Caldas—and contemporary creations by artists such as Adeline Halot, Joseba Lekuona, and Eduardo Chillida.
Among the notable presences, Nilufar (Milan) offers lighting and furniture works with organic shapes, while Pierre Marie Giraud (Brussels, Paris) builds a dialogue between European, Japanese and American artists through limited editions in ceramic, wood and glass. Craftica Gallery (Warsaw) brings a selection of young Polish designers to St. Moritz, offering a glimpse of emerging research from Eastern Europe.
von Bartha (Basel, Copenhagen) explores the theme of colour in an installation that brings together works by Erin Shirreff, Imi Knoebel and Anna Dickinson, while Monica De Cardenas (Milan, Zuoz) connects abstraction and figuration with works by Chung Eun-Mo and Thomas Huber.
Dialogues between history and contemporaneity
Alongside contemporary production, NOMAD St. Moritz reserves ample space for historical works by modern masters. Robilant+Voena presents experimental works by Lucio Fontana and Pablo Picasso, while Courtesy Gallery focuses on sculptures by Pietro Consagra, Chiara Dynys and Arnaldo Pomodoro.
Textile art finds space thanks to Antonio Verolino Gallery, with tapestries from the 1960s and 1970s signed by Victor Vasarely, Fernand Léger and Alexander Calder. Dry Instead, it offers two-dimensional works by Raymond Hains, Giò Pomodoro and Paul Jenkins, which blur the line between painting and sculpture.
Special projects and designer jewelry
A distinctive element of NOMAD, special projects further enrich the exhibition itinerary. Armani participates with a curatorial project that brings together two contemporary artists and the Armani/Casa universe, curated by Abby Bangser. This project reflects a shared vision of design culture and craftsmanship.
The section dedicated to jewellery welcomes leading names such as Fernando Jorge, A2Z e Nikos Koulis, confirming NOMAD's attention to languages that cross art, design and high-end manufacturing.
An ever-evolving platform
Never tied to a linear path, NOMAD continues to move across diverse geographies—from St. Moritz to Abu Dhabi, to the Hamptons, where a new edition is planned for 2026—while maintaining its core values. Each stop becomes part of a larger constellation, in which the architectural and human context plays a central role.
At the heart of the program remains the VIP program, which offers access to private collections, guided tours, and conversations with key figures from the art and design world, fostering informal yet meaningful connections.
NOMAD and the curatorial vision
Co-founded and directed by Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, an architect and international curator, NOMAD was born as a boutique alternative to traditional fairs. With events held in Capri, Venice, Monaco, and St. Moritz, the platform offers a model where collectible design is experienced as an immersive and relational experience.
According to this vision, luxury is never displayed, but emerges organically from the integrity of the materials, the rhythm of the spaces, and the quality of the relationships that are created.
