Milano Moods

27 November, 2024

The Salone 2025!

What stood out in Milan, the unrivalled world capital of design. The Design Week: exhausting for your feet and an overwhelming feast for your senses. Whether it’s your first or tenth time, you come home with a million ideas, thousands of steps, and hundreds of photos.

With 2,100 exhibitors in the fairground and countless design and fashion brands, palazzos, and galleries throughout the city, it’s impossible to see everything but it’s pure enjoyment. Open your mind, look, listen, and marvel. Will you join the journey?

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The Salone del Mobile 2025
Every design project begins with a simple question: what does humanity need? That is the essence of this year’s theme  Thoughts for Humans.

At the Fiera fairground, 2,100 exhibitors showcase their design signatures and newest collections. In the city, each district has its own vibe: Isola is raw and rebellious, Brera exudes luxury, Tortona buzzes with energy, and 5Vie is local and circular.

There are striking art installations by masters such as Pierre-Yves Rochon, who unites tradition and contemporary feeling at Villa Héritage. Paolo Sorrentino dances with La dolce attesa on the waves towards the heart of Mother Earth. Robert Wilson brings Mother to life with light. And a favorite: the enchantment of The Library of Light by Es Devlin at the Pinacoteca di Brera, where 2,000 books spin around — an ode to calm and knowledge.

La vita è speranza
The Salone del Mobile lets humanity triumph over the machine, the good over the bad. A natural color palette, organic shapes, and light materials set a hopeful tone. Unique material combinations such as bronze with leather, cork with stone, bamboo with resin form a mix of old and new. Recycled and responsibly produced materials radiate true accountability.

Outdoors continues to reign supreme with covered sunken lounges, libraries transform into zen spaces, and kitchens are separated from the living area. The colors portray an innocent spring: tender greens, candy-like pinks, buttery yellows, combined with energetic splashes. Nature remains the star — how could it be otherwise, after we have ignored her for so long?

1. David Aliperti presented small masterpieces of clay in the Serre di Pasino – Alcova, innocently displayed on the wall and voluptuously under glass domes. Delicate flowers, sugary leaves, and playful little creatures. The embodiment of this year’s trend: light, airy, and whimsical.
2. L’Appartamento by Artemest, like a Negroni cocktail with three cherries: contrast, humor, and beauty. Timeless Italian allure in Palazzo Donizitto. Eclectic architectural styles—Renaissance and Baroque brought to life by six designers, each transforming a space with exclusive Italian design.
3. Hermès Home Collection. Olive, petrol, and pink. Striking material combinations: paper-thin Japanese cedar, smoked glass, leather, and linen. Striped, comfortable cashmere rugs and throws, all with the unmistakable calm Hermès signature.
4. Bloom by Sabine Marcelis x XL-Extra Light – small and simple applications of material, functionality, and beauty: an indoor herb garden or a fragrance diffuser.
5. Gucci Bamboo Encounters. One material as a comprehensive starting point: shape, texture, color, and the material itself, with countless applications. Wall hangings, kites, and sculptures. The Gucci ‘bamboo handle handbag’ serves as the inspiration for this exhibition.
6. For your next interior project, explore collaboration with the HMC furniture college. Their creations rival the finest Italian design, with exquisite finishes in rounded walnut forms.
7. At Masterly: the Dutch in Milano, circularity is the norm. Reupholstering classics at Artifort. Sustain+Ability by Basten Leijh, making it possible to transport a robust three-seater sofa through a small stairwell. A light frame, airy cushions, and durable, flexible Kvadrat fabric, all fully biodegradable.
8. Classic and contemporary combined at Vitra. The Eames lounge chair against the backdrop of a gigantic yellow-orange sun. Primary colors, humor, and reflection bring light and airiness.
9. The Pink Cloud – Social Label by Petra Janssen and Simone Kramer: because the system needs to change. People with disabilities can do so much more than just clip clothespins. Inclusive design, co-creation, joint production, beauty, functionality, and value, every step matters.
10. Pierre Frey x Jean-Charles Castelbajac, Game of Love. The elegant French textile master steps out of his comfort zone. A cheerful riot that lets you leave the harsh world behind, as if stepping into a daycare with cartoonish decorations.