Salone del Mobile Milano

Highlights

Introducing “Salone Raritas”: the new Salone del Mobile.Milano exhibition space dedicated to limited edition design and high-end creative manufacturing

Salone Raritas will make its debut at the 64th edition of the trade fair. Curated icons, unique objects, and outsider pieces: the first direct interface between the world of special edition design, antiques and high-end craftsmanship and the professional design market professional design market (architects, interior designers, contractors, developers, dealers, etc). Leading galleries and an international audience will come together on a platform driven by a strong curatorial vision, designed to foster long-term relationships and generate business opportunities.

Elia Vismara, President of Assobagno of FederlegnoArredo

Stories

Assobagno presents the Bathroom Design Monitor with its focus on consumers

The survey conducted by NIQ-GfK Italia for Assobagno di FederlegnoArredo examined 3,000 consumers in Italy, France and Germany. The data confirm the centrality of the bathroom and highlight some (pleasant) surprises

C. S. Bontempi Sciama

Matteo Nasini, Neolithic Sunshine, 2018, installation view at Centro Arti Visive Pescheria, Pesaro, ph Michele Sereni

Exhibitions

10 design exhibitions to see before the year’s end

They are all Italian and all in some way draw on the theme of memory. This is true even when they deal with current sporting events associated with the imminent inauguration of the Winter Olympics. There are ten of them and for the most part they are held in the most reserved cultural circuits, outside the mainstream. It’s even better when they’re out of town, bringing historic residences to life with gleams and flashes of good design

Paola Carimati

Shebara Resort, The Red Sea Project (Ummahat archipelago, opposite Red Sea International Airport)

Stories

Luxurious and sustainable: the most iconic design hotels (already open or under construction) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has come a long way from being a mainly oil-focused economy to being a new experiential tourism destination. A number of international starchitects have contributed to this paradigm shift, called upon to design spectacular hotels and resorts by the sea or in historic locations

Giulia Marani

Stories

An account of the Roundtables at the Milan Design (Eco) System 2025

Ten Thematic Tables, ten Content Leaders, with over a hundred stakeholders taking part. This was the 2025 edition of the encounter devoted to the research project measuring the impact and legacy of the Salone del Mobile and the events across the city