Furnishing Accessories: the salt of the Salone

Vases are another supreme product type, another archetype of the complementary furnishing sector. Building new privileged relationships with designers, in continuity with its history, Bitossi Ceramiche works with Martino Gamper, who authored the new Diptych collection, among others. Made using the white slip casting technique, his vases constitute a complementary family which alternates organic lines with more strictly linear forms, creating a counterpoint between geometric forms in dialogue. The Belgian brand Atelier Virkant , on the other hand, asserts itself by a leap in scale: its maxi-ceramic creations Archae & Petrae, a duo with neutral colours, evoke a primordial presence and fit naturally into outdoor spaces, spontaneously merging with the landscape.  

In the field of porcelain, the Venetian brand Villari returns to the Salone by reinterpreting its classic and Deco archive. Among the iconic pieces on display, Lady V is reproduced in a new cream colour, an understated interpretation of the famous lamp. The revisiting of the firm’s historical catalogue opens up to a contemporary revitalization also in the case of glass. The fascination of Art Deco also returns among the new proposals by Vista Alegre, a Portuguese maison founded in 1824 and one of the major custodians of the country’s tradition in the field of porcelain, ceramics and crystal processing. The brand returns to the Salone with several previews, including Breeze, a crystal tableware set featuring a pattern consisting of a mesh of diagonal cuts, and Halo, a lamp that combines handcrafted black biscuit porcelain with hand-cut satin crystal. 

The Daum brand is rooted in Nancy, eastern France, the home of the École of the same name and the symbol of Art Nouveau glass. At the Salone, it unveils a new version of its iconic Tulipe collection, now presented in its 49th distinctive hue, a shade between amber and pink. Among the new proposals from Venini, glass and light meet in a renewed convergence with Volcano, a reinterpretation of the wall panels conceived by Manfredo Vaccari Giglioli in the 70s for the Cassa di Risparmio di Cento. Each block, featuring a smooth surface and warm tones that evoke volcanic magma, is accompanied by an integrated and dimmable lighting system, making it possible to play with degrees of brightness and colour shades. 

After objects, let's talk about fitness. The theme of well-being runs through residential and contract spaces with increasing pervasiveness, where sport and movement become activities increasingly integrated into our daily lives. Technogym, a leading Italian sports equipment brand, reminds us of this. Its offering for the 2026 Salone, Sand Stone, is not an actual product but a new aesthetic inspired by the colours and finishes of Mediterranean sandstone. Moving from traditional black to beige, treadmills and exercise equipment are fused with the sensory experience of the home, helping to establish themselves as new domestic “living machines”. 

Finally, we should never forget that the greatest well-being that a home can offer is the ability to make us smile. Gufram, the forge of the great radical icons of Italian design, reminds us of this by reissuing Fachiro, a beanbag bristling with spikes that invites us to sit on its apparently hostile surface. An ironic way to deceive our perceptual reflexes. And a reminder that challenging rules and expectations – best of all through play – remains central to the vitality of this sector.