Exhibitions Salone del Mobile 2026: dates for your diary Add to bookmarks Ph. Andrea Mariani The leading international furnishing and design industry event will be back at Fiera Milano Rho from 21st to 26th April next year Hard on the heels of the successful 63rd edition, the dates for the next trade fair have been announced: the Salone del Mobile 2026 will be held from 21st to 26th April at Fiera Milano Rho. Packed with new things, and against a backdrop of huge global uncertainty, at its latest edition the Salone consolidated the results achieved in 2023, when Euroluce had last been held. The trade fair confirmed its role as an international benchmark for the sector. With a Cultural Programme that generated new visions of the future, beyond the challenges, the event attracted the attention of qualified industry professionals and a large community of design lovers. Ahead of the Salone del Mobile 2026, here are some of the highlights of Salone 2025 week, including new products, talks, round tables, workshops and site-specific installations. 28 April 2025 Share
Exhibitions The latest outdoor furnishing, championing sustainability, material and colour Comfortable and sustainable, outdoor furnishing lends itself to many different interpretations, channelling innovation and constantly evolving aesthetics Marilena Pitino
Stories The biology of light, according to Manuel Spitschan What does chronobiology have to do with design? Manuel Spitschan, professor at the Technische Universität München, explains why light is essential to our well-being. And why designers should know more about it to design better. Giulia Zappa
Sustainability The Piazze Aperte scheme is really changing the face of Milan Since 2018, the two local governments helmed by Mayor Giuseppe Sala have closed more than fifty of the city’s streets and roads to traffic – but not to people. And this is just the beginning Fabrizio Fasanella