Salone Selection Salone del Mobile Summer: unmissable articles Add to bookmarks Overview Ostuni Hotel A round-up of reading for the summer break: from design to architecture and including innovation, technology amd hospitality. There’s no shortage of good reading for those long moments of relaxation The 2025 edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano confirmed the central, predominant role of the event on the international design scene, recording 302,548 visitors: a result in line with the Euroluce Biennale 2023 and testimony to its strength and appeal. This year, the Salone hosted 2,103 exhibitors from 37 countries, offering a rich and unprecedented overview of the trends, innovations and visions that are reshaping the way we live and design. In anticipation of the 2026 edition, scheduled from 21 to 26 April, we offer a selection of the most significant content published on our website: insights, guides and thematic focuses on the world of design, architecture, architecture and technology. Enjoy reading, and have a good summer! The holiday library. 5 important books to savor tranquilly From Robert Wilson’s chairs to fables about the Castiglioni brothers. From the Compasso d’Oro to Beatrice Leanza’s thoughts and a bookazine on luxury. Essential reading for all those with a passion for the topic Five unmissable exhibitions for travelers in Europe and beyond The Solar Biennial and the iconic textile architectures of Do Ho Su. And a century of swimming, the inventiveness of the 1940s and the modernity of the Shakers. For those who love design - past, present and future The most exclusive 5-star design hotels in Italy From Milan to Rome, taking in Capri and Ostuni: a selection of new hotels designed by the most important international designers 10 Places to visit where architecture is on display A selection of cultural events to mark in your diary, in Italy and around the world Biennials and Design Weeks from the world: the complete 2025 guide The major design-related events around the world, from now until the end of the year — not to be missed
Stories Valeria Segovia: "Transforming the existing, intelligence and beauty reimagined” A conversation with Valeria Segovia, Principal and Design Director of Gensler in London, the world's largest architecture firm in terms of revenue and number of architects with clients in more than 100 countries Oliva Sartogo
Exhibitions Expo 2025 Osaka: the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection debuts in Japan From 7th to 20th September 2025, the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection 1998-2025 will feature at Expo 2025 Osaka, boosting the Italy Pavilion's by MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects
Salone Selection The 100 new additions to the Salone Library, between harnessing Light, Thought and Design A recent project, launched last year, which always arouses great interest, the Salone Library has acquired 100 new books, all suggested by key speakers and panellists taking part in the Salone 2025 Cultural Programme Vlatka Zanoletti