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Brezza Relax by Alessandro Stabile for S•CAB, ph. Odeon
Graphics, sequences, and textures that define a new design grammar: the new solutions of striped design presented at Salone 2025
Stripes were one of the most recognisable languages at Salone del Mobile 2025. More than a mere decorative motif, they emerged as a structural element across furniture, surfaces, fabrics, and lighting, capable of defining volumes and perceptions. Lines thus become rhythm, sequence, layers: a foundational grammar for design to organise space.
The reference to the 1970s is clear, yet free from nostalgia. Just like then, stripes engage with the idea of movement and experimentation. But today, they do so through matter and depth. They turn into relief, incisions, textures, and shades – emerging from surfaces and revealing the processes that generate them.
In current design, stripes oscillate between rigour and freedom. Architectural or irregular, sharp or soft, they can guide viewers or fragment their gaze. They are a primordial and refined sign at once, able to connect craftsmanship and industry, metal and fabric, light and colour.
Chairs, upholstery, carpets, and ceramics transform into dynamic surfaces responsive to light, perspective, and daily use.
With Brezza Relax by Alessandro Stabile, S•CAB takes stripes to upholstered outdoor furniture. The exclusive fabric that accompanies cushion’s soft volumes subtly highlights shapes and provides visual continuity.
Habitus, the wall lamp designed by Andrea Anastasio for Foscarini, turns the graphic sign of stripes into luminescent texture. Hand-embroidered glass pearls draw irregular sequences on streamlined aluminium structures, while the LED light elevates rhythm, density, and negative space. Thus, the wall becomes an expressive surface, suspended between the gestures of craftsmanship and contemporary design.
Sedimenti, designed by BoattoMartino Studio for De Castelli, interprets horizontal graphics with material layers. Overlapping metal slats, framed by wavy profiles, build a three-dimensional surface that comes to life through lights and shadows. The graphic sign turns into a story of time and matter.
The KOTTA carpet by Rug’Society reinterprets animal prints through a marked and irregular composition. Graphic lines and material contrasts between natural wool and botanical silk evoke the strength of nature, transforming the floor into an intense and vibrant surface.
Brezza Relax by Alessandro Stabile for S•CAB
Habitus by Andrea Anastasio for Foscarini, ph. Giuliano Koren
Sedimenti by BoattoMartino Studio for De Castelli
KOTTA by Rug’Society
Designed by Piero Lissoni for Living Divani, the Super Frog chaise longue entrusts its identity to horizontal milling on the seat and backrest, punctuating aluminium to create depth and visual rhythm. A constructive feature that interacts with light and the environment.
Erice, by Luca Pevere for Roda, translates the concept of weaving in a contemporary graphic pattern. The straps intertwined into the perforated aluminium structure create chromatic sections inspired by traditional carpets, giving life to a light and dynamic surface.
The MADO wallpaper, part of the JV 904 Stardust collection by Jannelli & Volpi, leverages a well-balanced horizontal pattern. The rod design, embossed with metallic finish, allows the wall to vibrate with light, alternating full and empty spaces in a refined and silent balance.
Designed by Luca Nichetto for Agoprofil, Jumble is a collection of doors and wood panelling that turns surfaces into a creative canvas. The modular pattern, inspired by modern and contemporary painting, allows for free and customised compositions. Grooves, textures, and chromatic contrasts generate depth and dynamism, giving life to fluid and asymmetrical geometries.
With Iconic Pagoda, Crema Outdoor translates striped design into a shading solution with oriental flair. The segmented structure defines an iconic and light presence, complemented by the knob that refines its profile.
Striche (“stripe, line” in Venetian dialect) is a side table designed by Matteo Zorzenoni for Miniforms to translate graphic sign into matter. The molten Murano glass top takes shape with successive pours that define its design, colour, and texture, generating a luminous and sensorial surface.
The Geometrie d’Ombra – Righe Blu Niagara collection by Ceramica Francesco De Maio gives a 3D interpretation of stripes. Handmade decoration creates chiaroscuro effects that amplify depth and volume, making the ceramic surface dynamic and constantly changing.
Super Frog by Piero Lissoni for Living Divani
Erice by Luca Pevere for Roda
MADO, JV 904 Stardust collection, by Jannelli & Volpi
Jumble by Luca Nichetto for Agoprofil
Iconic Pagoda by Crema Outdoor
Striche by Matteo Zorzenoni for Miniforms
Righe Blu Niagara, Geometrie d'Ombra collection, by Ceramica Francesco De Maio
16 January 2026
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