The furniture industry doubles in volume between 2000 and 2021

According to the World Furniture Outlook 2021 report presented by the Centre for Industrial Studies, and featured in the January edition of DNN, “the furniture industry doubled in volume between 2000 and 2021, reaching a global volume of around 5,000 million dollars, which will be exceeded in 2022. The pandemic has had a very limited effect on the furnishing market, probably due to the fact that homes have played a leading role throughout this lengthy period. Furniture sales were driven by the extended time we were forced to spend at home, and this has enabled the entire segment to recover and return to pre-Covid levels very quickly" (read here the complete article)

Salone Selection

Inequalities, 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition

From urban geopolitics to the biopolitics of bodies, the 24th Triennale - inaugurated by Nobel Laureate in Economics Michael Spence, amongst others, and open to the public until 9th November - denounces the structural inequalities that mark contemporary lives, offering insights and solutions through the contributions of internationally renowned artists, architects, designers and scholars

Marilena Sobacchi

Salone Selection

A monumental work tells the story of the Compasso d’Oro

Treccani’s latest book, edited by Beppe Finessi and presented at the ADI Design Museum, provides a comprehensive overview of the story of design told through the prestigious award

Marianna Guernieri

Sustainability

Sustainability at the Salone 2025: an increasingly systemic approach

Among the products presented at the last Salone del Mobile.Milano, many companies stood out for their increasingly integrated approach to managing resources, materials and design