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)

Exhibitions

Road to Salone 2027: the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection makes its debut in Jakarta

Indonesia will be the first stop on the Salone global tour: from 18th September to 18th October 2026, at Indonesia Design Week, the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection will showcase 27 years of talent, enterprise and the future of design

Stories

Must-see architecture in Jakarta

The gateway to the island state of Indonesia, as well as being its capital, Jakarta is one of the world’s greatest megacities, and a strategic commercial port for the whole Asian quadrant

Valentina Silvestrini

Salone Selection

From voice to paper. The Grand Tourist’s journey

For years, magazines have been looking for ways to become something else. They have become websites, newsletters, Instagram accounts, and finally podcasts. The Grand Tourist has taken the opposite path. It started with a voice and arrived at paper.