Salone Raritas
Salone Raritas. Curated icons, unique objects, and outsider pieces Project visuals Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026 ©Formafantasma
Salone Raritas is Salone del Mobile.Milano's new initiative dedicated to collectible design, limited editions, design antiques, and high-end creative craftsmanship. The debut is scheduled from April 21 to 26, 2026, at Fiera Milano Rho, in Hall 9.
21-26 April 2026
Fiera Milano Rho
Strada Statale del Sempione 28
20017 Rho (Milan)
Pavilion 9
Visitors: 9.30am - 6.30pm
Press: 8.30am - 6.30pm
Exhibitors: 8.30am - 7.00pm
Trade Visitors: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 April
Supplier and manufacturers of the furnishing sector: 24, 25, 26 April
Students: 24, 25, 26 April
General Public: 25, 26 April
What is Salone Raritas
Salone Raritas is the new exhibition and curatorial pathway debuting at the 64th edition of Salone del Mobile.Milano. The initiative presents special and limited design editions, unique pieces, antiques, and high-end creative craftsmanship.
For the first time, collectible design enters the heart of Salone del Mobile.Milano with a dedicated platform. The goal is to bridge the gap between special creative production and the B2B market of contemporary design, connecting galleries of excellence with architects, interior designers, developers, and hospitality operators.
The name derives from Latin and evokes the concepts of rarity, uniqueness, and sought-after exceptionality. The selection of exhibitors is deliberately restricted: approximately 25 entities including international galleries, antique dealers, excellence manufacturers, and companies with custom-made productions.
Curation and exhibition design
Annalisa Rosso
The curation of Salone Raritas is entrusted to Annalisa Rosso, Editorial Director and Cultural Events Advisor for Salone del Mobile.Milano and Director of The Euroluce International Lighting Forum.
Annalisa Rosso is one of the most authoritative voices in contemporary Italian design. She was Editor-in-Chief of Icon Design (Mondadori) from 2018 to 2020 and Director of the Domus website from 2017 to 2018. In 2018, she co-founded Mr.Lawrence, a design consulting studio based in Milan.
For Salone del Mobile.Milano, she has curated high-profile projects: the "Library of Light" installation by Es Devlin at Pinacoteca di Brera in 2025, "A Thinking Room" by David Lynch in 2024, and the "Drafting Futures" Talk and Round Tables program that since 2020 has hosted names like John Pawson, Francis Kéré, and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
TEDx speaker and Design Ambassador for Italian Design Day in Prague, Hong Kong, and Copenhagen, she has participated in juries and committees including The Design Prize in Milan, Design Parade in Hyères, Designblok in Prague, Collectible in Brussels, and Madrid Design Festival.
Formafantasma
The exhibition design of Salone Raritas is created by Formafantasma, a studio founded by Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi based in Milan and Rotterdam.
The concept reinterprets the trade fair space as a large architectural lantern. The pathway is articulated in modular islands that allow each exhibitor to express their identity within a collective narrative.
Salone Raritas. Curated icons, unique objects, and outsider pieces Project visuals Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026 ©Formafantasma
Dates, location and practical information
Salone Raritas 2026 takes place from April 21 to 26 at Fiera Milano Rho, as an integral part of Salone del Mobile.Milano.
Dates | 21-26 aprile 2026 |
Location | Fiera Milano Rho, Strada Statale Sempione 28, 20017 Rho (MI) |
Pavilion | 9 |
Visitor hours | 9:30am - 6:30pm |
Press hours | 8:30am - 6:30pm |
Exhibitor hours | 8:30am - 19:00pm |
Visitor type | Entry days |
Trade visitor | 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 April |
Suppliers and manufacturers of the furnishing sector | 24, 25, 26 April |
Students | 24, 25, 26 April |
General Public | 25, 26 April |
How to get there
By metro: line M1 (red), Rho Fiera Milano stop, directly connected to the exhibition halls via covered walkways. To reach Rho Fiera, an extra-urban ticket of € 2.20 is required (zones Mi1-Mi3); the standard ATM urban ticket is not valid.
By train: Rho Fiera Milano station is served by suburban lines S5, S6, and S11 with connections from Milano Porta Garibaldi and by regional trains with connections from Milano Centrale. During Salone del Mobile.Milano days, Trenitalia and Italo operate special stops for some high-speed trains.
From airports: shuttle buses connect Milano Malpensa, Milano Linate, and Orio al Serio to Milan's train and metro stations.
By car: Fiera Milano or Pero-Fieramilano exits from A4, A1, and A7 highways, or Fieramilano exit from A8 and A9 highways.
Entrances: South Gate, East Gate and West Gate.
What you'll find at Salone Raritas
Salone Raritas presents a curated selection of approximately 25 exhibitors including international galleries, antique dealers, excellence manufacturers, and limited edition producers.
Exhibition categories
- Collectible Design: galleries specializing in collectible design with pieces by historic and contemporary designers.
- Limited Editions: numbered series and special limited-run productions by companies and design studios.
- Unique Pieces: one-of-a-kind works, prototypes, and unrepeatable creations.
- Design Antiques: icons of 20th-century design and historic collectible pieces.
- High-end creative craftsmanship. artisanal productions with special workmanship and precious materials.
- Outsider pieces: objects at the boundary between art and design that escape traditional classifications.
Who Salone Raritas is for
Salone Raritas is designed for a professional audience seeking distinctive pieces for high-profile projects.
- Architects and interior designers seeking special elements to define the identity of residential, hospitality, and commercial interiors.
- Developers and real estate investors who integrate collectible design as a positioning lever for high-end residential and hospitality projects.
- Hospitality and contract operators seeking distinctive furnishings for hotels, resorts, and luxury commercial spaces.
- Collectors interested in collectible design as a cultural and financial investment.
- Galleries and secondary market dealers interested in new business relationships and networking opportunities.
