Raritas products are furnishings and design objects characterised by their uniqueness, limited editions and high design value. This category of goods at the Salone del Mobile.Milano includes one-off design pieces, limited edition furniture, antiques and high craftsmanship pieces – products, therefore, that fall within the scope of collectible design and collectible furnishing.
Raritas products are conceived as limited edition or one-off pieces, often commissioned or proposed by galleries specialising in design, antiques and exceptional craftsman-made pieces. Their value is determined by their design quality, the rarity of the materials, the skill of their execution and their historic or authorial relevance.
One-off pieces, limited editions and high craftsmanship
Collectible contemporary design - seats, tables, consoles, containers, furnishing accessories and lighting fixtures signed by established or emerging designers, produced in limited and numbered editions by international galleries such as those present at Salone Raritas 2026, These are furnishings conceived as design pieces, intended for architects, interior designers, developers, and hospitality and contract professionals.
Antiques — Furnishing and design objects chosen for their design quality, state of preservation and solid attribution. They include antique furniture, bronzes, paintings and paintings of great beauty and quality – with documentation attesting to their provenance and authenticity.
High craftsmanship – Furnishing and objects made by manufacturers of excellence to the most exacting level of craftsmanship: rare woods, hand-worked metals, blown glass, artistic ceramics, natural stones, exclusive fabrics. These are limited series or commissioned productions, in which manual skill is combined with the vision of designers and artistic directors.
Outsider objects and functional sculptures — Creations that straddle the line between design, art and craftsmanship. Pieces that combine function of use and expressive research, often made with experimental techniques or unconventional materials.
Who the Raritas products are aimed at
The products in this category are mainly aimed at architects, interior designers, contractors, real-estate developers, dealers and private collectors looking for the sort of furnishing pieces that will define the identity of a project. In the hospitality and high-end residential field, a piece of antique furniture placed next to a collectible contemporary design or a high-end manufacturing piece can transform a space into an environment with a unique personality.
Why choose collectible furnishing and one-off design pieces
Raritas products tend to accrue value over time thanks to their combination of rarity, documented design quality and skill of execution. For architects and designers, including pieces of collectible design or high-end manufacturing in a project means proposing solutions that combine aesthetics, design culture and lasting value to their clients – furnishing elements that are not just functional accessories but identificatory and investment components of the space.
