Milano Design Week 2025 News − Latest Trends and Key Points

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Milano Design Week 2025 News − Latest Trends and Key Points

2025/05/18

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The 63rd Salone del Mobile.Milano, the Milano Salone International Furniture Fair (hereafter, Milano Salone), was held. The number of visitors during the fair was 302,548, of which 68% were from overseas, indicating that visitors came from all over the world in search of new interior trends. As numerous new products were announced at the world's largest interior festival “Milano Design Week” (including Milano Salone and Fuorisalone which was held throughout the city of Milan), we bring you the latest updates on notable exhibits and the situation on-site.

This year's keyword is "harmony between old and new."

Molteni&C

TOPPAN has been visiting the Milano Design Week for over 30 years, and we think the main theme that has emerged for 2025 is "harmony between the old and the new." In particular, there is a notable trend for timeless masterpieces from the 1960s to 80s to be reinterpreted from a modern perspective.

Molteni&C has discontinued its exhibition at the Fiera venue, where it had been exhibiting since the 1st Milano Salone, and was presenting its new products at the new showroom, Palazzo Molteni. The showroom is a renovated mansion built in the late 19th century, and the brand's signature low-color chic space is used as the basis, with artworks coexisting to create a modern curated look throughout. There are six floors, with the top two floors newly added as VIP spaces, allowing visitors to truly experience the "harmony of old and new."

Gio Ponti's previous works for Molteni&C

What particularly drew attention were the coordinations of the landings on each floor, centered around masterpieces of furniture by Gio Ponti, a leading 20th century Italian architect and designer. The landings of the stairs, which give a sense of "quiet" between "movements," are not merely passageways, but are treated as memorable "spaces" where customers can take a breather and reflect on the brand's history.

Also noteworthy is the installation "Staging Modernity" by Cassina, which looks back on the collaborative works that began in 1965, with three great masters including Le Corbusier, and was supervised by the design studio Formafantasma.

Cassina_Staging Modernity

The venue was the Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber, a historic theater that has been loved by people in Milan for about 250 years. In the space, a play was performed in which the audience could move around freely, and the play was integrated with famous furniture created 60 years ago. The audience was given an immersive experience, and on stage, the boundaries between people, objects, and nature became blurred and they could experience the fusion of them.

The significance of reproducing masterpieces — Nurturing "design literacy"

At this year's Milano Design Week, it was impressive to see many masterpieces of the past being reproduced both at the Fiera venue (Milano Salone) and in the city (Fuorisalone). They are not just re-produced furnitures but are a challenge to reinterpret them with modern sensibilities and find new value. Recently, it has become easier to deepen personal "likes" through social media, but at the same time, opportunities to encounter a variety of "good designs" may be decreasing. Under these circumstances, shedding light on masterpieces again is a valuable opportunity to develop the ability to grasp design from a broad perspective, that is, "design literacy."

The reproducing of masterpieces plays an important role in passing on design culture to the next generation, and it can be said that it is not just a nostalgic hobby, but a way of enriching the design culture of the future.

The trend report is upcoming.

In addition to what we have introduced this time, there are many other unmissable trends and signs of things to come.
The report will be released soon. Stay tuned!

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