At Salone del Mobile 2026, Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet launched Libre, a new seating collection with Pedrali that focuses on form, function and ergonomics.
Milan Design Week means more than lounging in luxury and the latest in bathroom beauty. We pull out a handful of exciting commercial furniture highlights.
From sculptural basins and wellness-led bathrooms to kitchens and professional-grade appliances, these Milan Design Week releases reframed the home’s most functional spaces as places of ritual and care.
From indoor-outdoor furniture systems and archival reissues to experimental lighting, circular materials and collectible surfaces, these launches captured Milan Design Week’s broader conversation around comfort, craft, longevity and atmosphere.
Salone del Mobile and the wider Milan Design Week again provided plenty of food for thought this year. Here, we reflect on some design ‘trends’ as well as taking a more critical view of the annual gathering.
From Aesop’s light-filled installation by Australian architect Rodney Eggleston to Molteni&C’s immersive garden worlds, these are the exhibitions, launches and interventions shaping Milan Design Week so far — with more to come.