The industry’s most prestigious furniture brands flaunted their wares to an adoring crowd of design enthusiasts, architects and interior designers who thronged the cavernous halls of Salone del Mobile 2025. Here is a curated list of the most visionary exhibits and installations redefining luxury interiors this year.
Cassina
Cassina commemorated the 60th anniversary of its partnership with Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand with its “Staging Modernity” display during Milan Design Week 2025. The first four furniture models Cassina created from the trio’s 1929 ideas, which were first displayed at the Salon d’Automne in Paris, are being reintroduced at the restored Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber. Cassina and Kiton created a unique fabric to deliver limited-edition pieces that are available in 120 pieces globally. Kiton’s combination of blue and burgundy produces two bi-colour versions of the armchair. Le Corbusier, Perriand and Jeanneret’s design philosophy, which believed that colour was crucial to defining spatial harmony, is reflected in this colour selection.
The best Mongolian farms provide the fibre for Kiton’s wool factory. A significant advancement in design manufacturing was made when Cassina’s R&D team, working with historians, painstakingly examined the original blueprints to bring these handcrafted items into industrial production. Architect Andrés Jaque, artist Feifei Zhou and philosopher Emanuele Coccia all contributed to the much-discussed exhibition organized by Formafantasma and directed by Fabio Cherstich. This interdisciplinary approach strengthens Cassina’s position in developing contemporary design narratives by highlighting the company’s dedication to fusing historical authenticity with modern innovation.
B&B Italia
A sophisticated development of Patricia Urquiola’s original 2005 design, the Tufty-Time 20 was unveiled by B&B Italia to mark the 20th anniversary of the renowned Tufty-Time couch. With more padding and a thicker Dacron layer between the fabric and polyurethane core, this revised modular system improves comfort without sacrificing its distinctive deep-sitting and low-slung profile. The seat height is slightly raised to create better ergonomics.
The curved module is a noteworthy feature that broadens the range of configuration options to include rounder designs appropriate for commercial and residential settings. A new chenille fabric with a bouclé appearance is now available for the sofa, adding an element of elegance to the overall look and feel. The Tufty-Time 20 emphasises sustainability by being wholly disassembled, which enables the recycling or reuse of its parts at the end of its useful life. In addition to the sofa, B&B Italia has introduced a line of coffee tables that work in unison with the modular system.
Minotti
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Minotti debuted a vibrant collection at Salone del Mobile 2025 that skillfully combines modern design sensibilities with characteristics reminiscent of the 1970s. Five renowned design studios—Study MK27, Giampiero Tagliaferri, Hannes Peer, Nendo and GamFratesi — contributed to the presentation. Each contributed a different viewpoint, creating five unique settings that showcase Minotti’s dedication to creativity and craftsmanship.
With an emphasis on cosy, welcoming spaces marked by embracing curves and careful material selection, the exhibition sought to appeal to seasoned fans and a younger audience. This strategy demonstrates Minotti’s commitment to changing its design language without sacrificing the elegance and quality that have come to define the brand. For the 2025 collection, Minotti demonstrated its capacity for innovation and adaptation, guaranteeing its continued relevance in modern furniture design.
Moroso
Moroso debuted its “Normal / Non-Normal” collection at Salone del Mobile 2025, a daring investigation of design that questions established conventions. According to this subject, “normal” is what we consider suitable, secure and practical in life; it is an invitation to defy expectations. But Moroso also presented a counter-movement in which a new design language melded with the “normal” things through the “non-normal” aspects of polymorphic, fluctuating forces. Innovative pieces from this collection include the “Gruuvelot” sofa, which has an organic shape and was inspired by the “morphing” that occurs in many living, natural things. The free-spirited atmosphere of the 1970s, with its flowing shape and dynamic modularity, served as another inspiration. In contrast to conventional methods, Patricia Urquiola’s design for the sofa’s fabric uses a water-based printing technique that reduces water use by 90 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 percent.
Moroso’s Clay armchairs sport shimmering ceramic metal backrests, designed by Zanellato/Bortotto. Image: Moroso.
The “Clay” armchair by Zanellato/Bortotto, which is the other noteworthy item from Moroso 2025’s collection, has a distinctive backrest composed of slabs and thin sheets of ceramic material manufactured by artists who are only found in the town in the Veneto area of Italy. The cushioned, luxurious armchair boasts a striking backrest that gleams because of its priceless glazing method.
Molteni & C
Through several carefully chosen installations, Molteni&C demonstrated its dedication to design innovation and legacy at Salone del Mobile 2025. New pieces like Vincent Van Duysen’s Aria desk and Linea armchair, GamFratesi’s Lia armchair, Christophe Delcourt’s Emile sofa and Tobia Scarpa’s republished Monk chair were featured in the “Letters to Milan” installation. In addition, various items and accessories honouring Ponti’s legacy were on display at the “Gio Ponti Objects” exhibition, which was organised in association with the Ponti heirs and the Gio Ponti Archive.
With interiors created by Van Duysen to mimic the home of an art and design collector, the brand’s flagship store, Palazzo Molteni, provided guests with an immersive experience by skillfully fusing modern and traditional styles in various living areas. Additionally, reiterating the brand’s commitment to classic design, Molteni&C unveiled a new armchair version and upgraded materials for the renowned “Monk” chair, which was first created by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in 1973.
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