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The 64th edition of Salone del Mobile may be a wrap, but there’s still a buzz in the air about all the imaginative debuts in Milano. From brutalist coffee tables to bejeweled ashtrays, here are some of the most extraordinary launches that were on display at the fair and beyond.
Kelly Wearstler previewed her upcoming collaboration with H&M Home. Staged within a large-scale installation at Palazzo Acerbi, the showcase featured nine key pieces from the upcoming collection—which launches September 3 online and in select stores—including an Italian modernist–inspired lounge and accent chair; a sinuous clothing rack with integrated shelves; and a two-tone stool that moonlights as a side table.
At the Palazzo Donizetti, Artemest unveiled the fourth edition of L’Appartamento. Standouts from the dazzling multifloor showcase included Charlap Hyman & Herrero’s entertainment salon—which featured a console with anthropomorphic legs in high heels by Yazbukey for Altreforme—and Sasha Adler’s metal tree-clad vestibule design. Also noteworthy was Gachot’s soon-to-launch line of furnishings for the Italian brand, a 36-piece collection with streamlined designs, such as a curvy lacquered side table and a coffee table with a leather-upholstered top.
RH opened the doors to its stunning seven-floor gallery on Corso Venezia. Housed inside a fully restored 19th century palazzo, the brand’s first Milanese storefront features an authentic Italian restaurant, named La Volta, and enviable looks from RH Estates, a soon-to-launch line with original designs by Michael Taylor, Formations, Dennis & Leen, and Joseph Jeup.
Belgian brand LcD Textile Edition’s “Full Metal Banquet” took center stage at Palazzo Litta. The striking exhibition showcased circularity-minded scenography forged from textile cutoffs and salvaged workshop scraps, and featured a surrealistic dinner scene adorned in feathered works by Parisian artist Eric Charles-Donatien.
Thanks to its collaboration with heritage glass brand Salviati, Draga & Aurel made a splash at the fair’s Salone Raritas, a new showcase for antiques and collectible design. Head-turners from the vibrant display, called Affinity in Light, included the polychromatic Crisalide suspension light; the concrete-accented Soffio sconce; and the stacked Rive duo bench, a monolithic marvel with jewel-esque resin inlays.
At the Cassina showroom, Patricia Urquiola’s pillowy Ardys collection was front and center for its Perspective 2026 exhibit. Based on a square grid, the plushly upholstered seating system offers a handful of ultraquilted pieces—including a sofa, a lounge chair, and a chaise lounge with an integrated side table—that can be separated or combined to create a plethora of custom configurations.
5Vie Design Week and Alcova Milano’s traveling exhibition, “Guatemala Diseña con las Manos,” was a love song to artisan-crafted textiles. The showcase featured handmade works by 17 Guatemalan design studios, including Colectivo Lechuza and Estudio Cálido, as well as a collaborative installation inspired by the Temple of the Great Jaguar in Tikal and composed of multicolored fabrics woven from glass beads.
At Alcova Milano’s Baggio Military Hospital outpost, Sten Studio staged “The Wedding” inside the complex’s abandoned chapel. The installation centered on Aurella and Vireon, two of the Mexico City–based brand’s tall, hand-carved lamps, which served as the bride and groom and were surrounded by an array of characterful stools, tables and benches crafted from Venetian, Jalapa Travertine and Jade Onyx marble.
Franck Genser presented three of his signature pieces in the “Le Design Défilé” showcase of fine French furniture. In addition to the alabaster Cascade Finie 135 lamp, the exhibition—which was curated by French Living in Motion—included the boulder-like Brutaliste table and the Scarf Fauteuil, an armchair with a voluminous half-moon back and an oversize oblong seat.
The Flamingo Estate Bathhouse by Kohler was a brutalist masterpiece. Nestled within the courtyard of the Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, the 247-square-foot structure was outfitted in plaster walls and stained-glass windows by Milan-based artisan Samuele Dossena and featured a copper-shrouded enameled cast iron bath called Reverie.
Dedar expanded its Versi Liberi collection in an avant-garde exhibition on Via Lazzaretto. Attention-grabbers from the fashion-forward line include the expressive Danae; the hand-stitched alpaca velvet Hillevi; and the woolen Riptide, an embroidered number with an undulating motif inspired by the rippling outlines of spilled paint.
At the fair, Giobagnara rolled out the latest additions to its wildly popular collaboration with Poltrona Frau. Along with an assortment of walnut-framed valet trays with Pelle Frau ColorSphere leather inlay, eye-catching intros include a sophisticated tabletop waste receptacle swathed in leather; a double-sided sorting bin with a removable wooden lid; and a glasses box with two drawers and a fold-out mirror.
Tréca Paris transformed its booth at the fair into a serene sanctuary. Among the couture-quality designs on display was a clean-lined chaise longue dressed in kaleidoscopic Schumacher upholstery, and a pair of twin beds by French architecture and interiors firm Rouge Absolu that combine to create a king-size frame.
Sophie Lou Jacobsen’s Disco Aperitivo collection is an ode to the glamorous 1970s and ’80s Italian club scene. Inspired by predinner rituals, the series boasts 12 handmade homewares, ranging from a Swarovski crystal–embellished glass ashtray to a fire-enameled copper dish and a silk ruffled placemat.
