What a year! At Salone del Mobile 2025, I formally visited over 26 brands in one day, having my head turned by countless others on while hotfooting between stands. Salone is like a city within the city of Milan, you see — it consists of several airport-hangar-sized exhibition halls all playing host to the world's biggest, boldest, and most beautiful furniture brands who are debuting their new collections for the industry to see as part of Milan Design Week.
But of the countless pieces of furniture I saw, these 10 highlights stand out for their elegance, their wit, their warmth, and for the way I can see them informing trends over the next year. There's a new color I am surprised at how much I like; a new shape I never saw coming; and a softness of light I can't wait to see start to be folded into designer schemes.
