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Design devotees converge at the entrance to Salone del Mobile.Milano in April. The show’s 2024 edition set an attendance record with 370,874 visitors.

Italian Style

A dispatch from Milan’s 2024 international furniture show

From April 16 to 21, the 62nd annual Salone del Mobile.Milano presented the latest collections from 185 brands, in elaborate displays spanning almost two million square feet of total exhibition space. Along with furniture, lighting and accessories, the show also included EuroCucina, a hub for cutting-edge kitchen products; the International Bathroom Exhibition; and SaloneSatellite, a showcase for innovations dreamed up by 600 young designers and students from 22 design schools around the world.

Global in scope with exhibitors from 35 countries, Salone del Mobile.Milano was also hyper-local for this Home & Design reporter, who made a beeline to booths of the many brands with a presence in the Washington Metro area. Among the trends spotted were low-slung sofas and lounge chairs in curvy, organic forms, with deep seat dimensions to promote serious sprawl. Sculptural occasional tables in textural materials, from lava stone to concrete, were all the rage. Kitchen cabinetry, freestanding islands and countertops in dark, earthy palettes prevailed, with nary a white kitchen in sight. (For more kitchen trends, see the January/February 2025 issue of Home & Design.)

These following highlight stellar Salone finds, along with a new Stark-Missoni collaboration unveiled a few months after the show. All products shown are available at DC-area showrooms.

UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE

B&B Italia unveiled Dambodue, a riff on its Dambo sofa; both were designed by Piero Lissoni. Noted for its richly upholstered contours, the model is available in a two- or three-seat version at the Georgetown showroom. bebitalia.com


PATTERN PLAY

Stark debuted a collaboration with Missoni, the fashion house known for its vibrant motifs. The carpet and rug lines include a range of styles; Missoni Tropical is shown. Sold at the Washington Design Center. starkcarpet.com


LIGHT TOUCH

The Elementi fixture by Elisa Ossino for DePadova clusters orbs of light along a slender brass rod. Myriad sizes and configurations are available; visit Boffi | DePadova in Cady’s Alley. boffidepadova.com


SET IN STONE

The tops of Meridiani’s Fabien Open Air tables are treated to a layer of lava stone from Sicily’s Mount Etna, then glazed using glass from disused TVs and monitors. In four hues at the DC location. meridiani.it


AHEAD OF THE CURVE

Carlo Colombo’s plush Hero chairs for Giorgetti rest on a curved aluminum base lined with Canaletto walnut slats. Find in fabric or leather at Salus Homes in Bethesda. salus-homes.com; giorgettimeda.com


CHIC SEAT

Designer Vincent Van Duysen channels the work of architect Piero Portaluppi in his sleek, modular Augusto sofa for Molteni&C. On offer in an array of fabric and leather options at the maker’s Cady’s Alley showroom. molteni.it/en


PERFECT FIT

Jean-Marie Massaud’s Ernest tables for Poliform can be used individually or fitted together like pieces of a puzzle. Material options include solid wood, lacquered fiberboard and marble or travertine. In Cady’s Alley; poliform.it


MODERN MYSTIQUE

Encased in a triangular pole, sleek Emi floor and table lamps by Erwan Bouroullec for FLOS mysteriously emanate light above and below without revealing its source. Find in four colors at B&B Italia; flos.com


REST EASY

Designed by Jean-Marie Massaud for Poltrona Frau, the Archibald Bed is covered in the company’s luxe Pelle Frau leather. Choose among a multitude of colors at the Georgetown showroom. poltronafrau.com


 

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