MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2026: Design as Emotion.

Notes from 'Salone del Mobile' Milano — where the line between furniture and feeling quietly disappeared.

There is a moment, walking through the halls of the 'Salone del Mobile', when you stop looking at objects and start feeling them. It isn’t about style or trends — it’s something more visceral. It’s the moment you realise that certain designers don’t make furniture: they construct worlds.

We wrapped up a productive week in Milan during the MIPEL fair, where we explored emerging trends in Italian leather...