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06/11/2026

Salone Recap: 2026

Each year, Salone del Mobile transforms Milan into a global meeting point for design, bringing together brands, makers, architects, and creatives from across the world. For 210 Design House, it is both a chance to reconnect with our partners and an opportunity to engage with the broader conversations shaping contemporary interiors.

This year’s recap brings together two perspectives from our time in Milan: programming from the vendors and partners we proudly represent, and moments from other industry purveyors whose work continues to inspire us.

Vendor + Partner Programming

Salone del Mobile offers more than a look at what is new. It is a moment to experience the thinking, craft, and culture behind the brands we represent every day. This first slideshow highlights programming from our vendors and partners, capturing the exhibitions, presentations, and installations that shaped our time in Milan. From material studies and product launches to immersive showroom experiences, each stop offered a closer look at the evolving language of Italian design and the relationships that continue to inform our work at 210 Design House.

Snaidero 80th

Celebrating 80 years of Snaidero through a legacy of innovation, craftsmanship, and Italian kitchen design.

Arflex

Arflex presented a refined expression of comfort, color, and sculptural modern living.

Wall&decò

Wall&decò explored surface design as an immersive architectural language.

Glas Italia

Glas Italia continued to push glass into expressive, structural, and unexpected forms.

MisuraEmme

MisuraEmme offered a composed vision of contemporary interiors rooted in precision and craft.

Modulnova

Modulnova highlighted materiality, proportion, and architectural detailing across the home.

Industry Highlights

Beyond our own brand partners, Salone is also an opportunity to explore the broader design conversation taking place across Milan. This second slideshow gathers moments from other industry purveyors we admire, from established design houses to emerging voices shaping the future of interiors, furniture, lighting, and material innovation. Together, these impressions reflect the scale and energy of Milan Design Week: a citywide exchange of ideas, craftsmanship, and experimentation that continues to inspire how we think about design back home in Chicago.

Prada Home

Prada Home presented Chawan Cabinet with Theaster Gates, a domestic installation centered on ceramics, ritual, and the Japanese tea bowl tradition.

'Lightful' by Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta collaborated with Kwangho Lee on Lightful, a site-specific exploration of woven leather, light, and material craft.

'The Factory of Light' by Aesop

Aesop’s The Factory of Light, created with March Studio, transformed Chiesa del Carmine into a sensorial study of illumination, skin, and space.

'Renaissance of the Real' by USM Modular Furniture

USM Modular Furniture and Snøhetta presented Renaissance of the Real, a multisensory installation by Annabelle Schneider at Fondazione Luigi Rovati.

Knoll x Dozie Kanu

Knoll debuted the Dozie Kanu Table Collection, bringing sculptural form, leather fringe, and cultural reference into functional furniture.