Stories Best of Salone 2024: content from the 62nd edition Add to bookmarks Dieffebi - Ph. Andrea Mariani For all design lovers, a collection of articles and interviews published during the year about to draw to a close. Happy reading! 2024 will soon be over. An important year that has seen a number of new developments in the design industry, including research, innovation and an increasingly decisive propensity towards sustainability issues. More than 1,950 exhibitors from 35 different countries took part in the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2024. In terms of turnout, the event boasted record numbers, with 370,824 presences overall (+110,000 on 2022), up 20.2% compared with 2023. There was also an excellent influx of professionals, up 28.6%, 65.6% of them from abroad. In the run-up to the next edition, slated to run from 8th to 13th April 2025, we look back at some of the most relevant topics we’ve covered here on our site, on our social channels and in our newsletters. Happy reading and all the best for 2025! How light affects our wellbeing Ahead of Euroluce 2025, a conversation with Roberto Manfredini, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Ferrara. Finding out how the light-dark cycle regulates all our bodily functions. The city of Lights. Albe. Luci di domani - Ph. Ruggiero Scardigno What is a home? The possible revolution in dwelling From the origins of a primary human need to the urgency to rethink the way we love on the planet. To build a sustainable future. Kariouk Architects, m.o.r.e. CLT Cabin - Ph. Scott Norsworthy What challenges and opportunities face the design and furnishing world in 2024? We asked three prominent experts what we can expect from the year that has just begun. Over to Aric Chen, Federica Sala and West Chin. Design After Generation, mostra curata da D.O.S. Design Open Spaces - Giuseppe Tortato The office of the future at the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2024 The distinction between office design and home design is disappearing. Because any place, today, can become a workspace, preferably with the comfort and warmth of a home. Mara - Ph. Ruggiero Scardigno Unexpected design: the hidden face of objects Objects that pose the question of being or not being what they seem. Imagining them in an unexpected way is exactly what their authors, from Nika Zupanc to Lorenzo Damiani, have done.
Stories The holiday library. 5 important books to savor tranquilly From Robert Wilson’s chairs to fables about the Castiglioni brothers. From the Compasso d’Oro to Beatrice Leanza’s thoughts and a bookazine on luxury. Essential reading for all those with a passion for the topic. Patrizia Malfatti
Exhibitions The latest outdoor furnishing, championing sustainability, material and colour Comfortable and sustainable, outdoor furnishing lends itself to many different interpretations, channelling innovation and constantly evolving aesthetics Marilena Pitino
Stories The biology of light, according to Manuel Spitschan What does chronobiology have to do with design? Manuel Spitschan, professor at the Technische Universität München, explains why light is essential to our well-being. And why designers should know more about it to design better. Giulia Zappa
