New technologies and light come together this year at the 32nd edition of Euroluce, the biennial exhibition devoted to lighting that illuminates the 2025 edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano
The Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025 kicks off
Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025 - Ph. Giulia Copercini
Don’t miss the 63rd edition of the leading international furnishing and design fair, on from 8th to 13th April. A business, culture and networking ecosystem in its own right
It’s here: the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025 is officially open. Packed with new things, the 63rd edition, at Fiera Milano, Rho from 8th to 13th April, features the main innovations in the design industry, including sustainability, experimentation and innovation.
The Salone is consolidating its role as an activator and promoter of the culture of design again this year, with a packed schedule of cultural events including site-specific installations signed by leading guests, Masterclasses, Talks, Round Tables and Workshops aimed at stimulating an increasingly broad, multidisciplinary strategic and future-facing vision. The Salone is a business, culture and networking ecosystem in its own right.
For those who are planning their visit, the Practical Guide to the Salone 2025 is available, a handbook to keep at the ready, from tickets to useful information on how to get there. To find your way around the pavilions you can consult the interactive map.
All the latest on the 2025 edition
The common thread running through this year's edition is Thought for Humans., devised by Dentsu Creative Italy and entrusted to the American artist photographer Bill Durgin. Known for his ability to deconstruct and reinterpret the body, Durgin shows how light, wood, metal, fabric and bioplastic merge with human skin, making the message of sustainability, harmony and connection tangible.
In the year of the Euroluce biennial, featuring 306 exhibitors from among the industry’s leading brands, 45% of them from abroad, the very first edition of The Euroluce International Lighting Forum is being held – a multi-voice discussion on the major issues in lighting design: 2 intense days of masterclasses, round tables and workshops with 20 speakers from all over the world. The Forum, entitled Light for Life, Light for Spaces, is directed by Annalisa Rosso, Editorial Director & Cultural Events Advisor, in collaboration with APIL.
The unmissable site-specific installations
Villa Héritage, the installation designed by the French architect Pierre-Yves Rochon, can be found in Pavilions 13-15. Around a winter garden inspired by ancient Italian glasshouses, the project brings together works of art, Flemish tapestries, one-off and serially-produced pieces (40 exhibiting brands involved).
The Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, flanked by the set designer Margherita Palli and with sound by Max Casacci, pays tribute to a universal feeling: waiting. The installation, located in pavilions 22-24, is entitled La dolce attesa.
The American artist Robert Wilson’s “total work” Mother, dedicated to Michelangelo’s masterpiece, is on show at the Museo della Pietà Rondanini – Castello Sforzesco.
Also in the city, the British artist and designer Es Devlin is presenting Library of Light, a Salone project in collaboration with the Pinacoteca di Brera and La Grande Brera and with the contribution of Feltrinelli. During its two-week opening, the installation will be become a platform for thought and dialogue, hosting a series of meetings bringing together art, literature, craftsmanship and reflections on our time.
The packed programme of cultural events
For the third year running, the Formafantasma Arena will provide the venue for Drafting Futures. Conversations about Next Perspectives (Pav. 14): 5 days of Talks and Round Tables curated by Annalisa Rosso, featuring some of the most brilliant figures on the international scene in Pavilion 14.
The programme will see the participation of outstanding thinkers and designers such as the British artist Es Devlin; Lesley Lokko, founder of the African Futures Institute and curator of the 18. International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale; Valeria Segovia, Director and Design Director of Gensler in London; Bjarke Ingels, Founder and Creative Partner of Bjarke Ingels Group; Paolo Sorrentino, Oscar-winning filmmaker.
The protagonists of the afternoon round tables will be panels of industry experts, invited to share their authoritative points of view on challenges and opportunities in the Business of Design, the Business of Hospitality and Manufacturing excellence and Italian Style around the world. The guests: Nivangi Davda, Head Interior Design JSW Realty; Dawei Wang, Founder, President Classic Living Group; Gilles Massé, Design Curator, WallpaperStore*, Frankbros, The Level Group; Mohammed Habbas Al Mutairi, Owner, General Manager Gallery Design; Claudio Spotti, Spotti Milano; Stephan Weishaupt, Founder Weishaupt Design Group; Pierre-Yves Rochon, Founder and Global Design Director, PYR; Elisa Orlanski Ours, Chief Planning, Design Officer Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group; Andrea Obertello, General Manager Four Seasons Hotel Milano; Dino Michael, Senior Vice President & Global Head Hilton Luxury Brands; Fiorenzo Bandecchi, President Yachtline 1618; Alexander M. Bellman, Architect; Sabrina Berini, Export Manager DEA; Luigi Passera, CEO Lario Hotels; Maurizio Riva, President and CEO Riva1920; Anna Roscio, Executive Director Sales & Marketing Imprese Intesa Sanpaolo; Stefania Trenti, Head of Industry & Local Economies Research Department Intesa Sanpaolo.
In the city, from 1st to 13th April, following the success of its first edition, the Design Kiosk - the Salone del Mobile landmark entrusted to Corraini Edizioni (project by DWA-Design Studio) – will be back in Piazza della Scala, hosting meetings with leading figures in the design world at 6pm.
How to access the Salone sustainably
Tickets are required to access the event, and can be purchased directly via the Salone del Mobile.Milano digital platform. To arrive prepared and better plan your visit experience, a practical guide is available to keep at the ready.
8 April 2025
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