milan Furniture Fair 2025 #2 Design Issues with Fashion Houses Recap

the Salone del Mobile 2025 (Milan Furniture Fair), which took place April 8-13, highlighted a range of creative issues beyond furniture design. Here are our editors’ picks for the top exhibits and issues from fashion houses.

prada celebrates movement and infrastructure

pradashed light on social mobility and infrastructure with its ‘Prada Frame’ symposium, themed ‘In Transit’. held in the restored 1950s Arecchino train and the Padiglione Realle space of Milan’s central station, the symposium showcased an interesting approach to connecting mobility and structure with design.

saint Laurent meets Charlotte Perriand

saint Laurentrecreated the unfinished furniture designs of legendary architect Charlotte Perriand. Four pieces of furniture were created based on her original sketches and prototypes, with a related exhibition at the Saint Laurent store in Paris.

a way of life interpreted by Versace

with the Home collection,Versacepresented a bold, contemporary lifestyle: combining tradition and modernity to design a “Versace way of life,” a proud statement of history and personalized heritage.

jil Sander asks with scent and costume

jil Sandercollaborated on a project with the ‘Olfactory Series 1’ fragrance line, exploring the evolutionary possibilities of design with an asymmetrical, organic perfume bottle design and performance costumes that reflect fluid movement.

milan Furniture Fair 2025 dreams of new connections

this year’s Salone del Mobile was more than just an exhibition, it was a place to ask questions and make proposals for the future. the range of creative experiments that crossed fashion, architecture, and infrastructure was impressive.