How do you hold together such a broad range of projects and solutions?
I believe that today, design can no longer be interpreted in separate categories. A sofa, a bathtub, a bed, an armchair, a rug, or a children's furniture item are all part of a larger system: the way we live, create atmospheres, and recognize the quality of space.
Il Salone 2026 tells precisely this transversalitySome projects are born from architecture, others from material or gesture. But in all of them I find the same intention: to design objects capable of belonging to space with measure, without excess, and of building an authentic relationship with the user and with time.
Let's start with Maison Margiela. This isn't just a sofa, but a furniture collection that was born out of an architectural project. How do you approach a project like this?
"The Maison Margiela Residences project is, first and foremost, a project of coherence. We didn't envision an isolated object, but a furnishing system capable of integrating naturally with the architecture and the Maison's identity.
The sofa is the first visible chapter of a larger collection, developed for the interiors of Dubai residences. Maison Margiela has very specific codes: deconstruction, transformation, the idea of subtraction.
The sofa was therefore born as a domestic architectural element: a volume that organizes space, creates atmosphere and dialogues with interior design.
The Maison Margiela Residences in Dubai is a 16-unit residential project on Palm Jumeirah; the interiors were designed by A++, and the custom furniture collection is designed by Carlo Colombo.
To celebrate Bentley Home's anniversary, the brand has chosen to explore its identity through the short film Eterna. How does this cinematic narrative relate to the new Embrace collection?
«Bentley Home has always built a very precise imagery, linked to material and travel. The short film Eterna It allows these values to be conveyed not only through the product, but through an atmosphere, a memory, a rhythm.
With Embrace We worked in the same direction: the sofa and the armchair are not isolated objects, but presences that construct a domestic landscape.
The shapes are softer, more fluid, and enveloping; the outer skin almost becomes a protective shell, while the interior welcomes the body naturally."
With Antoniolupi, you present Slide, a monolithic marble bathtub. How can such a striking object redefine the bathroom space?
«The bathtub is one of the most architectural elements of the bathroom environment. With slide I wanted to work precisely on this idea: the tub as a primary volume, as sculpted material, as a silent gesture.
slide It's crafted from a single block of marble and maintains a very direct relationship with the material. The edge changes angle, seemingly sliding, creating a natural movement. It's a simple gesture, yet capable of depriving a significant volume of static energy.
Stone has strength, but it must also suggest intimacy. slide confirms once again Antoniolupi's attention and research on the theme of material processing techniques that open up new perspectives and enhance the multiple expressive potential intrinsic to the material."
For Flou, he designed Orma, a new bed with soft, flowing lines. What does designing sleep mean today?
Designing a bed means working on a very intimate dimension of living. The bed is not just an object: it's a place. It welcomes, preserves time, accompanies daily gestures that have to do with rest and protection.
Footprint was born from this reflection. The name suggests a trace, a mark left by the presence of the body. I imagined a continuous, soft surface, capable of welcoming without losing definition.
It is a project in which luxury coincides with the quality of proportion, with the attention to materials, with the feeling of being welcomed."
For LEMA, Salone 2026 consolidates a new path that began in 2025, when Studio A++ took over the brand's art direction. After an initial year of work on the brand's identity and the "Feel at Home" concept, what does shaping the new LEMA home mean today?
"With LEMA, the work began before the product. In 2025, with Studio A++, we took over the brand's artistic direction with the aim of building a more contemporary, international, and recognizable language, without losing our connection to the company's history.
The concept of “Feel at Home” is central: not thinking of the home as a showroom, but as a real place, made of relationships, comfort, materials and light.
In 2026, this journey is consolidated through a collection that shouldn't be read as individual objects, but as part of a broader domestic vision. Products like the armchair Paper clip, the bed Nobu or the table Traverse they express this direction well: a simple, recognisable, light sign, capable of fitting naturally into the new idea of LEMA home».
With Elie Saab Maison, Milan Design Week 2026 took the form of an immersive narrative: The Milanese House – A Night in Milan. How did this dialogue between couture, architecture, and interior design come about?
«Elie Saab Maison is a project born from a very precise idea of elegance: not just the object, but a world.
With The Milanese House – A Night in Milan We wanted to create a domestic narrative, a house to be traversed rather than observed. Each room becomes a scene, each material contributes to defining an atmosphere.
The new products, from sofas Mascagni, Manzoni e Royal Byblos, at the table Atlas, from the screen Horizon at the desk Noble, up to the bed Musa and to the armchairs Onda e Lobster, make up a complete living system, rather than a collection of individual furnishings.
With Elie Saab Maison, luxury is never just decoration: it is control of measure, continuity between object and environment, the ability to transform the home into a sensorial and timeless experience."
Giorgetti entrusted her with Progetti Silky, a reinterpretation of a 1987 icon. How do you rework a historic product without turning it into nostalgia?
«When working on an icon, the first responsibility is not to betray its identity.
Progetti Silky It is an armchair that belongs to the memory of Giorgetti and to the history of Italian design. With Progetti Silky I didn't want to erase the original project, but to make it relevant again through a softer, more fluid sensibility.
The floor-to-ceiling upholstery, the dark beech structure, the Pau Ferro armrests, the relationship between ergonomics and proportion: everything contributes to creating a new presence, respectful but not nostalgic."
With Golran, however, the project shifts to textile surfaces and carpets. What's the story of the new Timelines collection?
«The carpet is an interesting element because it discreetly belongs to the space, but can profoundly alter its perception.
With timelines For Golran, I worked on the idea of trace. Lines appear, disappear, shift, like marks left by time.
It's a project very close to my way of understanding architecture: not as a closed form, but as layering. Each space preserves signs, connections, experiences."
