Written by Bruno Silva
For the first time in three years, Salone del Mobile 2023 will take place from 18 to 23 April in Milan, keeping its traditional springtime dates. The fair recently unveiled its 2023 schedule, outlining ambitious goals to transform the fair paradigm through the return of its biennial light event, Euroluce. Boca do Lobo can’t wait to meet all of you!
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It’s almost time for Salone del Mobile 2023!
For 2023, Salone del Mobile welcomes new brands and will unveil a new general layout to make journeys between pavilions easier, creating more connected spaces.
“People come to Salone to discover what’s new from the brands, but also to create connections. And this is what we missed. To create these connections, the layout of the fair is very important. So we decided to have an urbanistic approach. To think about the fair as a city, an ideal city, starting from the pavilions of Euroluce.”
Euroluce 2023 (Pavilions 9-11 and 13-15) will feature a radical rethink of its pavilions. “We have been focusing on lighting as an object, on its shape. But light is increasingly connected to technology, to the way it reacts to human beings, how it influences how we experience a space“, says Porro.
The new layout will be inspired by Italian historic town centres, reimagining the fair as a city, for which Euroluce will serve as an experimental ground. As part of the change, the emerging design fair SaloneSatellite will be incorporated into the Euroluce pavilions, and in 2023 the focus will be on design schools with the theme of Building the (I’m)possible. Process, Progress, Practice.
Salone del Mobile is the perfect time to meet the most amazing brands in the design world. Let’s discover a selection of them!
Boca do Lobo
Boca do Lobo was founded in 2005 and, early on, it committed to reinterpreting ancient techniques of fine craftsmanship to create unexpected pieces of contemporary design. Each creation carries the legacy of centuries of craftsmanship. In the workshops, talented artisans challenge and combine traditional manufacturing techniques with the latest technological methods to shape the finest materials into remarkable furniture, upholstery and lighting pieces, which gives rise to timeless cosmopolitan environments. The collections are inspired and accurately handcrafted in Portugal with attention to detail.
Visionnaire Home
Visionnaire, founded by the company IPE, based in Bologna in 1959, is a meta-luxury brand of reference in the sector of interior design Made in Italy, renowned for its one-of-a-kind design prowess tailored to respond to the desires of its clients. Benefit company from 2021, Visionnaire defines its business as a promoter of positive value for the community and intends to pursue, in the exercise of economic activity, one or more positive effects – or reduce negative effects – towards people, communities.
LUXXU
Starting as a lighting brand, LUXXU rapidly evolved and grew its collection to furniture and upholstery, which come together to build the ultimate dream – The LUXXU dream. Owning a luxury home means surrounding yourself with the finer things in life, and LUXXU‘s collection reflects the desire to elevate any interior design to a new dimension. The brand’s philosophy embraces the utmost attention to detail. When a product has good craftsmanship, it has luxury. With this mentality, LUXXU’s attention to detail is encompassed in its art, pieces exhibited in the tradeshows, and the most amazing homes and hotels in
Preciosa
The Czech-based company designs and manufactures bespoke crystal chandeliers for high-end hospitality and residential projects, with a focus on innovation through the use of dynamic and interactive lighting integrations. It is through these features that Preciosa ensures their chandeliers always reflect the genius loci, and luxury lifestyle, and make a timeless statement for the future. “Our Cultivation of Chandeliers concept stems from our extensive legacy and our heritage in the heart of the Bohemian crystal-making region of Crystal Valley,” said George Karl, Managing Director, Preciosa Lighting, Gulf.
Fratelli Boffi
An Italian high-end furnishing company that works with precious wood, exclusive furniture and bespoke projects. A history of passion, tradition, and family since 1928.
Versace Home
Versace‘s creations are designed by contemporary artists and crafted with Italian finesse, which has led the brand to become an international symbol of excellence. Its masterful fusion of modern design and classical motifs makes Versace Home the answer for those with an intolerance to ordinary interior design. Versace first dipped its toe into homeware in 1992, tackling textiles followed by porcelain dinnerware. The brand then went on to create everything from luxury furniture lines to lighting and wallpaper, keeping the late founder’s love for theatre, sculpture, dance and painting alive in its designs.
Tom Dixon
Established in 2002, Tom Dixon is a British luxury design brand that is represented in 90 countries. Specializing in furniture, lighting and accessories, Tom Dixon has hubs in London, Milan, Hong Kong, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hangzhou. With an aesthetic that is intrinsically inspired by the brand’s British roots, the products are internationally recognized and appreciated for their pioneering use of materials and techniques.
FLOS
Founded in Merano in 1962, FLOS is recognized as a leading international-level manufacturer of top-end designer lighting and innovative lighting systems for both residential and professional sectors. FLOS boasts a catalogue packed with iconic lamps created by legendary names in the history of design.
Formitalia
The story of Formitalia belongs to the brothers David and Gianni Overi, is a story of successful collections as well as of winning insights that have been able to become a real system of total living made in Italy that reaches the interiors of prestigious villas and towers, as well the carrying out of hotels and contract all over the world.
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Kartell
Being a design company allows Kartell to express its creativity on multiple fronts. The commitment is to look to the long term and to design and produce objects that will not suffer from the passage of time. Pursuing creativity is the choice of the company to be able to work on different materials without preclusions. The economy of beauty takes Kartell into the future with the ability to draw on Italy’s unrivalled cultural heritage and translate it into objects that are beautiful and sustainable.
Knoll
For more than 80 years Knoll has remained true to the Bauhaus design philosophy that modern furniture should complement architectural space, not compete with it. At Knoll, modern design has been our guiding principle, and our passion has been shared by customers and design professionals worldwide.
Minotti
Minotti is an Italian company with a solid reputation at an international level as an excellent expression of “made in Italy” in the field of contemporary furniture design and ambassador of a classic-modern lifestyle in the residential and hospitality segments. The company was established in 1948 and was born out of the intuition of Alberto Minotti. The small-scale artisan workshop grew quickly and, starting from the Sixties, became more industrialized in character and size. The next step was taken by Renato and Roberto Minotti, who, after the premature death of their father in 1991, took over the reins of the company and began a process of growth and expansion into the international markets.
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Missoni Home
The Missoni Home collection is a harmonious combination, almost a play of extraordinary design, colour and fabrics. There is artistic energy in the iconic patterns, always coherent, profound and spontaneous. There is design in versatile shapes that can be mixed and matched for infinite interpretations. The Missoni lifestyle imprint lies in the eclectic style, in the top-quality materials, and in the jigsaw patterns of multicolored hues. Its unrestricted design reconciles indoor & outdoor proposals, equally unmistakable and spectacular, providing comfort and performance quality.
Molteni & Dada
By 1955 Angelo Molteni’s firm already boasted a workforce of 200. The desire to move into the future worked miracles, the boom years were in the making. Confidence and goodwill fostered encounters, important encounters. The first was with Alberto Zevi. Mr Zevi convinced his furniture-making friend to purchase the first industrial machines, multiple presses and a dry kiln, which ensured total control of the supply chain. After the machine revolution, the style challenge. Manufacturers join forces to attract the world to Milan and Angelo Molteni is among the 14 founders of the first Salone del Mobile in 1961. “Modern” furniture makes its debut in Molteni experiments with Carlo De Carli but the breakthrough comes with the modular systems designed by Tito Agnoli, Angelo Mangiarotti and Luca Meda. In 1968, in six or seven months, production is turned around goodbye classics, hello architects and modern design
Vista Alegre
Vista Alegre is a Portuguese porcelain manufacturer located in Ílhavo in the district of Aveiro. In May 2001, Grupo Vista Alegre joined the Atlantis group and created the largest national tableware Group and the sixth in the world in this speciality: the Grupo Vista Alegre Atlantis. Fabrica de Porcelana Vista Alegre, with its historical background and tradition, is the most representative industrial unit of the eleven ones of the Group, producing around 10 million pieces a year, in decorative and domestic porcelain. In 2002 it finished an industrial re-engineering process to increase both its capacity and production volume.
Zanotta
Zanotta believes in the idea of a home based on quality and durable products, which become life partners. Furnishings and accessories capable of building pleasant relationships. Products with a soul become part of the story and history of people, finding their ideal space. The pieces of the Zanotta collection are designed to fit in without claiming to belong to a style, alongside other products through the stratification of experiences and passions that characterizes each house making it unique and identity. Each time this happens in a different way, sometimes unexpectedly because it is interpreted by different subjects.
HOME SOCIETY
BRABBU and Rugs Society are design brands that reflect an intense way of living, bringing fierceness, strength and power into an urban lifestyle. With a diverse range of furniture, case goods, upholstery, lighting and rugs, and through sensory design, we pass on a unique experience in every piece we design and produce. Every day their tribe of designers and craftsmen search for the most high-quality materials and innovative techniques to bring comfort, functionality and personality.
Covet House
Covet House has consolidated its position as the most powerful tool to inspire and to boost creativity over the last few years. Taking pride in their portfolio of clients with whom they work in close partnership, they assist in the creation of the most outstanding interior design projects. Covet House offers 12 brands, more than 2000 products in a dozen categories, over 1300 inspirations, and a wide range of styles, materials and finishes to suit any type of project.
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MId-Century Group
A fresh reinterpretation of mid-century lighting design. DelightFULL and Essential Home revive design and inspirational art from the 40s to 70s, bringing to you fresh classic products with great combinations of colours, style and design lines.
Antonio Lupi
Antonio Lupi is a Tuscan company that has stood out in the design and manufacturing of bathroom furniture, both in Italy and abroad, for the past fifty years. The distinctive features of this ever-developing company are its ability to innovate by continuously searching for new materials and designs while investing heavily in manufacturing technology.
Boca do Lobo can’t wait to meet you at Salone del Mobile 2023!
Written by Inês Rodrigues
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