Simply Sofas - So Fa So Good

Milan Design Week 2026 is done, and our bags are finally unpacked. Over seven days, we moved through showrooms and flagship spaces across the city, covering every label we showcase at Simply Sofas.  Here is everything we discovered and experienced, brand by brand. Brands in Focus Molteni&C  At Palazzo Molteni, the brand presented a complete, cohesive vision across living, kitchen, wardrobe, and outdoor spaces. Sculptural forms and refined proportions led the narrative, with materiality taking centre stage. Kitchens leaned into architectural clarity, while wardrobes focused on seamless, understated elegance. Pianca Pianca's showroom brought together strong design, beautiful textures, and a confident colour palette. The collection reflected a clear direction, with outdoor and storage solutions given the same attention as interiors, balancing function with a more thoughtful approach. NicolettiHome NicolettiHome focused on comfort that feels personal and immediate. Adaptabilit...

Seven days. One beautiful city. Entirely too much to see, and yet somehow, never quite enough. The final stretch of Milan Design Week 2026 delivered on every count - new brand discoveries, a visit to one of the most talked-about installations of the week, a walk through the city's quieter corners, and a stop at Triennale that was worth every minute. Here is how it all ended. The Brands: New Launches and Design Directions Cattelan Italia Cattelan Italia brought a collection that feels confident in its own skin. Across dining, lighting, and accessories, the focus remains on pieces that hold presence without excess. The dining range is anchored by the Senator Keramik Magnum, an ultra-large statement table with a refined ceramic surface that sets a high bar from the outset. Monumental in scale, composed in detail. Lights and mirrors complete the story, doing more than their functional brief suggests - shaping mood, expanding space, and adding a layer of sophistication that rooms quietl...

  Milan does not run out of things to say. Five days in, and the city is still offering up new conversations - across showroom floors, cobbled streets, and the kind of installations you did not know you needed to see. Day 5 was no exception. Here is everything that stood out. Brand Highlights: New Launches and Design Directions Calia Italia Calia Italia made comfort look effortless this year. Soft curves, generous proportions, and an easy elegance that feels designed for slow evenings and long conversations. The collection also had one of the strongest pattern stories at MDW this year, with stripes making a confident appearance across upholstery. It is a direction that feels both familiar and fresh, bringing character into the room in a measured way. W.Schillig W.Schillig arrived at Milan Design Week doing what German engineering does best: letting the work speak for itself. The new collection is built around a quiet confidence - no excess, no overstatement, just an exceptionally w...

  If the first two days set the tone, days 3 and 4 turned up the volume. More ground covered, more brands visited, more of those unexpected moments that make Milan Design Week what it is. Marco is still on the ground, and here is what stood out - from an exploration of comfort, material, and form across leading European furniture brands, to sights from the Brera district, and a few moments worth holding on to. Brand Highlights: New Launches and Design Directions NicolettiHome Against the ordinary feels like an apt way to describe what NicolettiHome has brought to Milan this year. There is a clear shift towards design that prioritises the individual, with comfort engineered in a way that feels immediate rather than conceptual. Across new launches, the focus remains on adaptability. Furniture pieces that are designed to respond to the person, with adjustable elements that allow seating to feel intuitive and personal. The overall direction is confident, considered, and built around ho...

  Milan has once again opened its doors to the global design community, and with it comes a week defined by imagination, experimentation, and cultural exchange. It is the early days of Milan Design Week 2026, and the city has wasted no time making its presence felt. The first two days have already offered a compelling glimpse into what lies ahead, from immersive installations to evolving material stories and new product launches. Marco is on the ground, covering it all, and here’s what we have seen so far. Immersive Installations and Artistic Expressions Milan Design Week has always extended well beyond furniture into the city’s broader cultural fabric, and this year is no different. A handful of installations have made the first two days genuinely memorable. The most talked-about spectacle near the Duomo has little to do with design, at least not directly. Outside Rinascente, two near four-metre red stiletto sculptures by artist and designer Stefano Seletti have been turning heads...