MDW 2025: The Best of Superdesign

Day 1 at Milan Design Week 2025 opened with a vibrant surge of creativity, innovation, and boundary-pushing design. As the doors swung open, the global design community converged amidst bold ideas, striking installations, and future-forward concepts that reimagine the way we live and interact with our spaces. 

Starting it all off, Day 1 took us to the Superdesign Show in Milan, where we explored the unseen future of living spaces, and witnessed tradition give way to transformation in real time. Designs sculpted harnessing technology and keeping the future in mind stole the show on the opening day, and set the tone for what’s to follow over the next week.

Design and water beautifully combined in Geberit’s Where Water Meets Design – an immersive experience that celebrates and harnesses the essence of water into innovation. We then came across OneFabrica’s One-fab objects “f(x) = ? ” – an innovative, and sustainable technology crafting reusable and eco-friendly structures from aluminum pipes and fabric. 

More innovation followed as we came across Light Bites from Habits – luminous, interactive tableware that uses lighting to add a performative element to the art of dining, while Artphabetable by Daniele Cema, a low table composed of an ensemble of small canvases brought the disciplines of art, graphics and design together in an unprecedented manner. 

Next up, we saw KALD Studio’s SurfBench – a bench that redefines seating as we know it, harnessing kinetic energy into a smooth, wave-like motion without motors or electricity. We then moved on to Carla Tolomeo’s L’albero della vita, a surreal work of art that serves as a metaphor for the constant renewal of existence, before we stumbled upon Niklas Jacob’s Funnyture – a furniture collection that explores the boundaries between design and communication by prioritising artistic expression.

Next, we came the Unforgettable exhibition curated by Giulio Cappellini and Leonardo Talarico, a celebration of the spontaneous way of living design – following which, we came across Elizabeth – The Queen Of Bowls by United Pets, an elevated pet bowl featuring an Elizabethan collar with a pop identity. 

Lastly, we saw “A-Un” and “Discover Together” from Lexus - two compelling statements on the ever-evolving potential value of individual experiences through vehicles – while the former explored the relationship between software and humans alongside the future of mobility, the latter emphasises “co-creation” with creators, featuring a number of interactive and collaborative works of art.

Day 1 of Milan Design Week 2025 was a testament to how design continues to evolve, challenge convention, and shape the way we experience the world. As the week unfolds, we look forward to uncovering more ideas that redefine possibilities – stay tuned for all the LIVE updates you need.