6 stylish new homeware ranges by luxury fashion brands, from Dior’s Philippe Starck armchair and Louis Vuitton’s Cabinet of Curiosities trunk display case, to Fendi Casa’s textiles and accessories

Jun 2 , 2023

Fashion meets furnishings in these colourful highlights from Salone del Mobile Milano 2023, including Missoni’s Nastri range. Photo: Missoni

The largest trade fair of its kind in the world, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano was held back in April, introducing the latest in furniture and homewares of all kinds. This year saw some of the biggest names in the luxury business bring a colourful panoply of ideas that embodied the sense of renewal and optimism.

If you’re looking to jazz up your home with some luxury fixtures just in time for summer entertaining, read on for our picks ...

1. Fendi Casa

Fendi’s new homeware collection includes the plush Fendi Roma cushion, pictured. Photo: Fendi

Unveiled at its Piazza della Scala flagship boutique, the latest collection from Fendi’s homeware spin-off comprises new products and designer collaborations under the artistic direction of Silvia Venturini Fendi. The brand’s range of distinctly modern home accessories and textiles, including this plush Fendi Roma cushion, comes in shades that will complement any interior.

2. Versace Home

Versace’s Zensational modular sofa is a key item of the season. Photo: Versace Home

This Zensational modular sofa is one of this year’s key items and it’s easy to see why. It’s composed of crocodile-embossed leather and decorative panels that show off the fashion house’s signature prints and patterns. Like everything else in the collection, the piece was designed in partnership with Roberto Palomba and Ludovica Serafini from PS+A studio.

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3. Dior

Philippe Starck teamed up with Dior to create the Monsieur Dior armchair. Photo: Dior

French creator Philippe Starck has teamed up, once again, to pay tribute to the maison’s founder with this bold yet delicate Monsieur Dior armchair. With a rounded backrest, padded seat and polished or lacquered aluminium armrests, it is covered in ecru bouclé or fluorescent orange toile de Jouy.

4. Armani/Casa

Hordes of visitors flocked to Giorgio Armani’s historic Palazzo Orsini headquarters to check out the label’s latest selection of furnishings.

Besides funky interior items such as these fun cactus-inspired candles, it also presented the brand’s first outdoor series. Crafted from durable teak, the line spans a sofa and armchair with a footrest, a sunlounger, a dining table, side tables and a folding armchair, all upholstered in textured jacquard.

5. Missoni Home

Missoni Home’s accent pieces feature colourful stripes and zigzags. Photo: Handout

These playful and chic accent pieces are adorned with different interpretations of the brand’s eye-catching stripes and zigzag motifs. At its presentation, guests were also introduced to the Nastri, a cool geometric-inspired design that comes in six striking hues.

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6. Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton’s Cabinet of Curiosities from Marc Newson. Photo: Handout

For his latest project, titled Cabinet of Curiosities, long-time collaborator Marc Newson has transformed the luxury powerhouse’s famous travel trunk into a sophisticated display case. Each case features the Parisian brand’s monogrammed exterior and is fitted with 19 leather-covered cubes that are easily removed or rearranged in over 1,000 different configurations.

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Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano, or Salone del Mobile, saw the biggest names in luxury launching exciting new furniture and homeware in April
Versace’s crocodile-embossed leather Zensational modular sofa is a key item of the season, while Armani/Casa released its first outdoor series – plus some seriously funky cactus-inspired candles