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Practical guide to the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025
Salone del Mobile.Milano 2024 - Ph. Stefan Giftthaler
From tickets to practical information about how to reach Fiera Milano Rho, as well as the cultural events you just have to note in your diary. A guide to always keep handy
The countdown to the 63rd edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano has officially begun. A particularly rich edition, from 8 to 13 April it will feature the latest novelties, creative visions and innovations from the leading companies in the design industry on the Fiera Milano Rho site. Projects that respond to the challenges of sustainability and numerous cultural events, including the first edition of The Euroluce International Lighting Forum, and a rich schedule of Talks and Round Tables.
To arrive prepared and plan to get the best out of your visit experience, here is a short practical guide to always keep handy.
Where to buy tickets
Tickets for the 63rd edition are available to operators in the sector to pre-order, at a reduced price, from Tuesday 4 February until 11.59 p.m. (CEST) on Friday 4 April. They will give access to all the events present in the fair. Also this year, the process of registration and purchase, online or using the dedicated app, is optimized to ensure an even better visit experience, starting with the acquisition of tickets.
If you have any doubts about the category you belong to (sector operators or general public), you can write to tickets@salonemilano.it
How to get here and visit the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025
The event is reserved for sector operators. Admission to suppliers and manufacturers in the furniture sector is allowed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, while the opening to the general public will take place on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April. The event is also open to the design community on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April. Students will be able to visit the event on 11, 12 and 13 April. Opening hours will be from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. for operators, the public and students, and from 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. for the press.
The event is easily accessible in a sustainable way by public transport, by train, from airports, and by car or shared taxi.
Inside Fiera Milano there are accessorized paths and services that guarantee accessibility to all spaces, even for the disabled and people with reduced mobility.
How to get around the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025
In terms of layout, the novelty is the loop-shaped redesign of four pavilions (13-15 and 22-24). The whole event will be accessible through new themed itineraries, enabling visitors to grasp the distinctive features of an unequalled offering. There is a new focus on the all-Italian ability to create timeless objects, to which Salone 2025 has given a name: A Luxury Way (pavilions 13-15). Download the official App - available on Android or iOS - to better find your way about the fair.
Where to stay during the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025
Again in 2025, the Salone del Mobile.Milano has renewed its partnership with MiCodmc, offering an exclusive service to identify hotels to stay at during the event at discounted prices. And for the first year this time, the event, in collaboration with fuorisalone.it, is supporting the Mito Design Connections platform, a project that brings Turin closer to Milan. The high-speed train means Milan Rho Fiera can be reached by train from Turin Porta Susa station in just 35-40 minutes. In addition, the same platform enables you to book rooms quickly and securely, at advantageous conditions.
Where to eat during the Salone del Mobile.Milano?
Among the services available in the spaces of Fiera Milano, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy a signature gastronomic experience, choosing from the numerous catering services offered by Ristorante Sadler (Ponte dei Mari / Quick Link, Locale E01), headed by the Milanese Chef Claudio Sadler who has 3 restaurants to his credit, each of which sports a Michelin star; the Ristorante Cittamani (Ponte dei Mari / Quick Link - Locale E02), headed by the internationally renowned chef and entrepreneur Ritu Dalmia, who offers regional Indian cuisine with a close attention to tradition, revisited in a contemporary key.
In addition to these, you will find the Ristorante Casa Gourmet (Ponte dei Mari / Quick Link, Locale O03) and a series of Self Service Restaurants, Pizzerias and Cafés present inside the pavilions and along the central boulevard.
All the news and events, in brief
This year's edition will welcome more than 2,000 exhibitors from 37 countries, inviting 700 young talents and 20 Design Schools and Universities. The Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the Salone Internazionale del Complemento d’Arredo, Workplace3.0, S.Project, SaloneSatellite. The Biennale Euroluce, will be hosting more than 300 brands from 25 countries, announcing the first edition of The Euroluce International Lighting Forum (10-11 April, Pavilion 2).
- “Thought for Humans.” This is the title of the new communication campaign, which this year takes shape through the medium of photography. The project is carried out in synergy with Dentsu Creative Italy and is devised by the New York artist and photographer Bill Durgin, famous for deconstructing the human body in his works. And it is precisely the connection between the human body and design that is the centerpiece of the campaign.
- Euroluce 2025 presents the first edition of The Euroluce International Lighting Forum (10-11 April, Pavilion 2): two days of masterclasses, round tables and workshops directed by Annalisa Rosso, the Salone’s Editorial Director & Cultural Events Advisor, in collaboration with APIL. The protagonists, under the title Light for Life, Light for Spaces, will be lighting designers, architects, artists, set designers, scientists, biologists, anthropologists, astronomers and psychologists.
Cultural events not to be missed at the Salone 2025
- The Salone 2025 presents a cultural program of the highest level with three site-specific installations, at the Salone and in the city: Pierre-Yves Rochon. Villa Héritage (Pavilions 13-15), Paolo Sorrentino. La dolce attesa (Pavilions 22-24), Robert Wilson. Mother (Museo Pietà Rondanini – Castello Sforza).
- For the third consecutive year, the Formafantasma Arena will be hosting Drafting Futures. Conversations about Next Perspectives (Pavilion 14): 5 days of Talks and Round Tables curated by Annalisa Rosso with some of the brightest personalities on the international scene. The Salone Library project is back: a selection of unmissable titles.
- For lovers of reading, the Corraini Mobile Bookshop, curated by Corraini Edizioni, will host over 110 publishers, including many independent publishers from around the world.
- In the city, again in Piazza della Scala, after the success of the first edition of Design Kiosk (1-13 April), the landmark of the Salone del Mobile entrusted to Corraini Edizioni (project by DWA-Design Studio), starting at 6.00 p.m., will host meetings with outstanding figures in the world of design.
