Hamish Kilburn got the first look at the Minotti 2025 Collection – unveiled at Salone del Mobile in a setting so meticulously staged, it blurred the line between installation and obsession…
Minotti has long been the master of restraint – minimalism style yet with heart – shown in its craftsmanship and collaborations. In a world addicted to spectacle, the Italian furniture brand has always stayed true to its quiet confidence, creating pieces that whisper style rather than shout it. During this year’s Salone del Mobile, while many brands in the luxury design and fashion arenas failed to deliver something more than a loud marketing message, Minotti arrived with a presence louder than usual – without ever raising its voice. It was, in many ways, a conversation between design eras that felt timely and timeless.
The experience extended beyond the fair. In the heart of Milan, Minotti London hosted an intimate dinner for interior designers – a spectacular evening that mirrored the elegance and thoughtfulness of the brand’s showcase. It was a continuation of the story being told on the outskirts of the city.
During the week-long fair, across two expansive floors, the 4,500-square-metre Minotti Pavilion unfolded like a manifesto. Reflecting today’s design landscape – layered, emotionally attuned and globally influenced – the brand presented five distinct atmospheres.
The five immersive settings – part gallery, part manifesto – interpreted the same dialogue of modern living: understated, sophisticated and deeply intentional.
Image caption: Bézier sofa, designed by Studio MK27. | Image credit: Minotti / Paola Pansini
Within the sensory experience, unlike anything we have seen or felt before at Salone del Mobile, Minotti unveiled its 2025 collection in style – and here were were some of our highlights.
Bézier sofa
Studio MK27 unveiled what was arguably the crowd favourite, turning geometry into emotion with the launch of Bézier, a system that curves like Oscar Niemeyer dreamed in CAD. Fluid, plush and endlessly reconfigurable, it’s named for the Bézier curve – a digital-age ode to organic form. Built like sculpture, it rests like a cloud.
The Bézier system is a tribute to the fusion of mathematics and art, inspired by the legacy of Pierre Bézier, whose famous parametric curve, often used in computer graphics, celebrates the precision and fluidity of organic shapes. Highly versatile, with its generous forms that stretch to become islands – think luxury Flintstones – it creates new ways to experience the living space, not only in home environments, but also in hospitality settings.
Image caption: Libra armchair, designed by Giampiero Tagliaferri. | Image credit: Minotti / Paola Pansini
Libra
The Libra collection, recognised by its tubular feet, has been designed by Giampiero Tagliaferri – and feels like it has been stolen from a Bond film set. The armchair, in particular, looks ready to host a debrief with M – or a dry martini, shaken, not stirred.
Within the same family, the table gives ‘boardroom-chic’, with distinctly modernist lines, crafted with sophisticated construction techniques. In the rectangular version, the top – available in marble, stone, or wood – features an inverted “C” section, embellished at the ends of the short sides by a recessed band in chrome-plated metal. The round version, on the other hand, which was displayed in Milan in sunflower-yellow marble, features a top with a rounded contoured edge which can be enriched by a revolving tray element available in the same finish as the top, and can be added as a service feature or a purely decorative element.
Image caption: Andrée dining table | Image credit: Minotti / Paola Pansini
Riley sofa
Hannes Peer’s Riley is where architecture meets softness. A sculptural profile rises from a recessed metal base, interrupted only by a bold stitched line that wraps around the sofa like a drawn breath. Inside: deep seats, multidirectional ‘relax’ cushions and dual-depth options. Outside: quiet confidence and serious tailoring.
Andree table
Suitable for indoor and outdoor, the Andree table, also designed by Hans Peer, is inspired by the facades of the 1970s Milanese architecture. This collection of rectangular and square coffee tables is designed to bring personality and a strong decorative mark to residential spaces, both indoors and outdoors.
Its rigorous geometry is counterpointed by the texture of the glazed ceramic tile, which gives it a distinctive artisanal touch but, above all, makes it shimmer in the light, animating the living area. The choice of this material, which is never the same twice, makes each coffee table fascinating for its uniqueness, as well as extremely durable due to its technical properties.
All the edges are framed by chrome-plated brass trims that embellish each surface and contain the thickness of the covering, giving the design a lighter feel. The piece appears to float, an effect emphasised by the recessed wooden feet.
Coupé sofa
Giampiero Tagliaferri channels the louche elegance of the ‘60s and ‘70s in Coupé, a modular system with a sharp sense of memory. Designed to be lounged in, the sloping seats and padded headrests nod to vintage car interiors, while that tone-on-tone stitch-work in leather is a subtle flex. The curved aluminium frame does double duty – protecting the base while giving the sofa a low-slung, cinematic presence. It’s not just design; it’s posture.
Image caption: Vivienne sofa, designed by GamFratesi | Image credit: Minotti / Paola Pansini
Saki daybed
The Saki Outdoor seating system by Nendo translates the organic softness of its indoor counterpart into a sculptural open-air form. Available with either sleek lacquered panels or a wicker-effect woven cord finish, the system balances comfort and modular flexibility with visual refinement.
Its petal-shaped backrests and arms – named after the Japanese word for ‘bloom’ – curve around generously cushioned seats, offering configurations from compact armchairs to expansive islands and a daybed that gently swivels to follow the sun. Details like perimeter piping and pewter-varnished aluminium feet speak to Minotti’s precise craftsmanship, while the system’s fluid profiles bring a quiet elegance to outdoor settings.
Image caption: Saki Outdoor collection from Minotti, designed by Nendo. | Image credit: Minotti / Paola Pansini
Vivienne sofa
GamFratesi have scaled up the silhouette of their beloved armchair for Vivienne, a seating system with ballet-slipper delicacy, to unveil a sofa. The curved backrest flows into the armrests, the cushions hover and the entire piece feels weightless. It’s a masterclass in restraint – sinuous but spare, perfect for rooms that don’t need to shout.
Vivienne is a system that offers great compositional versatility, and, in addition to sofas, end pieces and chaise lounges, it also includes elements with tops, thus giving rise to original combinations and creating a cohesive style for spaces of different sizes.
This thoughtful flexibility echoed throughout the Minotti Pavilion. In a fair defined by noise and novelty, Minotti offered something rarer: clarity. Through spatial rhythm, artistic dialogue and design stripped of excess, the brand reaffirmed its core values – precision, elegance and permanence. Alongside its meticulously crafted furniture, the inclusion of works by Burri, Bonalumi, and Scheggi echoed Minotti’s own pursuit of form with intent.
At Salone del Mobile, Minotti didn’t need to chase the moment – it defined it. A quiet, assured statement that many in the world of luxury design and fashion would do well to take note of.
Main image credit: Paola Pansini / Minotti
