Milan’s Salone del Mobile has announced dates and theme for this year’s milestone edition of the popular design fair.

This 60th Salone will be held from June 7th to the 12th in the Fiera Milano Rho and will look to reestablish itself coming out of a pandemic-tinged two-year period that has given way to an uncertain global environment colored by war.

According to a press announcement, the aim of this year’s fair is to “demonstrate that it is both possible and crucial to start holding great international events live again, embedding sustainability and environmental awareness into furniture production.”

“The Salone has always been a catalyst for creativity, positivity and energy. We have always been a place of dialogue and construction, in Milan and at the Shanghai and Moscow editions,” President Maria Porro said in a statement.

“Now, we are as shocked as everyone else by the war in Ukraine and believe even more in the importance of being a crossroads of cultures and styles open to the world. This is why we have made sure that the work of the exhibiting exhibitors takes centre stage again. The event acts as a blank canvas for all its protagonists — companies, brands and designers — allowing them to project their own identities, promote their own content and tell their own stories. We cannot stand still, in fact we have a duty to move even faster in the direction of design, production and distribution solutions that are as sustainable as possible — what we need today is an ethical approach to design.”

In keeping with this direction, the Salone’s 2,000 exhibitors will pursue a theme of Design with Nature that coincides with the 23rd edition of the 600-exhibitor strong SaloneSatellite, itself centering around an inclusive theme titled Designing For Our Future Selves.

A site-specific film installation will also feature the works of 11 different Italian filmmakers based around the same number of values that have reportedly guided the Salone since the beginning. 

An installation touching upon the nature theme will be designed by Mario Cucinella and presented in Pavilion 15 along with S.Project. 

A parallel exhibition of the biannual EuroCucina will also take place during the fair, which includes the FTK (Technology For the Kitchen) and the International Bathroom Exhibition. 

The festivities kick off with a Philharmonic concert conducted by Lorenzo Viotti and ballet performance starring the incredible Roberto Bolle. More details will follow as the event draws closer. Stay tuned to Archinect’s coverage of the Salone’s 60th birthday.