Salone del Mobile Milano 2026

For me, FUTURISM is largely about how design can be refined and carried forward with greater softness, precision, and human presence. In my interpretation for Johanson, heritage and contemporaneity meet in a vision of the future that is not cold or distant, but warm, tactile, and clearly rooted in material, emotion, and form.

The exhibition takes its starting point in the tension between soft tech and the new raw — between the precise and the sensory, the carefully processed and the more immediate material. Here, soft forms, generous curves, and surfaces with a strong sense of texture and craftsmanship convey an idea of the future as something thoughtful, alive, and refined.

Formally, the curve plays a central role. Inspired by Färg & Blanche’s new seating piece Split, the curved, framing elements become part of the exhibition’s spatial language. They create rhythm, flow, and a soft architecture around the objects. At the same time, the conceptual foundation rests in Johanson’s and Alexander Lervik’s updated chair classic — in the idea of how established design can evolve, shift, and gain new life for the future without losing its origin.