@molteni.it_by Elisa Ossino
The garden as a room of the home: lessons from seven botanical installations at Salone 2026
At Salone del Mobile 2026, greenery stopped serving as a backdrop and became the protagonist. Seven botanical installations, from Gucci to Molteni, from Kohler to Marcin Rusak, transformed Milanese cloisters and courtyards into open-air rooms. The garden is no longer a frame but a fully-fledged room — a bioclimatic lesson (at last!) that the contemporary home can no longer postpone.
The Bathhouse
The Bathhouse
Gucci-memoria
Gucci-memoria
Chiostro Flexform
Chiostro Flexform
Giostra di Arket & Laila Gohar
Giostra di Arket & Laila Gohar
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