Why the World's Biggest Furniture Fair Is Betting on Ocean Plastic (And Why It Might Lose)
Last month in Milan, Salone del Mobile, the world's largest furniture fair, themed its 64th edition around matter, where the stuff things are made of comes from. The standout installation, Aurea by Paris studio Maison Numéro 20, threaded recycled ocean plastics into an imaginary Art Deco luxury hotel. The argument: circular supply chains don't have to look like a compromise.
In this 90-second explainer, Giacomo Abrusci breaks down what Salone is actually betting on, why the bet is harder than it looks, and the cleanest split running through the design industry right now. In functional categories driven by regulation and operating cost, sustainability is becoming routine. In status goods built on rarity, ocean plastic is still the wrong kind of object. The fair's real wager is that we can flip what luxury means.
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