Salone del Mobile.Milan 2024

Benjamin Hubert is an award-winning British design entrepreneur. He founded LAYER in 2015 as a platform to represent the studio’s multi-layered approach to design, with a focus on strategic thinking, inclusivity, and sustainability. Leading a team of 30 creatives, he remains firmly involved in the creative output of the London-based studio.

"Here, work is done as design history teaches us, with an innovative spirit and respect for project culture. During the development, I learned a lot, and this happens when trends and trivialities are set aside. After all, I have always believed that industry, before being ingenuity, is about good relationships."

Gio Tirotto is an Italian designer. After founding his design studio in 2010, he has developed interior, product and exhibition projects and has been in charge of the art direction for brands and companies, focusing on research and the synthesis between form and function.

"MDF Italia is a design partner with a forward-thinking vision and the desire to make a distinct mark in the contemporary design world."

Atelier Lavit is an architectural and design practice founded in Paris in 2014 by Marco Lavit. Architecture and design often proceed in parallel, striving to reach essential forms and a journey of timeless production. The humanistic approach of the studio covers a variety of projects that range from custom pieces, collectible design, product design and interior design to open air installations, private houses and eco-lodges.

"I have lived with many MDF Italia products for several years: simple, essential, precise, a synthesis of functional thought. They are silent and enduring protagonists who observe us and seamlessly integrate into our family changes over the years."

Studio Irvine is an architecture and design studio based in Milan, specialising in product design, creative direction and architectural spaces. Run by architect Marialaura Irvine, its work is characterised by a cross-disciplinary philosophy, an inclination towards all types of projects and a constant research on materials and surfaces.

"The collaboration with MDF Italia stems from a shared desire to overturn norms and create something different. When the company challenged us with an ambitious brief, to re-imagine comfort, we understood that we had a partner equally eager to challenge the status quo."

Snøhetta is a transdisciplinary, dialogue-driven practice operating in a wide array of fields including architecture, landscape, interiors, art, product design, graphic and digital design, often integrating a combination of interests across its projects. With more than 350 employees across nine regional studios, Snøhetta’s approach is informed by environmental and cultural sensitivity.

"MDF Italia is able to synthesize a high level of craftsmanship into formal elegance, creating a range of objects that gracefully express the best of technology in the furniture industry."

Tommaso Caldera is an Italian designer. After collaborating with studios in Milan and New York, he presented his first creations at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in 2012. In his Pavia-based studio, he works on product design in all its forms for Italian and international companies. His articles on design and culture have appeared in Italian and international magazines.