Ten notable furniture designs by architects from Milan design week

Following Milan design week, we've rounded up furniture and lighting designed by well-known architects and studios that made an appearance at this year's event.

Among the designs on show was a sculptural light with mirrored surfaces by Danish studio BIG, three-legged lamps by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron and a wooden deckchair by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.

Read on for a look at 10 architect-designed pieces:

 La Magie du Bois by Herzog & de Meuron

A furniture collection created by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with interior design studio Marta Sala Editions Milano was on show during furniture fair Salone del Mobile.

Displayed alongside collections by architecture studio Lazzarini & Pickering and designer Federico Peri, La Magie du Bois collection uses wooden craftsmanship to create four furniture series.

Included in the collection are the Meninas armchairs, which are made from Canaletto walnut and fabric. The seats were created specifically for studio's renovation of the Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel.

Arctic by BIG

Geometric components were used to create a play of light and reflection for the Arctic lamp collection by Danish architecture studio BIG on show at the Euroluce 2025 exhibition by lighting manufacturer Artemide.

Informed by the geometry of ice crystals, the lamp takes a sculptural Archimedean form – complete with mirrored surfaces and no outer faces.

Its central core, which is mounted with pentagonal forms, diffuses light into the space when switched on, while its mirrored surfaces reflect its surroundings when switched off.

"By combining triangles and pentagons, we created a sculptural crystal that elegantly captures and refracts light within itself," studio partner Jakob Lange said.

Geoffrey Bawa Furniture Collection by Phantom Hands and Geoffrey Bawa Trust

Furniture brand Phantom Hands collaborated with the Geoffrey Bawa Trust to to renew Sri-Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa's furniture collection for this year's Milan design week.

Encompassing chairs, tables and lighting, most of the pieces were recreated from those initially developed by Bawa's architecture practice between the mid 1960s and mid 1990s.

The collection includes a range of wood and metal furniture such as the Kandalama chairs, which feature a curvaceous design complete with rolled backrests.

Alcinoo by Gae Aulenti

The Alcinoo table lamp by Gae Aulenti saw its design reimagined by lighting brand Artemide, 50 years after its original design, for this year's Milan design week.

Its rounded form is made from blown glass framed within a cylindrical metal cage, creating a unique design for each piece that aims to balance "transparency and structural strength".

A sphere emerges from the lamp's top, while three internal light sources filter light through its transparent exterior.

HOS by Kengo Kuma

Spanish brand Gandia Blasco, which specialises in outdoor designs, called on Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to create the limited-edition Hos collection.

At furniture fair Salone del Mobile, in a sculptural wooden stand also constructed by Kuma, the brand showed his Hos deckchair and stool.

Constructed using wooden joints, in a nod to the Japanese architectural tradition that Kuma works in, the furniture pieces featured tactile fabrics made from recycled PET fibres.

"In Hos, I believe that the contrast between the rigidity of its wooden frames and the malleability of the rugs has been successfully expressed in its different elements," Kuma said.

The Power of Tenderness by Aline Asmar d'Amman 

Bookshelves, tables and chairs made from marble, concrete and stone are highlighted in this furniture series by Lebanese architect Aline Asmar d'Amman.

Sculptures make up the collection's Béton Littéraire series, which includes a bookshelf made from books and rough concrete in a "contemporary archaeological composition", along with tables and bookends.

The collection also includes the Stone Cloud table series and the Georgia lounge seating range, which comprises a rounded sofa and two lounge chairs, each sat on a swivel base with plush finishes.

Bézier by Marcio Kogan

In a collaboration with Minotti, Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 launched a collection of indoor and outdoor tables and sofas at this year’s event.

Defined by organic forms, the Bézier and Bézier Cord Outdoor series feature modular seating systems with plush finishes, and coffee and dining tables complete with textured surfaces.

Internode by Arup

Engineering firm Arup used bamboo to craft the sleek form of the Internode lamp, which was conceptualised as a contemporary interpretation of the archetypal task light.

Showcased at Artemide's Euroluce exhibition, the lamp is made using precisely-cut bamboo and aluminium components connected by spring-free joints that rely on both friction and equilibrium to function.

Aura by Snøhetta 

Also launched during Milan design week was the Aura lighting collection designed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta in collaboration with Italian lighting manufacturer Viabizzuno.

Focusing on the light itself rather than the fixture, the pendants are built from transparent "light prisms", which were designed to optimise the lighting quality of the product.

Zeta and Saturno by Mario Botta

Swiss architect Mario Botta collaborated with Italian design company Alias to create the Saturno table collection and Zeta stool, which were on show during this year's Milan design week.

Built from coloured MDF, the stool recalls on the letter Z for its form and is composed of a square-shaped top and base connected at their edges by diagonal parts.

The Saturno series encompasses a collection of tables and coffee tables that each feature a solid central base intended to create a sculptural structure that draws on Botta's architecture work.

See our Milan design week 2025 guide on Dezeen Events Guide for information about the many other exhibitions, installations and talks taking place throughout the week.

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