12 Creative Furnishings Spotted at Alcova 2025

Photography courtesy of Spread.

Interior Design kicked off Milan Design Week with a train out of town for the 9th edition of Alcova, the cutting-edge contemporary design platform which took place in Varedo, Italy, from April 7-13, 2025. This year, drawing over 70,000 visitors, the nomadic event celebrated its revitalization of derelict spaces sprawled across four atmospheric venues: historic residences the Villa Borsani and 19th-century Villa Bagatti Valsecchi and two newly added locations. Raw and partially reclaimed by nature, an abandoned factory once produced synthetic fiber while the Pasino Glasshouses were once home to white orchid cultivation. From a lounge chair recalling a Romanesco broccoli and a side table made of mycelium to wall-mounted vases and a 46-foot-long chandelier, here are 12 of our favorite finds from Alcova 2025.

Discover Creative Furnishings From Alcova 2025

Cono by Soft Witness

Photography by Neige Thebault.

The sculptural shape of a Romanesco broccoli sparked this new take on an upholstered lounge chair. Inviting tactile engagement with its welcoming breadth, Cono by Soft Witness is composed of dozens of handmade conical cushions upholstered in baby alpaca wool in warm camel tones.

Picchu by Kamilla Csegzi

Photography by Kamilla Csegzi.

Photography by Kamilla Csegzi.

Fusing bio-fabrication and glasswork, Picchu by Kamilla Csegzi contrasts smooth kiln-cast glass with roughly sculpted mycelium (that is, mushrooms). The side table was featured in the exhibition “Omnia,” curated by Turkish architect, painter, and furniture designer, Zeynep Arolat, the founder of the Brooklyn art-design gallery Zarolat.

Swollen by Yochiya

Photography courtesy of Yochiya.

What began as a singular vase bloomed into a series of large-scale, wall-mounted copper vessels. The balloon-like appearance of Swollen by design studio Yochiya is created by welding copper sheets and inflating them with hydraulic pressure.

Anima by Lara Bohinc

Photography copyright Stefania Zanetti & Matteo Bellomo.

The suggestion of movement and life animates Anima, a series of limited-edition furnishings by Lara Bohinc. The three upholstered seating pieces are created in collaboration with French upholstery house Maison Phelippeau. Each piece is crafted entirely from natural materials—vanadium steel coils, horsehair, and wool—and then upholstered in pure alpaca wool by Inata, a sustainable French textile brand. Shaped via 5D laser cutting and hand chiseling, Bohinc’s Dark Woods table adds sculptural drama in the form of solid mahogany.

Ornamental Contrast by Spread

Photography courtesy of Spread.

A series of conversation-starting aluminum partitions, Ornamental Contrast by Japanese design studio Spread is the result of research on the tension between light and dark contrasting colors. Finished in heat-cured paint, each screen becomes a graphic example of geometry and light refraction.

Overgrowth by Sfossils

Photography by Piergiorgio Sorgetti//courtesy of Alcova.

Transforming the grand staircase of Villa Bagatti Valsecchi into a 46-foot column of suspended light, ambient chandelier Overgrowth by Sfossils blurs the line between sculpture and illumination. The piece was permanently acquired by the villa’s owner, Fondazione La Versiera 1718.

Fragments by Estudio Material

Photography courtesy of Estudio Material.

In outdoor furniture collection Fragments, jagged stones interrupt sleek aluminum surfaces, revealing beauty in rugged imperfection. Damaso Mayer, principal of San Francisco-based design studio Estudio Material, salvaged the stones—originally sourced from Northern Italy and the Alps—from a stone purveyor’s long-forgotten pile of discards.

Osvaldo by Office of Tangible Space

Photography by Matthew Gordon.

With Osvaldo, oak framing meets a soft tubular cushion upholstered in leather and fabric for a functional sculpture merging solidity with embrace. Designed by Office of Tangible Space in a nod to Villa Borsani’s 20th-century heritage, the new take on the classic lounge chair was featured in the installation “A Human Touch.”

Silver Console Clay by Completedworks

Photography by Piergiorgio Sorgetti/courtesy of Alcova.

Pondering the idea of ornateness occurring in the practical and everyday, Completedworks produced a collection of glistening objects intriguing in both texture and form. Silver Console Clay, Silver Stool Clay, and Silver Mirror Clay—shown here—are achieved through expanded polystyrene forms cast in aluminum and treated with silver nitrate.

Time After Time by Leo Lague

Photography courtesy of Leo Lague.

Monumental and poised, a stone outdoor furniture collection anchored the entry to Villa Bagatti Valsecchi. Designed by Leo Lague in a collaboration with stone purveyor Maqstone, Time After Time is carved from Maqstone Soap Stone Smoke, a dark gray soapstone from Brazil.

Coexist by Forma Rosa Studio

Photography by Piergiorgio Sorgetti/courtesy of Alcova.

Photography by Piergiorgio Sorgetti/courtesy of Alcova.

Merging digital precision with artisanal care, Coexist by Forma Rosa Studio is a collection of biomorphic slip-cast, ceramic-glazed lighting sculptures. To grow the collection’s organic silhouettes—suggesting both coral reefs and cellular growth—the design studio used coding. The forms were then handcrafted by artisans in Peru.

J39.5 by Circular Design Studio

Photography by Piergiorgio Sorgetti/courtesy of Alcova.

Photography by Piergiorgio Sorgetti/courtesy of Alcova.

It began with a broken chair found in a vintage furniture warehouse. For the J39.5 collection, damaged J39 chairs by Børge Mogensen are reborn, in tribute to the Danish designer’s Shaker-influenced legacy. To create each new item—among them stools, benches, and chairs with an innovative new typography—salvaged parts are reassembled, while unusable wood is pulped into paper cord.