With over 1500 exhibitors at the Salone del Mobile, the world's best designers know that their invitations are the first representations of the products they've spent the year refining. Invitations ranged from the elegant to the humorous and this year there was no shortage of artistry in these oversized calling cards. Here are some of our favourites from Milan.
Invitation for Wallpaper* Handmade... in Italy, printed on Japanese washi paper, designed by graphic design and letterpress specialist Kelvyn Smith
A Japanese Cypress luggage freshener from BCXSY
Elegant black and white flip cards from Bottega Veneta
House of Stone preview invitation from John Pawson and Salvatori
Geometric origami from Arketipo
Wood print invitation from Kristiina Lassus, Harri Koskinen, Hannu Kahonen and Anne Kyyro Quinn
Skitsch beckons us to its first birthday party
Newspaper-style invitation from Moncler featuring a collage of comics and clippings from The China Times on the front page
Simplicity from Studio Nitzan Cohen for Mattiazzi
Dizzying stripes for Design Miami and Fendi’s Design Vertigo
Graphic card from Patricia Urquiola and Giulio Ridolfo for BMW, Kvadrat and Flos...
... while embossing adds texture to the invitation inside
ClassiCon celebrated 20 years with a chronologically mapped presentation of their pieces
Laser-cut invitation from Established & Sons...
...while the Established & Sons and Stella McCartney dinner invitation is given special treatment
Illuminating poster for Wonderlamp by Studio Job & Pieke Bergmans
The Boffi invitation comes complete with an ice cube tray
Die-cut layers from Living Divani
Neon orange type from Scholten & Baijings...
... and on the back, a textile leaf on paper
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Zaha Hadid Architects’ new project will be Miami’s priciest condoConstruction has commenced at The Delmore, an oceanfront condominium from the design firm founded by the late Zaha Hadid, ZHA
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This Beirut design collective threads untold stories into upholstered antique furnitureBeirut-based Bokja opens a Notting Hill pop-up that's a temple to textiles, from upholstered furniture to embroidered cushions crafted by artisans (until 25 March 2025)
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The Peninsula Hotels broadens its artistic horizons with Victoria and Albert Museum partnershipThe Peninsula Hotels and Victoria and Albert Museum announce a multi-year collaboration set to produce world-class art experiences around the world
