Salone del Mobile Postpones Riyadh Debut to 2027 as Kartell and Others Expand in Gulf
The Riyadh edition of Salone del Mobile.Milano has been rescheduled from November 2026 to 2027, according to president Maria Porro. A preview event is set for November 2025, showcasing 35 Italian brands. This fall, Kartell will launch a flagship store in Riyadh's KAFD, joining Minotti and Molteni&C. Meanwhile, Design Doha Biennale and Dubai Design Week will take place in November. In Berlin, YONT Studio's "Not a Passenger" installation at KaDeWe, featuring six up-cycled car seats and curated cassette players, will be on display until September 27. Ralph Lauren has met its 2030 emissions goal ahead of schedule, achieving a 42% reduction since fiscal 2020. Bergdorf Goodman marks its 125th anniversary with special styles and a commemorative book. On October 7, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods will curate an auction at Sotheby's.
Key facts
- Salone del Mobile.Milano postponed its first full Riyadh edition from November 2026 to 2027, per president Maria Porro.
- A three-day preview in November 2025 featured 35 Italian brands; no new Riyadh date has been set.
- Kartell will open a Riyadh flagship this fall, joining Minotti and the soon-to-open Molteni&C in Riyadh's KAFD district.
- Design Doha Biennale and Dubai Design Week are both proceeding as scheduled in November.
- YONT Studio's 35-square-meter pink installation "Not a Passenger" is on view at Berlin's KaDeWe until September 27.
- Ralph Lauren cut greenhouse gas emissions 42 percent since fiscal 2020, hitting its 2030 target four years early.
- Bergdorf Goodman's 125th anniversary celebration includes over 100 brand partnerships and more than 850 exclusive styles.
- Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods curated Sotheby's Contemporary Curated auction, with a live sale on October 7 in New York.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Porro
- Serdar Ayvaz
- Coşan Karadeniz
- Iggy Pop
- Madonna
- Björk
- Kendrick Lamar
- Michael Kors
- Candice Bergen
- Karl-Anthony Towns
- Jordyn Woods
- Oprah Winfrey
- Robert Pattinson
- Andy Warhol
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Helen Frankenthaler
- Rashid Johnson
- George Condo
- Ed Ruscha
- Gabriel Hendifar
- Clive Davis
- David Hockney
- Yves Saint Laurent
- John Galliano
Institutions
- Salone del Mobile.Milano
- Salone World Tour
- Kartell
- Minotti
- Molteni&C
- Design Doha Biennale
- Dubai Design Week
- YONT Studio
- KaDeWe
- OMA
- Namilia
- Telekom Electronic Beats
- Wet Leg
- designboom
- Ralph Lauren
- Bergdorf Goodman
- Akris
- Schiaparelli
- Roger Vivier
- Assouline
- Sotheby's
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
- Studio MUKA
- DRIFT
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- Tiffany & Co.
- Serpentine Galleries
- GPHG
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Apparatus
- Balich Wonder Studio
- Syitren
- Chopard
Locations
- Riyadh
- Saudi Arabia
- Milan
- Italy
- Doha
- Qatar
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Berlin
- Germany
- New York
- United States
- Los Angeles
- Santa Monica
- Fifth Avenue
- KAFD district