The 5 Best Sofas of Design Week 2025
Milan Design Week 2025 has once again confirmed the leadership of Italian design on the global stage, celebrating innovation, craftsmanship, and the emotional power of furniture designed for modern life.
Among hundreds of installations and new releases, we’ve selected the 5 sofas that best represent the future of living — timeless, elegant, and deeply human. Let’s discover them.
1. David – BertO
Casa BertO, Via Morimondo 26 – Milan
The protagonist of an extraordinary live experience during Design Week, David by BertO was presented inside Casa BertO, a real apartment designed to be lived in by guests.
Crafted after over a year of research and developed by Castello Lagravinese Studio, David is the epitome of modular, tailored design.
With its 24 customizable modules, convertible cushions, and multifunctional armrest (available in solid oak with wireless charging or padded with USB-C), David redefines contemporary comfort.
It’s more than a sofa: David is a system of living, born in Meda and designed to change how we perceive space.
2. Twiggy – Minotti
With Twiggy, designed by Rodolfo Dordoni, Minotti explores new compositional freedom while staying true to its signature elegance.
Its suspended frame, seamless proportions, and tailor-quality upholstery make it a refined choice for modern interiors.
Twiggy is a statement of balance — an architectural approach to comfort and form.
3. Asolo – Flexform
Flexform’s Asolo is a celebration of softness, depth, and subtle design. With its oversized cushions and discreet structure, it embodies the brand’s philosophy: luxury that doesn’t shout but lasts.
Crafted with premium goose-down padding and upholstered in Flexform’s signature fabrics, Asolo is both inviting and sophisticated.
4. Sengu Bold – Cassina
Sengu Bold, by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina, brings a new sculptural perspective to the living room.
With curved volumes, bold proportions, and artisan details, this sofa is a tribute to the emotional side of design.
A piece that speaks of identity, memory, and architectural storytelling.
5. Let It Be – Poltrona Frau
Poltrona Frau’s Let It Be, designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba, continues to define the brand’s evolution: comfort meets lightness, in line with a more relaxed, fluid lifestyle.
Composed in Pelle Frau® leather, this modular sofa invites flexible arrangements and intimate atmospheres.
Let It Be is both classic and contemporary, with a soul rooted in Italian savoir-faire.
Conclusion
Design Week 2025 shows one clear truth: sofas are no longer just furniture—they’re the emotional centre of the home.
And while historic names like Minotti, Cassina and Flexform continue to lead, it’s the presence of BertO’s David — presented not in a showroom but in a real, lived-in space — that signals the real revolution: authenticity, personalisation, and human connection.
The future of design doesn’t live in a museum. It lives in your home.