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Setsu & Shinobu ITO, a design studio based in Milan, Italy, is set to fuel the approaching creative influx of Milan Design Week with its troupe of creations. At the design festival, the designers known to apply creative and interactive values in their projects, will unveil a series of new furniture design interventions—from armchairs and poufs to rugs and accessories.
Tè armchair for Desiree
Tè means ‘hands’ in Japanese and ‘tea’ in Italian. Poltrona Tè is a single sofa designed to welcome others with generous tolerance, just as important guests are welcomed with open arms at tea ceremonies all over the world. Although compact, the wide-angled backrest resembles outstretched hands, allowing people to sit in any direction they like, even if they are close together or if two children are sitting together. This single sofa design has a new concept of a wide frontage.
Pond pouf for Desiree
The sofa pouf exists in the space like a small lake or puddle that exists in nature. It is a place of rest with many functions: a place to put things, a place to rest your feet, a place to sit or be used as a bed for cats and dogs.
Gradé round carpet for Desiree
The round rug is designed to create a world without boundaries, like the art of ink painting that disappears and reappears. By placing the rug design in the living room, an infinite space is expressed.
HEBI for Riva1920
The year of the snake, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025, symbolises wisdom, change and prosperity. The snake, as it sheds its skin, is a symbol of vitality, rebirth, change and evolution and is a symbol of prosperity, family peace and an auspicious year in which money will be saved. To celebrate this special occasion, the new addition to the Riva1920 Animal collection, HEBI, is sculpted from Riva's cedar remnants to capture the grace and strength of the snake and is designed as a talisman to bring a year full of creativity, harmony and success.
Stay armchair for Staygreen
Stay armchair is a new addition to the Staygreen furniture series, which expresses durability, luxury and comfort by using paper and cardboard, which are attracting attention as sustainable design materials for interior furniture. The back and arms, which show the features of the chair design, have a soft, curved laminated structure that brings out the beauty of the cardboard. The legs are made of natural wood and the seat and backrest are finished with a combination of soft urethane and eco-leather. It is an eco-friendly chair that combines the charm of cardboard with the beauty and comfort of natural wood.
AUN table for Staygreen
The AUN table is a new addition to the Staygreen furniture series. It has a large, round or oval Corian top, and a beautiful laminated structure of cardboard that spreads out toward the top of the central leg. It is an interior table design that is kind to both people and the environment, combining the charm of cardboard with the beauty of Corian.
Tako collection designed with Leonardo Mercurio for Conte Casa
Tako means ‘kite’ in Japanese and this sofa combines a light image of flying into the sky in a dream with solid comfort. As an expression of relaxation, the design language geometrically captures the Japanese tool magewappa, which has a softness and solidity. The emphasis remains on softness, the geometric contrast between squares and circles and the coexistence of rationality and passion. The Tako sofa is characterised by the use of a three-dimensionally curved wooden frame for the backrest, which is a key element of the entire Tako collection. The Tako chair uses a three-dimensionally curved wooden frame for the backrest and leg structure, while the seat and backrest are made of soft, lightweight padding. The complementing table features a structure where the frame and legs are integrated and combined with a glass and marble top in various finishes to create a symbiosis of lightness and luxury.
Oke designed with Leonardo Mercurio for Conte Casa
The Oke night table/sideboard uses a geometric design language that captures the softness and solidity of Japanese tools, the Magewappa and Jubako, made of stacked wooden lunch boxes. Half of the bentwood frame is a drawer that is pulled out using the handle at the top edge. Based on the Jubako concept, the same modules can be stacked any number of times, making it a versatile storage furniture that can be used as a one or two-tier bedside low table with cassettes or as a seven-tier Settimino chest for the bedroom. The modular design places importance on the craftsmanship of human hands in a combination of human wisdom and industrial knowledge.
Tea Caddy stool for Kaikado
Enlargement is a technique used in Italian artistic design. By enlarging the image, the artist expresses empathy for the object, its meaning and its symbolism. Even today, after more than a century of constant craftsmanship, the company continues to preserve the same methods used by its founder. Kaikado in Kyoto has the longest tradition of producing tea boxes in Japan. It is a piece of artistic design that incorporates this silhouette into tables and stool designs.
Zeebo rechargeable table light for Blackout
Circles, ellipses, natural stones, futuristic structures and planets—forms without corners transcend national and racial barriers, materials and sizes to bring us a common feeling. Zeebo table lamp, with its elliptical spherical shape, gives a soft impression and creates harmony in space. This futuristic lighting design, which seems to be a part of nature, gives the image of a glowing sphere that comes into view.
Keep up with STIR's coverage of Milan Design Week 2025, where we spotlight the most compelling exhibitions, presentations and installations from top studios, designers and brands. Dive into the highlights of Euroluce 2025 and explore all the design districts—Fuorisalone, 5Vie, Brera, Isola, Durini, and beyond—alongside the faceted programme of Salone del Mobile.Milano this year.
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