From 21 to 26 April, Milan once again became the international epicentre of design with a new edition of Salone del Mobile.Milano, a key event for the furniture industry, interior architecture and design culture. In this context, Ramón Esteve Estudio took part in different spaces alongside Vondom, PIMAR Italian Limestone and Ditre Italia, consolidating a trajectory in which product design is understood as a natural extension of architecture.
The pieces presented and displayed share the same attitude: the pursuit of a serene beauty, shaped through proportion, materiality and permanence. From outdoor furniture to limestone and upholstered design, each proposal reveals a way of designing in which technique, emotion and formal clarity coexist in balance.
Vondom: Materiality, Lightness and Outdoor Living
At the Vondom stand, located in Hall 24, Stand D20, the studio participated with three collections designed by Ramón Esteve: Fusta, Mel and Gum. In addition, Ramón Esteve, as Creative Director of Vondom, collaborated on the design of the exhibition space, conceived as a restrained architecture that does not compete with the pieces, but accompanies them.
The stand was designed through the absence of artifice: an open, warm and precise atmosphere where the product took centre stage. Colour appeared in the pieces, in the fabrics, in the solid wood and in the curves of the polyethylene, while the architecture of the space remained in the background. A coherent decision with a vision of design in which environment, objects and experience form part of the same ecosystem.
Mel
Mel explores the expressive potential of polyethylene through enveloping, sinuous forms with a strong sculptural presence. Manufactured through rotational moulding, each piece is conceived as a monolithic and continuous gesture, without visible joints. Upholstery plays an essential role, bringing texture, warmth and an unusual sense of comfort to outdoor furniture.
Fusta
Fusta introduces a new material sensibility into Vondom's universe. Made entirely of teak, the collection is born from the balance between the warmth of Mid-Century style and the restrained simplicity of Scandinavian design. Its organic, embracing structures, crafted from solid wood, create a light and harmonious silhouette, conceived for inhabiting the outdoors through calm, wellbeing and a connection to natural materials.
Gum
Gum proposes a more restrained and geometric reading. A continuous tubular line draws the essential gesture that embraces and supports each piece, establishing a dialogue between structure and comfort. The warmth of the upholstery and the formal purity of the tables create a timeless elegance situated between architecture and landscape.
PIMAR Italian Limestone: Stone and Timelessness
Together with PIMAR Italian Limestone, the studio presented Traza, a bathroom collection that transforms limestone into a sculptural and domestic presence. The collection is born from the carving, hollowing and hammering of solid blocks of stone, preserving the memory of the original material and turning the gesture of subtraction into language.
Traza
Traza establishes a balance between two states of matter: smooth, precise and refined surfaces, and rocky, irregular and tactile textures. Between them, a serene tension emerges — a conversation between what has been carved and what remains intact, between the architectural and the natural. The freestanding bathtub, the wall-mounted double washbasin and the monolithic freestanding washbasin transform the bathroom into a space for contemplation, where stone ceases to be merely a cladding material and becomes interior architecture.
Ditre Italia: Tao and Retro-Evolution
The studio's presence in Milan also extended to the Ditre Italia flagship store, where Tao, a piece designed by Ramón Esteve, could be seen as part of the brand's universe. In this context, Tao was not presented as a new launch at the fair, but was included in the selection displayed at Ditre Italia's space during Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026.
In addition, Ramón Esteve took part in "Retroevolution 1976–2026. Design Beyond Time", a series of conversations organised to mark Ditre Italia's 50th anniversary. The event brought together different voices from the sector to reflect on design and its ability to transcend time — a subject especially aligned with the studio's trajectory, where timelessness is not understood as the absence of an era, but as permanence, clarity and meaning.
Tao
Each piece of Tao exudes a commanding presence and a blunt appeal, highlighting the quality of the materials used. The backs, reinforced with solid hardwood, introduce a touch of nature that elevates the overall aesthetic.
Tao is the perfect choice for those seeking a harmonious blend of Italian design, versatile functionality, and uncompromising durability.
Design beyond the object
Ramón Esteve Estudio's participation in Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026 reflects a way of understanding design as a transversal practice. Each collaboration — with Vondom, PIMAR Italian Limestone and Ditre Italia — approaches different materials, scales and contexts, yet responds to the same philosophy: creating pieces capable of shaping atmospheres, activating relationships with the body and remaining beyond immediate novelty.
In Milan, the studio presented not only products, but ways of inhabiting: outdoor spaces where matter becomes warm and precise, bathrooms conceived as interior landscapes, and spaces for conversation where time becomes an essential part of the project.
