The meeting point between private life and conviviality, the dining area is the space where living is shaped through shared experience. Around a table, conversations intertwine with spontaneous moments and special occasions that define the character of a home. The novelties presented at Salone del Mobile interpret this dimension through different design languages, united by a shared attention to proportions, materiality, and comfort. Roberto Lazzeroni draws rounded forms and continuous volumes, while Federica Biasi introduces a table defined by essential rigor, where structure and material achieve a natural balance. Paola Navone, meanwhile, expands the Loll collection with a family of dining armchairs distinguished by generous, reassuring proportions.
Completing the narrative are the new water-based stains presented in the Gray catalogue: an evolution in Gervasoni’s approach to surface treatment. A finish designed not to conceal the material, but to enhance it, allowing the wood structure and its natural variations to emerge. The result of research focused on aesthetic quality and the sustainability of the production process, these new stains offer a more authentic perception of surfaces. Charcoal, Sepia, Burgundy, Maple and Willow, together with lighter tones such as Larch, Ashbark, Skybark, Birch and Chalkwood, define a layered palette in which each finish preserves the readability of the material’s texture without flattening it.
CLUB
Design heritage and fluid lines
Roberto Lazzeroni designs Club: a system of tables and seating conceived for the dining area, where memory and lightness coexist in balance. The tables evoke the organic forms of Jean Royère, with tops featuring unusual geometries and slightly recessed edges that soften their silhouette. The solid ash wood legs, defined by full, rounded sections, support the top with a strong presence, while the curved crosspieces follow and enhance the design, creating continuity between the elements. The seating pieces, on the other hand, are characterised by an interplay of fluid, continuous forms. The wooden structure shapes both the legs and armrests, conceived as a single line that bends and folds back onto itself. In the version with armrests, this movement becomes even more evident: the wooden element rises, curves, and continues seamlessly, giving shape to an enveloping figure.
JORN
Balance between structure and inclination
Designed by Federica Biasi, the Jorn table moves between formal contrasts and material continuity. The top, slender and tapered along the edges, rests lightly upon the base, the true focal point of the design. The ash wood legs incline upwards with a controlled twist, rotating slightly around themselves. This movement introduces a variation in verticality, lending the structure a dynamic quality while maintaining a measured balance, with subtle references to the compositional rigor of the 1930s. Wood runs throughout the entire project, expressing a living material whose grain emerges through the light, creating delicate variations.
LOLL
Softness and continuity of line
With its essential and softly contoured geometries, the Loll collection brings into the dining area the same design language developed for the living space. Designed by Paola Navone, the Loll 223, 224, 225 and 226 armchairs define a coherent convivial setting, where each element appears to originate from the next. The 223 and 224 versions – with and without armrests – are distinguished by a compact, enveloping silhouette, fully upholstered, where seat, legs, and backrest merge into a single continuous gesture. The slightly curved backrest naturally supports the body, while the removable cover highlights its formal clarity. With models 225 and 226, the design opens up to broader, more generous volumes.
