My Milan, by Salone del Mobile president Maria Porro

My Milan, by Salone del Mobile president Maria Porro

As Milano Design Week kicks off, the first woman to helm its star event shares her favourite places in the city

How Salone del Mobile.Milano’s President Has Adapted Amid Tough Times

Maria Porro, the first female president of design fair Salone del Mobile.Milano, is steering the sector through a trade war she's looking further afield and is set to open a Saudi edition of the fair in fall 2026.

Ribbon cutting at the Fiera di Milano Rho for the 63rd edition of the Salone del Mobile, which will animate the pavilions until Sunday with more than 2,000 exhibitors from 37 countries. An edition that opens with unknown tariffs. The inauguration was attended by the Minister of Business and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso, the mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala, the Lombard governor Attilio Fontana, the president of the Lombard Regional Council Federico Rom…