To mark the 25th anniversary of Armani/Casa, Giorgio Armani unveiled the Oriental Inks collection during Salone del Mobile 2025 with a captivating installation at the brand’s Corso Venezia boutique in Milan.
Drawing inspiration from East Asian artistry and Japanese interiors, the collection is an immersive celebration of craftsmanship, symbolism, and visual serenity.
Presented against a backdrop of rice paper panels and visible from fifteen expansive windows, Oriental Inks pays homage to traditional ink paintings of bamboo, dragons, and jungle foliage—each motif embodying strength, resilience, and elegance. These are interpreted in hand-painted and intricately embroidered furnishings developed in collaboration with heritage atelier de Gournay, using over 50 materials including sequins, silk threads, glass beads and satin.
“Dialogue with the city of Milan has become an essential part of my work as a creative and entrepreneur,” said Giorgio Armani. “This is even more so during the Salone when the city is so alive and cosmopolitan. After two years at Palazzo Orsini, I wanted to focus attention on the store on Corso Venezia, a dynamic space designed to adapt to ever-changing configurations, creating new visual experiences. The display and the new pieces, authentic examples of the highest level of craftsmanship, are visible through the windows to anyone passing by. I quite like the idea of a surprise that captures attention, a suggestion that broadens horizons, now that horizons are often becoming narrower.”
A warm shade of light gold permeates the collection, bringing a luminous cohesion to pieces such as the VIRTÙ cabinet adorned with a gold-leaf dragon, and the ALBERT sofa embroidered with a jungle motif. Rich tones like viridian green and bold crimson add drama to key pieces, including the AMEDEO bed and ALADINO lamp.
New introductions such as the PLAY modular bookcase, the sculptural TROCADERO table, and the softly rounded VISO seating bring contemporary design language into harmony with artisanal detail. Accessories and tableware—ranging from velvet-covered AMELIE boxes to the selenite-lit ANTHEA lamps and the minimalist ARTHUR porcelain dinner set—underscore the maison’s commitment to beauty in the everyday.
With Oriental Inks, Armani/Casa reaffirms its refined aesthetic while pushing the boundaries of decorative art, turning furniture into couture-level statements that blur the line between design and poetry.
