From Milan to Paris: 2025’s Signature Home Décor Subjects
In 2025, the design capitals of Europe — Milan and Paris — are once again shaping how we live. What’s striking this year is a shared desire for homes that feel authentic, tactile and emotionally grounded. Through distinct but complementary lenses, they’re embracing design subjects that reflect form, material, nature, emotion and individuality.
Milan: Sculptural Calm, Material Mastery & Nature Inflected Form
1. Curved & Organic Furniture
In Milan’s recent design scene, furniture with soft, flowing silhouettes has taken centre stage. Think sculptural sofas, curved sideboards and asymmetrically shaped tables. One example in Tode Home’s collection: a softly rounded modular sofa in a warm neutral upholstery. Another: a sideboard with gently arched doors and brass accents that echo organic movement.
How to apply: Pair a curved sofa with a sculptural lighting piece and let these forms sit against a backdrop of calm materials for maximum impact.
2. Material Drenching & Tactile Palettes
“Milanese material drenching” describes spaces where walls, furnishings and surfaces share unified textures and colours. At Tode Home, the moss-green sideboard is layered with Brushed oak flooring and an earthy linen rug to create cohesion. Warm terracotta, clay taupe and muted green dominate the palette.
How to apply: Choose one dominant tone for the room—e.g., moss green—and use it in furniture, accents and textiles so that the space feels enveloping yet serene.
3. Nature as Form & Inspiration
Designers in Milan draw heavily from natural motifs—leaves, shells, tree bark—for structure and texture. You’ll find in the Tode Home range pieces such as a dining table with bent-wood “branch” legs or a pendant light evoking a seed pod.
How to apply: Use these organic-inspired pieces as anchors in the room. Let the shapes speak quietly and pair them with natural materials like rattan or stone for that layered, grounded effect.
4. Comfort, Scale & Modular Living
Large sectionals, expansive coffee tables, versatile side tables. Milan’s emphasis on comfort meets elegance. On Tode Home you’ll see oversized poufs, modular sofas, generous dining tables—ready for modern living.
How to apply: In a lounge area, define the zone with one expansive element (e.g., large sofa) and surround it with softer accessories (throws, side tables) so the room feels comfortable and sculptural at once.
Paris: Poetic Refinement, Natural Texture & Bespoke Detail
1. Natural Materials & Heritage Craft
Paris’s aesthetic this year emphasises authenticity: boucle chairs, aged oak tables, hand-thrown ceramic lamps. At Tode Home you’ll find a boucle armchair whose texture invites touch, or an artisan ceramic table lamp with subtle irregularities that speak of craftsmanship.
How to apply: Let one signature piece—like the boucle armchair—anchor the room and complement it with simpler forms in natural materials (linen drapes, wood flooring) for layered refinement.
2. Soft Palettes & Textural Sophistication
Where Milan turns bold, Paris gently whispers. The palette shifts to sand, celadon, blush and muted grey-greens. In Tode Home’s collection a velvet cushion in celadon offers colour without noise; a textured wool throw in sand links to the calming texture trend.
How to apply: Begin with a base of natural materials (linen, wool) in neutral tones. Then use accent pieces (like the cushion) for restrained colour. Keep overall lines simple so texture becomes the hero.
3. Bespoke & Playful Detailing
For Parisian interiors, “quiet luxury” means craftsmanship and personality. A table lamp with sculptural base, a mirror with gentle curve, handmade glass vases—these add subtle drama. Tode Home offers artisan lighting and console tables with custom finishes.
How to apply: Choose a standout piece with character (e.g., unique lamp), then keep surrounding elements minimal to let that piece breathe and become a focal point.
4. Soft Brutalism & Architectural Texture
Emerging in Paris: a balance of rawness and softness—plastered walls, curved concrete forms, minimal furniture. At Tode Home you may pair a textured plaster-finish console table with a richly woven chair to reflect this hybrid aesthetic.
How to apply: Use one piece with “raw” texture (e.g., plaster or stone) in combination with softer furniture and textiles. Keep the space simple and let material contrast do the work.
✨ The Common Thread
Both Milan and Paris are redefining “luxury” not as opulence, but as emotion and authenticity. Homes feel more crafted than styled, more tactile than polished. Natural light, artisanal detail, and soft geometry tie both cities together in 2025.