While the rest of the world spent fifteen years competing in minimalism, Galimberti Nino quietly kept making furniture with character. Today the market has come around to its language and the family factory from Cabiate finds itself at the centre of the decade's hottest trend.
The End of Cold Minimalism and Where Galimberti Nino Fits In
In 2026, interior designers are saying goodbye to grey glossy apartments and faceless “catalogue” living rooms. In their place come warm tones, rounded forms and pieces with a story. Galimberti Nino has been making exactly this kind of furniture for decades: its collections draw on Biedermeier, Empire, Art Deco and mid-century modernism, always reinterpreted in a contemporary way.
Trend 1. Neo-romanticism instead of sterility
The brand itself calls its style “Italian Romanticism”. Think scalloped edges, softly curved backs, slender angled legs and graceful proportions. These are the very details the mass market now copies at Galimberti Nino they are the original, handcrafted in Brianza.
Handcrafted in Brianza: curved walnut shells and solid-wood legs in the workshop before assembly.
Trend 2. Collectible design goes mainstream
Salone del Mobile 2026 launched Salone Raritas for the first time a platform dedicated to collectible design and high craftsmanship. Buyers no longer want “just another sofa”, but an object they can pass on to their children. Galimberti Nino pieces already live on the secondary market as design objects: on 1stDibs, the average sold price of a piece by the brand exceeds $10,000.
From the workshop to the home: a table with sculptural pillar bases in production.
Trend 3. The home as a boutique hotel
The most talked-about installations in Milan in 2026 were imaginary hotels furnished with collectible design, such as the Grand Hotel by the Nilufar gallery. People want to live at home the way they stay in Europe's best boutique hotels. A vanity desk, a wingback armchair, an ottoman at the foot of the bed , this is exactly the vocabulary Galimberti Nino speaks.
Trend 4. The designer matters
For years the brand worked as a family workshop without big names. Now its catalogue credits its authors by name: architects Ilenia Viscardi and Francesco Sasso, Filippo Mambretti, as well as Carlo and Luciano Galimberti. There is also a collaboration with lighting brand Nahoor. The Solomia Home catalogue features work by four new Galimberti Nino designers.
How to Build a Dubai Interior with Galimberti Nino
The golden rule: one romantic accent against a calm backdrop is more powerful than a full “palace” suite. Here are four scenarios we suggest to our clients.
The dressing room as a boudoir. The Ambra vanity desk and the compact Brigitta armchair turn a functional room into the lady of the house's private retreat. In Dubai villas, where the dressing room is often larger than the bedroom, this is the ideal scenario.
Study and library. The Sinatra armchair is a contemporary take on the classic wingback. Place it by the window with a floor lamp and a bookcase, and you get a corner that invites you to read.
A dining room with character. Gemma chairs with their scalloped backrests bring life even to a strict stone table. Their retro glamour works beautifully with travertine and brass.
A family living room. The Pigrone sofa Italian for “lazybones” is made for long evenings, while Hugo ottomans add extra seats when more guests arrive than expected.
A palette that works in Dubai
The romantic forms of Galimberti Nino look best in this season's warm palette: terracotta, olive, powder pink and warm taupe. Paired with light stone and large windows, this furniture never feels heavy on the contrary, it softens strict contemporary architecture.
Galimberti Nino in the UAE through Solomia Home
Galimberti Nino is available in the UAE through Solomia Home. For clients, that means three things.
- Guaranteed originals. Furniture comes directly from the factory in Cabiate, with no intermediaries and no risk of counterfeits.
- The full catalogue at hand. The Solomia Home website features 105 models. Designers and architects can build dimensions straight into their projects.
- Turnkey projects. We don't just sell furniture: we select upholstery and finishes, pair Galimberti Nino with other Italian brands from our catalogue, and manage production, delivery and installation.
Visit the Solomia Home showroom at Dubai Mall Zabeel. We'll show you how Galimberti Nino's Italiang Romanticism can fit into your home.
