Ernestomeda unveils Sign Round kitchen
- Ernestomeda used Milan Design Week 2026 to present Sign Round, a new version of its Sign kitchen by architect and art director Giuseppe Bavuso, at the brand’s Milan showroom from April 21-26. - The standout change is the shape: Sign Round swaps hard-edged geometry for soft curves, a 1970s-inspired island and an elevated snack table that projects outward “like a wing.” - The launch extends Ernestomeda’s 2022 push to treat kitchens as living-space furniture rather than closed work zones, with sustainability and recyclable materials central to the pitch. (ernestomeda.com)
Ernestomeda used Milan Design Week 2026 to introduce Sign Round, a curved new version of its Sign kitchen designed by architect Giuseppe Bavuso. (fuorisalone.it) The installation ran April 21-26 at Ernestomeda Milano in Via Larga, where the company positioned Sign Round as the latest evolution of one of its best-known kitchen models. (fuorisalone.it) The change is mostly in the form. Fuorisalone and Interni both describe soft, enveloping lines, fluid curves and a central island with an elevated snack table that extends outward like a wing. (fuorisalone.it) (internimagazine.com) Ernestomeda says those curves draw on 1970s geometry, but the company is using them for a current housing idea: the kitchen as part of the living room, not a separate work cell. (fuorisalone.it) (ernestomeda.com) That framing did not start with Sign Round. When Ernestomeda launched Sign in July 2022, it described the kitchen as “an extension of the living zone,” with open storage, display shelving and social seating built into the system. (ernestomeda.com 1) (ernestomeda.com 2) Sign Round pushes that idea further by making the island read more like furniture. Spanish trade outlet Cocina Integral said the model reflects a shift toward more fluid, convivial and experiential kitchen spaces. (cocinaintegral.net) Materials are part of the pitch too. Ernestomeda says the project uses sophisticated finishes, delicate contrasts and manufacturing choices aimed at durability and easier recycling. (fuorisalone.it) That places Sign Round inside a broader design-week pattern: premium kitchen brands are selling layout, mood and material identity as much as cabinetry. Ernestomeda’s message in Milan was that the kitchen can still be the room’s anchor even when its edges soften. (fuorisalone.it) (cocinaintegral.net)
