Founded in Milan in the 1940s, by the artist Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti is a design and decorative arts Atelier now internationally recognised for its artistic flair.
From porcelain to furniture to accessories, all objects are unique items, made and decorated by hand, in Milan, characterised by imaginative decoration and an ironic and sophisticated visual language.
The handcrafted decorations and artisanal production ensure that each artefact is a unique creation, straddling art and design.
Fornasetti Atelier is a place where art meets design and timeless creations come to life, ready to inspire the imagination.
Further on, we are presenting this collection that will be available from the 10th of November. Towards the end, you will find an invitation to the Atelier’s exhibition in Milan.
The Fornasetti Panettone is a project in collaboration with Davide Longoni and it represents the Italian Christmas flair and artisanal baking mastery.
This special product reminds the traditional craftsmanship values through the use of high-quality raw materials. From the stone-ground flours to the sourdough starter – every ingredient is carefully selected and processed to create a product that blends creativity, research and experimentation. The Fornasetti panettone is packaged in an exclusive cylindrical box-made from embossed paper decorated with the “HighFidelity” motif. Originally conceived by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s, the “High Fidelity” decoration adds a touch of ironic mystery to the festive season.
Fornasetti Calendar Plate for 2026 is now in its 59th edition. Since1968, it has always sent out a special message of good wishes for the New Year. It is a precious limited-edition piece handcrafted in porcelain and gold, continuing the tradition of marking the new year with an object steeped in symbolism good wishes.
This edition draws inspiration from the“High Fidelity” decor, created in the Fifties and featuring one of the Atelier’s most iconic subjects: the cat. Balancing function and decoration, imagination and style, this plate becomes a dreamlike, poetic symbol–designed to be displayed or used–celebrating the timeless elegance of the distinctive Fornasetti aesthetic.
Bored of sitting on the table, the cat now lights up the home.
With its visionary artistry, the Atelier expands its home fragrance line with the “High Fidelity” decor – two new candles join the collection to set collectors’ hearts alight. A languid cat appears on cups and saucers, always in the same pose, but with a playful change of coat each time: striped, floral, starry, checkered, spotted or dotted.
Fornasetti has always seen home fragrances as an extension of design, accessories conceived to inhabit a variety of interiors, bringing warmth, intimacy, and a touch of sophisticated eccentricity. The wax-made from premium ingredients and hand-poured-releases the woody, aromatic notes of Immaginazione, enhancing the timeless elegance of these scented creations.
Fornasetti candles are designed to inspire the imagination. Thanks to their collectible design and playful decorative variations, they adapt to the personality of their owners and are able to live multiple lives: arranged together to tell stories, stacked to form sculpted towers, or transformed into elegant containers once the wax has burned away.
At Fornasetti, Cats Reign Supreme
This holiday season, Fornasetti invites cats to make themselves at home on a new selection of household objects. Cats don’t just inhabit everyday life of Fornasetti; they have also long been part of the brand’s decorative world. This holiday season, Smoky and Fay, in their role as gracious hosts, welcome a set of enigmatic and alluring feline companions, enigmatic and alluring, who feature on a new porcelain collection, as its` discreet yet refined protagonists.
Set of six “High Fidelity” glasses. Hand-decorated glass
For the festive season, Fornasetti allows these regal creatures, graceful as miniature monarchs, to claim their place on new home accessories: coffee and tea sets, mugs, scented candles, glasses, decorative holders, and a table clock.
Each creation becomes an invitation to celebrate daily rituals with sophistication and a touch of whimsy.
“High Fidelity” mug. Hand-decorated porcelain
“High Fidelity” table clock. Hand-decorated ceramic, gilded hands, continuous silent movement
Set of six “High Fidelity” espresso cups with saucers. Hand-decorated porcelain
Six “Gatti” decorative holders. Hand-decorated porcelain
Available at the Fornasetti stores in Milan and in London (at Harrods), on site and through all authorised retailers starting from November 10, 2025.
L’Heure du Chat
Fornasetti | Milan 14 November – 31 December 2025
“What is a cat, truly?” wondered Piero Fornasetti, imagining it as an “ancient philosopher, cloaked in soft fur,” guardian of an arcane wisdom. For him, the cat was never merely a domestic creature, but a cultivated symbol—an emblem of freedom, grace, and metamorphosis. This vision continues to resonate in the work of Barnaba Fornasetti: the cat is not only a familiar daily presence, long a companion in his life, but also are curring figure in the Atelier’s symbolic and aesthetic universe. It even appears in the latest porcelain collection, which includes newly conceived pieces.
From 14 November to 31 December 2025, the top floor of the Fornasetti Store will host L’Heure du Chat, an exhibition project developed in collaboration with gallerist Tommaso Calabro and devoted to the figure of the cat. On display are works on paper, sketches, and paintings by Leonor Fini (Buenos Aires, 1907–Paris, 1996) and Stanislao Lepri (Rome, 1905–Paris, 1980), created between the 1930s and the 1970s and drawn from Calabro’s gallery.
Today that spirit is renewed by Barnaba Fornasetti and Tommaso Calabro, in a project that brings into dialogue Fornasetti’s poetic world with that of Leonor Fini and Stanislao Lepri, two artists who shared both life and artistic exploration across the twentieth century.
Self-taught and non-conformist, Fini approached Surrealism without ever formally joining it. Her painting conjures worlds inhabited by metamorphoses and ambiguous beings, where the cat assumes a privileged role: sensual and mysterious, often fused with the human body or transfigured into sphinxes and priestesses. Lepri, a diplomat who abandoned his career to devote himself to art, devised instead a chimerical and metaphysical imagery, where fable and nightmare co-exist. His drawing L’ami des chats (1973) reinterprets the theme of the pedagogue, transforming the animal into guide and guardian—a presence at once affectionate and unsettling.
This project intertwines design and art, and seeks to reflect upon the symbolic value of images, transforming the feline icon into a trait d’union between objects, works, and artistic visions.
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