When thinking about design, meeting new designers and seeing new collections of established brands in the most exciting way, Milan Design week is without any doubt my favourite week of the year. Blurring the lines between clothing, interiors, and art, each year more Fashion Houses present innovative installations and collaborations. I only visited the ones […]
This year at Alcova Marlot Baus unveiled an installation in one of the rooms of villa Bagatti Valsecchi titled ‘Daily Rhythms – Life Around the Table’. More than just a showcase of objects, the presentation invited visitors to reflect on the emotional life that happens around the table — from quiet rituals to shared meals. […]
On our last day in Milan while heading to our apartment we visited a few exhibitions at Tortona and I particularly liked ‘ The Skin I Live in’ at the Garden House by Alysia, a beautiful and installation by Saba and Alysi by Studiopepe and Around Studio. Studiopepe created a story where design and fashion […]
Welcome back at the blog! Yesterday I showed you the first two locations of this year’s Dimore studio collaborations during Milan Design week, and today I take you to the atelier of Osanna Visconti where Dimore Studio and Japanese company HOSOO showed their collection. We also visited Work it at Fondazione Sozzani, a great get […]
Every year during Milan Design Week, I look forward to visiting Dimorestudio. Previously at via Solferino where large ques of visitors slowly worked their way up to the Studio, this year Dimore created different collaborations and with four unique presentations across the city. From vintage cinematic moods to tactile textile stories, and from cinematic interiors […]
In one of my favorite locations during Milan Design Week, at the 5Vie headquarters on Via Cesare Correnti, Beni Rugs presented Intersection a new collection of rugs designed by Paris and Marrakech-based architecture firm Studio KO. Intersection is an ode to memory, told through ten motifs inspired by the quiet poetry of everyday relics — […]
A former furniture factory in Varedo (in between the Alcova venues) was transformed into a platform for new contemporary design and the second edition of ‘Good Design’ The group exhibition brought together over 60 international designers in a spirit of collaboration and networking. Conceived as a laboratory for encounters and exchanges, the exhibition brought together […]
Every year during Milan Design Week, Alcova invites us into unexpected places—spaces where time seems to stand still and design breathes new life into forgotten architecture. Today I would love to take you along visiting Villa Bagatti Valsecchi. Wandering through the villa is a true walk through stories and spaces. The high ceilings, peeling walls, […]
Last year I fell totally in love with the beautiful villa Borsani, a Modernist architectural masterpiece by Italian architect and furniture designer Osvaldo Borsani, who built the villa to use as a family home from 1945. This year the villa was still as beautiful as last year. Designers from different countries exhibited in the various […]
MoscaPartners exhibitions at Palazzo Litta, Palazzo Litta, one of Milan’s most iconic historical buildings, have become a yearly destination. The palace is really impressive, yet familiar. Different large installation at the entrance’s and inside are the first you see. And inside I thought the massive installation by LCD textile that dominated the large Sala degli […]
