Posts Tagged ‘Milan’

MILAN’S HOTTEST NEW HOTEL: EXEDRA HOTEL

This months-old design hotel is already one of Milan’s hottest addresses, complete with a spa and three sophisticated restaurants. Located in a former bank of the 1920s in the city’s fashion district, the interior is all about elegant Italian style with a few futuristic features. Thanks to large windows, the common areas are bright and [...]

THE NEW MAISON MOSCHINO HOTEL – STAYING IN MILAN IN STYLE

If you’ll be in Milan this month for the city’s design fair, here’s a stylish new place to check out. It’s the Maison Moschino Hotel which took over a 19th century neoclassical railway station. As the name indicates, this is a hotel from the Moschino fashion house and naturally, its creative team is responsible for [...]

THE ART OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY: TOM WALKER’S “PICTURES” IN MILAN

Milan has long been known as a fashion capital, so it’s a fitting home for an exhibition of the work of one of the world’s top fashion photographers. Born in England, Tim Walker has been a regular photographer for Vogue magazine (the British, American, and Italian editions), and has his works on display in the [...]

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH OPENS IN MILAN

Abercrombie & Fitch has just opened its doors in Milan today. It’s the first store of the American “casual luxury” fashion brand in mainland Europe (it had already crossed the Atlantic to London in 2007), but this is the second attempt to open a new store in the continent. It previously requested a space in [...]

A SPECIAL FRANK GEHRY EXHIBITION IN MILAN’S TRIENNALE

© Gehry Partners LLP Milan’s Triennale is showing a special exhibition of Frank Gehry’s work curated by the architect himself. It presents a selection of Gehry’s building projects since 1997, that is, after designing Bilbao’s landmark Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao’s project inspired the architect (and so many others) to adopt different technologies and a town-planning approach [...]

HOTEL PRINCIPE DI SAVOIA, MILAN – A METICULOUS RENOVATION FOR A LANDMARK HOTEL

The multiple-award-winning Hotel di Principe Di Savoia in Milan was recently renovated but has kept its regal, opulent look filled with belle époque glamour. It’s one of Milan’s most attractive hotels throughout the year, but especially in the sunnier summer months, with its cool garden which can be admired from your dining table at the [...]

NEW IN MILAN: THE DESIGN SUPERMARKET

You can add this to our recent Milan design guide: The just-opened Design Supermarket. It’s found in the upscale La Rinascente department store, in a minimalist space designed by Claudio Silvestrin. It presents Italian design and well-known brands like Nespresso and Kartell, but not necessarily at prices that most can’t afford, with many pieces going [...]

MILAN DESIGN GUIDE

It’s one of Milan’s biggest annual events and it starts today. The Salone Internazionale del Mobile (or International Furniture Fair) is the world’s most important design fair, showcasing designers’ and furniture manufacturers’ latest creations to business professionals. It’s held every April and will last until the 27th this year (it’s open to the general public [...]

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