"I Saloni" directly from Milan

Today I received from my niece Valentina and her partner Davide, both architects in Milan, an e-mail about the grand event of the "International Furniture Fair".
"Ci siamo...oggi ha inizio la settimana più glamour, festosa, creativa, cosmopolita, frizzante e gioiosa di Milano!!"
"Here we are...today starts the most glamorous, festive, creative, cosmopolitan, sparkling and joyous week in Milano!!" they said.
The duo will run from work to any event they can possibly see and being insiders they will have the most incredible experience, as any year in the past.   I will report their impressions about the Salone and how the crisis has impacted (or not) the world of Interior Design.

From "Fuori Salone"

Dinner plates by Richard Ginori (image by Emmevi)

Tivoli Audio "The Babel Tower" (image by Congiu)

Vases designed by Mendini (image by Fotogramma)

Milano Design Village (image by Emmevi)

Modular Lighting Instruments (image by Congiu)

All the above is not the "Salone" but only a small part of the "Fuori Salone" meaning events collateral to the big International Furniture Fair and the Design Week.

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