Milan Design Week 2017: This real Real Rain experience perfectly portrays the feel of raindrops

A new showering experience has the power to transport the bather to the center of a summer rainstorm. For this year’s Milan Design Week, Kohler has created a lush oasis against the backdrop of the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi’s Italian Renaissance collection for an exhibit of some of its most artistic bath products. The presentation in … Read more

2017 Milan Design Week: Italian Creation Group – a new force in Italian luxury design

ItalianCreationGroup, which has been acquiring luxury design brands for the past three years, is considered a new force in Italian luxury design. The high-end furniture group has quickly assembled a stable of luxury brands including Driade, FontanaArte, Valcucine and Toscoquattro, a luxury bathroom designer. At a string of events being held in conjunction with 2017 … Read more

Milan Design Week 2017: Objets Nomades Collection enriched by Louis Vuitton with 10 new travel objects

Since 2012, the Maison Louis Vuitton has developed a collection of objects inspired by travel, calling on the minds of today’s most creative designers, in line with the savoir faire of the Maison. Unveiled five years ago, Louis Vuitton’s Objets Nomades collection continues the brand’s long tradition of classy crafted travel objects. Some of the … Read more

Fantasy Access Code: Alcantara’s Third Exhibition at Palazzo Reale Opens in Milan

Alcantara, the Italian manufacturer of luxury material for the fashion, interior design and automotive industries, explores contemporary artistic expression with its third curated exhibition at Milan’s historic Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale). Titled Fantasy Access Code, the exhibit will remain open through April 30 and continues the use of Alcantara as a medium of expression through … Read more

Bleisure is not just a word…is an experience at the new Hotel Viu Milan

Hotel Viu Milan – the only hotel rooftop in Milan with an outdoor swimming pool. VIU Milan (A Member of DesignHotels) opened February 2017. In the up-and-coming area of town and new financial district in Milan, the hotel is only 5 mins walk from Corso Como and 10 mins by car to the city center. … Read more

Armani gets back to business in Milan after glamour of the Oscars

Autumn/winter 2017 collection brought strong showing in trousers and jackets, with hints of Instagramable playfulness