Downtown Design
redazione 17/04/2023

24 hours in Milan – Milano Design District

The first stop of Design Week 2023 is the Milano Design District, that extends beyond the quadrilateral around via Durini and embraces some of the most prestigious spaces in the centre of Milan, expanding towards Piazza Fontana, Corso Monforte and Foro Buonaparte

Contardi, corso Monforte 20. In the light district, Contardi opens its first flagship store: a 5-metre height space that allows scenographic installations and where light is the protagonist.

Milano Design District, Cappellini

Cappellini, via Borgogna 8. Cappellini makes its outdoor debut with the Lido collection, product families signed by the Italian design duo BrogliatoTraverso and Swedish designer Jangir Maddadi.

Milano Design District, Porro

Porro, via Visconti di Modrone 29. Porro changes house and moves into a brick building in, where he displays an immersive three-colour installation and a story that travels through time and space.

Milano Design District, Giorgetti

Milano Design District, RIva 1920

Giorgetti, via della Spiga 31. In the famous fashion district, Giorgetti inaugurates ‘The Place’, a container of wonders where each floor is a discovery between iconic products and new furnishing proposals.

Riva 1920, via Visconti di Modrone 8. The historic Brianza-based company specialising in solid wood processing has found a home in Milan with its first flagship store in the city centre.

 

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