Milan’s Futuristic Vertical Forest
A wealth of green.
A two-tower luxury residential project of urban biodiversity in Milan’s affluent Porta Nuova business district.
Milan
The 2019 Volvo XC40
A Scandinavian crossover with universal appeal.
The XC40 is perhaps as much a fashion statement as it is a crossover.
J.J. Martin of La DoubleJ
Milan in technicolor.
Martin and her team of visionary individuals are shaking things up with the multidimensional brand La DoubleJ, which blends vintage-focused e-commerce with an astute insider city guide.
Hotel Viu Milan
Porta Volta’s new Design Hotel.
The newest iteration in a wave of natty getaways by global accommodation group Design Hotels.
Design Doyenne
Milan-based gallerist Nina Yashar.
The Nina Yashar universe is as big in scale as her new design proscenium.
Panettone Is A Seasonal Favourite
From the ovens of Milan.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Some of the sweetest days of my life have been spent in Milan’s grey winter. My concrete-block apartment offered a spectacular view over the nearby Alps and on a clear day the diamond peaks would reflect crystals of cerulean blue in the morning light.
Artigiani Milanesi Milanese Artisan Cashmere on a Small BC Island
Little Italian cashmere shop in the woods.
In 2014, the co-founders of Artigiani Milanesi packed their entire artisanal cashmere manufacturing business into two 40-foot-long shipping containers and left the industrial bustle of Milan. Their destination was Bowen Island: 50 square kilometres of forested, rocky beach-rimmed land in Vancouver’s Howe Sound.
Valextra Boutique
Milanese magnetism.
A first for Italian handbag house Valextra, the company tasked an outside designer—London-based Martino Gamper—with redesigning its Milan shop, and also emblazoning new graphic patterns upon one of the brand’s bag collections.
Dimore Studio
Mix masters.
Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci of Dimore Studio create evocative spaces with an asymmetrical application of extremes: expressive and calm, corroded and couture, cryptic and forthright.
