More Salone - Take 2

For some reason my long and oh-so-interesting blog of yesterday vanished! So forgive me if you get this a second time - this one is right!

Let's do Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24th at Salone in Milan. I would spend that Thursday (assuming you did Pavilion 12, etc. on Wed.) going to Euroluce and Salone Satellite. Try to finish the fiera this day if you can.

Some highlights after - Thurs. 4/23:

6 p.m. is Frankie Morello Meets Zanotta at C.so Matteotti, 3. I have no idea who Frankie is but Zanotta is always a good bet!
Kartell at Via c. Porta, 1 Ang via Turati will be high-lighting ('scuse the pun) Kartellights! And from the images I saw, this new collection of lighting is an important introduction and direction for Kartell. Starts at 7 p.m.
Yamagiwa lighting is always interesting and well displayed - check them out at Spazio Vito Nacci via Durini 9/11. Also at 7 p.m.
There's Danish crafts at via Savona 56 back at Zona Tortona and if you are going there - check out SLIDE at Via Tortona 27 (Superstudiopiu) - I always like this playful company.

Some restaurant suggestions: Cavallini Via Mauro Macchi 2 - a bit out of the way, but itnerior designed by Gio Ponti's office nd incredible wine list. Wonderful garden. Anotehr is the Trattoria del Muovo Macello Via Lombroso Cesare 20 (I love to say "Cesare) - 02-59902122, One of the top restaurants in Milan and tough to get a reservation - so try now.

Friday, April 24th - Hopefully you can spend the day going from place to place in town.

Damn Magazine always is fun - see them at Piazza Sant'Ambrogio. I am always fascinated and inspired by the work from Eindhoven who will be at MY VERY BEST FAVORITE STORE - Rossan Orlandi on Via Matteo Bandello 14-16. Ikea is showing 20 years of their design (???) in Milan - at Via Tortona 20. While there, say hello to Jerry Helling at Bernhardt Design at via Savona 60 and what Materialise- Mgx is doing for Swarvoski Crystal Palace at via Savona 56, and Viccarbe (part of the U.S. company, Coalesse) at Tortona 15. I would also see the Taiwan exhibit in the area on via Forcella 16. Of course, never miss the Triennale -Viale Alemagna 6 - and you could even have lunch there (after visiting their incredible book store) - if you don't mind disturbing look on the waiters' faces. In town, always good to see B & B Italia, Porro and Cassina on Via Durini. And Driade on Via Manzoni 30. Boffi is always a treat in Brera on Via Solferino and I N E V E R miss anything Paola Leni does - Palazzo delle Stelline Corso Magenta 61. Droog is having a pop up store until April 26th at ag 22 Via Alserio 22 and Vistosi - Design Set - Piazza Castello 16 should be interesting.

I understand Rossana Orlandi has a restaurant near her store - never been but why not? And in the Tortona area - there Piquenique for food from Provance and Trattoria Ai Binari - huge, but nice folks. Check out Bar Basso Via Plinio 39 - and drink the Negroni Sbagliato....or whatever as my Milanese friend said it has the "best cocktails in town". For the calm-before-the-storm, the bar at Hotel Diana Majestic on Viale Piave is nice the afternoon before it becomes a scene.

I left off some things to be sure like Ingo Maurer's party on Via Manin- always great but so crowded. And so many others - too many - really - to mention. Most important is to try to absorb as much as you can and enjoy! I'll be blogging from Milan. Ciao!