In the temporary store in ‘Via S. Maurilio’, the pastry shop ‘Ottocento’ recommends some of its handmade specialties that have stood out since 1978: Easter doves, eggs, and shortbread. Many sweet Easter-themed gift ideas are also available in the shop.

You will also find the traditional ‘Ottocento’ aperitivo during the Milan Design Week.

Mascherpa è la prima “tiramisuteca” di Milano. Nel cuore della città, è una piccola “boutique del tiramisù” dove i protagonisti indiscussi sono tre: mascarpone, savoiardi e caffè. Mascherpa - il mascarpone in dialetto milanese - è l’unico ingrediente che ha origini lombarde (con questo termine si indicavano coloro che venivano dalla campagna e portavano il formaggio in città). La crema al mascarpone, realizzata dalla pasticcera Giovanna Anoia secondo la ricetta di famiglia, è l’ingrediente protagonista della boutique, declinato secondo diverse ricette: dal tiramisù in barattolo a quello scomposto, dalle strip (“strisce” golose che ricordano nell’aspetto gli éclair francesi) alle mini boule (piccole praline di cioccolato ripiene della loro crema). Ecco che la crema al mascarpone viene rivisitata per dar vita a 10 differenti gusti di tiramisù in barattolo. Da bere in abbinamento, uno degli ingredienti del prodotto principe della boutique: il caffè in infusione. Tutti i prodotti sono take away ed è disponibile per il delivery a Milano. Mascherpa è stato consigliato ed inserito nella guida del Golosario. 

Punto di riferimento sulla scena milanese per gli appassionati di cucina a 360°, KitcheN Milano propone in un ambiente accogliente e moderno un’ampia offerta di accessori e utensili di qualità dal design ricercato, accanto a una raffinata selezione di prodotti alimentari e libri di cucina. Il concept nasce dalla partnership con KnIndustrie che ne ha curato il restyling e la direzione artistica, attivando un programma di riposizionamento dell’offerta e introducendo nuovi prodotti e nuove “stories” dedicate alla cucina contemporanea e professionale, puntando sulla versatilità, sull’esperienza e accessibilità. KitcheN, luogo polifunzionale, ospita anche un ricco calendario di eventi: corsi di cucina, seminari, incontri culturali, mostre e degustazioni animano lo spazio trasformandolo in un luogo di incontro e di sperimentazione.   

In 2015 Locherber Milano has created an atelier à parfum in the heart of "old Milan" aspiring to celebrate home fragrances, designed to be a feature of home décor and of design. Inside the boutique, built in Corso Magenta 30, you can lose yourself in memories rekindled by fragrances. And the space delights all senses, not just the nose. The dark grey metal at the entrance transports you back to the last century while the soft curtains frame a window which provides a peek of an interior that resembles a drawing room. 

Chattanooga Choo Choo's plays in the background, a bit of swing, then the notes of jazz, an elegant rhythm, muted colors, original design of the forties and fifties, shades between octane and blue sea, perfumes and hints of clean , a velvet sofa, beard, hair and relax.
 
A new place for men only appears in the heart of the historic center of Milan.
Among those small and precious streets known as the "Cinque Vie", a crossroads of history and curiosity.
We are in Via Santa Marta 5.
 
A family has thought about it, has dedicated itself, has taken care of the project and the interiors, in collaboration with the interior designer Luciano Botta and, from September 2018, three young Sicilian barbers await their clients to sharpen cuts, arrange whiskers, shorten beards, for treatments and treatments and because the time to devote to oneself is a good time.
 
A space inspired by the great tradition of Italian barbershops but who want to live in a contemporary key, attentive to trends and pleasure: with elegance, care, professionalism and a smile, always a bit 'to the rhythm of swing.

After attending “Scuola d’arte applicata of Milano” and “ Institut supérieur de peinture Van der Kelen-Logelain” im Bruxelles , since 1994 Chiara works as interior decorator, building decorator, and painter. She makes classic decorations, ornaments, faux marbles and woods, lime graffitos, trompe l’oeil, patina, views and illustrations. During her professional life she had the opportunity to collaborate with renowned restoration and decoration companies, master decorators, learning all the secrets of an ancient and fascinating trade. Chiara is able to repropose the classical style or to blend modern and contemporary styles. Chiara’s techniques make use of ancient or natural materials, such as lime, silicates, tempras, oil paints, gold foil or modern material, such as acrylics and resins.

In every woman’s closet there are more clothes than she could possibly wear, but much less that she would dream of wearing” DressYouCan is a female fashion renting service that allows women to access their dream wardrobe, either online or through a physical store located in downtown Milan. DressYouCan gives a different response to the imperative need for luxury/designer-branded clothing at a reasonable price, already fulfilled by several online retailers, by proposing women an alternative consumption modality: online rental in line with the sharing economy. Thanks to DressYouCan hundreds of women can afford the luxury of wearing a new outfit everyday for a very small price and most importantly, free from that impulse-purchase guilt that everyone of them has experienced more than once. On the supply side, DressYouCan business model allows dozens of young emerging designers, through a special partnership agreement, to display and distribute their creations. The service is all inclusive: DressYouCan manage internally the entire value chain (including dry cleaning, tailoring and repairing) The first flagship store is located right by the centre of Milan, close to Colonne di San Lorenzo. A place where live the DressYouCan’s experience trying all the clothes and accessories part of the entire catalogue. Here by appointment, clients can also enjoy an hour all for themselves, with the advice of a stylist available and an exceptional treatment (make up, photographer) The DressYouCan showroom can also be rented to organize hen parties and girls night out, experiencing the "game" of playing with dresses in the company of some friends. 

Take a break, savoring the most classic Italian traditional products. in the center of Milan, a few steps from the Duomo. The experience is not new: Pausa was founded in Hong Kong by Italian entrepreneurs in 2013 with a temporary restaurant, offering pizza, fresh pasta, ice cream and coffee from small Italian artisanal producers. Simple, fun, healthy, artisanal and sustainable, the perfect casual restaurant after a shopping break, in via Cesare Correnti at number 28.

Raw&co is a “cabinet of curiosities”, a place where different objects—diverse in both era and origin — are brought together in a sophisticated and harmonic environment. This setting, with a strong decorative appeal, unveils the cultural imagination and style of the founders. A wide and varied selection of vintage objects and pieces of furniture are laid out and mixed with an assortment of the many brands that are hosted in the boutiques at Corso Magenta 10, and Via Palermo 1. The areas are arranged according to strict curatorial criteria, accommodating objects in line with the stylistic vision of the two creators, in a reflection of their continuous research. Raw and Company has a precise meaning; it is a stylistic tale that celebrates interiors in a timeless way: vintage furnishings dating back to the early years of last century, with forays into the 60s and 70s, blended with a repertoire of ornaments, accessories, and other objects produced by brands that have a common denominator – research, quality, exclusivity and history. 

Candiani Denim is a specialty store which offers jeans that are made exclusively with Italian Denim. An international brand selection for both men and women. Research, innovation and sustainability are the values that are woven into every brand represented at Candiani Denim. The store offers different styles starting form heritage, raw denim, to contemporary jeans with soft-hand washes and slim fits, to women's premium denim that feels like a second skin. A new reference store for everyone who is looking for quality denim.

Spinelli Interior Design, Como artisan excellence in Milan. Since 1963 we make custom furnishings, from upholstered furniture to furnishing accessories. Our Milan showroom offers the best fabrics on the market and a staff of experts that follows the customer from the design to the realization. Thus, we offer a highly personalized service that stands out for its attention to detail and the quality of its products.

Fine Italian Jewellery

Savinelli shop is an historical small store set in Milan since 1876, only a short step from the Cathedral. It is a world for all smoking lovers: pipe, cigar or cigarette. Inside you can find all Savinelli's pipe production with exclusive pieces and unique series. Furthermore the pipe selection is enriched by other prestigious brands like White Spot, Davidoff, Meerschaum pipes and Calabash. You will find even all the accessories you need, whatever is your smoking style: Dupont lighters, Dunhill, Zippo, IM Corona and Pearl, pipe tools, cigar cutters, pipe stands, tobacco jars, pipe cleaning tools such as cleaners, balsa filters, leathers pouchs made for pipes or tobacco…and much more! Savinelli, via Orefici, is not only pipes! Our new collection of men, home and travel accessories awaits you! Products boasting an elegant and classic design, 100% made in Italy, destined to last as long as Savinelli brand. Reparatur service.

Bonaparte Suites is located in Foro Bonaparte 51, an elegant nineteenth-century building, in the heart of Milan.

Strategically located in a quiet corner of Milan city center, it is a perfect location for business travel, cultural tourism and genuine rest.

Bonaparte Suite is not a hotel, but a house where you will be welcomed with live cordiality by the staff who will accompany you in your stay, providing you all necessary support.

Lizard is a store that stocks and showcases new and unique designers from around the world. Clothing and art are displayed to make it a unique space to come and visit. Previously an art gallery, the store boasts high ceilings and is split on two levels with a modern light installation. 

VIASATERNA was created in 2015 on the initiative of Irene Crocco, founder in 2011 of the project Da vicino, in which she exhibited the artworks of various Italian artists in her Milanese apartment. 
VIASATERNA is a two-level gallery in a late 19th century building. The premises were carefully designed and refurbished by architect and collector Flavio Albanese. 
The gallery name is inspired by and pays tribute to Via Saterna, an imaginary street described by Dino Buzzati in his “Poema a Fumetti”, (1969, Arnoldo Mondadori). A world in which dream and reality intertwine in a tapestry of people, destinies, lives and imagination. From this magical and mysterious atmosphere, Irene Crocco drew the inspiration to create a gallery that, through art, becomes a living crossroads for people and ideas.

Tommaso Calabro art gallery was founded by Tommaso Calabro in Milan in 2018. The gallery is specialised in international Modern and Contemporary art and also engages in interdisciplinary projects, such as exhibitions combining visual arts and design. 

The gallery is located on the first floor of Palazzo Marietti, a Neoclassical palace of Renaissance origins in Piazza San Sepolcro, a charming square in the heart of Milan. An eighteenth-century staircase with a red marble handrail leads to the gallery’s exhibition rooms, characterised by inlaid wooden floors, distinctive stucco and fresco decorations.

Third generation of antique dealers, Tomaso Piva pursues the goal of polispecialisation that ranges from the paintings of great masters to sculpture, adding in this shop the theme of "wunderkammer", creating a "Cabinet of Wonders" full of curiosities, globes and armillary spheres, snuffboxes and objects of virtue. If age, origin, materials, functions differentiate them from each other, all the objects proposed by Tomaso Piva share elegance, preciousness and beauty. Features that make them exclusive objects.

Pierre Andre Podbielski established Podbielski Contemporary in January 2011 in the heart of Berlin, Mitte. The emphasis of the gallery's program is to represent a wide range of artists, who address the geopolitics of the Balkans, the Middle East, Italy, Germany and eventually new territories in a transcultural perspective. 

Podbielski Contemporary has now moved back to Milan, it’s hometown, to new premises located in the elegant centro storico and opened to the public end of May 2018. The gallery aims to merge art dealing activities with academic research, presenting special events such as artists talks, performances, conferences and screening evenings, to become not only a lively space for art lovers and art collectors, but also a cultural destination for young scholars and for the Milan art community in general.

From its opening show Moving Worlds to the closing showing Bye Bye Berlin February 2018, the gallery has featured five shows a year and participated in numerous international fairs (such as MIA Image Fair Milan 2011-2018, London Art 2013-2014, Artissima 2013-2018, MIA Singapore 2014, Art Paris 2015, Context Art Miami 2015, Photo London 2017-2018, Unseen 2018 and Arte Fiera 2019).

Officine Saffi is a contemporary ceramics hub. The project includes the Gallery specializing in ceramic art, with exhibitions of work by contemporary artists and master ceramists of the past; the Workshop, used for courses and practical work, as well as for production by artists and designers and during Artists’ Residencies; and the Publishing House, which produces the specialist quarterly magazine Fragile (www.fragilemagazine.it) and art catalogues. The project is completed by the Open to Art international competition, dedicated to contemporary art and design ceramics. 

Whimsical antiquariato in the frame of the splendid street Saffi.

L'Affiche is located in via Nirone since 1990. It is joined to the gallery of via dell'Unione 6, which only hosts exhibitions, mostly personal. The most informal gallery in Milan to find images, original posters, photography, design, multiples and works by young artists, a reference point for authors, collectors and fans of the contemporary area.

Founded in 2005, Contrasto Galleria is the reference point for collectors and lovers of photography. The gallery offers a wide range of vintage and modern prints by internationally acknowledged masters as well as emerging talents. The gallery also offers consultancy services on the market of photography, the conservation and setting up of photography based works, and also a taylor made support to private subjects and companies who want to start building up a collection of photography. In addition to this, Contrasto Galleria can help collectors in finding specific artworks worldwide.

A family, 30 years of experience, two galleries in the city center of Verona and one in Milano: this is Pescetta [antichità e decorazione]. As per our name - which literally means antiques and decoration - we love mixing antique pieces with other items coming from different epochs and styles. We deal with pieces coming from the Neoclassic period up to XX century design presenting them in a delicate and eclectic mood. 

The Stylist's Wardrobe is the first and only space in Milan, and in Italy, dedicated to professionals in the fashion industry. From an elegant apartment in the center of Milan, they have created the ideal environment to provide with exclusive services such as rental of spaces for wardrobe storage, buyer deposit, coworking, location for press day and events, pre-production of fashion shows, space casting, fitting, temporary show-room, exhibition. The mission is to give clients an elegant, functional and equipped space in order to find new inspirations. 

Caminadè was born in collaboration with Santè, the well-known bio gastronomy in via De Amicis. Biological raw materials are used to prepare excellent dishes and provide a high quality fast food. Ready-to-eat dishes that rotate daily, take-away dishes and even a consultation service for a personalized dinner at your home.

Santé was founded in 2012 by Remo Morlacchi and Piero Almasio and soon became a distribution organic products company and, also, an excellent product advisory. Remo and Piero investigate and select always genuine and great products in order to place them in different points of sale.

New exposition of design pieces from the last century! Best architects, designer and brands, accuratly reserch of forniture and courius objects.. Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Angelo Mangiarotti, Osvaldo Borsani, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Angelo Lelli, Gino Sarfatti, Vittorio Gregotti, Stilnovo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Ettore Sottsass....

Historical shop - Founded in 1933 Pescheria Spadari is a retail store of fish and seafood rarities. The flagship products of our store are tuna, swordfish, oysters, and a wide selection of fresh catch coming every day from the most important Italian and foreign seaports. From several years, to the retail store we have paired our Lunch service and the evening Bistrot. The menu vary every day and follow the fresh catch line to fully satisfy the needs of our customers.

Davide Gatto Milano is a leather design project begun five years ago in a small bottega in Milan’s historic Naviglio Grande, within the context of the famous Vicolo delle Lavandaie. The collection developed in contact with customers is distributed through an international network of boutiques, while the new Santa Marta atelier is a space where the collections are born and bespoke accessories are created.  

MIPA was founded with the objective to innovate the Italian tradition of the peculiar material called graniglia by combining respect for the past with a continuous drive to innovate, because evolving means to give new life to traditions. MIPA’s tiles are completely manufactured in Italy with natural raw materials and environment-friendly processes with synergies that lead to the creation of a unique product with very high technical performances. MIPA is establishing a new dimension for graniglia, a novel idea and a distinctive vision to transform the product into a design piece that can be used to enrich and upgrade the spaces where it is used. 

Along with the twenty-four shop windows at via della Chiusa in Milano the MDF Italia showroom is a space with strong architectural connotations, able to enhance the overall value of the products as a whole: the new proposals and the most significant items of the collection are the display case where project and product generate always new and harmonious settings. MDF Italia showroom was conceived according to the basic principles of - architectural communication -, an architecture achieved through subtraction, in which volumes follow each other perfectly in tune and where the balance between masses and voids is interpreted as a harmonious continuum.

The first G-SPECTACLES flagship store opened on Feb 2018, 100% italian sunglasses and eyewear brand. We have lot of posts on the web, press and social media, regarding the store opening in Milan and the Mido fair partecipation, such as the cooperations with some influencer and artists like Sfera Ebbasta and Gue Pequeno. 

The passion that gives birth to a project: "Creating bijoux for me is a passion that I carry inside since childhood. Already as a child I created necklaces and bracelets with thread and beads. The architectural studies have forged my artistic taste. Source of inspiration are art, textures, fabrics, but above all nature. From nature I get inspiration for shapes and colors. I love to weave the metals and give a sinuous shape to bronze, brass or silver. I never make two identical pieces, but each one is unique. Unique as my passion."

Via Bagnera è la via più stretta di Milano, famosa per essere stata luogo degli omicidi di Antonio Boggia, il primio serial killer italiano che nascondeva in cadaveri in un deposito lì vicino. 

Assimpredil Ance è l'associazione delle imprese edili e complementari operanti nelle province di Milano, di Lodi e di Monza e Brianza. È da 70 anni la più grande realtà di ANCE, l'Associazione Nazionale dei Costruttori Edili di Confindustria. Scopo dell'Associazione è provvedere alla tutela e all'assistenza delle imprese associate, nonché favorire lo sviluppo e il progresso dell'industria delle costruzioni. Assimpredil Ance è un'associazione leader nel presidio del mercato e degli scenari normativi, tecnologici e finanziari. Assimpredil Ance rappresenta le imprese del settore delle costruzioni nei confronti delle istituzioni e di tutti i soggetti attivi a livello territoriale.

Assimpredil Ance è a fianco dei propri associati per qualsiasi esigenza connessa all'attività d'impresa con informazioni, consulenza e assistenza grazie ad una squadra di persone esperte e altamente specializzate. Il nostro scopo sociale è di provvedere alla tutela e all'assistenza, sul piano collettivo ed individuale, delle imprese appartenenti al sistema in tutti i problemi che direttamente o indirettamente le riguardano.

The Colonne di San Lorenzo or Columns of San Lorenzo is a group of ancient Roman ruins, located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in central Milan, region of Lombardy, northern Italy.

For Luini 12 spaces are the "places of the soul" of those who will go there to live, an opportunity to create atmospheres able to touch emotionally the viewer and comfortably accommodate those who live them. It is about the art of designing and building living spaces.

The award-winning gourmet Pizzeria-Restaurant PUMMÀ is a unique concept, made of taste, very high quality of selected ingredients, creativity, friendly mood and design.Both exclusive creative and traditional Pizzas and Dishes - also with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free ingredients - are signed and prepared by our Masters of Pizza and Chefs. A Pizzeria-Restaurant loved by the press and chosen by celebrities of showbiz, arts, and sports and highlighted in the best known food guides. Not the usual restaurant. Much more than a gourmet Pizzeria. A Quality Restaurant. Open at lunch and dinner, and now also take away. 

New showroom a stone throw from Milan Duomo for this young design brand completely “made in Italy” that combines sophisticated expressive research with qualitative excellence. Numerous international awards like “Muuuz best of”, “Yatzer best of”, publications in main architecture and design magazines and distribution in selected retailers make Colé a reference for the iconic chairs, tables, containers and accessories. that draw inspiration from Bauhaus, Italian fifties, modern contemporary art and ethnic cultures from around the world.

Home Textile Emporium by Lisa Corti is a company based in Milan that creates and designs fabrics with which it realizes a personal line of home furnishings and clothing for women and children. Lisa Corti designs her creations in Italy, but each piece of her collections is produced in India by skilled artisans, who work by hand, follow every single stage of the production process, from weaving and dyeing cotton to manual printing on fabric with ancient blockprint technique. Gian Giacomo Mora's space is dedicated to Lisa Corti's garment and accessories line: organza caftans, kurtas in flimsy muslin, skirts, shirts, silk dresses and trousers and a vast range of accessories including pareos, scarves, bags and belts, are all designed with vibrantly colourful prints with an oriental feel. Some iconic pieces also from the home collection like mezzeri, quilt and cushions.

Lesley Luxury Vintage was born in Rome in 2008 and it has opened in Milan in 2017. Lesley is a place but also an idea. Lesley is a luxury vintage boutique: the clothing and accessories - strictly designer labels - are never more than three years old. With a stroke of luck you can slip your arm into the It Bag of the moment. Lesley is a small universe without rules, shunning the dictates of fashionistas, a mosaic of unique pieces in which a wardrobe can be recomposed as one’s own, guided by taste, the pursuit of quality and the flair for finding a deal. Lesley is a world in movement in which an object gains a new patina on the wave of the enthusiasm of those who appreciate it, a virtuous and potentially infinite circle. Here is the Idea: to understand that a bag can have more than one life, that from the stiletto of those Louboutin in which you felt divine you want to step down and let someone else feel the rush, and that luxury one-off, can be democratic and ecological. 

Ostello Bello is a home for the most beautiful people in the world: travelers. But it is also a special place for all the Milanesi who come here at the happy hour to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Ostello Bello srl was born in 2010, when Carlo, Pietro, Ceri and the rest of the members founded the company. They had one clear purpose: to show the people of Milan what hostels really look like. No one had any previous experience in the hospitality field, but each one of them had the passion and ideas to fuel the project. So after finding the perfect location, in via Medici 4, all of them contributed to the renovation work. Using colored chalks, love and fantasy they built the foundation of Ostello Bello, which opened to the public in August 13th, 2011.
Travelers and locals soon fell in love with the project and after a while national and international awards started to flood in. In fact, every year since 2012, Ostello Bello in Via Medici has been awarded as the best hostel in Italy by Hostelworld. Positive feedback and the desire to broaden the offer stimulated Ostello Bello to find new partners and expand to a new country: Myanmar. By late 2014 Ostello Bello Bagan was born.
Few months later, Ostello Bello doubled its presence in Milan with Ostello Bello Grande. In the meantime, two hostels followed in Mandalay and Inle Lake, Myanmar. In April 2017 Ostello Bello Lake Como opened its doors and in December of the same year the second Ostello Bello Bagan did the same.
With a strategic business plan worthy of a market leader and the excitement of a young backpacker, Ostello Bello awaits you in via Medici 4. Always ready to toast to the beauty of sharing and the diversity of cultures!

Gioielli Unici was founded in September 2017 inside a historic Jewellery Shop in the heart of Milan, thanks to a group of women artists. They all have different personalities and everyone owns a unique style and creativity, but they are thrilled to share this path together. The shop "Unici", with its working studio, creates its exclusive jewels and provides "Unique" services. You will be followed by expert artists and goldsmiths, ready to satisfy all your request and support you with their expertise and sensitivity from the initial estimate to the final production.

"Pasto" is a small restaurant with a warm and family atmosphere that aims to enhance the symbol of Italian cuisine. In the heart of Milano, every day offers fresh pasta made with high quality materials, flours from selected grains and seasonal seasonings. 

The Italian company Ethimo specialises in high-quality outdoor furnishings and décor, taking its inspiration from the warm, inviting colours of the Mediterranean and the charm of humble, authentic places: its contemporary design collections are made with comfort and practicality in mind and enhance any outdoor area to create sophisticated settings in which to relax and savour the true luxury of free time. The decisions regarding the company's production are guided by the selection of materials and the attention to detail, to create unique elements that add an elegant, personal touch to private gardens, exclusive country hotels and sophisticated resorts.

Flowear concept store borns from the union of flowers and clothes. In a magical setting you can find clothes for women and children, accessories, perfumes and, to order, beautiful floral arrangements. Located in a historical building, the shop is an urban environment where antique wood and cement come togheter with pieces of art and neon lights. Flowear is the result of many years of experience in the retail field and was created with the intention of creating a different and captivating concept made of new brands and original looks.

Since five generations in a studio situated in the centre of Milan the Merzaghis family has been realising hand made jewels following step by step all phases of the production of each single object. They are specialists in creations of high quality jewels and thanks to the experience of their ancestors, they are able to produce both classical jewels for the most important events and jewels much more fashion destined to younger generations using different materials. These goldsmiths stand out, because the can renew old jewels respecting their styles and integrity and they can change old jewels ,belonging to their customers, to refresh and update their shapes.

It all started in a small laboratory in the historical centre of the Italian town of Piacenza during the late 1980’s. Davide Groppi was inventing and producing his first lamps and decided simply to use his own name for the name of the company.Creative independence and passionate, unconventional management have allowed him, over time, to learn and develop his own brand of original and unique products, currently distributed the world over.Simplicity, weightlessness, emotion and creative invention are the fundamental components of each lamp or lighting project designed by Davide Groppi. Davide Groppi creations are never conceived as just lights or lamps. They come about through the need to give life to something that is necessary or signifi-cant. Some of the things that inspire these ideas are works of art, ready made objects, magic, the desire to make things with his hands or simply the urge to play and have fun with light. Light in the hands of Davide Groppi is a wonderful way to seduce and excite.He has always worked with a faithful group of collaborators who share his vision and help him to develop ideas and bring them to fruition.Over the course of many years of experience, Davide Groppi has developed various products and shows in collaboration with companies specialising in design such as De Padova, Boffi, Paola Lenti and Christofle.There have also been many international projects the world over, including the illumination of houses, stores and museums.Davide Groppi has been particularly active in the area of hospitality (hotels and restaurants). Some of the most famous chefs in the world have chosen lighting solutions by Davide Groppi for their venues, including Massimo Bottura, Massimiliano Alajmo, Moreno Cedroni and Giancarlo Perbellini.Davide Groppi has also been recognised for excellence by the press and received prestigious awards for his lighting creations, including the Edida Award in 2011 for the Sampei lamp, the Design Plus Award in 2014 for the Neuro lamp, as well as two awards at the 23rd edition of the ADI Compasso d’Oro Awards for the Nulla lamp and for the Sampei lamp and the 24th ediotion of the ADI Compasso D’Oro Mention of Honour Award for TETATET .The ADI Compasso d’Oro Award is considered the oldest and most prestigious recognition for design in the world.

A selection of handcrafted frames of the finest Italian design. To complete a tailor-made ad hoc service, you can find design objects and artistic frames of fine workmanship, which enrich the best homes.

The Docksmart latest concept takes shape a few steps from the Duomo. Light, space and a perfect selection of food and drink make Circus Cafè the right place to relax with friends, work comfortably and have a weekend brunch. From the aperitif to the excellent dinners based on tartare and seasonal specialties!

Pérfume by Calé is the address of Artistic Perfumery in Milan. It invites you to discover unique fragrances, body care products and men’s grroming, home fragrances, a selection of books about perfumes and much more… At the bottom of the shop a special place with shimmering walls hosts a private collection of discontinued fragrances and fascinating old bottles collected in the years.

If you are looking for your ideal perfume, NOSE can give you a further hint. It’s the innovative digital instrument, available in Italy exclusively at Pérfume by Calé. Nose is an experience of relax and sensory pleasure. When you choose a fragrance you will not be influenced by any brand, packaging and name. Trust your nose and your instinct!

The idea for Six came from entrepreneur Mauro Orlandelli, who wanted to create "a holistic container, where the result is superior to the sum of its parts". Art director Samuele Savio and architects David Lopez Quincoces and Fanny Bauer Grung, worked together with Orlandelli- each bringing their own experience and style - to shape their initial vision and set up the global project. Savio came up with the name and logos - "Six, the smallest perfect number, a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper divisors", he explained, - while the architects dealt with the interior design. Last but not least, the musician Sergio Carnevale (together with Nic Cester, member of the Australian band Jet) came up with the idea for the food venue, and the landscapist Irene Cuzzaniti introduced a floral touch with her green design studio. Six, an intimate secret spot located behind a large doorway on via Scaldasole, is characterised by an "old Milanese” courtyard surprisingly dotted with elements of tropical vegetation. Balconies overlook the patio and large open arches, from the sixteenth century building, bring to mind its monastery past-life. The renovation removed the plaster layers from the interior and revealed the original brickwork and floors. "We wanted everything, from the furniture to the plants, to look like they had been here forever.", said Bauer Grung. The overall mood is the result of a subtly playing with contrasts: the smoky grey walls with their brutal taste, the furniture features with classic design, the attention to detail. Nothing contradicts the place's bohemian atmosphere. Likewise, the gallery mixes together Vietnamese vases and modern Scandinavian furniture, nomadic rugs from Altai and tables by Gabriella Crespi, chairs by Gió Ponti and armchairs that Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret created for Chandigarh in India. The bistro - lit by a Isamu Noguchi's lamp sculpture - offers a simple, seasonal cuisine. For special dinners there is a private dining room, a former dinette, that harks the tablemates back to antiquity. With its small stone washbasin, Irene Cuzzaniti's studio is the operational base and a place where to come across unusual objects, inspired by nature and culture.

The idea for Six came from entrepreneur Mauro Orlandelli, who wanted to create "a holistic container, where the result is superior to the sum of its parts". Art director Samuele Savio and architects David Lopez Quincoces and Fanny Bauer Grung, worked together with Orlandelli- each bringing their own experience and style - to shape their initial vision and set up the global project. Savio came up with the name and logos - "Six, the smallest perfect number, a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper divisors", he explained, - while the architects dealt with the interior design. Last but not least, the musician Sergio Carnevale (together with Nic Cester, member of the Australian band Jet) came up with the idea for the food venue, and the landscapist Irene Cuzzaniti introduced a floral touch with her green design studio. Six, an intimate secret spot located behind a large doorway on via Scaldasole, is characterised by an "old Milanese” courtyard surprisingly dotted with elements of tropical vegetation. Balconies overlook the patio and large open arches, from the sixteenth century building, bring to mind its monastery past-life. The renovation removed the plaster layers from the interior and revealed the original brickwork and floors. Sixieme Bistrò - lit by a Isamu Noguchi's lamp sculpture - offers a simple, seasonal cuisine. For special dinners there is a private dining room, a former dinette, that harks the tablemates back to antiquity.

Since 1943 fabrics, tablecloths, bed sheets, shirts and other small luxuries. Historical shop in the heart of Milan. You can find in the historical city centre, near of Duomo, in via Spadari 13. In one single shop, recently renovated, you will appreciate the great Italian sartorial tradition declined in many proposals for home and home-wear. An undeniable destination for those who love refinement and personalization that only a handmade product, with the best quality fabrics, can guarantee. Every year, in an original and creative way, Telerie Spadari update the proposal to try to always be a reference for all your purchasing needs.  

In the evocative Via Valpetrosa, there's an unexpected place, where fashion, design, art, and history live together. Daniela Cavero and Francesco Sorbino fell in love with the entrance hall of the Casa dei Grifi, overlooking an amazing Bramante's courtyard. Here, in 2017 Daniela and Francesco gave life to The Cloister, a surprising and timeless location, where perfumes, colors, textures and sounds are skilfully mixed to give a 360-degree sensory experience. The Cloister offers a wide and interesting selection of vintage items (clothes and accessories of the most important Italian and non-Italian brands), of modernism, innovative collections of contemporary designers, but also perfumes, shoes, small pastry products and refined confectionery, magazines and books . A unique environment where craftsmanship, taste and professionalism make The Cloister a very special shop.

The Pool NYC was founded in New York in 2009 to promote avant-garde artists through a network of international exhibitions. We focus on contemporary and modern art and Murano Glass. For every Biennale di Venezia we organize an exhibition at our space at Palazzo Cesari-Marchesi, in Campo Santa Maria del Giglio. Since November 2017 The Pool NYC has chosen Palazzo Magnani in Milano as main base for a permanent exhibition space.

Unforgettable dining experience and a multitude of authentic touches of designed to enhance an extravagant guest experience. Always the best place for a great breakfast, this is a wonderful place to relax in the middle of your day with amazing aperitif made with passion of who know what is doing. With the opening of Tutto Bene Grazie the Chef Giovanni Russo will combine Traditional Mediterranean Cuisines with modern trend, with influence from Japan and South East Asia. Knowledge is the key.

Beatrice Corradi Dell’Acqua is an Italian artist who lives and works in Milan. She developed a strong interest in art at an early age and after earning a degree in biology she started her artistic career in the fields of graphics and illustration. Today, she focuses on acrylic painting giving life to imaginary and poetic worlds where surprising creatures, such as the fairies of Andersen’s tales, or exotic animals, inspired by Ligabue’s and Rousseau’s works, suddenly emerge among colorful flowers and flourishing jungle leaves. Imaginary figures and real animals, suspended in time and space, interact and merge with the landscape. Analysis and attention to detail are integrated in compositions organized on different perspective levels creating a harmonious relationship between the single elements. The special atmosphere of the paintings is achieved through the artist’s original and unique personal technique, the vibrant colours recalling the fine veins and marble effect of the precious Florentine inlays of the fifteenth century. The contrast between the reinterpretation of "hard material" and the suggestion of the archaic determine the modernity and originality of the artist’s works. Beatrice Corradi Dell’Acqua’s works have been shown in several solo and collective exhibitions. 

Antes Design is a new Milanese brand founded by Antonella Tesei. She has managed to transfer her experience as an architect to this activity. Her first collections are the expression of the research into metals, and the sections carry the substance to the project design traits. “In the depths of this research, bookshelves and tables, in dipped iron, often evoke the reaction of edges and surfaces having been subjected to an appropriate application of force” according to Antonella Tesei.

Clothing store for boys and girls from 0 to 12 years, with a refined and relaxing atmosphere, with a selection of pieces for mothers. The Amelia Milano single-brand store offers the great classic 0/12 clothing, revisited with modern taste and a touch of glamour. Essential lines and high quality garments for unique out-fit. The shop is relaxed and friendly, designed to offer a break from the noise of the city. Children can play and draw, waiting for parents to make their own choices.

Agua del Carmen is a concept store, with a lot of news for fashion, accessories, essential oils and products for beauty. The fashion brands you will find in Agua del Carmen: Tagliatore  2005, Campomaggi, Nude, Jucca, Salvatore Santoro, Co-Go, Hilfiger Collection, Gallamini, Del Carlo, Premiata, Moma, Hags, Rucoline, Strategia, Radà, MM6 Martin Margiela, Gi’n’Gi, Avenue 67, Zilla, Kooreloo, Destin, Sarte Pettegole, The Laundress, Avenue Montaigne, Liven, Douuod, Mou. 

AGM Arredamenti is an industrial company owned by the Cristiano family, and originates from "L'Arte del legno" which has been working in the furniture and carpentry sector for more than a few generations. The Cristiano brothers, for decades collaborate with renowned designers who favor seriousness, precision and maximum competence. AGM Arredamenti creates its own reliefs, assisted by qualified architects or in synergy with the client's trusted designer, and through its technical office, provides customized projects of space and furnishings. It uses not only the use of cutting-edge equipment, but also the meticulous work of expert craftsmen, producing "turnkey" perforations in which the elegance, the refinement of the materials used, represents the company guideline.

In the inner heart of Milan, nestled in the amazing setting of Palazzo Greppi, the new concept store Adima - made in Presence is happy to welcome you and offer a quiet and inspiring time out steeped in Beauty. The creativity and passion of designer Alessandra Benetatos, her love of Nature and the rigorously Italian artisanal excellence, gave birth to a collection of wonderful silk shawls , that will hold you in a generously warm embrace of discovery. A synergistic space, where culture, art, inspiration, entrepreneurship and a benevolent intent coexist in peaceful harmony.

A store dedicated to those who love the research and philosophy of aere-store.com, but prefer the experience of a real boutique. A gem of 40 square meters, on Via Lanzone with two large windows. The special black & white marble furniture created by Andrea Giovannetti (AppOne Design) and the TARONI fabrics (historic silk factory based in Como since 1880, famous for its great collaborations with the most famous international haute couture brands) enrich the interiors of the boutique. Entering the shop, the customer can immerse himself in the Aere world and discover unconventional and avant-garde pieces of maison and sophisticate stylists (brand mixes: Asciari Milano, Caftani Firenze, George Keburia, Hugo Matha, Y / Project, Marskin Ryyppy, Martiniano, Masha Reva, Nehera, Peet Dullaert, Saskia Diez ...), many of which are available in Italy only on aere-store.com. The e-store, founded by Azhar Safinova in 2016, focuses on several key elements: independent luxury designers, the sale of exclusive items, the authenticity of the selection, the freedom from modern trends for a continuous and careful selection of items on sale.

Babek, the kebab revolution: hand-crafted, delicious, innovative kebabs prepared with local meats, seasonal vegetables, homemade sauces and fine artisanal breads.

Founded in 1980 in Cologne, TASCHEN is a leading global publisher, renowned for its ambitious and accessible illustrated books across art, architecture, design, fashion, film, travel, pop culture and sexy subjects. From the game-changing Basic Art Series to XL volumes and Limited Editions, TASCHEN collaborates with leading cultural players around the world to create an eclectic, inspiring program of diversity, innovation, and excellence. TASCHEN's first store in Italy opened in 2015 in the historic center of Milan at Via Meravigli, 17. Covering an area of 120 square meters over two floors, the store presents the complete TASCHEN program, with the first floor exclusively dedicated to Limited Editions and to the exhibition of art prints. True to TASCHEN's international scope and its commitment to classical and contemporary art, the store combines traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge design, and showcase talent from across the world, from Australia to Italy to the United States. Long-term TASCHEN collaborator Marc Newson created large glass-top cabinets to present TASCHEN's Collector's Editions and Art Editions and custom bookshelves on the ground floor, crafted from welded, double polished, coated, and varnished steel modules with yellow Corian inlays. US artist Jonas Wood designed a terrazzo flooring delineating shimmering Californian flora and fauna in blues, greens, and yellows. TASCHEN Store Milan also celebrates Italian design from the 50s with pieces from the personal collection of Benedikt Taschen. An imposing chandelier on the ground floor is a Giò Ponti design commissioned by the Hotel Parco dei Principe while, on the first floor, a 1954 lamp by Flavio Poli for Archimede Seguso illuminates the exhibition space.

The essay is focused on the riconsideration of the buildings constructed at the end of the XVth century in the block developed around the Santo Sepolcro’s church in Milan by wealthy merchants mainly rooted in the ancient parish of San Sebastiano. Specially attention is given at the so-called “Casa dei Grifi” in via Valpetrosa 5, renovated «ad antiquum» around 1496 by Andrea Ghisolfi, as certifying a document on the supply of construction materials. In this small palace still survives the original Renaissance court with three porticoed sides decorated all around by eight stone medallions carved with Caesars heads, that combines traditional forms in private milanese architectural of the late XVth century and bramantesque elements. The restoration of the house can be placed in general renewal of the capital of the Duchy promoted by Ludovico il Moro with the “Decretum in favorem volentium laute hedificare” (1493). The same is for the so-called “Palazzo Castani” in Piazza San Sepolcro 9, constructed before 1495 by Gabriele Venzago called della Fontana, a rich merchant who promoted also the restoration of a fountain in Sant’Eustorgio monastery (1481) and the erection of the Santa Maria della Rosa church (1479-1493). The building is one of the milanese architectures closest to the Bramante's inventions: the elegant architectural solutions employed in the mansion, both in the sober portal and in the courtyard, anticipate the ones adopted in the classic architecture of the early sixteenth century.

Since 1997 the Institut Français Milano is located in the precious Palazzo delle Stelline, in front of the Santa Maria delle Grazie church and the famous Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. Spaces aimed to cultural activities are various: in the Institut you can find a cinema, an art gallery and a mediateca. 

This shopping arcade is set in Milan and it connects via Meravigli and via Gaetano Nergri, just a few steps from central Cordusio Square and Piazza Affari.

It was built by the “Milano Centrale” society between 1928 and 1930, when Borsa Valori was moved to Palazzo Mezzanotte in Piazza Affari.

The Gallery presents a single 60 meters long arcade with a central 10 meters hall and two identical vestibules with four Ionic columns. The hall is entirely covered by a wide vault made of frosted glass and wrought iron, with a maximum height of 9 meters. The pavement shows mosaics with floral design, typical of Milan’s Liberty style, made by Fantini Mosaici.

The building is characterized by a Parisian grace- architectural style that differed from other Milan’s buildings typical of the 20^th century styles, e.g. the neighboring Palazzo Mezzanotte. The big glass and iron vault was typical of the universal exhibitions of the time, i.e. those in Paris and London.

Set in via Santa Maria Valle, this Medieval building is still the private residence of the Counts of Monza but it can be visited by artists and art amateurs. It is now the headquarter of Fondazione Alessandro Durini.

Palazzo has always been characterized by the presence of artists: Giuseppe Bossi lived there from 1809 to 1915. He was a famous painter and art theorist,  and he worked as secretary of the Brera Academy from 1801 to 1807. Also Canova stayed there as a host of Count Durini of Monza: during his stays in Milan, he set up his studio in the building.

Rooms at the ground floor feature important paintings and historic décor from the famous Durini collection, which are in a large part exhibited in Milan’s museums such as the Sforza Castle and the Gallery of Modern Art, thanks to a donation of Don Teobaldo of Monza given at the end of the 50s. The rooms surround a beautiful and harmonious courtyard, typical of the buildings of the 17^th century in the Lombardy Region.

The most ancient scriptures related to the Confraternity of Saint Mary of the Passion date back to 1455. In 1477 Guiniforte Solari authorized the building of the new oratory and the adjacent little cloister.

Probably, Guiniforte himself designed the little building, which is characterized by a quadrangular area with a double barrel vault and by a little squared apse with an elegant umbrella vault that features various lunette and sails. This is an innovative and inspiring example of the late 15^th century’s Milan architecture.

The 16^th century decorative painting was followed by other architectural interventions such as the opening of the big Diocletian window of the façade.

At the end of the 18^th century the confraternities wound up and in 1812 the oratory was ceded to the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio administration.

After being used as a textile workshop, in 1886 the building was seized again and sold, 3 years later, to a wine merchant.

At present it is a wonderful cultural events venue.

Gilda Contemporary Art is not a simple art gallery dedicated to contemporary Italian authors, but a platform for the promotion and diffusion of national and international contemporary art where exhibitions, happenings, meetings, workshops, video art exhibitions will be held. and presentations of books and magazines.Gilda Contemporary Art is located at the ground floor, on the road front of an historic building in the “Five Streets” neighborhood of Milan, precisely in via San Maurilio No. 14. The building, called Casa dei Botta, was previously also known as Casa dell’Elefante (House of the Elephant) because of the taxidermy elephant head placed on the baroque staircase that leads to the main floor. The building also hosted the chess club. The gallery has two adjoining rooms on a surface of 90 sqm, divided by a sliding wall, two wide shop windows on the road front with their own private entrance and a central window. One of the two rooms is equipped for video projections. The lighting system has been designed with regard to the necessary conditions for exhibitions of artworks, two-dimensional and three-dimensional design; it works by means of two different control panels, that allow to adjust lights and programming, according to the tecnology of today’s automation. A white marble staircase leads to the upper floor, in a cozy office. The stair is equipped with a multicoloured, remote-controlled lighting system.

This small and green oasis is hidden among private buildings, just behind Corso Magenta.

The land was donated by Galeazzo Visconti and Ludovico il Moro to Lorenzo dè Medici, together with the adjacent building, still called Casa Medici, in order to offer the prince of Florence an appropriate accommodation during his stays in Milan to visit the Sforza family.

Casa Medici was then transformed into a monastic complex (the former refectory became the Orchidea essay cinema) and then into a barrack until two years ago, when the Municipality ensured a safe access to the building and opened the garden to the public.

The entrance is in via Terraggio 5. Opening hours are the same of the municipal gardens’ ones.

Pasta d'Autore is a business born from a family with an idea in mind: find an alternative to the classic restaurant to taste a plate of fresh pasta dressed with high quality ingredients, just a stone's throw from the Duomo, in an historical building. A place for a real break, a warm and welcoming environment where grandma, mother and sons offer sauces every day based on seasonality and the availability of ingredients, to be combined with fresh pasta, prepared daily for consumption and take away. 

Location situata nel cuore di Milano, dove il fascino della storia incontra la modernità, a disposizione per tutte le tipologie di eventi.

"D’una città non godi le sette o le settantasette meraviglie, ma la risposta che dà a una tua domanda. Le città sono un insieme di tante cose: di memoria, di desideri, di segni d’un linguaggio; le città sono luoghi di scambio, come spiegano tutti i libri di storia dell’economia, ma questi scambi non sono soltanto scambi di merci, sono scambi di parole, di desideri, di ricordi."  (Italo Calvino)

Cuoremilano takes care of these exchanges in all stages of life: why fundamental and to love the game, discovery, curiosity, the world around us.

Workshop, Events, trails in town.

Set in Milan, in via Gorani, Torre Gorani dates back to the 11^th century and it was part of Palazzo Gorani, now destroyed.

The tower is just one of the towers of the buildings that decorated Milan during the Middle Age. It is made of cotto tiles with no plaster: the last floor is decorated with double or triple arch windows and round arches.

Once situated in via Gorani, the building was destroyed by a bomb during the II World War, in 1943. The Baroque porch and a part of the perimeter wall survived the bombing.

Architects Checchi & Lima are currently trying to recover the area, they renovated the medieval Tower and restored the Roman mosaic paving.

After 50 years the Crypt of Leonardo is open, it is one of Milan’s ancient churches. Built on the site of the Roman Forum of Milan, San Sepolcro church was founded in 1030 and was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was rebuilt for the first time in 1100 as San Sepolcro church and has experienced many modifications over the years. The Roman Forum of Milan was the main square of the Roman civitas, where they carried out major civil and religious activities. It is located in the urban area between Piazza Pio XI, Piazza San Sepolcro and Via della Zecca. This area hosted the platea forensis, the venue of the main public buildings: the Curia (the palace of the local Senate meeting), the Basilica (where justice was administered), the Capitolium (the temple dedicated to the “Trieade Capitolina“: Jupiter , Juno and Minerva), tabernae (shops, craft shops, eating places). The Roman Forum came back to light during the restoration work of Biblioteca Ambrosiana, which occurred between 1990 and 1992. Visitors can see part of the floor, made up of white stone slabs “di Verona,” used by the I century AD.

Come down in the crypt of St. Sepulchre means taking a step back in time, back over 2000 years because, although the Church and the Crypt as we know them today were founded the 6th December 1030 for the behest of Benedetto Rozone, master of the Milanese Mint, this place where was built the Church has at least another 1,000 years of previous history.  At that time and just to this area of ​​the city, refer the ancient crossroads between the thistle and the decumanus of the Roman Milan whose most important traces remain today not only in the floor of the Crypt, made ​​with slabs of the Roman Forum, but the Forum itself, present a few meters away from the Crypt (available at the cash the dates and the opening hours ).  The crypt is the center and beating heart of the city, it is a very important place for the religion but also for the history.  Continuing through the centuries that they saw protagonist crypt, we come to the testimony of Leonardo da Vinci. During his first stay in Milan he pays, at the court of Ludovico il Moro, he asserts his attention to St. Sepulchre, he designed a double planimetry, one time conserved by the Biblioteca Ambrosiana and now in Paris.  In the first planimetry, Leonardo draw the map of the upper Church, in the second one the lower church (or Crypt); he sketched columns, pillars, altars, stairs, everything with the right details.  Very important is also a page of the Codice Atlantico (atlantic code), conserved in Ambrosiana, where Leonardo draw a map of Milan, in this map he indicated with a square the St. Sepulchre Church like “ il vero mezzo di Milano”  the real center of Milano.

29 ARTS IN PROGRESS gallery is an art gallery of discovery rooted in cultural tradition, focused on contemporary art and photography. The gallery is located in the center of Milan, near the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology, in the historic district of Sant’Ambrogio.

Anna Pirovano was still a child when she first watched the restoration works going on inside a church in Brianza. She developed a passion for this art and decided to devote her life to the care and transmission of ancient works of art. During a hands-on training in the atelier of restorer Pinin Brambilla, she worked along with Luigi Parma, who subsequently became her husband. Since then, they pursued their careers together with great dedication and passion, reaching outstanding levels. Luigi graduated from Milan’s Accademia di Belle Arti and was introduced to artistic restoration by his uncle Ottemi Della Rota, who happened to be the restorer that Anna had met as a child. Their approach to the works to be restored is of extreme respect for the artist and for his commitment, love, historic testimony, as well as for the impulse that prompted him to produce a work of art. Since 1983, Anna and Luigi have been carrying forward their work with the same enthusiasm.

The Biffi Boutiques store situated in Corso Genova, one of the most vibrant and true Milanese parts of the city, was initially designed by Toni Cordero and renovated by the famous architect Gae Aulenti in 2002, and has always represented the headquarters of the entire Biffi Boutiques Group. The interior design captures the spirit and the atmosphere of the Biffi Boutiques style, mixing noble materials and soft tints, combining spaces flooded with light from the large windows ad geometric games that emphasize the essential furnishings. The store extends over two levels and includes both a men’s and women’s department. Biffi Boutiques is born in the second half of the 60s from the intuition of two sisters, Rosy and Adele Biffi, who open the first two boutiques in Milano and start a research journey around the world in search of the most innovative and creative fashion ideas. Rosy, an authentic fashion pioneer with an infallible instinct, has discovered emerging Italian and foreign fashion designers, who would then become real celebrities. Her sharp eye for new talent has reinforced the company’s success and has consolidated the international prestige of BIFFI’s name and brand. Today the Biffi Boutiques Group has five stores: three in Milan (Biffi Boutiques and Biffi B-Contemporary in corso Genova and Banner in via Sant’Andrea) and two in Bergamo (Biffi Boutiques and Biffi Boutiques Accessories in via Tiraboschi). Thanks to the many collaborations with cutting-edge designers, luxury brands, architects and other young creatives from the design community, Biffi Boutiques’name has been closely associated with an avant-garde aesthetic concept. This highlights the importance, very dear to the brand, of promoting an eclectic combination of different artistic expressions.

Guido De Zan was born in Milan in 1947. In 1974, after eight years working in the field of caring for young people with learning difficulties, he took a degree in sociology at the University of Trent. In 1975 he began working with ceramics, using stoneware and porcelain to make both sculptures and useful objects. In 1978 he opened a kiln workshop in Milan, Il Coccio, sited close to the church of San Lorenzo. He has worked there for three decades, with generations of assistants and pupils from all over the world. He has recently begun working in drypoint and etching as well as ceramics. He continues to live and work in Milan. 

In Via delle Asole you can find the very first "Slow Sud experience": to bring raw materials from south of Italy in order to use them in a modern way, from anchestral traditions full of contamination.

Atelier VM  is an alchemical laboratory where a ring, a stone, a bracelet, a good luck charm become a moment, a feeling, a memory, a season, a person. In June 2008 Atelier VM moved from Piazza Sant'Eustorgio to Via Cesare Correnti, the soul of the 5VIE. For 10 years, Atelier VM pampered the neighborhood and who comes for a visit, materializing the imperceptible gifts of life through small jewelry that once worn grow with us, taking the form of our fingers and our necks, absorbing our experiences and protecting us along the road. Moreover, since 2014 it is possible to make L'Essenziale bracelet, welded on 18 KT gold. Today the Atelier VM is the only sales outlet in the world, together with the corner in Paris at Le Bon Marché, where you can buy the original L'Essenziale bracelet.

The Galleria Deodato Arte hosts its highly POP-like collection, which follows the latest trends in contemporary society. Established contemporary, national and international artists such as Mr. Brainwash, Obey, Bansky ... stand alongside some of the biggest names in art history, such as Warhol, Haring, Picasso and Chagall. A truly unique collection of works, ranging from masterpieces on paper, canvas and stencil up to the sculptures, all rigorously characterized by a precise, strong, contemporary identity and with an eye always attentive to the artistic economy that surrounds us. A world full of bright colors, unmistakable shapes and bright colors, which highlight the current world around us, representing an art that is not only visually beautiful but also socially active in the transmission of the most current values ​​of our society.

The Teatro Dal Verme is a historical theater of Milan. It was once a prestigious opera house and were held policy debates. Today it is used for classical music concerts and film screenings.

An ancient  passion and tradition leads the Atelier philosophy, in creative environmental enclosed in scenic backdrop decorated in Enrico Job wood and glass, the research for materials of great historical value, memory and testimony of knowledge which with the time is disappearing, continuous together with the study and the use of the latest generation of innovative materials. This bond keeps alive the desire to design the "old" and "new" to create rich proposals of charm and evocative atmosphere in order to recover a past that should not be forgotten but reworked in the creation of a unique style and staff. Proposals of Giusy bresciani atelier, start from an ancient history, which was born at the beginning of these century with the creation of hairstyles and hats mainly made with flowers and feathers until they get  important collaborations in the fashion world from the  ‘60s to the '80s. Giusy Bresciani, daughter of art, has made today a contemporary and creative space, a workshop always in turmoil while paying attention to traditional craftsmanship.

Daniela De Marchi, a milanese jewellery designer, starts her brand in 2010 in conjunction with the opening of her first atelier/showroom, a few steps away from The Duomo. Here Daniela designs and creates by the lost wax casting technique several collections of jewels in bronze, brass, silver (gold on demand) and natural stones. The signature of her brand is the “Dropage”, a special patented texture made of small spherical drops covered in different colored enamels that allows to customize every creation. ddm jewels represent the spirit of the Italian style and they are a distinction and identity mark at the same time. The brand ddm became in just a few years a very solid presence in the Italian, European and Japanese markets, always placed in high level shops. Ddm has two boutiques in Milan, the historic shop in via dei Piatti, close to The Duomo, and the small atelier situated in Brera district in via Pontaccio.

The square is set between the narrow S.Marta St and Morigi St, on the Roman Mediolanum.

In this area, Roman walls were found and then covered again. Moreover, Santa Marta monastery, one of the richest of the center, was here. It was founded by Augustinian nuns in 1345 and then closed in 1799.

At the center of the square there is the Mentana’s battle war memorial, made by Luigi Belli, a sculptor coming from the Piedmont Region.

The Battle of Mentana was fought on November 3, 1867, near the village of Mentana, in the Lazio Region, between French-Papal troops and the Italian volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi who were attempting to reach Tivoli and capture Rome, then the main center of the peninsula still outside of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy.

The war memorial was inaugurated in 1880, with the participation of Garibaldi who at the time was very old (he died in Caprera in 1882).

Nowadays, Mentana Square is the most important area of 5Vie district: its name comes from the Battle of Mentana, but the square is now the center of another battle between cultural and historical heritage and wild parking.

In 2017, after a massive awareness campaign conducted in the area by the association 5Vie, it was awarded as Luogo del cuore Fai.

The Piazza San Sepolcro is an ancient square in the centre of Milan, not far from Piazza del Duomo.

During the Roman period the piazza was the forum at the intersection of the cardo and the decumanus. Thanks to recent refurbishment, it is now possible to visit a part of the Roman forum finds by accessing from via dell’Ambrosiana.

In 1030 the Church of San Sepolcro was founded, giving the piazza its name.

On March 23, 1919 Benito Mussolini founded the Fasci di combattimento at a rally held at the piazza. The square was also the headquarter of the Associazione degli Industriali Lombardi (Confindustria was founded shortly before)

Beautiful buildings of Milan’s patrician families open out onto the square; on the left side of the church, a gate opens on the Sala Federiciana’s courtyard, which is part of the Pinacoteca Biblioteca Ambrosiana.

A group of forward thinking men united by strong commitment to culture and the Church came together in 1919 to put into effect their intent to found a Catholic university that would exercise an important and necessary role in the nation’s culture. Father Agostino Gemelli, Ludovico Necchi, Francesco Olgiati, Armida Barelli and Ernesto Lombardo faced many challenges but successfully set up the founding organization and authority, Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori, in February 1920. On 24 June of the same year, the then Minister of Public Education, Benedetto Croce, signed a decree approving the project.  In the meantime, Pope Benedict XV gave the project an ecclesiastical endorsement, calling it a "victorious accomplishment for the Catholic movement, and for the entire ecclesial community in Italy." Inauguration of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore took place in Milan on 7 December 1921 with a mass concelebrated by Father Agostino Gemelli and Cardinal Achille Ratti, Archbishop of Milan, who was to become Pope Pius XI three months later.  The first seat of the university was in the Canonica Palazzo, Via Sant'Agnese 2. In October 1932, the university's seat was moved to the historic Saint Ambrose Monastery where it has remained to this day. In 1921, there were 68 students enrolled on the first two courses:  Philosophical Sciences and Social Sciences. 

Since 1923 La Triennale is an international institution which organises exhibitions and conferences about arts, design, architecture, fashion, cinema.

Il Palazzo Mezzanotte, or Palazzo della Borsa is the building that houses the Milan Stock Exchange, in Piazza degli Affari. It was built between 1927 and 1932 on commission of the Chamber of Commerce of Milan and the architect Paolo Mezzanotte in order to unify all the Milan stock exchange activities in one place.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEONARDO DA VINCI

Visit one of the most attractive historical sites in Milan and travel in the past, present and future of science and technology.

Born in 1953, the Museum is one of the largest science and technology museums in Europe.

Nestled in the cloisters of a Renaissance monastery, it covers about 50,000 square meters.

At the Museum you can discover exhibits and interactive workshops on energy, materials, communication, transport, energy and particle physics.

From July 19,2018 do not miss the temporary exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci Parade” to discover the marvels of the world’s most important collection of historical models created from the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci coupled by frescoes by 16th century Lombard painters from the Pinacoteca di Brera.

Discover extraordinary objects such as steam trains, the catamaran AC72 Luna Rossa, the brigantine schooner Ebe, and the deck of the Conte Biancamano transatlantic.

Come aboard the Enrico Toti submarine to experience how sailors used to live.

Explore the new Space area displaying the only Moon fragment visible in Italy.

Keep an eye on temporary shows and don’t miss the new exhibitions “#FoodPeople. The exhibition for people eager for innovation” and “Extreme. Searching for particles”.

On weekends and public holidays enjoy a full program of activities in interactive workshops, initiatives in the Tinkering Zone and in the Maker Space, guided tours and special events included in the admission ticket.

This monastery hosted the Humiliati order, founded during the 12^th century by devout nonreligious people who wanted to live in community and follow apostolic principles. It is also called “Circus” because it was built in the ancient Roman Circus area.

The Monastery of Santa Maria Maddalena was suppressed in 1810. After unpleasant historical events, Carla and Guido Uccelli bought it in 1914. They were the far-sighted founders of the Museum of Science and Technology, they saved the monastery from destruction and perfectly managed its refurbishment.

The family - that still lives there – has perfectly preserved the beautiful and simple 15^th century cloister with double porch,  once part of the Monastery of the Humiliati of Santa Maria Maddalena al Cerchio. On the back side of the building there are gardens with century-old trees, once part of the monastic vegetable gardens that dominated the area until the 18^th century.

The Ambrosian Library, founded by Cardinal Federico Borromeo on 7th September 1607 and inaugurated on 8th December 1609, was one of the first libraries to be opened to the public, thanks to the gesture of an eminent philanthropist.  It was conceived by its founder as a centre for study and culture:  in fact, through his intervention other institutions came to flourish alongside, such as the Board of Fellows (Collegio dei Dottori, 1607), the Art Gallery (Pinacoteca, 1618), the Drawing Academy for teaching painting, sculpture and architecture  (Accademia del Disegno, 1620), the Trilingual Board (Collegio trilingue) and the Board of Alumni (Collegio degli Alunni, 1625). Cardinal Borromeo collected for his Library, which took its name Ambrosiana from the patron saint and protector of Milan, a vast number of codices in Greek, Latin, Italian and various oriental languages.  These include the precious acquisitions of complete library collections originating from religious institutions such as the Benedictine Monastery of Bobbio, the Augustine Convent of  Santa Maria Incoronata and the Library of the Metropolitan Chapter (Capitolo Metropolitano) in Milan, as well as those originating from important private collections such as those of Gian Vincenzo Pinelli, Francesco Ciceri and Cesare Rovida, all renowned scholars and bibliophiles of the XVI century.  Among the innumerable donors who subsequently contributed to enriching the Ambrosiana, those who in the XIX century left their extraordinary collections of books as legacies to the Library are to be particularly remembered.   The Ambrosian Library is undoubtedly one of the most important libraries in Italy and indeed in the world, owing to the vastness of its collections and the number and pricelessness of its codices.  It has had illustrious Fellows and Prefects, such as the Milanese historian Giuseppe Ripamonti, the great philologist and historian Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Giuseppe Antonio Sassi, great paleographers such as Angelo Mai, Antonio Maria Ceriani, Giovanni Mercati and Achille Ratti, who subsequently became Pope with the name of Pius XI. The Library specializes in classical, historical, literary and religious volumes, particularly in a retrospective sense, that is to say, directed at the study of the past:  it is run by a Board of Fellows – presided over by the Prefect – which oversees its cultural activity, and by the Board of Trustees – presided over by a Chairman – which is dedicated to its administration.

Opened in 1974, the Museum-Studio Francesco Messina is housed in the former church of San Sisto, near the central Via Torino. The Sicilian artist, but Milanese by adoption, in fact he wanted to  preserved a part of his work here, thanks to a bequest made to the City of Milan.  The museum, which was also for many years the artist's studio, exhibits about eighty sculptures (plaster, polychrome pottery, bronzes, waxes) and thirty graphic works (lithographs, pastels, watercolors, pencil drawings).

Silvia Maria Gilda Genovese, owner and soul of the atelier, opened OMNIA in October 2000 after thirty years of experience in the jewelery sector.
OMNIA is a craftsman's workshop, where unique jewels are made by hand even under the eyes of the customer: if needed, change or invent at the moment, express service!
The idea, however, is that of a concept store, a cozy living room that can be transformed into an art gallery or a showcase for other creatives.
Silvia and her collaborators love to play with shapes, metals and colors for their creations where the blue of the tanzanite, the sapphire and the London topaz are often the protagonists, the sparkle of the moonstone and the red nuances of the ruby and the garnet.

The RISI brand allows you to feel free of trends while effortlessly maintaining style with attentive choice of material, fitting, size and colour.
RISI offers a measured, apparently understated look by incorporating on different past and various influences.
The sublte mix of English style integrated effortlessly with Italian tastes, together with the use of classic and traditional material is how RISI offers contemporary wearability.

Also called Piazza Affari, this square is one of the most important squares of Milan and it is just a few steps from Piazza Cordusio and Piazza Duomo.

This square is a symbol of Milan’s business activities and of Italian finance. Actually, on January 16, 1808, the Borsa di Milano (Milan Stock Exchange), the national financial market headquarter, was established there.

Its ancient origins date back to the 3rd century A.C., when Maximian, a Roman Emperor, built his Palace and the neighboring Circus. As a matter of facts, Borsa di Milano was build on the Roman Imperial Palace ruins.

The present appearance of the square dates back to the 20^th century, when the two majestic buildings overlooking the square were built: the first one was finished in 1932, it was designed by Architect Paolo Mezzanotte and it hosted the Milan Stock Exchange; the second one, designed by Emilio Lancia, was built in 1939 and it features sculptures by Giuseppe Maretto.

In 2010 the Cattelan sculpture titled L.O.V.E, Libertà (freedom), Odio (hatred), Vendetta (revenge), Eternità (eternity) was positioned at the center of the square.

The sculpture is made of Carrara marble and it is 11 m high, with 4,60 m representing the hand, and it is also considered to be a symbol of protest against the financial world represented by the Stock Exchange.

The passion for handbags and accessories has always been the focus in Maura's work as a designer in the atelier in Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, which has become a meeting place as well as the exchange of ideas and projects. The profession has suggested to Maura, over the years, entertaining prospects that transform felts and velvets, silks and brocades in postwomen, trunks, shoulder bags, purses, and more. Pockets, compartments, secretaires and closures are the proposal to combine the taste for the attentive and personalized detail the functionality required by everyday objects. The use of singular materials and the production strictly manual confer exclusivity to each piece.

Maura's purpose is to meet and gratify the woman or the man who possesses innate elegance fees and claims to find them in an existing product, joyful and extroverted, but classic and discreet at the same time, with a content of distinction intimate, so that the absence of high-sounding label is an essential plus.

Natural supplement has become the offer "tailor-made": the customer chooses to be a companion and guide in the design and implementation of an object to be used, rather than to buy or own, because every secret and every detail reflect personality and desire. That's not all: a fabric with a story to remember, an old family heirloom or a clip with special sentimental value can conquer a new space in everyday life, becoming an integral part of creation.

A multilabel boutique in the heart of Milan born in 2014. A huge coloured wardrobe where you can find everything that's ...it! and more. A great selection of clothes and accessories by international and emerging brands, such as: American Vintage, Compañia Fantastica, Leon & Harper, Louizon, Sessùn, Suncoo, Wild Pony.

At Lingottino every customer's most precious dream has become a reality for over 25 years. Exclusive example of Italian goldsmith's art, Lingottino has opened his first showroom in 1990: since then its one of a kind pieces have been chosen by the most demanding people both in Italy and abroad. Lingottino's collections are a true example of real beauty and utmost creativity: ideas and extraordinary stones' quality are complementary to the oldest goldsmith traditions and techniques. Lingottino, because the world of art can be expressed with fantasy and magic through jewels! Lingottino is the perfect choice for those looking for exclusive objects,unique for their style and quality. The milanese showroom embodies the maximum expression of style of italian fine jewelry. A hidden treasure chest, in the heart of the city, which, thanks to the work of the best artisans, employes the most traditional goldsmith techniques. Only the best stones become a Lingottino jewelry, because exclusivity is the highest form of luxury.

Two persons - Kiyomi and Sebastiano, two worlds and two cultures - Japan and Sardinia. Thanks to many Italian Sommelier Association courses, Kiyomi and Sebastiano become friends, colleagues, and now also  associates in this beautiful project which is called EnotecaWine. In EnotecaWine you  will find wines and other products which are the result of their research, their experience and passion. Known labels and other less, nothing trivial, and often "goodies" which are not found elsewhere. Labels far from common distribution channels, special wines for their origins denominations or because their  territories of provenience are small or unknown. If you are fans and curious to discover new flavors, then EnotecaWine is the right place! Come and taste with us an healthy glass of wine; behind every bottle there is the face of the producer and of his families, there is the respect of their work. We, Kiyomi and Sebastian, we will endeavor to have it know!

Elena Boffi, in her 50, milanese, create jewels that lighten life. She comes from a family of artisans expert in the leather working, that, along three generations, designed and realized luxury accessories. Nevertheless Elena falls in love with precious stones and metals and , thanks to the creativity inherited from her family , she decide to study at the Scuola Orafa Lombarda majoring  in goldsmith, wax modelling and enamelling , rapidly starting to realize simple and elegant jewels in silver and bronze. Briefly she add to her collection neck laces and earrings chaining upsemiprecious stones with the antique rosary tecnique.
Her creation with stones and silver has the charm of jewels weared by renaissance ladies , rich in  poetry and refinement , whilstthe bronze and silver ones are contemporary sculptures created by wax modeling. Every single artisanal jewel is hand made by Elena with anallergic materials and is a rare and unique creation.

In the heart of Milan, in an elegant building of the center, there's Circus, the "downtown" store designed and developed by DockSmart. A concept store for all lovers of style that for years DockSmart suggests to those who want to dress in a transversal way and eclectic but tasteful and elegant. DockSmart, always attentive to brands with an excellent price/quality ratio, given space to new emerging brands that are launched on the international fashion and Circus is undoubtedly one of the best cities in containers to find something different from the usual stylistic clichés. 

Right in front of one of the oldest churches in Milan is located Sant'Ambrogio 16, the new concept store, the "CHRISCERF BOUTIQUE" was born. The creator of this space is Christiane Cerf,  resourceful and tenacious woman, creative mind with a great passion: to use her experience to offer original and unique products to customers. Christiane Cerf, Brazilian by birth but Milanese by adoption, has began her career as a designer in 1986, producing swimwear under the brand Okay Brasil. For several years Chris dedicated herself to costumes and beach wear but her style can not stop and thanks to the suggestions of long trips, the first in Brazil and Kenya and in recent years in India, decided to expand her product to other clothing using the art of hand printing with wooden blocks. The Hand Block Print is an oriental technique that dates back to 200 BC and it is still in use in different regions of India. Chris with the help of skilled artisans, manufactures precious silks and cottons that are transformed into dresses, shirts and costumes covers, scarves and bags.

Monumental complex Istituto Orsoline di San Carlo, San Michele Church and cloister

Once the location of other monastic orders, the complex was build next to the Naviglio channel (now via de Amicis),  an important waterway for the transport of goods and of the supply coming from the fields of the Lombardy Region.

At the time it was situated next to one of the ancient Medieval gates of Milan.

Inside the building, at the end of the 15^th century (or beginning of 16^th century), a part of the portico was built, according to the architectural guidelines of Bramante, who was working in Milan.

Since 1844 it has been the headquarter of Istituto Orsoline di San Carlo, whose nuns has preserved many artistic finds.

The ancient Church, dedicated to San Michele sul Dosso, is the heart of the Institute. Its origin, probably Lombardic, is not clear. It architectural style dates back to the 15^th century.

Apparently, the church was an idea of Saint Ambrose, King Theodoric spent there the night before his coronation and the Iron Crown was kept in this building.

Among the treasures, a copy of the Vergine delle rocce, a popular Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, is kept in the Monastry of  San Michele sul Dosso, that is to say the Vergine delle rocce by Francesco Melzi, who was a great Leonardo’s apprentice. The copy is extraordinarily beautiful and it was commissioned in 1482 by the Confraternita dei Concezionisti to substitute the original painting made by the master, that was unacceptable according to the sacredness standards of the time.

As written in one of his letters, Francesco Petrarca had been living in this complex for 5 years (1353 – 1358)

Big Apple is a creative space that reflects the taste and the style of two cosmopolitan sisters, that chose the ancient and noble heart of Milan, to launch its new project. Vanessa and Melissa wanted to bring together in one physical place, all its expertise and proposals to receive, in an atmosphere of quiet and friendly intimacy their clients and Designers. The key word is Contamination of styles and eras communicating with each other as only in nature can happen. For the 55th edition of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan the space will host an exhibition in partnership with the brand Potocco - Made in Italy - on the theme: Flower pot.

Created on May 2009 starting from an idea by Paula Nora Seegy with the aim to encourage interaction and synergies among different artistic expressions, Artespressione is an exhibition space extremely all-around, perfect to host not only exhibitions and events in a suggestive artistic setting but also workshops, press event, open days and so on. Painting, sculpture, photography and design are the four main schools of art proposed by Artespressione that is an independent art gallery with an international exhibition program by Matteo Pacini.

Arjumand wallpaper and fabrics. Made in Italy.

Apparatus is a New York based design studio that explores the relationship of lighting, furniture and objects in immersive environments, threading the historical and the cultural through a modern lens. Creative director Gabriel Hendifar approaches the studio’s work as narrative, drawing on the vocabulary of desire and emotional response. Inspired by the modernist principle of a total work of art, the studio is an ever-evolving articulation of considered spaces and the things that live within them. Sensual materials like marble, suede, horsehair, lacquer and porcelain are combined with patinated brass to create the studio’s distinctive catalog, embracing a tradition of studio craftmanship.

AIM is a no profit cultural association founded in 1987 on a project which have involved Milan's banks and companies to support the activities and projects elaborated inside the association. Purpose of AIM is to be centre of ideation and promotion of initiatives who support Milan and its metropoli-tan area in its economic, social and cultural development. AIM operates in two different ways: on one side the study and research of Milan's reality and her peculiarities and requirements, on the other side the realization of some solid projects in the cultural, social, artistic and territorial fields.

In the heart of the historic center of Milan, in the most ancient yet where you can feel the medieval and Roman Milan, where you can observe Historical Buildings, Churches , museums and shops in a journey back in time, away from the chaotic frenzy of the most nearby streets, there is Spazio big Santa Marta, a little jewel set in the portion of a former convent in 1200 where you can admire the colonnades and the cloister. The location are suitable for various types of events: exhibitions, commercials, video and photo productions, shooting, small conferences, book presentations, temporary store.

The building in Via Santa Valeria 3, known as the "House of Silk", is a building of the '20s, designed by Pietro Portaluppi and it’s considered one of the most significant contributions to the history of modern architecture in Milan. The house host some administrative offices of the Catholic University and the Institute Giuseppe Toniolo for Higher Studies, founding entity and guarantor of the university.

Born in the heart of Milan, a few steps from the Duomo, "Alson Gallery" is a conjunction of Alessandro and Sonia, two industry professionals for over twenty years working with the Art galleries from the international world.

Thus creating a space that moves between the ages, bringing our eyes exquisite works of inestimable value, which find their extension in the imposing rooms, enclosed to the Ancient Palace Biancardi, in Via San Maurilio 11, the Imperial Rome of the old Milan now known as 5VIE.

A multifaceted and versatile gallery hosting International Artists are not afraid to confront the past masters, but who strongly express their art, creating a magical atmosphere that is born from the marriage of ancient and modern that is renewed on a monthly basis of new sap.

You can see the nineteenth-century marble busts which is at a old experienced, not to mention the neo-classical furnishings, the Ivory European and Oriental, the Jewels ranging from Art Deco period to today, names such as David Webb, Harry Winston, Tiffany , Van Cleef & Arpel's, Boucheron and Cartier.

During the works for the construction of the buildings of the Chamber of Commerce and the Stock Exchange, have emerged, starting from 1880, stretches of the impressive foundations, portions of the elevation and of the architectural decoration of the old theater, built at the end of the first century BC Mediolanum, which recently became a Roman municipium (49 BC at the time of Julius Caesar). Theater performances, in addition to recreation and entertainment, were also functional to the spread of the Latin language and culture of the Celtic tradition as the center Mediolanum. The heavy mass of the theater (approx 20 m high with a diameter of 95 m and a capacity of about 8000 spectators) rested on massive foundations conglomerate of pebbles and mortar, over a land previously consolidated digging large wooden poles. The memory of the location of the theater, gradually dismantled during the Middle Ages, has been maintained over time through the place names, especially in via San Vittore al Teatro.

DecorAzione is an applied art studio aimed at multiple artistic communication fields that cross arts, design and interiors. The laboratory-studio realizes its work with existing materials, coming from the academic mold without forgetting the past. Golden leaves, oriental lacquer and engravings adorn the walls, objects and paintings with a combined style with a careful understanding of color and a long tradition of research and experimentation. DecorAzione rapresent the contemporary style. The laboratory-study, which is an interactive place, get you close to look at what surrounds you with a new vision, looking the hidden nuances into the objects or projects. DecorAzione is also proposed itself as a consulting point for companies. 

In the 5VIE district, in via Santa Marta 19, opened Funky Table. A selection of tableware coming from all over the globe, the result of research, tradition and craftsmanship. A new language in which objects with different souls became united on the table, mix between the imperfect of the artifact and the ironic daily. A real and virtual journey from Africa to Portugal, from Argentina to Puglia, from England to China. What we have in mind: List for new couples, cohabitees, in the new era of everything precarious. Love box because we like to celebrate love. Customizations of dishes and cutlery with dates, numbers and messages, because it’s nice to celebrate anniversaries and birthdays. Exclusive productions of artistic ceramic, porcelain and glasses. Edible cups and dishes. Objects for daily use and parties. Vintage, of course. Kintsugi repair kit, the golden glue that repairs broken dishes, because as the ancient Japanese tradition tells, from a wound a form of greater aesthetic and inner perfection can be born. and much more.

Teatro Vetra, previously Teatro Versace, opened its doors in September 2006, but the building in which it is located dates back to the 1920s and was formerly home to Milano’s historical Teatro Alcione. The site was once property of Liberty-style architect Alfredo Campanini, located in Piazza Vetra, at the center of a classic Milanese setting among residential palazzi. Its elliptical shape is based on proportions used in the construction of ancient amphitheaters.

Site in the current Via Cesare Correnti between the number 7 and the number  the Arsenale is since 1978 a center of theatrical art initiatives. The deep nature of the Arsenale is to array of people, ideas, events and initiatives, all aimed to 'art of the theater, to their knowledge, their depth, their teaching. This raises, the Arsenale, as a reference and not as a container, as the center and motor of imagination and not as a cog in a repetitive theatrical mechanism. The venue is an old building, remodeled several times, whose first stone was laid in 1272. Over the centuries, was alternately church, theater, college and school. Deeply steeped in history, place of emblematic events of spiritual and artistic life in Milan, has a special charm that affects anyone who enters.

Gallery Rossana Orlandi was opened in 2002 in a former tie Factory in the Magenta neighbor, Galleria Rossana Orlandi has been forecasting along the years new and upcoming designers and establishing the premise as one of the most revered platform for avant-garde Design and Lifestyle. Started her activity focusing on the rising dutch design wave with designers such Piet Hein Eek, Maarten Baas and Nacho Carbonell the research has moved widely around the world creating a catalog which reflects the most innovative scenes from Europe to Asia to America. The space is articulated in a not traditional way mixing together, showroom, a retail store, offices and a courtyard for events and meeting with no boundaries between the different activities. Rossana Orlandi After having worked more than 20 years in fashion as a spin yarn consultant for labels such Giorgio Armani and Donna Karan  and for her family company, in 2002 she decided to transfer  her passion for design as a private collector into an innovative gallery, a platform where to showcase her personal idea of design and lifestyle. She has been working as a curator for several exhibitions in Italy and abroad  and she collaborated  also with the high end brands in fashion, luxury and lifestyle. Her constant research worldwide has made her one of the most influent person  in forecasting young and upcoming designers.

The Diocesan Museum is located in the setting of the cloisters of Sant’Eustorgio, integral part of one of the most antique monumental complexes of Milan, built from the joined units of the basilica and the Dominican convent, a thriving centre in the course of the centuries in an important area for the history of Milanese Christianity

Galleria Rubin was founded in 1997 in Milan by James Rubin and Christian Marinotti, who both have consolidated backgrounds in the art world. James’ father, Lawrence, was one of the outstanding art dealers in New York from the early 1960s until the end of the 1990s. Christian’s father, Paolo, on the other hand, was a prominent art collector and promoter of various initiatives concerning contemporary art at Palazzo Grassi in Venice. The gallery is currently run by three partners, James Rubin, Pierre André Podbielski and Paolo Galli; Christian Marinotti is a consultant. Galleria Rubin focuses primarily on contemporary Italian and international painters and sculptors with a view to highlighting artistic techniques of excellence and exalting the intrinsic manual value of creating art in a contemporary context. In doing so, the gallery strives to achieve a careful balance of tradition (genius loci) and innovation. Another aim of the gallery is to launch, in exclusive representation,young Italian talents, whether in Italy or abroad, by participation in fairs and joint ventures with other international galleries. Galleria Rubin also dedicates energy and resources to organizing shows in Italy of international painters and sculptors, both young and established. Another of the gallery’s activities is to develop, together with its collectors and public and private institutions, projects for site-specific and commissioned works.

The Stelline Foundation is an historic institution in Milan established in 1986 by the Lombardy Region and the City of Milan, organizing and promoting projects, exhibitions, research, publishing and actions for contemporary and 20th century art.

The Stelline Foundation also promotes an action coordinated and supported by Lombardy Region, networking with the exhibition programs of the City of Milan, and is the seat of a Congress Center and place of communication, fashion, technology, science and information for regional and national territory. More than three hundreds organized events among art shows, exhibitions and meetings from its foundation till today.

The cultural programme includes international art shows, pubblications, research project, training courses, workshops and conventions. 

Major art exhibitions of high quality and impact have been devoted in recent years to major artists of the 20th, to international contemporary artists with special focus on fine photography and exhibition projects devoted to new talents in Italy and abroad.

The Alberto Levi Gallery opens in 1997, following a family tradition that dates back to the nineteenth century. Focusing at the beginning in antique carpets and textiles, it soon followed the great developments of contemporary rugs and became an early promoter of the best rug designers worldwide. Since 2001 the Alberto Levi Gallery has been expanding its roster of artists and incorporated many different collections. Today’s focus of the gallery is in custom made carpets, woven in a range of different materials (from wool and silk to nettle and bamboo silk) in a plethora of designs, many of which are taken from the original antiques from the gallery’s holdings, in a wide range of colors and bespoke sizes. 

If we wish to find the roots of Teatro alla Scala’s vocation for transmitting to the coming generations the inestimable living heritage of talent and knowledge of the La Scala masters – not just dance and opera, but also creativity and manual skills – we must go back to 1813 and the founding of the Imperial Regia Accademia di Ballo, today’s Ballet School.The creation of the Scuola dei Cadetti della Scala in 1950, forebear of today’s distinguished Academy of Lyric Opera, and of the Course for Charge Artists in 1970, ushered in ongoing development of professional training at Teatro alla Scala.

Emma Caimi Pellini’s atelier was founded in 1947. Donatella, third generation, learns the art of jewelry and reinterprets it with a contemporary vision.Research and experimentation are the predominant features of Pellini creations. Resin is transformed into a means of experimentation, enveloping pigments, fragments of stones and fabric, sand, photos, and painted, illustrated, or printed paper. Simple but preciously handcrafted materials, the resins are cast by hand, piece by piece. A resin bijou is romantic, decadent, precious, modern, unique, material though light, as if it were a sculpture. 

The Donatellapellini brand name offers pieces made in semiprecious stones. A magical world of stones, assembled by skilled hands with uniquely colored metals that evoke a universe made of color and harmony.

The Ambrosian Library, founded by Cardinal Federico Borromeo on 7th September 1607 and inaugurated on 8th December 1609, was one of the first libraries to be opened to the public, thanks to the gesture of an eminent philanthropist.  It was conceived by its founder as a centre for study and culture:  in fact, through his intervention other institutions came to flourish alongside, such as the Board of Fellows (Collegio dei Dottori, 1607), the Art Gallery (Pinacoteca, 1618), the Drawing Academy for teaching painting, sculpture and architecture  (Accademia del Disegno, 1620), the Trilingual Board (Collegio trilingue) and the Board of Alumni (Collegio degli Alunni, 1625).

Cardinal Borromeo collected for his Library, which took its name Ambrosiana from the patron saint and protector of Milan, a vast number of codices in Greek, Latin, Italian and various oriental languages.  These include the precious acquisitions of complete library collections originating from religious institutions such as the Benedictine Monastery of Bobbio, the Augustine Convent of  Santa Maria Incoronata and the Library of the Metropolitan Chapter (Capitolo Metropolitano) in Milan, as well as those originating from important private collections such as those of Gian Vincenzo Pinelli, Francesco Ciceri and Cesare Rovida, all renowned scholars and bibliophiles of the XVI century.  Among the innumerable donors who subsequently contributed to enriching the Ambrosiana, those who in the XIX century left their extraordinary collections of books as legacies to the Library are to be particularly remembered.  

The Ambrosian Library is undoubtedly one of the most important libraries in Italy and indeed in the world, owing to the vastness of its collections and the number and pricelessness of its codices.  It has had illustrious Fellows and Prefects, such as the Milanese historian Giuseppe Ripamonti, the great philologist and historian Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Giuseppe Antonio Sassi, great paleographers such as Angelo Mai, Antonio Maria Ceriani, Giovanni Mercati and Achille Ratti, who subsequently became Pope with the name of Pius XI.

The Library specializes in classical, historical, literary and religious volumes, particularly in a retrospective sense, that is to say, directed at the study of the past:  it is run by a Board of Fellows – presided over by the Prefect – which oversees its cultural activity, and by the Board of Trustees – presided over by a Chairman – which is dedicated to its administration.

Among the very rich collections of the Ambrosian Library special attention is to be drawn to the arab and oriental library collection, which is exceptionally important:  the glottological-dialect library of Carlo Salvioni and the heraldry collection of Enrico Casanova.  There are numerous palimpsests, with extremely precious and rare items such as the unique surviving fragments of the Vidularia by Plautus, dating back to the Vth century, and part of the gothic version of the biblical texts executed by the arian bishop Ulfila, as well as many beautifully illuminated manuscripts such as the Libro d’ore Borromeo (Borromeo Prayer Book) by Cristoforo De Predis, or the Aulo Gellio text decorated and signed by Guglielmo Giraldi.  However, the most important items are the Ilias Picta from the Vth century, the famous Virgiliowith notes in the margin by Francesco Petrarca and illuminated by Simone Martini, Giuseppe Flavio in Latin on papyrus, the Bangor Antiphonary, and the Syro-Hexaplaric version of the Bible.  There are moreover various codices such as the original manuscripts of De prospectiva pingendi by Piero della Francesca, of the Marziale completely transcribed by Boccaccio, the  Life of Guidobaldo di Montefeltro  (Vita di Guidobaldo di Montefeltro ) written by Pietro Bembo and the original manuscripts by St. Thomas Aquinas, Ariosto,  Machiavelli, Tasso, Galileo, as well as the entire library collections of Giuseppe Parini and Cesare Beccaria.

Many of the incunabula are extremely precious, such as for example the rare edition of the Decameron by Christopher Valdarfer (Venice 1471) and the numerous first editions.  The Library owns many priceless bindings of manuscripts and printed documents:  among the special collections, to be noted are the statutes, in the Aldine, Cominian and Bodonian editions, as well as the extremely rich collection of drawings, etchings and prints, encompassing approximately forty thousand items.  Last but not least, the Medal Collection is made up of more than twenty thousand coins and medals, including some items of exceptionally great value.

BDDW is a small american furniture company dedicated to the creation of well crafted timeless designs. All of BDDWs pieces are designed by the company's founder Tyler Hays. Tyler is originally a painter and sculptor, and a talented builder and engineer. Each piece is made in Tyler's studio in Philadelphia. BDDW is known for their heirloom quality solid wood furniture, traditionally joined, in select domestic hardwoods. The finishes are all hand rubbed with natural oils and lacquers. BDDW has created dozens of classics and is constantly producing new and innovative work.

Set in an elegant palace in Milan, the museum boasts a collection divided into forty sections, in addition to furniture, part of the family, which furnish the five floors of the house, also includes extensive collections of trunks, playing cards, fans, weapons, games, archaeological objects and more. In the quiet street of the Ambrosiana its based this unique museum. The simple facade opens into a beautiful eighteenth-century gate with small courtyard. The collections of Mr. Mangili are exposed on different floors which is accessed with typical granite steps. It starts from the cellar from which you can see the architectural layering Roman times (the Roman forum is under the adjoining Pinacoteca Ambrosiana and San Sepolcro church), to Gothic, to Baroque. In the cellar there are an ancient well and the display cases that make up the armory. In other caskets plans with games, barber objects, etc. by medical. The originality lies in the breakdown by topic of the objects and not for historical epoch. Do not miss this wonderful house museum!

The Foundation was established in Milan in September 1999, following the desire of Piero Portaluppi’s heirs to set up a centre for studies, research and dissemination of information, in order to re-enhance the architect’s works and his personality, recapturing the different aspects of his oeuvres, even the lesser known ones. This is the main objective of the Foundation’s bylaws.

Therefore, the first work, started in December of 1997, was focused on retrieving Portaluppi’s entire archive, which had been dispersed after his death, so that all the material that was recovered by the Foundation could be studied by others.

In order to fulfil its primary purpose, the Foundation aims to support research that is currently underway, which will ensure the retrieval, acquisition and restoration of material referring to the architect’s work: documents, drawings, transparencies, sketches, pieces of furniture, objects, photographs, videos, texts and publications.

The Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, located in the heart of Milan, and a 'impressive work of architecture, emblem of the Catholic religion, and Tied and indissolubly fresco by Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, preserved in Her interior, in the Refectory . The Church and Stata Posted in 1980 in the World Heritage List of UNESCO Why One of Maxims examples of Renaissance art, supported from the presence of the exceptional work of Da Vinci. The Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie was erected between 1466 and 1490, the architect Solari and solo later in 1492 was added the apse of Bramante. In the refectory of the fifteenth-century church of Santa Maria delle Grazie guarded One of Absolute masterpieces of art history: the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. In the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, is the fresco of the Last Supper, painted by Leonardo between 1496 and 1498 on behalf of Ludovico il Moro. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci depicted in the Royal Environment prospective extension (1495-1497) is an iconography of The most famous and The Deeply penetrating Western collective imagination; That the scene and the moment in which Jesus declares At the Apostles Knowing Which One of Them the Ready to betray him. At the front, you FIND The Crucifixion of Donato da Montorfano, contemporary Lombard painter Leonardo.

San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, is one of the most important female Benedictine monastery order in the city, it is internally decorated with frescoes belonging to the Lombard school and is referred to as the Sistine Chapel of Milan and Lombardy. The church, built in the important monastery of the Benedictine Maggiore, is the work of Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono. It was built in 1503 on the ruins of an ancient church attached to the monastery, demolished in 1799. A rich pictorial decoration fully covers the articulated architectural structure: it is the most crucial testimony of organic painting seventy years in Milan, by teens of the sixteenth century at the end of the century. In the choir there are paintings of Marcona, while the chapels are preserved frescoes of Lomazzo and paintings by Antonio Campi. In the third chapel on the right there are the famous paintings by Bernardino Luini, completed by his sons Aurelio and Giovan Piero.

In Via Lanzone, a short walk from the Catholic University and the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, there is this simple church, squeezed between buildings and palaces and nestled in a green garden. The church was built around 1447, and after 1450 it was dedicated to the Franciscan preacher Bernardino of Siena, which are still preserved some relics. The building is a tall, narrow rectangular brick, with pointed bell tower attributed to Pietro Antonio Solari. Inside you can admire a considerable part of the ancient fresco decoration made between the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century. arch. Adolfo Zacchi. In 1997, at the instigation of Abbot Emeritus of St. Ambrose, Bishop. Franco Verzeleri, has formed the 'Cultural Association of Friends of San Bernardino alle Monache with the main aim of promoting artistic and historical knowledge of the Church.

The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, one of the symbols of the Milanese metropolis, is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, whose feast day is celebrated every year on December 7th. Inside the basilica are kept precious artifacts and works of art that document the 1600 years of the city's history. Second in importance of worship in the city of Milan, St. Ambrose is also one of the oldest churches boasting an Early Christian foundation then altered until the Romanesque period. It was built in 386 on the orders of Ambrose, the then bishop of the city (buried here in 397) to house the bodies of the martyrs victims of Roman persecution. The current name instead it must own the burial of Ambrose in the early Christian basilica. Remodeled in the ninth century at the behest of Bishop Angilbert II (824-860) who built the apse, the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio was two centuries later completely redesigned in the Romanesque style of the eleventh century. Entrusted to the Benedictines, who ruled it until 1497 and then give way to the Cistercians, the Basilica met by Donato Bramante hand in 1492 when the famous architect was called to settle the monastery, the chapels inside the building and to design the rectory. After unscathed through the seventeenth century, the century of great economic crisis in Italy, the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio experienced a forced break of its worship service due to the Napoleonic wars and the wave of secularism which imposed to the whole Italy producing the closure of many places of worship; Ambrose was not far behind and had to wait for the Restoration to reopen its doors to devotees restoring normal religious practices. Finally, in the twentieth century Basilica knew scarring of the bombing when they became the Anglo-Americans responsible for its partial destruction in 1943. Rebuilt in the 50s, the Sant'Ambrogio Basilica entered the modern history as one of the main locations of worship of the city from Milan.

A short distance from Piazza Duomo, leaving the chaotic Via Torino and go up in Via San Maurilio, one of the alleys of the old Milan that has kept the charm and atmosphere. Is part of the new district of 5vie, where the ancient Roman Mediolanum is revealed between workshops, addresses fashion and bourgeois mansions adorned with shady and flowered interior gardens. Here there is San Mauri, Osteria Contemporanea as a new bistro restaurant. The local origin dates back to 1500, when the interior housed a convent. There remain a few traces, as the ancient stone floor. You will be welcome by Luca and Giorgio, two brothers, who with their staff offer a cuisine that recovers proudly traditional Italian dishes. This reworks contemporary tavern classics, using the products of the Southern Agricultural Park farmhouses, a valorization of local ingredients accompanied by a reasoned choice of wine labels. The first room, a handful of tables around the bar is reserved in the bistro overlooking the open kitchen. Here the aperitif, with a paired wine goblet, have proposed a series of small gourmand dishes or tasting with a selection of cheeses and cold cuts and house specialties. The lunch menu, with express cuisine, is ideal for business lunches and changes daily. The evening dinner by candlelight, with dishes that recall the historical memory of the excellence of Italian cuisine, a constant search for authentic flavors.

Tailoring Bassani is since 35 years synonymous of artisanal savoir faire at the service of style. The Fabiana and Daniela sisters, carry on this project with great dedication, ranging in various sectors from clothing to accessories, to design, but always with the aim of creating a unique product of its kind, the son of a process that focuses on center the hand of man and his creativity. Precisely for this reason it is a constant and vital collaboration with local artisan reality, creating a social fabric and trade essential to achieve excellence that our customers around the world appreciate.

Restorer of ancient and modern paintings on canvas, board, copper e polychrome works. Lives and works in Milan, after some years in workshop training, in 1997 she opens her own Studio in via Santa Maria Fulcorina 20, in the fascinating eighteens-century courtyard of Fagnani Ronzoni Palace. Laura passionately and rigorously carries out conservative and esthetic interventions, giving attention to all new methodologies and materials such as, for, low molecular weight varnishes, high resistance to ageing restoration colors, low pressure tables for canvas reinforcement. Her love for Arts and artistic techniques and materials, her continuous study attending specialization stages and refresh courses, the interaction and exchanges with collegues and artists, are all encouraging and comparing opportunities. The laboratory is a place with an ancient taste where you can appreciate the beauty of art. Laura collaborates with well-known antiques dealers, private collectors and the Soprintendenza. Art services: diagnostic, consultancy and crafting of frames in style , condition report, recovery vintage photos through photo retouching.

Crossed the entrance of the old shop, you get the impression that time has stopped. It all began in 1873, when Domenico  Conti  Borbone began his activity as a Mastro binder. A minor art, sure, but still an art, as they say, the Marquis brothers (Gianluca, Gabriele and Angelo), great-grandchildren of Mastro Domenico. Stylish leather wallets, desk pads, books for guests, album brings CDs, books and notebooks of all kinds bound in marbled, half or full leather with gold stamping.  Also panels are realized in fake books, tables and desks covered with richly textured leather.

After her studies in architecture, in 1986 Beatrice Petriccione di Vadi established Lo Studio, which became a benchmark for the trade of furnishing fabrics and wallpepers of the most prestigious firms, with a wide and always updated collection of samples, fine accessories, complements and custom-made furniture

Wait and See - an open and promising invitation that evokes time and tranquility, anticipation and wonder. Browse at your leisure whilst enjoying a cup of our coffee, relax, take your time, allow our pieces to seduce you, and wait and see what happens.

This is something more than a store, it’s a lifestyle concept and our philosophy, 'La Vita è Bella’, is evident throughout.

Wait and See’s uniqueness is a reflection of designer Uberta Zambeletti’s varied cultural influences, her recognised passion for research and her inimitable style.

Her philosophy that luxury should not only be defined by price is reflected in Wait and See’s international and transversal, yet affordable offering.

Many of the pieces for sale in Wait and See are made exclusively for the store. Uberta choses each garment with characteristic flair and attention to detail. There is no one item in the shop that hasn’t been lovingly selected with a clear vision of Wait and See’s signature style.

Wait and See principally carries womenswear, with a refined assortment of clothing, accessories, jewellery, stationery and vintage pieces sourced exclusively from all over the world, from the UK to France, from Finland to California. 

The workshop of Carati Ambrogio was established by Enrico Carati in 1894. Through the century it has remained the family company. Today Ernesto and Francesco represent the fourth generation of the Ambrogio bronze workers. The workshop specializes in creating furnitures and accessories in brass and bronze. However, having assembled the skills to design and work in bronze, the workshop has extended its artisanal production: fittings for furniture in classic styles (especially French and Italian from 16th to 19th century); the realization of the most varied lighting accessories; furnishings; accessories for bathrooms; kits for upholstery; harness fireplace and ornaments and seals for door handles vents plates etc. The experience accumulated over more than a century allows to the workshop adapt the knowledge with today's technology, such as the restoration of a 17th century crucefix. The work and passion of the various generations of Carati, as well as the loyalty of customers, obtained several national and international prestigious awards. This is an incentive to continue this activity, that can look anachronistic and obsolete, but with its uniqueness carves out a unique space in the contemporary reality of the work world.

Bianca Bassi carries out her activity of artistic glass working in a workshop in the heart of the Old Milan, in via Alessi not far from the Darsena; here she creates artistic windows in classic and modern style. Specialized in painting on fire glass with enamels and grisailles, Bianca performs old and antique glass restorations with pictorial interventions. She creates artistic objects in glass fusing and Tiffany technique; recently using recycle glass to create objects that live again in other forms and uses. Twenty years of experience and knowledge of painting and casting allowed her to obtain an original, totally personal technique to represent the world of glass. Bianca also holds courses to teach this very ancient art.

Creations conceived as sculptures, metals blended to create jewellery and Interiors. An aesthetic of esclusivity, research on forms and desire to explore shapes are an integral parts that inform Osanna and Madina Visconti di Modrone designs. All of Osanna and Madina Visconti's creations are made in bronze using the technique called lost wax casting. 

The Carla Saibene atelier, is a concept store in miniature beloved by those who love unique cut tailoring, exquisite accessories and original items. theme: the taste of the designer Carla Saibene that makes the unique atmosphere and turns shopping into an experience "Custom." The capsule collection "Carla Saibene Twisted" designed by Carla consists of reinterpretations of classic garments inevitable in any wardrobe, the blazer, the wide trousers, the silk shirt, the trench coat, a chic bon style but bohemian, feminine but with particular décontracté attention to the quality of the fabrics and the fit. Complete the look the Knitwear collection Carla Saibene, coats and jackets knitted, striped mariniere, very thin cashmere sweaters, and the new collection of bags designed by Carla made of vintage fabric with leather trim and details mixed with English tweed, hemp, linen and upholstery fabrics stripes or flowers. Carla loves to mix and match different styles and searching for new small brands from the most diverse backgrounds. Very special and taken care of the choice of accessories and shoes.

Chiosco Mentana, better known as chiringuito del mojito, was opened in 1947 and bears the name of the homonymous square that hosts it. It became a reference point in the city and it has always been the favorite meeting place of 5Vie inhabitants and workers.

A bakery with laboratory exposed to share with the processing of the products customers; a cozy space to sit and take a coffee surrounded by the scent of cake that bakes in the oven; an oasis of tranquility hidden in the courtyard of an old house where handrail yield to sin of gluttony.

It can be considered as one of the most representative (and well preserved) examples of Lombard Baroque style that spreads in Milan around the second decade of the eighteenth century. Characterized not only for the elegant facade facing Corso Magenta, but also for the sumptuous portal enriched by the imposing telamons, the solemn grand staircase, the decorations of the noble apartment, the system of internal courtyards and the garden that opens into Foro Bonaparte. The seventeenth-century original nucleus is conserved, in addition to the general plan of the noble part of the complex, the vast courtyard, which is an elegant space with architrave with paired Doric columns and cruciform pillars at the corners, which, in its elegant classicism, is one of the most fine examples of the seventeenth-century  courtyard in Milan. Above the simple architrave rise two floors, the first noble with large windows with curved gables and alternating triangles, the second with small square windows

In the heart of milan’s most authentic area, just a few steps away from the duomo, is located a place where tradition meets innovation. Founded in 1979, ottica san maurilio discovered creative flair and manufacturing ability in giovanna grasso and simone mazzanti (a young partner since 2009) for maximum style. In a market where prevailing uniformity of products and collections offered by designer labels determine trends, ottica san maurilio favours a completely different philosophy. Here you will find quality lenses and glasses, no designer labels but sought-after frames, handcrafted by small businesses around the world. They are glasses that do not follow fashion, but match the personality of the individual, with the possibility of having eyewear custom-made starting from the shape and colour to the materials; horn-rimmed, leather, wood or plastic. Glasses from ottica san maurilio show a great attention to detail in the design and the materials used. Excellence, suitable for all. The shop is a welcoming and cosy room where nothing is left to chance. Each element has its own meaning and specific functionality. A chest of drawers from an old print shop serves as a mobile exhibition stand for the glasses. A small cabinet, fully functional since 1920, where the glasses to be tried are displayed plus giovanna grandmother’s chairs and desk, together with the continuously lit fireplace reinforces the feeling of familiarity and “home”, encompassing anyone who enters the store.