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Design and Antiques Visit Cargo Hightech’s
warehouse store for beautiful
Milan is the acknowledged capital of modern design and Chinese laquered chests or
a paradise for enthusiasts, who can spend their free time ultra-modern Italian design
browsing in the numerous shops and showrooms throughout lighting. Alternatively, browse
the city. Every spring the Salone del Mobile, the famous Milan their clothing in glorious fabrics
from India and bamboo
furniture fair, attracts all the top designers and trade buyers. furniture from the Philippines.
During the fair, many of Milan’s interior design shops extend 10 Corso Como is an
their opening hours and put on various events for trade unusual place featuring
experts and visitors. designer articles and objects
from the Middle and Far
East. It has a gallery and
Interior and Alessi, in Via Manzoni, an interesting café/bar.
Industrial Design specializes in interior design The ultra-modern and
At De Padova, elegant, pieces and kitchenware in unconventional Moroni
studiously avant-garde objects stainless steel and colourful Gomma offers boots,
for the home, inclu ding furni- plastic. Kitchen has everything raincoats, kitchenware and
ture, are made of the finest a cook could need, including interior design and house-
materials. For stylish lighting top quality utensils and a hold articles, all made of
there is Arte mide, which is cookery school for those plastic or rubber (gomma).
known for its superb modern looking to expand their
designs, created by well- repertoire of dishes.
known names, and Flos, Those who love stylish Fabrics and Linen for
the Home
in Corso Monforte, which period furniture should stop
features sleek ultra-modern by Il Valore Aggiunto, which For elegance and high-
lighting of all kinds. offers decor objects, lamps and class interior design, Milan
Fontana Arte is a kind of chandeliers dating from AD 700 cannot be beaten. There are
gallery and a leading light in to 1950. many shops that specialize
the field of interior design. Since 1955, Arform has in fabrics and linen which
Founded in 1933, its displays been selling a wide range can be made to order.
include splendid lamps, of household items as well as Etro, in Via Montenapoleone,
mostly crystal. furniture and clothing chosen is famous for its fabrics and
Zanotta is a bright, dynamic by the founding family. The stylish accessories. In the Brera
store where design lovers store proudly boasts an area KA Inter national is a
can buy high-quality interior independent selection from the sales outlet for a Spanish
design products by top Italian usual fashion trends found on chain of fabric shops, offering
designers. Galleria Colombari, the high street. The store excellent value for money.
on the other hand, offers specializes in contemporary Among the many other articles,
modern antiques as well as Scandinavian design. Lisa Corti features original
a range of contemporary Indian cotton and cheesecloth
design objects. Megastores fabrics with floral and stripe
Cappellini is a showroom for patterns. Bellora has been
informal and elegant furniture, The megastore, where you specializing in high-quality
while Blitz Bovisa is a large can purchase almost anything linen since 1883 and Castellini
outlet that features a wide under the sun, from the tiniest & C is known mostly for its linen
range of interior design and household article to a large products.
vintage home accessories piece of furniture, is now Original and exclusive fabrics
along with furniture pieces. becoming the rage in Milan can be found at Fede Cheti.
Kartell stocks various articles as well as in other Italian cities. Among the shops featuring
for the home and the office. These large establishments household linen, Pratesi, in the
Venini is an institution in the (empori) are usually open late heart of the fashion district, is
production of blown Venetian in the evening and on Sunday known for its classic and elegant
glass vases, while Barovier & and are frequently able to ranges. Society Limonta is a
Toso offers extremely high- offer their customers various very well-known name in Italy
quality chandeliers and vases, additional services. for beautifully made fabrics.
and Cassina features products High Tech was one of the Bed linen and table linen
by leading designers. first to offer this new mode in both modern and practical
Spazio 900 has fabulous of shopping. Come here for styles are featured at Mirabello.
furniture and interior objects exotic furniture, fabrics and Since 1860 Frette has been a
by top designers from the wallpaper for the home, guarantee of high-quality bed
1950s to the 1980s, as well as kitchenware, perfume and linen, table linen and articles for
vintage and end-of-line pieces accessories imported from the bathroom such as towels
at discount prices. all over the world. and bathrobes. They also offer

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