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FLEA MARKETS | Milan | Mercatone dell’Antiquariato

25 April 2019 ♦

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All year round, on the last Sunday of each month, the Mercatone dell’Antiquariato is held along the Navigli Canal in Milan. This is one of my favorite flea markets in Europe, and I have found some of my best treasures here. It was here that I first discovered these stunning…

Eye on Design | Black and White in Color

10 April 2011 ♦

EYE ON DESIGN

Some of the most intriguing photos I’ve taken in color have turned out to be black and white. Without color, the graphic patterns and unique shapes of the world reveal themselves…and they can be every bit as captivating as an explosion of color. (more…)

Local characters

23 February 2011 ♦

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Cat nap, Saint-Émilion, France I meet a lot of characters in my travels. Here are some photos of the furry, feathered kind…they always make me smile. (more…)

Milan | Ippogrifo Antichità

23 December 2010 ♦

DON’T MISS

If the astounding collection of 19th century opaline doesn’t coax you into this antique shop, its charismatic proprietor certainly will. (more…)

Style Moment | Milan

11 December 2010 ♦

STYLE MOMENTS

“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” Edward de Bono (Born 1933) Maltese psychologist, writer, and leading authority in the field of creative thinking

Milan | Wunderkammer Studio

20 November 2010 ♦

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10 Corso Como is always a must-see destination in Milan…while you’re in the neighborhood, go around the block to Wunderkammer Studio, a feast for a designer’s eye. (more…)

Style Moment | Wunderkammer Studio, Milan

17 November 2010 ♦

STYLE MOMENTS

“An artist is someone who produces things that people don’t need to have but that he, for some reason, thinks it would be a good idea to give them.” Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987) American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker

Eye on Design | Milan | Villa Necchi Campiglio

13 November 2010 ♦

EYE ON DESIGN

Designed by architect Piero Portaluppi, Villa Necchi Campiglio is a glimpse, frozen in time, into the lives of an upper class Milanese family in the 1930’s. The villa sits in manicured grounds behind a high stone wall, a sanctuary hidden within bustling Milan. The art and furnishings span the 18th…

My Milano

28 October 2010 ♦

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When I mention to people how much I love Milan, they usually frown and say, “But it’s so cold and industrial.” Even a travel writer recently wrote, “I only go to Milan for business,” implying that there would be no other valid reason for going there. All I can say…

If it’s Europe, it must be Fashion Week

1 October 2010 ♦

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I’m in Paris and it’s fashion week. I didn’t know it would be fashion week when I booked my trip, but I should have guessed…because in the past year, without planning it, I’ve hit fashion week wherever I go. (more…)