Inside Milan Design Week|Darren James Interiors

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September 15, 2025

That’s a cover on Milan Design Week 2024!

After what’s been a jam loaded week loaded with display room trips, reasonable brows through, mixer, and unique official occasions, we could not allow the chance pass without sharing our amazing experiences with you!

Before heading over, we assumed we would certainly ask the style group of what they’re most delighted for;

Claudia– “It’s my first MDW which I couldn’t be more excited about! I really don’t know what to expect so I’d have to say I’m just so keen to be immersed in all things design! I am also looking forward to all the networking too, and getting to meet inspiring people from all areas of the design industry.”

Kari– “I’m most excited to catch up with the Dulux team for a day of Trend Spotting including visiting Nilufar Depot and Rossana Orlandi Gallery – both incredible. And my absolute favourite exhibition, Alcova. Looking forward to seeing how the Alcova team has transformed the new locations for this week.”

So for those that have actually aspired to participate in MDW themselves, or just interested on the within scoop of our shenanigans around the city … maintain analysis!

Without a question, among the most effective components of Milan Design Week is the chance to roam via Milan’s fabled roads, finding brand-new display rooms and galleries that are concealed treasures simply waiting to be discovered! Many of our preferred minutes occur from these serendipitous explorations. This year, we were enjoyed suddenly discover the Dedar Milano Showroom and the Kerakoll Brera Showroom, to name a few.

In Dedar’s display room, we were blessed to obtain an exclusive excursion of the area and were also offered a preview at brand-new item varies readied to release later on this year! Here are some highlights from our time invested straying:

Kerakoll Showroom
Dedar Milano showroom
Dedar Milano display room

Milan is renowned for having a few of the finest display rooms worldwide, and they genuinely outshine themselves throughout Milan Design Week!

We constantly make it an indicate take time to go to these display rooms and check out the brand-new items embeded in such sensational settings. The showcases by Italian bathroom and kitchen brand names like Modulnova and Valcucine were especially excellent. It’s extremely motivating to see the careful interest to information and the superior top quality of the joinery that these makers give.

Modulnova Showroom
Modulnova Showroom

Outside of the bathroom and kitchen globe, we likewise make time for our preferred furnishings brand names. This year out standouts were Cassina, Molteni & C and Baxter.

Baxter Cinema Milan
Baxter Cinema Milan

Many brand names likewise held pop-up occasions throughout MDW, changing existing household homes, structures, or perhaps below ground places right into displays for their items. Some of our leading favourites consisted of the Muuto Apartment, Artemest L’Apartmento, and theMemphis Milano Gallery These rooms were not just loaded with ingenious styles yet likewise provided an one-of-a-kind means to experience the visual appeals and capability of the items in a real-world setup.

Artemest L'Apartmento
Artemest L’Apartmento

Of program we needed to go to the reasonable, with huge groups and also larger halls loaded with rows and rows and rows of stands … It’s vital to share a strategy!

We concentrated on EuroCucina and International Bathroom Exhibition initially, this is a bi yearly expansion of the reasonable that is everything about bathroom and kitchen– definitely not one to miss out on!The Molteni & C stand is constantly a hit! We were fortunate adequate to meet our neighborhood associates, Dilhan and Pablo, for an exclusive excursion of all the furnishings and joinery in their collection.

After a fast snack we headed directly back right into the halls and rather essentially walked up until we assumed our legs would certainly provide … We maintained claiming to ourselves “We will leave after this one…” yet after that locate ourselves strolling right into an additional stand!

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Fair Day Mobile Show

As days rolled to nights, the enjoyable never ever quits! You actually can not start to discuss just how vibrant the city is! We were fortunate adequate to be welcomed to a range mixer & unique night occasions with our highlights being;

Molteni & C’s 90th Anniversary Party

We need to confess was rather the experience taking a trip on the city in heels at 11pm in the evening … But so worth it! Molteni held a fantastic event in an old plane garage, Pirelli HangarBicocca which today stands as a modern art gallery in the Milanese residential area ofBiccoca The songs and beverages were definitely moving up until very early hours of the early morning!

Edra’s ‘Evening of Honour’

Space Furniture welcomed us to the Opera at Teatro Alla Scala for Edra’s Evening ofHonour Wow … this was seriously an as soon as in a life time chance. The band and 4 gifted vocalists seriously blew us away with their efficiency! We finished the evening with a group beverage within the galleria. Thank you Space for such a fantastic evening!

Edra's 'Evening of Honour'

An Italian experience isn’t finish without diving right into the food & a glass of wine!

We need to claim it’s actually the little “hole in the wall” area where you can locate one of the most genuine food! We ensured to go to RONIN, a Japanese dining establishment inChinatown (One of Kari’s highlights from in 2015 & it definitely really did not let down!) The fit out of the area was fantastic and the food was thrilling. Highly advise if you’re desiring something besides Italian!

With the Dulux group, we had lunch in this enchanting area calledTram Tram The Cacio e Pepe and the deep-fried artichokes are a should get if you’re ever before in the location.

Wine & Dine
RONIN
Tram tram
Tram cable car

We feel this is only simply a little recap of what our week required! Be certain to maintain with up with the blog sites over the coming weeks as we share much more regarding style week and our highlights!

Kari & Claudia

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