CITY Issue 55 - (Page 58) On the Ground In Milan The Salone furniture fairs are not the only spots in town where visitors will find innovative, inspiring design. After all, Milan has held the mantle as Italy’s fashion and design capital for decades, if not centuries, and there’s a reason why the world’s top fair is held there each year. Ask a hundred Salone diehards to name their favorite design shop in the city, and you’ll get a hundred different answers. But if you’re on the hunt for a bite to eat, a good night’s sleep, or high fashion for tomorrow night’s parties, you’ll find modern design behind nearly every door you open. Here’s a collection of our top picks, but keep your antennae out for new discoveries — just like at the fair, the buzz builds around a new star in an instant. Rates rise at fair time and hotels book up months in advance, so consider yourself lucky if you can snag one of the minimal and moody rooms at Hotel Straf (Via San Raffaele 3, 39-02 805-081, www.straf.it). In the center of everything, and just steps from the Duomo, the Straf is a study in tactile materiality, mixing COR-TEN steel and ironwork with polished concrete and frosted glass. CITY 58 TY http://www.straf.it
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