Sight Unseen: The Best of Milan Design Week 2018, Part I

This year marked our tenth anniversary of attending the Salone del Mobile in Milan, and this year’s fair felt a bit … different. The showrooms were more crowded, the brands were more lavish, and the trends felt less obvious. But the biggest difference for us was in our own attitude towards the fair, and our confidence in living out the week on our own terms. Ten years of pounding the pavement have taught us many important lessons, including a) figure out the Milanese tram system; b) never day drink c) make time for inspiring field trips and long lunches with friends and d) only see the things you’re absolutely dying to see. Here’s the first of our posts chronicling all the wonderful things we found…