Milano + Venezia_2

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MILANO DUOMO

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MILANO DUOMO

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TOM DIXON AT 'MOST'

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DISPLAY AT 'MOST'

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POLIFORM AT SALONI - JEAN-MARIE MASSAUD IN ATTENDANCE

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CASA DEGLI ATELLANI

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FONTANA ARTE AT CASA DEGLI ATELLANI

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 MOLO AT 'MOST'

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'MOST'

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'MOST'

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FONTANA ARTE AT CASA DEGLI ATELLANI

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BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT, MILANO

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SALONI FAIRGRONDS, MILANO

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SALONI, MILANO

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SALONI, MILANO

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IRONWORK IN DUOMO, MILANO
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MARINO MARINI SCULPTURE, PEGGY GUGGENHEIM, VENEZIA

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CUPOLA OF PALLADIO'S S. GIORGIO, ISOLE SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE, VENEZIA
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MY ACCOMMODATIONS IN VENICE - 
THE APARTMENT OF FRIENDS GABRIELLE + PHILLIPE
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SIGMAR POLKE, PUNTA DELLA DOGANA, VENEZIA

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TURKISH CONCERT ON ISOLE SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE, VENEZIA

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ROSSANA ORLANDI, MILANO

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HOTEL BULGARI, MILANO

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ROSSANA ORLANDI, MILANO

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BAR BASSO, MILANO

 FONTANA ARTE PARTY - LATVIAN CUISINE  

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THE CANAL STEPS AT PEGGY GUGGENHEIM, VENEZIA

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The Salone Internazionale del Mobili in Milan was truly overwhelming - the largest event of its kind in the world.  The fairgrounds showcase 20 enormous trade show floors filled with well executed pavilions featuring the latest in design.  Roughly 400 events occur throughout the remainder of the city - 'off-site' shows, receptions and parties in stunning showrooms, private palazzos, artists' studios and hotels.  The night life, cuisine and hospitality of the locals was also a wonderful discovery - sleep was not an option most nights! 

Highlights in Milan and Venice - just to name a few - included Rossana Orlandi, MOST, Poliform, Fontana Arte, Royal Botania, Ingo Maurer, Flexform, Bocci, Elam, Guggenau, Baccarat, Flos, Punta del Dogana, and the Peggy Guggenheim collection.

Can't wait for next year.

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THE MILAN FAIRGROUNDS 
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VIEW FROM THE BALCONY OF A MILANESE APARTMENT 
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THE PAVILIONS AT SALONI ARE EACH IMPRESSIVE FREE-STANDING SHOWROOMS

ON THEIR OWN - TEEMING WITH PRESS AND TRADE.

BEAUTIFUL ARRAY OF BRASS BOWLS AT 'MOST'

 

INLAID MARBLE FLOOR AND CANDLES AT DUOMO DI MILANO

BRASS SCULPTURAL PIECE AT SALONI
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DONALD JUDD 'IN PRAISE OF DOUBT' SHOW AT PUNTA DELLA DOGANA, VENICE.
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CANAL IN CANARREGIO, VENICE
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RELAXING AND TEXTING, VENICE
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FONTANA ARTE PARTY AT CASA DEGLI ATELLANI

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DOORS DUOMO DI MILANO 
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LAUNCH OF BOCCI 38 AT ROSSANA ORLANDI
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TOM DIXON AT 'MOST'
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INSTALLATION AT ROYAL BOTANIA PARTY, PALAZZO ISAMBARDI

AQUA ALTA, S.MARCO, VENICE
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CINDY SHERMAN AT PEGGY GUGGENHEIM, VENICE
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FLOS PARTY, MILAN

TOY BLOCKS AT ROSSANA ORLANDI
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MIRROR AT ROSSANA ORLANDI

GLASS TABLE AT ROSSANA ORLANDI

LASER CUTTER MACHINE DEMONSTRATION AT 'MOST'
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LEONARDO DA VINCI MUSEUM OF SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY, SITE FOR 'MOST'
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Where to begin!?!

I have just returned from Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2012, including a side trip to Venice.  Here are a few snapshots - a tiny fraction of all that I had experienced.  I shall write more about the trip shortly!

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What a view!  The 40th floor in the TD Bank Tower.  The BMO podium would be amazing with a green roof - just a suggestion...

Spring 2012

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 TD Bank Tower, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 

photo from TDCENTRE.COM

A quick update for a busy season!

Several new design projects are on the boards:

-  Design for the historic department store BURROUGHES BUILDING at Queen + Bathurst, including the public areas and rooftop patio with a gorgeous 360 degree view of Toronto.
-  The renovation of the MAPLE LEAF TAVERN - a venerable century-old dame in Leslieville with bar, patio, restaurant and suites above. 
-  The new Toronto office for BEACON SECURITIES in the TD Bank Tower on the 40th floor at 66 Wellington - the iconic Mies van der Rohe tower built in 1967 that was at the time the tallest in Canada.  I have had the privilege of dining at Canoe Restaurant on the 54th floor; the city and the lake looks simply stunning from this vantage point.
-  Several residential projects are also in progress including the home for the owner of health care consulting company 'VISION AND RESULTS', interiors for a leisure property in Mono, and the renovation of a residence in Del Ray along the Westview Greenbelt.