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Starting blocks • Milan Design Week is always a hotbed of new talent and this year is no different. Wallpaper* caught up with three emerging studios that are staging solo shows for the first time to find out who is behind them, and what we can expect from their debut presentations
Perfect slices • Our map of Milan’s best pizza spots, as chosen by the city’s design greats, will leave you hungry for more
SCREEN TIME • Google’s interactive exhibition for Milan Design Week highlights how colour influences our perception of the world
DESIGN FOR LIFE • A weighty new tome celebrates the genius of creative polymath Marc Newson, chronicling evolution, experimentation and innovation in a career spanning four decades
Bench marks • For our Salone preview, we hunted down a few head-turners making an appearance at the 62nd edition of Milan’s annual trade fair, on show from 16-21 April
INNER GLOW • Neuroscientific beauty brand Neuraé taps into the power of positive emotions to give you happy skin
At home with BARNABA FORNASETTI • We talk about creativity, collecting records, cooking and cats with the Fornasetti artistic director, who gives us an intimate tour of the weird, whimsical and wonderful treasures dotted around his home and studio in Milan
Other world • A Japanese design studio fulfils its quest to take the Tokyo HQ of a video game developer to the next level
Soft touch • Faye Toogood tinkers with shape, attitude, expression and perfection in her new furniture collection for Poltrona Frau
SHOW STOPPERS • We highlight three must-see artists representing their country at the 60th Venice Biennale
ROUND TRIP • A circular museum in Gothenburg, designed by Henning Larsen, takes visitors on a journey through the past, present and future of Swedish car manufacturer Volvo
Double vision • Luxury label MCM’s Milan Design Week debut features a boundary-blurring collection by Milanese studio Atelier Biagetti
Natural beauty • Cindy Chao interweaves a sculptural sensibility, organic inspirations and a bold colour palette for her vivacious jewellery collections
TRAIL BLAZER • Lighting pioneer Ingo Maurer’s portfolio of poetically whimsical designs is given a new lease of life, thanks to a recent acquisition
Master mind • The legacy of modernist architect Louis Kahn lives on to inspire a new generation, thanks to collaborations with family and fans
EARTHLY POWERS • An experimental Australian beach house breaks new ground in material composition, using baked earth for warmth, texture and tonality
FRESH TALENT • Salad days are here again as we toss up some winning flavours
Elgin marvel • A striking tasting room, in the rolling grasslands of southern Arizona, sets the scene for a corking vineyard experience
TUBE LINES • A Katowice-based architecture studio is firing on all cylinders as it creates a whimsical head office for a Polish plastic piping distributor
Mixed emotions • An epic new touring show by artist Mickalene Thomas wrestles with notions of Black beauty, female empowerment, complexity and love
STAY AND PLAY • Take a dip into Janu, the Aman Group’s sociable new sibling brand
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