Inside Milan's design scene: Beyond the famous design week
By
Jane Englefield
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Milan design week is the world's most significant design event, but this article explores what shapes Milan's creative scene throughout the rest of the year. Jane Englefield reports on the city's reputation as a long-standing manufacturing hub for high-quality furniture, lighting, and homewares, examining how Milan's design identity extends beyond its famous annual design week.
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Home to the world's biggest design week and a long-standing manufacturing hub for high-quality furniture, lighting and homewares, Milan's reputation precedes it.
The city is synonymous with Italia
Milan design week is the most significant event in the global design calendar. But what shapes the city's creative scene for the other 51 weeks of the year? Jane Englefield reports.

