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There is a moment Adam Bakri keeps returning to in his mind. His father, Mohammad Bakri, is sitting beside him in a darkened cinema for the premiere of is All That’s Left of You (2025). On screen, Adam is playing the young version of his father. At some point...

Every April, fashion takes a detour. Salone del Mobile lures the industry away from runways and into palazzo courtyards, boutique basements, and former industrial buildings. Proof, if any was needed, that the best fashion and luxury houses have always understood that the clothes are only one part of the picture. This year’s Milan Design Week saw a quietly impressive showing f...

Across Milan’s most prestigious and most adventurous venues, from the Baroque courtyard of Palazzo Litta to the raw concrete of the Baggio Military Hospital, designers from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Egypt, the UAE, and beyond staked out territory that felt earned rather than invited. Several patterns defined this year’s showing: a deep preoccupation with craf...

There are houses that make clothes, and then there are houses that make worlds. Hermès has always been the latter. Long before the home universe became a standard line item in every luxury brand’s portfolio, Hermès was thinking about what it meant to live well, not as an extension of its fashion identity, but as an expression of the same values that have governe...

Each April, Salone del Mobile turns Milan from a design hub into the centre of the design world. What started as a furniture fair has become something much broader; a moment where fashion, interiors and craft intersect, and where brands no longer just showcase products but weave rich narratives.

It’s a natural setting for Loro Piana. The house has long sat at t...