WriterMilan · 9 stories

Silvia Brambilla

Milan by its showrooms and studios

Based in Milan, Italy.

Milan design and shopping writer on Brera showrooms, the Salone crowds, the boutiques of the Quadrilatero and the concept stores reshaping Porta Romana.

Milan · 9 stories

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Tortona, Milan: the city’s design district with a working-class spine

Behind Porta Genova, Tortona turns old industrial sheds into museums, showrooms and serious dining, then turns quiet again the rest of the year.

Silvia Brambilla3 Jul 2026

Silvia Brambilla

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Tortona, Milan: the city’s design district with a working-class spine

Silvia Brambilla

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Tortona, Milan: the city’s design district with a working-class spine

Sempione & Arco della Pace, Milan: the city’s greenest elegant hour

Porta Venezia, Milan: rainbow stripes, Liberty facades and the city’s most open table

Porta Romana, Milan: the neighbourhood where Milan really eats

NoLo, Milan: the neighbourhood that learned to brand itself

Navigli, Milan: canals, aperitivo and the city after dark

Isola, Milan: where the towers meet the old quarter

Duomo & Centro Storico, Milan: marble, mosaics and the city performing itself

Brera, Milan: the city’s art quarter with a cellar-side aperitivo habit