Lighting + Building lighting fair in Frankfurt

Frankfurt lighting fair – it’s all about DONUTS – they’re everywhere!

Hmm, Soviet or European? - WHICH Should I choose?!

More Orange at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart!

I'll take one of these . . .

Mmmmm, what's better for breakfast than a pretzel with fresh cream cheese and chives! - Awesome!

Room with a view - visiting old friends in the ancient town of Asolo, in the hills above Venice

Maserati press event in Asolo

Le Specialita – world’s best super thin pizza!

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Le Specialita interiors - NEEDS HELP! - Good thing the food is so good!

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Great street art, (or "NOT"), starting to appear in Via Savona, (it's DesignWeek in Milan) - (anything to be able to stay out of my skanky hotel room!) — at Via Savona 99 - Milano.

Only the mainlanders are attracted to this crap!

Great colour palette.

Mmmmm – Fudgsicle dipped in chocolate with nuts; think I need more than one . . .

Ridiculous furniture branding!

Very interesting printed glass products . . .

BIG wooden head . . . ?

The best thing about the Scandinavian Design stand was the free flow champagne, not really the “reindeer stools” . . .

Fantastic night out at the Kartell launch party in town!

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Huh?

ORANGE Chilewich!!!

Checking out "the scene" at a pre-dinner function at 10 Corso Como, (like a Fred Segal, but more interesting)!

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More 10 Corso Como

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More 10 Corso Como

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TRRREEENNNDDIINNNGGG! - Valentino Guerilla bags at 10 Corso Como

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TRENDINGGGGGG – Guerilla stuff is EVERYWHERE!

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Marquetry

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Pots! - (Sweater optional!)

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Ceramics!

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Our “real” Macedonian dinner hosts, (not that also-ran Greek kind!), give me the ins and outs of the European furniture export business.

4AM – Waiting in my hot, noisy, expensive room, (with no aircon and deafening street noise), for my 10AM Singapore conference call to commence; arrgghhh….

“Printed” fashion makes it’s mark st SuperStudio in Tortona

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Printer "Jam!"

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Peculiar architects’ sculpture at SuperStudio

I need one of these too

EXTREMELY strange “designer” eyelashes

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Ready to Wear~

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Sensational Sixties revisited at the Cassina party in via Durini

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Two "wild & crazy guys" at Cassina in via Durini

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15 seconds of fame at Cassina . . .

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Selfies abound at Cassina 60's party

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Not sooo hungry anymore, at the Japanese installation in Tortona, though the printed flatware is interesting . . .

“Animal House” - Marni exhibition of limited edition furniture and animals handmade by a group of Colombian women in aid of terminally ill children.

Poor planning! - Trying to get out of Milan on a Friday evening, driving up to the mountains, just like everyone else trying to get away for the weekend; "ooo!". . . :(

Into the mountains, only 90 mins outside the traffic of Milan!

Raining at the Simplon pass waiting for my turn on the one way road; though the temperature has been dropping degree by degree every few km, this wetness is not a good sign for good skiing tomorrow. . .

Gastronomitszche in Brig, Schweiz! - spicy curried apple soup - better than pudding and applesauce; a close second to fondue!

The Schweinfleisch and fresh in-season asparagus are also awesome.