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Milan doesn’t just do design—it owns it. This city is a masterclass in effortless style. From the high-fashion studios of Via Tortona to the razor-sharp branding coming out of its agencies, Milan sets the global aesthetic agenda. It’s bold, it’s refined, and it knows exactly what it’s doing. If design had a runway, Milan would be strutting down it in head-to-toe black, espresso in hand, making the rest of the world take notes.
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City Host
Cecilia Melli
Art Director/Visual Designer
Milano, Italy
My name is Cecilia, I am an independent Art Director e Visual Designer based in Milan.
I’m specialized in creation and management of brand identities, commissioned by direct clients as brands, companies and designers, as well as by creative studios. Beyond that, I’m a true paper lover, literally obsessed with typography and always curious about what’s on in my city. And also when I travel, I always get in touch with local creative people.
I'm the Milanese host of #TDKtuesdays, a free monthly serie of inspiring talks.
Using the format of STUDIO VISIT, the events are taking place in hidden gems of my hometown as illustrators’s ateliers, creative studios, an tiny labs. The idea behind this project is to give people a unique chance to peer into the “behind the scene” of creative processes, getting in touch with professionals and being part of a creative community.
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The Design Kids Milano City Guide
Our City Hosts have selected their favourite places, the best cafe’s to settle in with your laptop and a book, meeting spots for client meetings and design shops for you to spend your afternoons.
Triennale Milano
The holy grail of Italian design. This museum is where past, present, and future collide, showcasing everything from radical graphic design to boundary-pushing digital art. Bonus: The café is a prime spot for people-watching Milan’s effortlessly stylish creatives.
10 Corso Como
Part concept store, part gallery, part café, all effortlessly chic. Designed like a maze of visual delights, it’s the perfect place to soak in Milan’s impeccable taste, flip through stunning art books, and pretend you’re in a Wes Anderson film.
BASE Milano
A cultural powerhouse housed in a converted factory, BASE is where Milan’s creative minds come to meet, work, and debate over aperitivos. Expect exhibitions, design talks, and co-working spaces buzzing with fresh ideas.
Spazio Maiocchi
Where art, fashion, and graphic design merge in Milan’s coolest multidisciplinary space. Whether it’s a bold visual identity exhibit or an avant-garde magazine launch, this is where you go to see what’s next before everyone else catches up.
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