DESIGN WEEK OF THE YEAR - SALONE DEL MOBİLE 2011

Hello people !
Most of you should know next week (12-17 april ) is Salone Week ! One of the most famous and biggest design fair in Milan.Wide range of design such as "Furniture,Lighting,Office,Kitchen,Bathroom..".
Exhibitiors and visitors all around the world.You can just see that crowd in fashion weeks and salone week :)
This year also it's the 50th year of the fair.It's not just displayed at Rho-fiera (the fairground),there are also lots of other events,exhibitons,meetings all around the city.I definitely suggest you to go ;
=>Via Tortona
=>Furniture Stores at San Babila
=>Triennale Design Museum

http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?s=0,2,67,71,75 more info about the fair !

and there will be meetings of the most famous designers such as Zaha Hadid,Karim Rashid..etc.
I had a chance to meet with Karim Rashid in New York at a private meeting.He thinks different from us.Suggest you to go! I also will.Here is the link for Karim rashid's events in Milan.
http://www.karimrashid.com/events_fr.html

Here is a meeting with Zaha Hadid.Click for an invitation.Hope i won't work at that time !
http://www.polimi.it/uploads/media/ABITARE_Being_ZAHA_HADID_12-03-2011_EN_invito.pdf

I am also flying to Milan tomorrow but i will be working for "Design Deutschland"  at Via Tortona 32.Luckily i will work half of the day and i can go around the other exhibitions and share with you !
I could never think that i would be excited before going to Milan.I've lived there for 3 years and i was pissed of when i was leaving last August.I've really missed the city.I still have friends there and i will meet also some from Turkey.I will stay around 15-20 days.It will be fun !

Piazza Duomo

And for those who are going to Milan for the first time i would like to give you some advices.

Transportation:
To go to the fairground take the underground on the red line and is the last stop "Rho Fiera"
For the bus and trams don't forget to buy the tickets because the polices mostly control.
You can find the tickets from the bars,machines and places who sell newspapers,magazines.
Buy a map,transportation is not very complicated but you can wait :)
I suggest you to buy 2 days unlimited or 1 ticket for 10 trips.

If you are looking for design books write down;
Rinascante Design Market (you can also find design brands and pieces)
Hoepli
Mondadori
Triennale Design Museum ( Viale Alemagna 6 )
These first 3 are at Duomo and the 4th is near to Cadorna station.They are very well known.

In Milan you can find all cousines from the world,you don't have to eat just pasta and pizza.
Eat ice-cream at
Grom (my favourite is crema di grom )
Chocolat (canella/cinnamon and nutella flavors are one of the most famous one)

Eat Pizza at
Fratelli La Buffala
Il pomodorino

Wine&Steak at
Ristorante Charleston

Eat Pasta at
Pastarito

Aperitivo at
Coin
Rinascante Roof Top
Fashion Cafe
Crash
Bars in Brera and Porta Ticinese

Clubbing
Old Fashion
Armani Privé
Just Cavalli
Hollywood

And eat lots of pastries for me.Just enter a "Pasticceria" that you see.I've never ate a bad one.Don't do too much shopping :) And try to see the designs as much as you can.Wish me a safe flight !

Designberry'm !