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Milan Design Week

The world's most important design event transforms Milan into a living gallery. Salone del Mobile preview access, private Fuorisalone showroom tours, designer-hosted dinners — experience Milan Design Week through the lens of VIPMAKKI.

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The Main Event

Salone del Mobile

The world's most prestigious furniture fair. Over 2,000 exhibitors across 210,000 square meters at Fiera Milano Rho. For six days each April, Milan becomes the undisputed center of the design universe. VIPMAKKI secures trade-day access before public opening, guided tours with renowned design experts, private meetings with gallery directors, and exclusive previews of the year's most important collections.

Preview Access

Trade-day entry before the public. Beat the crowds.

Expert-Guided Tours

Private tours with renowned design curators and critics.

Gallery Introductions

Meet directors of the world's most important design galleries.

VIP Hospitality

Private lounges, champagne service, chauffeur transfers.

The City-Wide Festival

Fuorisalone — Design Takes Over Milan

While the Salone fills the fairgrounds, Fuorisalone transforms the entire city. Historic palazzos, converted warehouses, hidden courtyards, and deconsecrated churches become design installations. The Brera Design District is the spiritual heart, while Tortona and 5VIE offer the avant-garde. VIPMAKKI arranges private showroom visits, designer meet-and-greets, and access to invitation-only installations that most visitors never see.

Brera Design District

The historic heart. Galleries, showrooms, and palazzo installations.

Tortona District

Industrial spaces transformed. Superstudio Più and avant-garde installations.

5VIE Art + Design

The most curated. High-end collectible design in ancient Milanese spaces.

Isola Design District

Emerging designers. Experimental. The future of design.

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Luxury Accommodations

Best Hotels for Milan Design Week

Milan's finest hotels fill months in advance for Design Week. From the legendary Four Seasons Milano housed in a 15th-century convent to the understated elegance of Portrait Milano in the former Archiepiscopal Seminary, and the fashion-world favorite Bulgari Hotel Milano on Via Privata Fratelli Gabba. VIPMAKKI secures the most coveted suites and VIP amenities even at peak demand.

Four Seasons Milano

A 15th-century convent transformed into Milan's most prestigious address. Steps from Via Montenapoleone. The inner courtyard garden is an oasis during Design Week chaos. Michelin-starred dining at Zelo.

Bulgari Hotel Milano

In the heart of the fashion district. 4,000 sqm private garden — the largest in central Milan. The Bulgari Suite with private terrace. World-class spa and Italian fine dining.

Mandarin Oriental Milan

Four 18th-century palazzos merged into a masterpiece. On Via Monte di Pietà, steps from La Scala. The two-Michelin-starred Seta by Antonio Guida.

Portrait Milano

The Lungarno Collection's Milan flagship. Housed in the former Archiepiscopal Seminary. Piazza del Quadrilatero — Europe's oldest covered square. Ferragamo family hospitality.

Armani Hotel Milano

Giorgio Armani's vision of Milanese luxury, in the fashion quarter on Via Manzoni. The Armani Suite spans 200 sqm. Bamboo Bar is a Design Week institution.

Park Hyatt Milano

Facing the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The Cupola Suite with a private terrace overlooking the Duomo spires. The Michelin-starred Pellico 3 restaurant.

Culinary Excellence

Best Fine Dining in Milan

Milan is Italy's culinary powerhouse, home to 16 Michelin-starred restaurants. From the three-star Enrico Bartolini at Mudec — the city's most decorated table — to the legendary Cracco in the Galleria, and the intimate Seta by Antonio Guida at the Mandarin Oriental. During Design Week, VIPMAKKI secures tables at the most exclusive restaurants and arranges private designer-hosted dinners.

Enrico Bartolini

Three Michelin stars. Mudec museum. Contemporary Italian at its apex.

Cracco

Carlo Cracco's flagship in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. One Michelin star.

Seta

Two Michelin stars. Mandarin Oriental. Antonio Guida's masterpiece.

Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia

Two Michelin stars. Tuscan-Italian tradition since 1962.

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VIP Logistics

Private Aviation & Transfers to Milan

Milan Linate is the preferred airport for private jets during Design Week, just 7 km from the city center. For those arriving at Malpensa, VIPMAKKI arranges helicopter transfers bypassing Milan traffic entirely. Post-fair, Lake Como is only 40 minutes by helicopter — the perfect Design Week decompression. VIPMAKKI coordinates all private aviation, chauffeur service, and helicopter logistics.

Milan Linate

Private jet terminal. 15 minutes to the Duomo. VIPMAKKI's preferred gateway.

Malpensa Helicopter

Skip the 50-minute drive. VIPMAKKI arranges direct helicopter transfers.

Lake Como Escape

40 minutes by helicopter. Villa d'Este, Il Sereno, or private villa.

Chauffeur Fleet

Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Maybach. Full-time during Design Week.

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From Salone del Mobile preview passes to Fuorisalone private tours, designer-hosted dinners to Lake Como helicopter escapes — VIPMAKKI transforms Design Week from a trade fair into an unforgettable luxury experience.

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