Dfter the inauguration of the Molteni Pavillion in the historic Giussano headquarters in 2022, Molteni& C is back in the news with an opening that is nothing short of spectacular. This is the new Milanese showroom, which occupies an entire building at number 9 of via Manzoni, between Piazza della Scala and the fashion district.
Seven floors and over three thousand square meters all dedicated to the collections of the brand, which has just celebrated ninety years of history. Designer and art director Vincent Van Duysen completely redesigned the spacesimagining them as the home of a refined art and design collector. The new Palazzo Molteni will not just be a showroom.
The project is to make it a flexible place open to the city, a point of reference and meeting not only for the design community.
The new Palazzo Molteni in via Manzoni 9 in Milan.
A villa in Dubai
Minotti focuses on the Middle East and opens its first flagship store in Dubai in collaboration with local partner Al Tayer Insignia. In the exclusive neighborhood of Jumeirah, it is conceived as a luxurious two-story villa. High ceilings, large windows, it hides a spectacular winter garden inside. The first floor resembles a real home, with a living area, dining area and a dream master bedroom. The project is signed by Minotti Studio, the internal creative department of the Meda company.
The Minotti flagship in Dubai.
Eight shop windows in Paris
Six months ago the opening of the single-brand showroom in Corso Sempione in Milan, now Paris. In the City of Light, Rimadesio takes up residence on Avenue Rappin the heart of the Seventh arrondissement, on the Left Bank. The Flagship store is on the street level of a fascinating Haussmannian building and is spread over two levels: the ground floor, of 225 square metres, and a basement of 125, connected by a high-impact steel staircase.
Destination Casablanca
Porada opens in Casablanca, Morocco, off the traditional design routes. The new showroom was born from a collaboration with Divanya Luxury of the Tber family, a local partner that manages luxury furniture stores.
The Porada flagship store in Casablanca.
In the new flagship store, almost 1000 square meters in the Palmir district, the “Porada house” is on display: twenty-one different settings that highlight the company’s savoir-faire in woodworking.
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