Finally arriving at the most eagerly awaited Milanese week of the year, we are all set to repopulate the districts of the Fuorisalone events, from Brera to Tortona, in a selection of urban areas where all the main events of Design Week will be concentrated among crowds of designers and curious visitors. But for those arriving from other cities and other countries for the exhibitions, it is useful to remember how much more there is to visit and experience in the Lombard capital, far from the nocturnal buzz of the Bar Basso and the endless queues.
We therefore asked eight international designers to recommend a favourite place in the city to visit during the week, away from the spotlight of the packed calendar of events. There are those who return to the ever-popular Fondazione Prada or the iconic Villa Necchi, others like Adam Nathaniel Furman are looking forward to visiting the important archive of Fondazione Portaluppi. There are also those who, like New Zealander Sabine Marcelis, prefer to wander in search of the Fontane Vedovelle, the drinking water dispensers scattered around the city.