Dear All,

Viva Italia! This week, the design world lands in Milan for Salone del Mobile whilst the art world gets in planning for the 60th Anniversary of the Venice Biennale.

In front of the Milan Centrale station, visitors will be greeted with JR’s monumental rock image Nascita before hot footing it to Nilufar Gallery for Nina Yashar’s show Time Traveller exploring the history of design. From there head to Villa Clea to view the artists in residence, to the installations at L’Appartemento by Artemest, to Gucci Ancora, and finally, David Lynch’s Thinking Room at the Fiera. Just some of the highlights in a swirl of activations taking over the city. Note: Gaetano Pesce’s last work before he died is on view at Nice to See You at Biblioteca Ambrosiana and in an outdoor installation L’Uomo Stanco at the Piazza San Pio Xi. And we are determined to bag a table at We are Ona – a pop-up restaurant at Carla Sozzani’s Foundation, where you’ll also find artwork by Mark Borthwick.

Injecting funds and energy into new and old magazines, Karlie Kloss and her husband Joshua Kushner are fast turning into media moguls. Following the acquisition of W Magazine and i-D, the duo behind Bedford Media have purchased Life, in an agreement with Dotdash Meredith. Life, launched in 1883, was a mainstay of American journalism for much of the 20th century, featuring history-defining photographic essays. It ceased publication in 2000.

Wishing you a Spring filled weekend and happy packing for those Venice bound…

With all best wishes from me and the KTW Family,

Katy