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by Dimoremilano, and pieces from Interni Venosta. Art is also presented through their collaboration with Cardi Gallery, including works by the late Greek Arte Povera artist Jannis Kounellis. The real fun is on the lower level, where the vault holds treasures including several rare pieces by Gio Ponti. An exhibition of vintage furniture — Gabriella Crespi, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and Vico Magistretti — is like a history lesson in Italian 20th-century design. Ingrid Abramovitch Polish Modernism: A Struggle for Beauty On the 16th floor of Torre Velasca, works by artists Katarzyna Kobro and Władysław Strzeminski explored modernism through structure, utility and social purpose. The exhibition, curated by Federica Sala and Anna Maga, featured both classical and contemporary objects, while referencing the country's turbulent history and the impact of modernist ideas on both past and present P o l i s h d e s i g n e r s . Michelle Aviña Allegra Hicks at Nilufar Depot Nilufar Depot, the massive exhibition space run by Milanese gallerist Nina Y a s h a r , i s always a must- visit during the Visteria Foundation, Polish Modernism Allegra Hicks Talia wall lamp for Nilufar environments (see the Osvaldo Borsani apartment they discovered to display their furniture collection, Interni Venosta, page 52). When they unveiled new quarters for their gallery during Milan Design Week, the setting had to be suitably striking. And it was. Somehow, Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran, a native of North Carolina, found a vintage bank space for their new bilevel gallery, across from the city's stock exchange, complete with an intact vault. The entrance opens onto the upper floor, which is filled with a mix of vintage treasures, new furniture city's design week. This year, the turban- topped dealer transformed her warehouse- like space into an immersive exhibition she called the Nilufar Grand Hotel. Visitors entered through a lobby-like space and moved through rooms inspired by those of a grand hotel. One of the highlights was the yellow-walled bedroom that was filled with furniture by Allegra Hicks using her signature crochet- metal technique. The designer — who lives between London and Naples, where she has her studio — created an entire bedroom suite, including a bed, mirror, bench, and lamps. Each piece is exquisitely crafted: A velvet-covered headboard and screen in glass and painted linen are framed in a crochet pattern forged in bronze using the centuries-old lost wax casting process. Ingrid Abramovitch Balenciaga: Artean Balenciaga used its flagship store on Via Montenapoleone to exhibit seven works by famed Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida. The name of the ongoing series is an ancient Basque term that means "between." The first in the series, the exhibition explored the relationship between materials and negative space and the interplay between the philosophies of founder Cristóbal Balenciaga and Chillida. Michelle Aviña Allegra Hicks Screen Iride for Nilufar Gucci Memoria tapestry © FILIPPO PINCOLINI © FILIPPO PINCOLINI MICHAŁ ŁUKASIK MIKEL CHILLIDA Eduardo Chillida, Gravitation, Homage to Balenciaga, 1987