Will Hunter

Building Design Reporter

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wow didn't know I had 34 followers – haven't said anything in two years – you've been very patient!

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Plus be sure to check out the Milan product round-up in this week's issue for a full trend report.

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Back at BD.H.Q frantically typing up the interviews with Naoto Fukasawa & Nigel Coates...

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A strong & concise collection from Moroso. The Principessa Day Bed is a stack of rectangular cushions on which you'd never feel the pea.

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A big year for Nigel Coates, who is launching several collections. He's just given me a guided tour, and now time for the interview.

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Am again over-awed by the size of the Fiera - arrived at the wrong entrance and had to take a 10-min bus ride to the right one.

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Have drifted from design into fashion at the Roberto Cavalli party. Full of anorexic eurotrash - right up my street.

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In his role as judge he gets lots of free bottles of gin... told him about my cocktail idea (see below) but not sure he was into it...

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Ran into Thomas Heatherwick at Brit manufacturer Established & Sons' party. He's in Milan to judge the Bombay Sapphire competition...

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Striking silver patent shoes worn by the inimitable Marcel Wanders - hard to believe he's 1 of Tony Fretton's favourite designers.

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... having a gin and tonic with a Berocca in (a G,T&B as I've christened it) - the perfect Milan energy drink ...

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(It probably costs more to buy than the original)

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Plus Brit designer Paul Cocksedge has suspended 100s of Swarovski crystals that reveal Mona Lisa's face when viewed backwards in a mirror

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2 art history referenes in major works. British director Peter Greenaway has made a compelling film recreating The Last Supper

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Marble is making a surprise comeback, featuring in lots of collections and with a whole show, at Design Library, devoted to it - 'Bling'

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German designer Norbert Wangen has just shown me his latest kitchens for Boffi, in corian. The worktop seemingly hovers over the units - ...

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city yesterday in time for Swarovski party: amazing FredriksonStallard concrete bench. Am now off to interview living legend Naoto Fukasawa!

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Crouching to write my first Twitter, and a midget acrobat just leaped over my head - you can't stay still for a moment at Milan design w ...

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