A revealing glimpse into the home of Milan’s foremost creative residents

Inside Milan ventures behind closed doors in this trendsetting cultural capital renowned for being a world leader in fashion, industry, art, and design. In this beautifully photographed new book, icons like Veronica Etro, Martina Mondadori, JJ Martin, and Barnaba Fornasetti reveal why they call this notoriously elusive city home. From sophisticated clean lines and muted tones to rooms bursting with art and color, the palazzos and apartments showcased in this stunning volume uncover the creative heart of this vibrant and cosmopolitan city.

Masterfully immortalized through Guido Taroni’s artful photography capturing each Milanese resident’s idiosyncratic style, interior designer Nicolò Castellini Baldissera’s carefully curated collection of interiors unveils the boundless creative energy that lies behind the city’s steely, cool facade.

About the Authors:

Nicolò Castellini Baldissera is an internationally acclaimed interior designer and decorator. Hailing from a celebrated Milanese family of architects and designers, he developed his own characteristic style defined by color, collecting, and tastefully curated interiors. He divides his time between Milan and Tangier, and is the author of Inside Tangier, his first collaboration with Taroni.

Guido Taroni is a leading photographer specializing in fashion and interiors. Inspired by his uncle, renowned fashion photographer Giovanni Gastel, Taroni forged a characteristic style which has seen his work regularly exhibited as well as featured in iconic design publications such as Cabana. His books include Inside Tangier and Safari Style. He lives in Milan.

A white-walled city perched between Morocco and Europe, Tangier was long a haven for the literary and artistic avant-garde — and black sheep — of Europe and America. Now a new generation of residents are blending color, pattern, and taste to create an interior aesthetic all their own. Inside Tangier explores a selection of these exceptional properties and their eccentric inhabitants — from antiques dealer and collector Gordon Watson and interior designer Frank de Biasi to the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and antiques dealer Christopher Gibbs — providing rare insights into the sometimes bohemian, sometimes extravagant, but always stylish “Tangerine” lifestyle.

About the Authors:

Nicolò Castellini Baldissera is the great-grandson of renowned Italian architect Piero Portaluppi and an accomplished interior designer in his own right. His commissions have taken him across Italy, to Paris, Gstaad, Tangier, South Africa, and New York. Based in London, he has had a home in Tangier for over a decade.

Milan-born photographer Guido Taroni has shot campaigns for some of Italy’s leading fashion houses and regularly contributes to a variety of noted publications including Architectural Digest and Cabana. Taroni’s first book — The Interiors and Architecture of Renzo Mongiardino: A Painterly Vision — was published in 2017 by Rizzoli.