High on design. Fearless and welcoming. A bubbling prosecco of infectious energy. Milan is ready to revel in the currency of design over the next week.

The Salone fairgrounds and design districts buzzing with events, intellectual chats, bars overflowing with spirits, people spilling onto the streets, exchanging hugs and pecks on cheeks, partying late under an explosion of lights to transform Milan into a ‘Mecca of Design.’

Here, the currency of design spells an inclusive approach, of resilience, creative energy, business, and most of all, human connection.

The joy of design will be at the centre of exchange, a vibrant congregation of creatives exchanging letters on design. The rest is but hustling, as ex-CMO of IDEO, Detria Williamson says, “When you really go for inclusion and belonging, that’s when you start to see retention. That’s when you start to see innovation and heightened creativity.”

Our newsletter this week is a love note to Milano, to design, to the community. Here’s to seeing you all in the city next week.