Everything You Can’t Miss At Salone del Mobile.Milano Shanghai ⇒ From 22nd to 24th November, Salone del Mobile.Milano Shanghai is here for another edition at the SEC – Shanghai Exhibition Center. This year will revolve around superlative manufacturing, scouting for new ideas and great masters of Italian design, making it a very attractive event! iSaloni Shanghai‘s purpose is to continue its constructive and profitable dialogue with the Chinese market, increasingly attracted to the creativity and original manufacturing value embodied by the event. Today, Best Design Guides brings you everything you need to know about the fair, from what to see to what to eat and where to sleep!

The Fair

The protagonists of the new edition will be 119 top Italian brands (72 design brands and 47 xLux/Classico Brands) chosen to showcase their very best products for a total immersion in the beauty and quality, luxury and elegance of Made in Italy. Right from the outset, the Salone del Mobile.Milano Shanghai has seen Federlegno Arredo Eventi and its Chinese partner VNU Exhibition Asia working very closely to make this show a well-recognized and not-to-be-missed appointment for the Chinese design, architecture and furniture-related community.

This year, the Master Classes, the Salone del Mobile.Milano’s now traditional opportunities for reflection and discussion, will be held by three internationally renowned Italian architects – Michele De Lucchi, Stefano Boeri and Roberto Palomba – in dialogue with equally talented Chinese designers Yung Ho Chang, Liu Yichun and Furong Chen. They are an unmissable opportunity to explore differing but synergic thoughts on the development of the design industry in China and in the world. SaloneSatellite Shanghai, which provides another opportunity for dialogue, will be back, brimming with expectation and projects from talented designers under 35, as young Chinese designers, university and design school students showcase their projects. The top three, chosen by a jury of sectoral professionals, will receive SaloneSatellite Shanghai Awards and an invitation to take part in the 2019 edition of SaloneSatellite in Milan.

Best Luxury Hotels In Shanghai

Mandarin Oriental Pudong

Surrounded by the gleaming skyscrapers of Lujiazui, this hotel offers a unique blend of style and comfort with a stunning, contemporary design, world-class restaurants, serene spa and Mandarin Oriental’s legendary service. If business has brought you here, you’ll be happy to learn that the hotel places guests minutes away from Shanghai IFC and the Shanghai World Financial Centre. As sophisticated as they are spacious, the 318 rooms and 44 suites offer a sublime blend of comfort and contemporary design, all of them with sweeping views over the Huangpu River. Lean back on plush pillows and relax, then prepare for the day with the convenience and comfort of high-tech surroundings.

Address: 111 Pudong S Rd, Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai Shi, China, 200120

The Peninsula Shanghai

The Peninsula Shanghai opened in 2009 and offers a utopian level of luxury. Occupying a prime location with direct frontage on Shanghai’s historic Bund, The Peninsula’s flagship hotel is the first new building on the Bund in the last few decades. The intricately styled 235 guest rooms and suites have been designed to reminisce style from the glorious Art Deco era, incorporating an eclectic of traditional materials used in 1920’s Shanghai. Some of them have spectacular views of the Pudong skyline. With five restaurants, banquet facilities, a full Peninsula Spa, a stunning indoor swimming pool, a retail arcade with super-de-luxe shops, and boundless hospitality, there is no need at all to leave the hotel.

Address: 32 Zhongshan East 1st Rd, WaiTan, Huangpu Qu, China, 200002

Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund

Combining the history and culture of the celebrated Shanghai Bund with a taste for 21st-century sophistication, Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund offers a heritage ambience, legendary service and timeless amenities to make your stay truly memorable and distinct. The two-building complex comprises a 100-year-old wing adjacent to a sparkly new tower, and houses 260 well-appointed rooms and suites, stylish environments for dining and lounging, extensive banquet facilities with stunning views, luxury spa, a fully-fitted gym  and more, all crafted onto a picture-perfect setting that speaks volume of the grandeur and finesse that fits a Waldorf Astoria property.

Address: 2 Zhongshan East 1st Rd, WaiTan, Huangpu Qu, Shanghai Shi, China, 200001

Best Luxury Restaurants in Shanghai 

8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA

Following on from the success of 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA in Hong Kong, which garnered three Michelin stars, Bombana opened another branch in Shanghai’s Rockbund area in February 2012. Named after Fellini’s autobiographical film ‘8½’, the restaurant is a love letter to all things Italian and draws from the distinctive culinary vision of Bombana. The menu evokes the simplicity of hearty homemade Italian food, with dishes such as ‘Milanese style’ breaded veal chop and Pappardelle with porcini mushrooms.

Address:  6-7/F, Mission Building, 169 Yuanmingyuan Rd, Shanghai, China

UNICO

UNICO is the largest tapas bar in Asia and a hub for all things Latin American. Headed by Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco, UNICO offers a creative take on tapas from across Latin America, with dishes such as spicy tomato consommé with roasted tiger shrimps, and crispy baby pig with creamy polenta. Not only that, Argentine mixologist Hector Monroy serves up a menu of bespoke cocktails that evoke the different cultures of Latin America.

Address: 2F, 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road, Shanghai, 200002, China

Whampoa Club

With its invigorating blend of traditional Chinese cuisine and modern sensibility, the Whampoa Club is internationally renowned and has become a cornerstone of the Shanghai culinary scene. Here, Shanghainese and Cantonese dishes are reimagined, given a modern twist, such as drunken chicken served with rice wine ice, and dramatically presented. The surroundings are luxurious, designed in a modern Art Deco style, which hearkens back to the opulence of 1930s Shanghai. The restaurant also has professional tea sommeliers to help you choose from their extensive selection of teas.

Address:  5F, 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road, Shanghai, 200002, China

Best Design Attractions in Shanghai

Design Society

A collaboration with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, the first major museum in China devoted to design debuted in December inside Shenzhen’s Sea World Culture and Arts Center.

West Bund Art Museum

This David Chipperfield–designed complex in Shanghai’s Xuhui Waterfront area is slated for completion by the end of the year, with an outpost of Paris’s Centre Pompidou expected to move in shortly after.

Source: CovetED

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