Bagatti Valsecchi Museum

Two baron brothers with a slight hoarding problem. Fausto and Giuseppe never left the family mansion in the late 19th century and instead collected paintings, decorative arts, armor, baubles and anything their endless lira could buy. The big digs are now a museum and you can wander through, imagine yourself living like a baron. "Brother, what shall we procure today?"

Front entrance. Just a humble townhouse along the lane.

Plain fireplace. Hints of horror vacui. Celestial ceiling.

A typical bedroom. Nice mini me, baby bed next to the main bed.

The brothers had a skull obsession. Original or plated with a clock crammed into the forehead?

Part of the armor collection. Once you have 10 spears or swords, what's another 50 of them?

Milan Expressing Itself

Wandering around Milan, enjoying what the city shows you.

The Duomo, never a dull sight.

Europe loves graffiti and Milan is full of fun messages. Tons of underground stickers. Glad Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks is still worthy of subversion.

Nike, getting the augmentation.

Pink Barbie font. Sending up more brands, Burger King and Pepsi.

Back to architecture, rehabbing some Fascist era buildings. Grand. Mean.