Roof top view from the Masterly Palazzo.

Dutch ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Italy Willem van Ee on his bike at Masterly.

Palazzo Giureconsulti: ready for 2025.

Site specific design for the historical staircase by Lucas Zito.

Palazzo room 3.
Photo Nicole Marnati

Palazzo Giureconsulti: ready for 2025

Presentation by Patricia Urquiola for Desso / Tarkett.

Palazzo room 4.
Photo Nicole Marnati.

Red carpet moment.. just before the official opening.

Historical staircase at the Masterly Palazzo.

Luca Boscardin installation.

Casalis and Aleksandra Gaca.

Renault concept car presentation. Interior textiles by Aleksandra Gaca.

FritsJurgens.

Masterly Keynote speaker Li Edelkoort at the Architect’s Breakfast.

Japth lighting presentation.

Van Besouw.

Ahrend.

Marko Kamminga (FritsJurgens) presenting the catalogue to ambassador Willem van Ee and Secretary General Paul Huijts.

Mondilab textile presentation.

Opening Masterly – The Dutch in Milano 2023

In the presence of Queen Máxima, Willem van Ee (ambassador), Mascha Baak (consul-general), Nicole Uniquole and the selected designers and companies.
Flower installation in cooperation with Tom Postma, Ten Kate and Rattiflora. Red carpet by Van Besouw. Photo: about.today

Speech by Queen Máxima at the opening of Masterly – the Dutch in Milano.

Queen Máxima: ‘Here at ‘Masterly’, we can enjoy the finest examples of Dutch design in all its diversity. Right in the heart of the city, next to the spectacular Duomo. I would like to thank curator Nicole Uniquole for making this possible. And I would like to thank you Mr Mayor, and the city of Milan, for your hospitality. We feel very welcome here. The Dutch design community is very grateful for the close partnership and friendship with Milan. We hope to continue this for many years to come!
Grazie mille!’

Photo: about.today

Masterly Milano Award 2023

Designed by Sodalime (material: dichroic).
Jury: Mark Timo, Christine Boland and Nicole Uniquole

‘And the winner is Studio Vocum! Ceramic artist Pierluigi Pompei and acoustician Adam Foxwell. Their collaboration began with a shared vision and intensive research to connect form, sound, and colour that became the Vocum series. Vocum is both a design object and a high-fidelity loudspeaker crafted in custom-glazed porcelain and stoneware.

According to Foxwell, ceramics have unique material advantages in providing uncompromised sonic clarity. Pompei hand sculpts ceramic shapes that imitate wind instruments’ musical projection and overlays a signature colour composition. Colour expresses the sonorous quality of musical tones he experiences as a synaesthete – he “sees” music as colour when listening.’

The award was handed out to the winner during the network cocktail of De Interieur Club.

Curtain Collection by Workingbert.

Palazzo room 18.
Carpet by Van Besouw.
Photo Nicole Marnati.

Just before the official opening.. 

Willem van Ee (ambassador), Nicole Uniquole and Anita Dhondt (personal assistant Nicole Uniquole). 
Photo Nicole Marnati.

Entrance and Press Desk Masterly.

Orchids by Orchids Netherland.
Furniture collection by Dutch Origionals.
Vases by Royal Delft.
Palazzo room 1.
Photo Nicole Marnati.

Aser Ortega (director MVRDV) during his lecture at Masterly about the Future of Design.

Palazzo Lecture room, nr 16.

Interns from the Haagse Hogeschool and the Wood and Furniture College.

Dekker Zevenhuizen and Osiris.

Monday Press preview.

Queen Máxima meeting with Marko Kamminga, director of FritsJurgens (Pivot doors).

Palazzo room 6.
Photo about.today.

Netwerk Cocktail De Interieur Club x Masterly.

Met Gertrude van den Brink.

Netwerk Cocktail De Interieur Club x Masterly.

In cooperation with Mark Timo.

Masterly Award 2023: Winner Studio Vocum!

Pierluigi Pompei and Adam Foxwell.
Jury: Mark Timo, Christine Boland and Nicole Uniquole

Queen Máxima meeting Bert Timmermans (Workingbert).

Designer of site specific curtains.
Credits: NLinItaly, photo: about.today

Palazzo Giureconsulti: ready for 2025.

Historical Lecture room.

With lectures by Petra Blaisse, Aser Ortega (MVRDV), Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk for architects, students and trend watchers.
Photo Nicole Marnati.

Masterly Palazzo.

Douwe Boorsma and Nicole Uniquole.

Photo Nicole Marnati.