toys on stage / luisa* via roma

january, florence - italy
we went to the pitti tradefair in florence and met up with our sales-reps...I really dig florence, but the nightlife? restaurants is a big yes, but forget about clubbing, or meeting locals. they all hide in their secret places called home or danax...

like all pitti-visitors we checked out all the shops downtown, and my all-time favourite still is "luisa* via roma". a concept store that goes hand in hand with institutions like "corso como 10" in milan, or "colette" in paris. fortunately luisa hosted the "toys on stage" exhibition, which was a beautiful toy freak show. next to the action paintings of gary baseman and a variety of stylized "Qees" by different artists hung fine couture pieces of maisons like chloé, margiela, d2squared, etc. these toys are just rad and en vogue. i just love to be a kid again and play with Qee!
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