destinations
Brilliant, daring fabrics from Dedar, used
regulation of the SGS (Société Generale de
exclusively throughout the Galleria, lend cushions
Surveillance), the design team had to adhere
and curtains the same sultry sway as the well-
to five books filled with strict guidelines—which
heeled ladies rushing from Gucci to Prada. “The
include a personal assistant for each guest, a
Galleria is il salotto di Milano (the living room of
Milan),” says Fabrizio, “so Mocchetti made sure
20-minute maximum wait for room service meals
and exacting historic preservation. “Our location
the personality of each fabric reflected the city’s
and the custom service we offer each client is
interest in contemporary living.” Headboards
what makes us special,” says Elisa Dal Bosco, the
outfitted in metallic satin with embroidered
Town House’s ambassador. “We were the first to
leather finishes easily converse with classic floor-
apply for seven stars and fulfilled the required
to-ceiling silk drapes in contrasting hues with
service standards.” As the butler gathers your
velour borders. “Dedar fabrics injected the color,
fresh flowers and reserves a last minute private
which we did not have in the greys and browns of
tour of The Last Supper—you start to understand;
the walls and floors. We selected very bright, shiny
they know.
textiles in orange, red, yellow and purple. Sofas
Here, you’re a temporary resident in an
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were covered in purple velvet and sometimes in
exclusive Italian townhouse with a staff who
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black to set a counterpoint,” explains Mocchetti.
embraces the maxim: “nothing is impossible”—
Offering seven-star service alongside the
not hard to remember as you’re reading a freshly
sept
restored grandeur wasn’t easy—although the
ironed newspaper each morning n Town House
claim is somewhat like Dolce & Gabbana saying
