Read an excerpt on Italian contemporary art dealer Massimo de Carlo and his fantastic Neoclassical palazzo

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Milan, home to the design world?s largest fair and endless marvels (Sublime villas! Hidden entryways! Legendary showrooms!), makes a fitting subject for the debut issue of August, a new travel and design magazine launching this month.
Founded by publishing veteran Dung Ngo, the journal digs deep into one location in each edition, unearthing stories and scenes?new and rediscovered?that define the local culture. The Milan issue is rich: There?s an interview with Memphis member Barbara Radice, a peek into an underground Art Deco public bath, an essay from Curbed architecture critic Alexandra Lange, and more. Below, we?re thrilled to share one of those stories. ?Master of His Domani,? by W Magazine features director Alix Browne, with photos by Adrian Gaut, is an intriguing look at how prominent Italian art dealer Massimo de Carlo is merging contemporary art with Milan?s historic architecture.
August 01: Milan is now available for purchase within the U.S. on its website and on Amazon.

Palazzo Belgioioso is one of those typical Milanese splendors hiding in plain sight?an enormous 18th-century Neoclassical pile designed by Giuseppe Piermarini (who?s also responsible for the regal La Scala opera house) on a startlingly quiet square smack in the middle of the city center. Its occupants include descendants of the man who commissione...