Aurum, an Italian company, is the sole agent of a precious parquet covered with 24 carat gold leaves which bring refinement of materials and craftsmanship in the most exclusive houses.

The elegance of the rich woods and the brightness and glints of the gold and silver give style and charm to the chicest houses, to the yachts, to the shops and to the suites of the most prestigious hotels.

The collection includes 11 patented patterns: 6 in gold (at around 6,800 euros a square meter!), 4 in silver and 1 in copper. Gold leaves applied on wood boards and finished with wax and specific treatments to enhance the natural grain of the wood and to keep brilliance and wear.

If you really love Italy, you have to know that the same price could get you a central Milan apartment !

Misfits is a modular sofa series with a corner and central elements and two footstools that can be used separately or in different configurations.

Introduced at milan’s salone del mobile 2007, misfits elements look as natural as if shaped by wind and sea. comfortable, relaxed lounging is easily found within misfit’s eccentric and softly rounded seats. their unique shapes allow misfits elements to be used individually or any imaginable combination..

Designed by Ron Arad the pieces are sold separately for $3,489 - $7,235 on unicahome.com

Thieves who dug an underground tunnel to a Milan showroom have stolen several million euros of jewellery.

Seven men dressed as police came through the cellar wall, tied up staff and made off with some of Damiani’s most valuable pieces in minutes. Before Sunday’s real-life Italian Job, they had dug for several weeks from a building under construction next door.

Luckily for the showroom, some of its most valuable pieces were on display at the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles.

The thieves tied the staff up with plastic cable and sticky tape. They then locked everyone in the bathroom except the manager, who was taken to the safety deposit room and forced to empty the lockers.

Although some of the showroom’s jewellery was gracing the red carpet thousands of miles away, there was nonetheless plenty left in Milan.

The real value of the pieces stolen is not yet known as a list is still being compiled.
But it is thought to be millions of pounds worth of gold earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings - all of them studded with diamonds.

If your living room needs a new sitting furniture then here’s the most fashionable Belmondo Smart. Coming from Milan it wasn’t surprising to see the quilted look on these smart sofas.

They feature a fixed square quilted cover on the frame and smooth a removable cover for the seat and back cushions. You can opt for feet in Mocha or Light Stained wood. The back cushions are made of reinforced feathers and the seat cushions in foam and reinforced feathers.

Available for $10,549