Every spring, the Salone del Mobile furniture fair attracts hundreds of thousands of design-minded humans from all over the world to the small town of Rho, just outside Milan. With nearly half-a-million in attendance, this April’s event was no different (or less sweaty). But as almost anyone in attendance will attest, packed piazzas and agonizingly slow Ubers are a small price to pay for the awe-inspiring creativity found not only at the fair in Rho, but in the countless galleries, showrooms, and installations that turned the crowded streets of Milan into a visual buffet of awesome. We asked designers David Dalton (Los Angeles), Natasha Baradaran (Los Angeles), Stephanie Hunt (Park City), and Eva Muller Bradley & Alicia Cheung Lichtenstine (San Francisco) to share their experiences with us.

Shout out to our Denver showroom on moving out of their old location and into the 21st century! Now located in the main entrance of the beautiful Denver Design Center, the new showroom is brimming with natural light and fresh vibes. Greatest transformation since toast found avocado. Mile-High five!

Inga Rehmann is the Interior Design Director at Oz Architects, an architecture and design studio based in Scottsdale AZ. Their recent venture is an LA pop-up/ concept shop with Oz’s Owner and Principal architect - Don Ziebell, OZ|SHOP.

If Creativity were an animal, it’d likely be a cat. One moment, kitty’s curled sweetly up in your lap, and the next, it’s a defiant ball of fluff and claw bent on your destruction. Editor’s note: Or, alternatively, one second Fido’s obediently bringing you the newspaper, and the next, methodically gnashing your favorite shoes to bits—if you’re a dog person. :)

In other words, Creativity is a fickle, complicated beast with a taste for betrayal.