Design Inspiration - Bar Luce - Prada Fondazione, Milan

Hold up, how is it October already?  One of my friends in the States was complaining about seeing Thanksgiving decorations already.  I guess we should be grateful they weren't for Valentine's Day 2016.I have started my apartment search.  It's, well, a trip.  I don't know what some of these landlords are thinking. The bathroom situation is not good.I'm having a hard time finding smaller apartments that are unfurnished.  Most of the apartments in the neighborhoods I'm focusing on were built for families.  I don't need a huge apartment and as a small business owner,  it wouldn't be financially smart to take on that kind of monthly expense.I hope to find something this month. We'll see.I took a quick business trip to Milan last month.  I got completely lost searching for a to-the-trade vintage furniture store.  Once i realized I was very close to the new Prada Fondazione, I had to check out Bar Luce.Bar Luce was designed by film director Wes Anderson.  Anderson has directed several short films for the fashion house.It's 1950/1960's Milanese style with a touch of Anderson's quirkiness.  Opened everyday from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., Bar Luce is the prefect spot to have coffee or aperitivi.There are so many wonderful design details in this space.  I really need to return and spend a afternoon there, reading and writing.ADORE these lights.  If I find an apartment with an ingresso/foyer that has overhead lighting, I'd love a fixture like this.The dark wood helps anchor all the pastels.  Without it, perhaps the décor would be too twee.  Pink and green are fabulous together. Back in college I used to have a rugby shirt with those colors. One day while walking across the quad, an upperclassman asked me if I were an AKA.  She said, "you do wear a lot of pink and green."I did.  Not because I belonged to that sorority but because I wore a lot of preppy clothes in the 80s.I didn't have a chance to see what tunes were on the jukebox.One of my favorite Wes Anderson films. I must buy the soundtrack.I wonder what flavor the pink cake is.  So pretty.