Set in a Milanese palazzo (a grand public building) north of the city centre, the concept is a winning combination of a three-room hotel, art gallery, design boutique and cafe-restaurant, and Sozzani has since replicated its success in Tokyo and Seoul.

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He invested in a motorbike to carry them around, sold them a few paintings and started down the road that would one day see him create a gallery, a boutique hotel and a beautiful museum of art in Ubud.

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Check out the gallery-like Hoxton Boutique (2 Hoxton Street), stocking MM6, Hussein Chalayan and its own Hobo label.

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Add to that list Pet Gallery, the purebred animal boutique Tay and a friend opened late last year.

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