The Milan room was chosen for one reason: north light, on the third floor, all day.
Why the bench is in the shop
Because a jeweller who is watched works no differently and a customer who watches understands what they are paying for. There is no back room. The setter sits where you can see her.
What Milan does and Paris does not
Stone setting and finishing. Casting and forging stay in Paris, because moving a rolling mill is a year of work and the mill is older than either of us.
