about the object.

KEYS: Milan is a limited edition hardcover book created in collaboration with Polaroid, featuring over 150 portraits of Milan’s leading creatives. Spanning fashion, design, architecture, music, culinary arts, graffiti, tattooing, photography, and more, the book captures the city’s dynamic creative landscape. Subjects include Piero Lissoni, Carla Sozzani, Formafantasma, Massimiliano Locatelli, Francesco Risso, Matteo Thun, Tedua, NM3, 2050+, Barnaba Fornasetti, and many others, with a foreword written by Julia Klim. The book is published by OBJECTS ARE BY and by Jenny D. Pham & Phil America .

The title, KEYS, reflects Milan’s hidden nature—where true access comes through its people. Shot entirely on an unreleased Polaroid camera, this limited and numbered collector’s edition serves as both a visual archive and an invitation to discover the city from within.

The premium edition is signed by the authors and comes with one random signed Polaroid photograph shot by the photographer, Phil America.

about the preorder

Preorder now to secure your copy of KEYS: Milan, shipping in April 2025. This limited edition will never be reprinted—once it’s gone, it’s gone.