MILAN: With its intimate link to the worlds of fashion and design, few would connect Milan to the Bohemian life. But Elinor Schiele's living space does bring to mind the home of a struggling writer or artist.
Space is tight, the kitchen is minuscule and sloped ceilings make it hard to walk in some areas. While those problems might have scared away some, Schiele and her husband, Franco Mazzucchelli, have been renting the space in the heart of downtown Milan for 15 years.
The 93-square-meter, or 1,000-square-foot, apartment has a combination living and dining room, the mini-kitchen, a bedroom, two small bathrooms, two small studies and a large terrace where Schiele has grown fruit trees, flowers, plants and a wide array of herbs. In good weather she has barbecues on the terrace where, in the distance, a visitor can see the gold statue atop the city's cathedral.
