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The NEW international PAST design maga zine on interiors and trends lifestyle architecture and art November 2022 HISTORY TURNS CURRENT In Antwerp, contemporary Year 33 no 11 € 4.50 interiors in a 16th-century castle. In Naples, in a Late Baroque palace, Giuliano dell’Uva’s new studio NEW YORK In a building by Herzog & de Meuron, a project between past and present IN TUSCANY A patrician villa is revamped by Gilles & Boissier TEXTILE DESIGN Vintage references and innovation for fabrics and wallpaper









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No. 11—2022 99 150 65 NEWS+CULTURE 74 People DESIGN+ARCHITECTURE 57 Decor Arturo Galansino and Palazzo Antropomorphic objects 14 elledecor.it Strozzi’s revolution 65 Projects and poetic accessories by Digital contents of the magazine 91 Book Bellagio. In Villa Melzi d’Eril, Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi also on Facebook and Instagram A book reveals the ‘secrets’ the studio Calvi Brambilla 108 Design Box 17 Password hidden behind the doors of reinterprets history with a bed Between vibrant nuances and From architecture to interiors: Milan’s most beautiful homes and a daybed surrealist games, furniture and the dialogue between past 99 Architecture 77 Thinking accessories take their place and present is a project that In the Tuscan countryside, The architectures that design inside a scenic box generates value a new building houses a famous the future while healing the world 171 Inside-Design 19 Likes fashion brand’s manufacturing Smart systems/New colours/ Places, installations, objects. centre STYLE+DECOR Wellness accessories 193 n.b. This month’s favourites Exhibitions, events and openings 41 Decor-Scouting 28 Crossing for the month of November Breaking news from the North Skin Care: from buildings to and projects from South America fashion design, cladding turns into a second skin 11 ELLE DECOR

November 160 120 140 Cover 183 Design-Book 130 In Florence 160 In New York Camo and abstractionism/ The duo Gilles & Boissier At 40 Bond Street, we are guests Oriental styles and stripes/ design a patrician villa in the of Gabriel Hendifar, artistic Long live adornment Impruneta countryside director and CEO of Apparatus 140 In Sydney INTERIORS A former farmhouse on the Time travel, Australian prairie is turned article on page 120 120 In Antwerp into a sustainable home. by Maja Regild Interiors, The spacious rooms of a historic fluctuating between yesterday photos by Christoffer Regild/ building house the family and tomorrow Living Inside residence of a Belgian 150 In Naples entrepreneurial couple Architect Giuliano dell’Uva invites us to discover his new studio in the historic centre 12 ELLE DECOR



elledecor.it Elle Decor Italia is also online with news, videos, photo galleries, features and reports in real time Cinema and Design Stories from both the big and the small screen seen through the eyes of an architect. From the most interesting sets to the filming locations of cult movies and TV series. Digital edition Elle Decor Italia can also be browsed on tablet, smartphone and Kindle Fire devices. Available on the App Store, Google Play and the Amazon App-shop. Instagram The Quaderna table, designed by Superstudio in 1970, has become a symbol for radical design; an Instagram account devoted to the interiors of the series ‘Murder, She Wrote’ pays homage to Angela Lansbury; the UP armchairs by Gaetano Pesce in an artistic shot by Klaus Zaugg. 14 ELLE DECOR





PASSWORD 11.22 [New Past] November’s Elle Decor deliberately starts off with an oxymoron. The aim is to narrate the ongoing relationship between two – only apparently opposed – temporal dimensions, yesterday and today. A theme we sense in all the cities of the world where the redevelopment of pre-existing urban infrastructure and the conversion of old buildings breathe new life into the old; transforming it into something new and current that creates value. However, the virtuous dialogue between a historical place and contemporary design also extends to the scale of the interiors. We see this in the newly conceived homes and workplaces presented in this issue: projects set in period spaces, which at the hand of architects and interior designers acquire identities deeply connected to the needs and the formal language of our times. Such examples are the palace in Naples’ historic centre, reconfigured by Giuliano dell’Uva with works of art and collectible design pieces; the Antwerp castle that the owners turned into a modern home; the Renaissance villa in Tuscany redesigned by Parisians Gilles & Boissier, mindfully linking history and contemporaneity. Arturo Galansino, director of Palazzo Strozzi, underscores this trend in an interview in the following pages. “Using the past as a starting point to say something important about the present, and not as a sterile showcase in which to drop contemporary pieces of art with a wow effect, is a necessary project”. A fundamental objective to experience the present while looking towards the future. 17 ELLE DECOR



ELLE DECOR LIKES [1] The superyacht with Lissoni interiors wins the Design Innovation Award A glimpse of the Sanlorenzo SP110 interior by Piero Lissoni. by Filippo Romeo The project won the Design “For the continuous ability to innovate spaces, language and ways of living on the sea Innovation Award 2022 for the through exciting products” — such was the jury’s verdict — the superyacht SP110 of Superyacht category, established Sanlorenzo, with interiors designed by Piero Lissoni, has won the Design Innovation Award, by Confindustria Nautica and I one of nine prizes awarded to as many categories on the occasion of the last edition of Saloni Nautici. Ferro Table by Genoa’s International Boat Show. Established in 2020 with the aim of supporting excellence Lissoni for Porro and chairs by in boating by promoting the exhibitors’ image through their latest products, the award is Verner Panton and Charles & Ray bestowed every year by an international jury selected by the steering committee. The latter is presided by Saverio Cecchi, Marina Stella, Alessandro Campagna, Stefano Pagani Isnardi Eames. salonenautico.com and the architect and designer, Luisa Bocchietto, in charge of the organisation and the administration of the prize established by Confindustria Nautica and I Saloni Nautici. “The Photo Erik Levfander SP110 is an extreme project, technologically intelligent, with yet another innovation to the space: this time the open space is vertical”, explains Lissoni. What struck us in viewing it, was the fluidity of the environment provided by the double-height visually connecting the boat’s two decks. As if we were inside an actual private villa overlooking the sea’s horizon. — 19 ELLE DECOR



ELLE DECOR LIKES [2] A detail of the photographic artwork ‘Spatial Abstraction #3’, 2022, by the German artist Susa Templin, who plays with the theme of spatial perception. It’s one of the many works exploring the world of architecture and interiors, in the latest edition of Paris Photo, from 10 to 13/11 at the Grand Palais Ephémére. parisphoto.com Photo Susa Templin. Beckers + Kornfeld A fair about the world of photography. Paris Photo’s launch in the City of Lights by Germano D’Acquisto Here are some figures: almost 200 galleries present, 29 nations represented, 863 artists on display (of which almost 40% women), 30 publishing houses. As well as talks, prizes, conferences and exhibits in every corner of the city. This year Paris Photo, the most important international photography fair, has wanted to go big. The event is scheduled from 10 to 13 November inside the suggestive Grand Palais Ephémére, the pavilion designed by Jean- Michel Wilmotte. The fair will provide an overview of the history of photography from 1843 to the present day. A visual history divided into three chapters: Main, where the most institutional galleries are staged; Curiosa, devoted to emerging artists; and Book Sector, which combines the best of the specialised press. Among the events not to be missed: the Polaroids of painter Cy Twombly, displayed by Gagosian, and many works devoted to architecture. These include the exhibition entitled ‘Hantologie Suburbaine’ by Arash Hanaei, winner of the BMW Art Makers Award. The 44-year-old Iranian mixes metaverse and augmented reality. Inspired by Les Étoiles d’Ivry, the social housing project created in France by Jean Renaudie, it shines a light on the epic tale of utopian buildings designed in the 1970s, and reveals how the solution to our urban problems often hides only inside our dreams. — 21 ELLE DECOR



ELLE DECOR LIKES [3] From Mangiarotti to Grcic: design icons in the film industry Among the carnival pavilions is the IMM, an office and by Filippo Romeo exhibition building in Carrara. A three-day marathon devoted to the history of design from past and present. And so, The 1991 project is one of many last October the first date of the Hearst project launched with Milano Design Stories, a new undertakings recounted in Davide concept that, through the audio-visual language was added to our publishing house’s Maffei’s documentary, ‘Alfabeto offerings. ‘Le icone del design al cinema. Italia 1960–1990 (Design icons in the film industry. Mangiarotti’, presented on the Italy 1960–1990)’ – curated by Silvia Robertazzi Content Editor Hearst Global Design, occasion of the Hearst festival, together with Porzia Bergamasco journalist and design critic, and Emilio Tremolada ‘Le icone del design al cinema. photographer and film maker – started with a special screening of the documentary Italia 1960–1990’, in partnership ‘Alfabeto Mangiarotti’ by Davide Maffei, an exploration of the famous Milanese architect with Alcantara, Florim and Mohd. and designer’s professional life. The festival, under the patronage of the City of Milan and the support of the Politecnico di Milano School of Design, took place in the rooms of the elledecor.it ADI Design Museum. The project, which saw the attendance of over 2000 people, including professionals, design students and enthusiasts, continues online at: elledecor.it and on Elle Decor Italia’s social channels with the collection, Back to Icons, an exhibit devoted to the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s which offers a journey through time recounting the evolution of lifestyle and over 100 icons of international design. Not to be missed. — 23 ELLE DECOR



ELLE DECOR LIKES [4] A glimpse of the first-floor area in the new headquarters of the On sports brand in Zurich. With the aim of promoting exercise and interaction, a fitness path traverses the building vertically. Changing rooms and laundry, pictured, are available to the sportiest employees. vitra.com Photo Mikael Olsson In Zurich, a building devoted to sport, designed by Spillmann Echsle by Marta Lavinia Carboni ‘Exercise and interaction’ are the guiding principles of the new headquarters of sporting goods brand On, inside a Zurich skyscraper redesigned in keeping with an actual fitness path. The race starts in the flagship store on the first floor, up to the 17th via a zigzag staircase and winding passages that connect the spaces internally. The project is a collaboration between the architectural firms Spillmann Echsle from Zurich and Specific Generic from Stockholm, with Vitra. “Everything flows and is constantly changing at On, which is why we wanted an office in this spirit, which could change and adapt”, says CEO David Allemann. The employees are grouped into ‘villages’ populated by about 250 people each and arranged across three of the building’s floors, equipped with showers, changing rooms and lockers, giving employees the chance to refresh after their sporting activities. The space is organised to facilitate movement, with open-plan offices lacking fixed workstations, enabling quick meetings along the stairs, thanks to small, purposely built functional areas (a library, a small museum...). The aim is to enrich and enhance the quality of the interiors, keeping all employees physically and mentally active. Mens sana in corpore sano. — 25 ELLE DECOR



ELLE DECOR LIKES [5] The cover of ‘Cinzia Ruggeri: Cinzia Says...’, curated by Luca Lo Pinto, which explores the creative’s visionary and ironic universe. The book (Mousse Publishing, 416 pages) accompanies the exhibition, which from this month is at the Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art in London, until 23/2/2023. goldsmithscca.art A book and an exhibition: homages to the creativity of Cinzia Ruggeri by Piera Belloni The Ziggurat dress (the real name was ‘Homage to Lévi-Strauss’), designed with a stepped outline, the surreal accessories such as the Schiaffo bag, the earrings shaped like a schnauzer (her dog), the Italia boots, the lamp jewellery... Those who know her work will have immediately identified the author, the rest may discover her through ‘Cinzia Ruggeri: Cinzia Says...’, a monograph edited by Luca Lo Pinto and issued by Mousse Publishing, launched on the occasion of the exhibition at the Macro Museum in Rome, which this month opens at the Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art in London. The life of the eclectic creative, artist, fashion stylist and designer, who switched between these disciplines with extreme freedom and lightness, is recreated through archival materials, photographs and documents. Starting from her debut exhibition as a painter in 1960, accompanied by a text by Dino Buzzati, the book explores the fashion shows with the Bloom brand in the late 1970s, the collaborations with Studio Alchimia and Occhiomagico in the 1980s, her return to the Milanese arts scene following a sabbatical and ends with her death in 2019. The images are complemented by essays by Maria Luisa Frisa and Mariuccia Casadio, among others, and by a series of statements by friends who shared projects and creative visions with Cinzia Ruggeri. — 27 ELLE DECOR

The metal curtain of the Bahrain Music Centre — Designed by the studio Kersten Geers David Van Severen, the upgrade aims at making the local, traditional community of pearl divers more visible. The retractable surface, which serves as a sunshade, is like a theatre curtain that covers the building like a second skin. officekgdvs.com Photo Bas Princen

CROSSING Skin care Architecture, design, boutique interiors and concept stores adopt the skin’s softness and tones. When cladding turns into a second skin by Eleonora Grigoletto Photo Silvia Rivoltella Avart — In Lugano, the boutique designed by Studiopepe for entrepreneur Alma Veragouth plays on interiors with organic shapes. The surfaces covered in microsand with a skin effect create a neutral and sensual shell that brings out the fashion collections. studiopepe.info, avart-shop.com 29 ELLE DECOR

CROSSING [1] [2] [3] 1. Three stations for art and science — Photos Marco Cappelletti 30 ELLE DECOR A glimpse of the display designed by Formafantasma for the exhibition ‘Ti con Zero’, on show until last February at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. The exhibited artworks and the space were linked together by a flesh- coloured wall/skin. formafantasma.com 2. SKKN — Kim Kardashian’s body care range is distinguished by packaging in the tone of the corresponding complexion. The kit, comprising nine products for conscious consumers, is not only attentive to the ingredients, but also to the packaging; nude colours hues prevail in a collection wishing to convey peace and elegance. skknbykim.com 3. Balenciaga — The first look of the 51st Couture Collection, launched in July 2022, is a black neoprene second skin with a space helmet and a speaker bag created in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen. balenciaga.com



CROSSING Jacquemus — Designed by AMO for Selfridges’ fashion rooms in London, it’s the world’s first mono-material shop-in-sop; from floors to shelves, from totems to seating, from counters to dressing rooms, everything is fluid and seamless. A special raw earth plaster creates an actual skin spread across the space. selfridges.co.uk, jacquemus.com, oma.com Photo Lewis Ronald 32 ELLE DECOR



CROSSING [1] 1. Prada — Launched during Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’ Fall/Winter 2022 women’s fashion show, the Supernova handbag embodies both the Maison’s historic tradition and its present. Made of luxe, brushed and extremely shiny leather, hand-sprayed along the edges, it expresses the craftsmanship that has distinguished the brand since its inception in 1913. prada.com 2. Aesop — Neutral colours, similar to those of the skin, in the Australian beauty brand’s new Florentine store designed in collaboration with the Jakob Sprenger Studio: an ode to the bare and modest workshops where great art was conceived. aesop.com 3. Endless — Like a totem’s simple and playful shapes, the sculptural, metal light in soft pink by artist Andres Reisinger, is a theatrical and evanescent object. reisinger.studio, nilufar.com [2] [3] Photos Giulio Ghilardi 34 ELLE DECOR



CROSSING Enveloping surfaces, tactile textures and skin-like hues. When the packaging, from the object to the building, references the complexion Station A — The new project on which the studio Herzog & de Meuron in Basel is working to transform a former power plant in San Francisco into a multifunctional space, will arise within the existing brick perimeter. The historical foundations will see the creation of a second skin, semi-transparent and ethereal. herzogdemeuron.com In an age when compulsive self-care dominates over being positivity, tolerance and self-love. Like a membrane between us Photo ‘2022, Herzog & de Meuron Basel’ and appearing, skin becomes the container for a new aesthetic and the world around us, skin represents a filter, but also an language. And we’re not talking just about beauty regimens. expression of our evolution, of the passing of time. It’s therefore the In architecture, the cladding (or curtain wall) has become a symbol of memory and experience. Argentine artist and designer fundamental element of the project, just like fashion’s by now iconic Andres Reisinger worked on this concept in his installation ‘Too ‘nude’ fabric. Skin is what protects us from atmospheric agents: this much, too soon!’ showing in Milan’s Nilufar gallery. “It’s the first applies to the body but also to a building’s structure. As is the case time I designed luminous sculptures”, he explains about his powder with the Bahrain Music Centre, designed by Office Kersten David pink light, “as surprising as it may seem. Because I’m a digital artist, Van Severen, in Saudi Arabia. The entire building, for this project is all about its physical manifestation. Reflecting, accommodation purposes, is wrapped in a seamless steel mesh absorbing, playing with light is merely a physical experience; that provides shelter from the desert sun, transforming the building therefore, it would be useless to reproduce it in the metaverse into an enigmatic, ‘veiled’ object emerging from the dense urban because it would be ineffective”, says Reisinger, who did not labyrinth. When the building is in use, the sunshade curtain is choose a skin colour by chance for his ‘real’ project. In a historical raised to enable passers-by to glimpse the performances within. moment of hyper-digitization, monochrome, material projects are The sensation of skin enveloping a space can also occur in reverse: meant to be experienced in a tactile way. Like Jacquemus’ not only outside, but also in an all-round interior space. Arianna boutique in Selfridges, London, designed by AMO. Ellen van Loon, Lelli Mami and Chiara Pinto, creative directors of Studiopepe, a partner in the firm founded by Rem Koolhaas, says: “The describe their project for the multi-brand concept store Avart in inspiration for designing this shop-in-shop came from the brand’s Lugano as a “space enhanced by the use of marble, the veining geographical origins in Southern France. We wanted to replicate and intense colours of which embellish the neutral palette that the atmosphere of the Provence through the space’s textures. So, references the different shades of the complexion”. Natural tones instead of working with the shape and deciding on the materials and soft shapes contribute to creating a welcoming atmosphere later, we chose the coverings first, allowing them to drive the that expresses a refined femininity, not so much due to the powder morphology of the store”. Hence, the choice of a special raw earth pink, but rather to the tactile and enveloping use of material. plaster applied by hand over the corner’s entire space, from the A sensory and visual pleasure not necessarily associated with floor to the walls. The result is astounding, capable of conveying perfect skin, as instructed by Winnie Harlow, the Canadian model a sense of organic naturalness to the place, which makes one feel who is proud of her vitiligo and has managed to spread body- at ease. Each in their own skin. — 36 ELLE DECOR









Photo by Max Petrelius decor–scouting Breaking news from the North/Projects from South America/Books&Co. Queen of the 1960s and 1970s, of coloured stripes and psychedelic patterns, Vuokko Nurmesniemi, now ninety-two years old, is portrayed here in a historical image; together with her interior-architect husband, she’s celebrated in Finland, her homeland. On show until 9 April, at the Design Museum in Helsinki ‘Antii by Vuokko Nurmesniemi’. Thousands of unstructured garments, unisex shirts and tracksuits, which changed the style in Northern countries. Left, the textile designer wearing one of her dresses as she dances freely. designmuseum.fi by Murielle Bortolotto 41 ELLE DECOR

DECORSCOUTING Charity design. Lina Cavalieri’s famous face is framed by a peace symbol on three plates from the series ‘Tema e Variazioni’ by Fornasetti for the United for Peace campaign presented by the Milanese atelier, which chose to associate its muse in support of CBM Italia Onlus, a humanitarian organisation committed to upholding the rights of the disabled in Ukraine. fornasetti.com Animal prints for autumn Dries van Noten’s woman moves stealthily along city streets, wearing a mix of bold prints borrowed from the savannah. Oversized puffer jackets, zebra-print skirts with dizzying slits and leather boots that recall a giraffe’s coat. driesvannoten.com Colourful geometries To each their own. Linear sofas (pictured, the Arthur model), Photos Casper Sejersen flow across the surface of the modular or angular. With deep seating, narrow or wide armrest, Sectio rug by Platinum Custom distinguished by wooden, chromed or satin steel feet. Many are Rugs, creating a game of the comfort options of the brand Divani Store, available exclusively shapes over several levels that on their website: divani.store assemble and disassemble indoors. As part of the Imago Formenuances series, it’s hand-tufted, available in four shades and five sizes. platinumcustomrugs.com 42 ELLE DECOR



DECORSCOUTING Photo by Federico Cedrone — styling by Murielle Bortolotto and Tamara Bianchini Studio Corner. Painted steel frame and removable storage elements make up the Zac writing desk by Bontempi Casa. The tabletop and the two drawers are made of Spessart Oak. Dimensions 133x67x88h cm (bontempi.it). Above, extruded terracotta three-dimensional Brac element, by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Mutina (mutina.it). On the set wall, ‘Gelosia’, artwork by Alan Maglio from the Stop Series, available at Galleria Still, Milan (stillfotografia.it). Blu Aqua for the Met’All coat rack by Sezgin Aksu for Caimi. It comes in five colour finishes, height 163cm (caimi.it). 44 ELLE DECOR



DECORSCOUTING Reading break. Three books narrate the ideas and thoughts that give rise to architecture, design and decorative projects. From Gae Aulenti to Binfaré [1] 1. “It’s not exactly a biography and it doesn’t look like a design book”. This is the premise of ‘Francesco Binfaré’, the book edited by Giampaolo Grassi and published by Mandragora. Ideas, thoughts and designer pieces are described, page after page, by the designer at the helm of Cassina’s research centre in the 1970s and 1980s, who eventually became a designer himself, creating the iconic sofas manufactured by Edra. mandragora.it, edra.com 2. The furnishings, the lighting and the design as seen by English creative, Lee Broom, in the book ‘Fashioning Design: Lee Broom’ published by Rizzoli America with text by Becky Sunshine. rizzoliusa.com 3. Describing the world of the design concept in 192 passionate pages. Annarita Briganti, author of ‘Gae Aulenti. Contemplations and thoughts about the brilliant architect’, published by Cairo, explores the many faces of the Milanese designer and her best-known works. From Palazzo Grassi, in Venice, to the Leopolda in Florence; from the Scuderie del Quirinale, in Rome, to Piazzale Cadorna in Milan; and her masterpiece: the Musée d’Orsay, in Paris. A tribute ten years after the great designer’s passing. ibs.it [2] [3] Photos by Giovanni Gastel – Michael Bodiam – Getty Images 46 ELLE DECOR



DECORSCOUTING Reaching beyond one’s own point of view, entrusting a great master Photo Paolo Roversi of photography with the task of narrating design with a new angle. A challenge that Poliform launched with Incontri, a new communications project and also a coffee table book to browse through at the brand’s concept stores. Some of the brand’s iconic pieces are masterfully portrayed by Paolo Roversi. Pictured, Le Club armchair designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, available in leather or fabric, with its dynamic design welcomes the feminine silhouette. poliform.it 48 ELLE DECOR



DECORSCOUTING Primitivo by Andrea Bouquet is the winner of the second edition of ‘La Grande Bellezza’ Prize, rewarding Italian know-how and promoted by Starhotels in collaboration with the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, Associazione OMA and the Gruppo Editoriale. With its three-dimensional effect, the inlay work enhances the natural colours of the piece’s three timbers (Canaletto, ash and cherry). andreabouquet.it, starhotels.com M.L.C. Assemblage 7: Lost and Found is the latest Recently opened Photos Genevieve Lutkin – William Jess Laird project designed by the British creative, Faye in New York, the Jaqueline Toogood (until 12/11 at the Friedman Benda Gallery Sullivan Gallery (see article on in Los Angeles); objects with primitive shapes, seats p. 57) is a space devoted to and worktables are handmade by subduction. design and the decorative arts, The outcome is a collection of powerful and unique with small collections with a pieces recalling Stonehenge’s monoliths in the English conceptual vocation. countryside. fayetoogood.com M.L.C. Commissioned editions developed by contemporary, 50 ELLE DECOR international designers are exhibited in dialogue with historical pieces. The intention is to awaken curiosity and to motivate a new generation of enthusiasts. jacquelinesullivangallery.com M.L.C.