Via Vivaio
Place: Milan · Building: historic palazzo · Scope: interiors and furnishing
Material palette: Oak herringbone with dark inlay · Powder-blue velvet and wool · Lacquered blue · Walnut · Brass · Black marble mosaic
A family apartment in a Milanese palazzo, where classical mouldings meet colour, art and pieces chosen one by one.
Behind a carved stone façade and a cast-iron staircase, the apartment keeps the rhythm of the old house: tall doors with their cornices, panelled walls, herringbone floors running from room to room.
Inside that frame we placed colour and art: powder-blue curtains from ceiling to floor, deep blue velvet, a lacquered blue sideboard, contemporary works next to old paintings.
How it was made
The entrance
A black and white marble mosaic, a mirrored console and an iron grille at the window: the first room sets the tone of the house.
Living and dining
The dining room opens through wide sliding doors. A round dark table, cane-backed chairs and a sculptural brass pendant sit under a large contemporary work; slim black and brass shelving holds silver and books.
Light and fabrics
Tall windows dressed in powder-blue curtains and soft Roman blinds, a velvet chaise longue in the same tone, two deep blue armchairs under an old master painting.
Private rooms
A white kitchen hidden behind pocket doors, a walnut chest with a round brass mirror, a bedroom for a boy with a navy desk and curtains.
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