JANUARY CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

The rediscovery of 1970s design

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“When we used to use the word ‘design’, we did so with profound respect because it meant a new way of thinking and building”, said the architect Osvaldo Borsani back in 1973. Today, design has come to refer to the added value of any product, something that adds excitement to the interior design of a home. The modern home has become a place full of feelings and emotions in which interior designers make use of the iconic furniture and decor of years gone by, like the 1970s, which is now very much back in fashion. That iconic decade that saw the birth of Memphis design, whose name was inspired by the famous Bob Dylan song, was part of the inspiration behind interior designer Claudia Pellizzari’s renovation of a penthouse on Lake Garda, published in this issue of Ville&Casali. In contrast, in a penthouse in Posillipo, Naples, the architects Alberto Sifola and Vincenzo Sposato opted for a colour palette that encompasses all possible shades of black and grey, from anthracite to lead, from absolute black to pearl grey. In Milan, the architect Andrea Mingotti transformed a former factory into an elegant loft using a range of antique and vintage furniture coupled with bespoke pieces. Finally, not far from Bergamo, the architect Edoardo Milesi converted the old barn and stables of an eighteenth-century farmstead by restoring the original architectural features and creating a practically carbon-neutral home thanks to two conservatories, a geothermal system and solar panels. In all these homes, custom-made designer pieces are a distinctive feature of the architects’ unique signatures. But where can you find iconic furniture of the past or pieces by Italy’s premier design companies? In this issue, we share with you Rome’s must exclusive addresses, following an investigation that began last summer in Milan. This is followed by the latest furnishing trends, from sofas to wallpaper.

2021 begins with an investigation by Ville&Casali into the Italian villages that are convincing many families to pack up and leave the big cities, thanks to the current pandemic. A phenomenon that we have identified in Milan, but also in Florence, where a report suggests that people are looking to move to the rural countryside, which is having an immediate knock-on effect on prices.

INTERIOR

When aesthetics meet functionality

The architects Sifola and Sposato have renovated an apartment