How to create an Italian style sitting area with Acerbis

Have you, like me, ever thought about what your home would look like if you changed your current style to the opposite of what you have now? What if you could do something completely different in terms of decor, what would you go for? When browsing through interior design magazines and coming across beautifully decorated […]
Clay Table by Marc Rusin for Desalto

Can’t believe it is two years ago I last visited imm, January for me has always been such a happy month working with imm. We had a beautiful lunch in Paris in October where we got a first glimpse from the fair in 2022… yes that one that did not happen either this month. You […]
When metal becomes furniture

For years I had a mirror with metal studs in my hallway, but with the brass the few brass details, like my Anour Lamp and the unique brass coffee table. The mirror just does not match anymore. There are a few mirrors in brass I love, from brands like Gubi, Menu and Frama. And I […]
A Brass bookcase by De Castelli

Let’s talk about brass this week, one of my favourite metals. Although I try to soften my own house using less metal. I still deeply love this material. A few things I still dream off, like the brass shutters from this article: Could brass shutters be the next big thing Today I love to show […]
Nubes collection by GSI Ceramica

With my own bathroom never shown on the blog because it is really outdated, except for the terrazzo floor that has become all trendy again, I love to drool over modern bathrooms. I have a weak spot for beautiful Italian craftsmanship and love to show their work on the blog. Giving you some bathroom […]
A hanging bookshelf | New design by Imperfetto lab

In between hills filled with cherry and olive trees, cultivated plains and piles of recyclable steel and iron, Verter Turroni and Emanuela Ravelli live and work together with their three children creating the most beautiful and unexpected design projects. While Emanuela is the voice of a vivid and silent work and connects Imperfettolab with the […]
Marble sinks for all interiors

After meeting each other earlier this year, I was happy to collaborate with antoniolupi on a monthly base. With all the outstanding design and bathroom furniture, accessories, mirrors and products for the living space it was a pleasure to write a series of monthly articles about the company. Maybe you looked at the images or […]
New carpet and sink collections in black and white by antoniolupi

Last month I showed you the first collection of wallpaper produced by antoniolupi and designed by Gumdesign, “Tra le Righe”, meaning between the lines, consisting of 13 designs available in positive and negative. Tramato, the new collection of antoniolupi carpets is born from the collaboration with Gumdesign and is part of the same “Tra le […]
A light apartment in Milan by Henri Timi

Henry Timi is an Italian designer with a collection of pure and minimal furniture pieces handmade in Italy. His minimal vision and ideology of simplicity as a designer we also see in his own apartment he designed in a 20th-century building. On Est, where I first saw the apartment he explains what he loves most about his […]
New design by antoniolupi | Tralerighe wallpaper & freestanding Borghi sink with Cork base

Enjoying the last days of Summer while autumn is slowly approaching, can you believe it is almost October! Traditionally, October is called woonmaand, translated ‘living month’ in the Netherlands. It is the month that many people start working on their interiors, making last changes and redecorating for the coming winter months. With the current pandemic […]
Casa M by Pietro Franceschini

A country house near Florence that once belonged to a popular Italian painter was transformed by Pietro Franceschini to become the perfect residence for its new owner. Concrete floors and a unique selection of one-of-a-kind items found place next to the old charm of the wooden beams and cracked doors. Thank you for sharing your […]
Pietro Franceschini first furniture collection | Olympus

Bling Bling Ottoman // Photography Angela Simi Pietro Franceschini is an architect and designer based in New York and Florence. He was educated in Italy, Portugal and United States and after receiving his B.Arch cum laude from Università degli Studi di Firenze and his M.S.Arch with 1st class honour from Pratt Institute. He worked as […]