16th century heritage meets modern design
In a collaboration between FENDI and the French Academy in Rome, the 16th-century Medici Villa sees six of its salons reworked by a recent intervention. The Renaissance-style palace and its intensive landscaped gardens occupy the guts of the traditional metropolis to exemplify the spirit of Italian design heritage. This newest take introduces items of latest furnishings and objets d’artwork fastidiously curated to harmonize with the historic structure.
The mission was led by Silvia Venturini Fendi, Creative Director of Equipment and Menswear, alongside FENDI Creative Director of Couture and Womenswear Kim Jones. Whereas most of the items had been drawn from the FENDI Casa homewares assortment, the mission options the work of different modern designers, together with Chiara Andreatti, Toan Nguyen, Noah Duchaufour Lawrenceand Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
Grand Salon: “4 Seasons Tapestries,” Bobin Custom | “The Belleville Armchairs”, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
photos © Silvia Rivoltella | @silviarivoltella
studying from the villa medici
Shade serves as a unifying ingredient between Villa Mediciits architectural heritage FENDIhis trendy intervention. Designers from the Italian style home’s structure division interpreted the colour palettes of the present frescoes, finishes and plaster towers to curate the inside additions.
Most of the palace’s historic options and tapestries obtained restoration consideration by the architect Pierre-Antoine Gater and conservation specialist Bobin custom. The restored tapestries now hold alongside a group of recent tapestries by modern artists together with Sheila Hicks and Louise Bourgeois.
Petit Salon: “Sandia Couch”, Toan Nguyen
Silvia Venturi Fendi describes the spirit of the FENDI Casa assortment at its launch earlier this yr: ‘It options cutting-edge design; it is extra eclectic and according to our males’s and ladies’s collections, which I’d think about residing in these new areas. It is all very natural and aligned with our DNA.’
Salon de Musique: modern seating and refurbished tapestry Blue Room: Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance desk | “Virgola chair”, Chiara Andreatti