London-based Nick Vinson and Avanti Architects have renovated the residence on the Italian embassy in London to focus on the standard of Italian design, showcasing merchandise from manufacturers together with Molteni & C, B&B Italia, Flos and Poltrona Frau.
Vinson collaborated with heritage specialists Avanti Architects to refresh and replace the residence on Grosvenor Sq. to make sure it aligned with fashionable Italian values and drew consideration to the breadth and calibre of the nation’s designers.
“The residence sits on the second and third flooring of a Grade II-listed constructing from 1868, the residence’s interiors have been final remodelled by Wellesley & Will in 1932,” Vinson advised Dezeen.
“We stored all the main points from each intervals and furnished with fashionable Italian furnishings from the second half of the twentieth century to as we speak, chosen for his or her enduring attraction and longevity.”
Together with being the official house of the Italian ambassador to the UK, the residence has a broader mission to undertaking a viewpoint of the nation.
In response to the Italian ambassador, the interiors of the earlier residence not mirrored fashionable Italy.
“As time handed, these areas not adequately conveyed Italy’s picture on this planet, nor mirrored the vitality and innovation of our nation,” defined Italian ambassador Inigo Lambertini.
“The objective was to mix custom and modernity, highlighting the magnificence of the constructing with out sacrificing a recent imprint that displays the excellence of Italian design.”
For the interiors, Vinson labored with the embassy staff to pick out fittings and furnishings from the previous 70 years that will promote Italian merchandise.
“One of many roles of the embassy is to advertise Made in Italy, and that is now an acceptable showcase for that function,” defined Vinson.
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“It consists of industrially produced in addition to artisan-made objects,” he continued.
“[We aimed] to create a showcase for the perfect of Made in Italy, with every thing together with marble, glass, paint, toilet fittings, kitchens, radiators, lighting, rugs, curtains, furnishings and equipment from 42 hand-selected Italian producers and hung with artwork from 15 fashionable and up to date Italian artists.”
The bedrooms, together with the presidential suite, have been furnished with Ribbon beds by Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen for Molteni & C.
Within the presidential, this mattress was accompanied by the D.847.1 writing desk by Italian designer Gio Ponti, additionally equipped by Molteni & C, a Pagoda Piantana flooring lamp by Ignazio Gardella for Tato and a signature rug that pulls within the color of the desk designed by Vinson and CC-Tapis for the undertaking.
The area additionally features a chest of drawers by Italian architect Piero Lissoni for Porro and wall lamps by French architect Charlotte Perriand equipped by Nemo Lighting.
The primary residing area was organized round a Kyoto espresso desk by Italian architect Gianfranco Frattini, equipped by Poltrona Frau, in addition to a Catalina armchair by architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena.
Once more, the room is accomplished by a rug created by Vinson in collaboration with CC-Tapis.
Vinson aimed to pick out the very best of Italian design for the residence and total, the contributor listing reads like a who’s who of latest Italian design manufacturers.
“[We selected] greatest in school merchandise from a hand picked listing of producers together with Arcerbis, Agape Bogs, Agape Design, Alias, Armani/Casa, Azucena, B&B Italia, Bottega Ghianda, Cassina, CC-Tapis, Ceccotti Collezioni,Eredi Zucca Milano 1652, Dedar, Flexform, Flos, Ginori 1735, Giobagnara, Glas Italia, Kerakoll, Lorma, Loro Piana, Marsotto, Max Alto, Minotti, Molteni, Mutina, Nemo,Oluce, Poliform, Poltrona Frau, Porro, Rubelli,Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica Santa Maria Novella, Saporiti Italia, Taf Firenze, Tato Italia, Technogym, Tubes, Venini and Zanotta,” stated Vinson.
Different latest embassy initiatives on Dezeen embrace a US consulate on the Arizona-Mexico border and a “uniquely Australian” embassy in Washington DC.
The images is by Beppe Brancato.
