EMBASSY OF ITALY, LONDON

Over two years, together with Fiona Lamb and the team from Avanti Architects, we restored and renovated the residence at the Embassy of Italy at 4 Grosvenor Square, London. The residence sits on the second and third floor of a Grade II-listed building from 1868, the apartment’s interiors were last remodelled by Wellesley & Will in 1932. I then redecorated, and the residence is now rightfully a showcase for the very best of Made in Italy with everything including marble, glass, paint, bathroom fittings, kitchens, radiators, lighting, rugs, curtains, furniture and accessories from 42 hand selected Italian producers and hung with art from 15 modern and contemporary Italian artists. The commission was by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini & Counsellor for Administrative Affairs Federico Balsani to whom I am very grateful for their trust and support, The residence is revealed exclusively in the May issue of Wallpaper*.

The showcase for 'Made in Italy' includes products from Arcerbis, Agape Bathrooms, 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, Tebro Biancheria dal 1867, Technogym, Tubes, Venini and Zanotta. 

And great Italian art on loan from Gabriele Basilico, Agostino Bonalumi, Corrado Cagli,  Andrea Cascella, Martino Gamper, Mimmo Jodice, Anna Laurini, Bice Lazzari, Massimo Listri, Brigitte Nidermaier, Oscar Piatella, Lorenzo Puglisi, Sandra Romito, Roberto Ruspoli and Ettore Sordini.

Interiors by Vinson&Co

Photography Beppe Brancato.

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