Settembrini Private House
A project signed by Dainelli Studio where the aim was to highlight the cut of the past, enhancing rather than hiding. A building in the old Milan style, of which the 80-square-meter apartment preserves the precious cement tiles, the classic oak parquet laid in a herringbone pattern and the antique fixtures that surprise with their important mouldings.
The elegant two-bedroom apartment, home of a journalist and television author, stands a few steps from the Porta Venezia area of Milan, developed on a rectangular floor plan: entrance hall, corridor, kitchen, living room, large bedroom and bathroom.
Where it was not possible to recover the original flooring, they opted to use materials that would create a harmonious mix between past and present. The elimination of a wall gives greater width to the living area, leaving a trace of brushed brass plate, which decorated and connects the parquet flooring to the original cement tiling.
A major challenge for Marzia and Leonardo Dainelli was to create not only a space that would preserve the old Milan style but make it unique and personal to the owner, the bathroom being one example. Thanks to the invaluable collaboration with Atlas Concorde, by cutting and modifying porcelain tiles from the Marvel Calacatta Prestigio and Marvel Dream Black Atlantis collection, the designers were able to create an ad hoc pattern that perfectly complements the black-stained ash walls and the spacious windowed shower. The black & white alternation, embellished by shiny gold faucets, and dynamic geometries make the space elegant and unique.
The entrance and living area have sage green as the dominant colour used both for the walls and the canned storage panelling. In the living room, the soft Elissa sofa and Lilas armchair, designed by Dainelli Studio for Gallotti&Radice, stand out, flanked by the Cookies coffee table in Tweed wood and the Bonfire lamp by the same brand. Completing the space are vintage lamps, a painting by Leonardo Dainelli from the Faces collection and an eclectic Renaissance pop artwork by the owner.
Coral, on the other hand, dominates the kitchen, where Dainelli Studio wanted to recreate an atmosphere that is a refined combination of 1950s American kitchens and a nod to French bistros, particularly evident in the wooden bench element. The floor is resin, while the kitchen was made of resin-coated MDF and juxtaposes pink with brass details and the Breccia Capraia marble top with prominent dark grey and amber veins. To further embellish the space, the Artis Rubinetterie signature faucets (as well as those in the bathroom) were chosen in polished gold.
The bedroom opens onto the large custom-made closet, designed to be both storage and decoration thanks to the central brass doors and the hanging effect to lighten the space. The immaculate stucco framing the ceiling is made contemporary by the use of reeded wood for the headboard of the bed and in the boiserie, as well as by the choice of furnishings: the Dioscuri lamp by Artemide, the Clemo coffee table and the Selene desk-vanity, in Taba Frisè white and Tanganika black, both by Gallotti&Radice.
A design intervention in a small space succeeds in conveying Dainelli Studio's refined and contemporary aesthetic, returning to the owner an apartment in line with his eclectic spirit.
A project signed by Dainelli Studio where the aim was to highlight the cut of the past, enhancing rather than hiding. A building in the old Milan style, of which the 80-square-meter apartment preserves the precious cement tiles, the classic oak parquet laid in a herringbone pattern and the antique fixtures that surprise with their important mouldings.
The elegant two-bedroom apartment, home of a journalist and television author, stands a few steps from the Porta Venezia area of Milan, developed on a rectangular floor plan: entrance hall, corridor, kitchen, living room, large bedroom and bathroom.
Where it was not possible to recover the original flooring, they opted to use materials that would create a harmonious mix between past and present. The elimination of a wall gives greater width to the living area, leaving a trace of brushed brass plate, which decorated and connects the parquet flooring to the original cement tiling.
A major challenge for Marzia and Leonardo Dainelli was to create not only a space that would preserve the old Milan style but make it unique and personal to the owner, the bathroom being one example. Thanks to the invaluable collaboration with Atlas Concorde, by cutting and modifying porcelain tiles from the Marvel Calacatta Prestigio and Marvel Dream Black Atlantis collection, the designers were able to create an ad hoc pattern that perfectly complements the black-stained ash walls and the spacious windowed shower. The black & white alternation, embellished by shiny gold faucets, and dynamic geometries make the space elegant and unique.
The entrance and living area have sage green as the dominant colour used both for the walls and the canned storage panelling. In the living room, the soft Elissa sofa and Lilas armchair, designed by Dainelli Studio for Gallotti&Radice, stand out, flanked by the Cookies coffee table in Tweed wood and the Bonfire lamp by the same brand. Completing the space are vintage lamps, a painting by Leonardo Dainelli from the Faces collection and an eclectic Renaissance pop artwork by the owner.
Coral, on the other hand, dominates the kitchen, where Dainelli Studio wanted to recreate an atmosphere that is a refined combination of 1950s American kitchens and a nod to French bistros, particularly evident in the wooden bench element. The floor is resin, while the kitchen was made of resin-coated MDF and juxtaposes pink with brass details and the Breccia Capraia marble top with prominent dark grey and amber veins. To further embellish the space, the Artis Rubinetterie signature faucets (as well as those in the bathroom) were chosen in polished gold.
The bedroom opens onto the large custom-made closet, designed to be both storage and decoration thanks to the central brass doors and the hanging effect to lighten the space. The immaculate stucco framing the ceiling is made contemporary by the use of reeded wood for the headboard of the bed and in the boiserie, as well as by the choice of furnishings: the Dioscuri lamp by Artemide, the Clemo coffee table and the Selene desk-vanity, in Taba Frisè white and Tanganika black, both by Gallotti&Radice.
A design intervention in a small space succeeds in conveying Dainelli Studio's refined and contemporary aesthetic, returning to the owner an apartment in line with his eclectic spirit.