Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2020 i Vogue Living

In this hyper-connected and tooled-up time, when any designer can magic up a folio in Photoshop and issue a press release full of self-serving hyperbole, real talent is proven in the up-close inspection of work and word of mouth. Yes, recommendation from a trusted source, that good old-fashioned defence against the fake, has delivered Melbourne designer David Flack a big band of followers and future clients, all of whom flock, or as the designer would term it “flack”, to his Fitzroy studio after physically immersing themselves in his art. They usually ask for the deep dive into his randomised design post-dinner-party in a “Flackified” home which, to be clear about the designer’s constituency, typically belongs to a busy professional rather than any presumed avant-garde. This patronage of an iconoclast by…

Some travellers are simply peripatetic, but Giorgio Armani is, more precisely, a peripatetic of the heliotropic variety: he travels to find places with dependable sun. With seaside homes on the remote Italian island of Pantelleria and a renovated farmhouse on the Tuscan coast — not to mention a superyacht berthed in Saint-Tropez — the couturier has most of his bases in the Mediterranean covered. And when winter comes, Armani can find sunny refuge in his retreat on the Caribbean island of Antigua. He has arranged his life so that the sun never really sets on wherever he lives. It might seem easier to follow the seasons of the sun in seaside hotels, but Armani prefers to create paradisiacal worlds of his own, typified by visual quiet and the fine balance…

This classic black tote bag is equal parts stylish and practical. Featuring a magnetic clasp and generous proportions (measuring 39cm by 36cm with a 13cm gusset), this tote bag will fast become an everyday essential for running errands or a trip to the shops. Already a subscriber? Simply extend your subscription with this offer to receive your bonus gift. For Print + Digital and overseas orders, visit magsonline.com.au/vl Subscribe to Vogue Living from just $49.95 and receive a BONUS tote bag! To order, visit magsonline.com.au/vl/m2007vli OR CALL 1300 656 933 and quote m2007vli *Offer ends August 12, 2020 and is available for delivery to Australian addresses only. A standard one-year subscription consists of 6 bi-monthly issues. For print subscriptions on Auto-Renewal, your subscription will continue at $45.95 every 6 issues (1 year)…

With his signature merging of modernity and the monastic, Italian architect and artist Vincenzo de Cotiis has refreshed an early-18th century villa, transforming it from decaying grandeur to a softly luminous 21st-century vision of raw romance. Part of the appeal of the sweeping four-storey escape lies in its solid and reassuring embrace of natural materials. de Cotiis has intuitively balanced their old-as-time allure with handcrafted contemporary pieces that look boldly futuristic but are informed by Italian design traditions. Here, de Cotiis expands on life during the pandemic and how the concept of home, now more than ever, feeds a universal search and need for meaning. I had been in lockdown for two months. I was isolating between my home and my studio in Milan, and was always with my wife,…

“I enjoy the pleasure of transforming what I see, trying not to have an ordinary vision”LORENZA BOZZOLI Lorenza Bozzoli is that rare species of style maven who manages to straddle the worlds of fashion, industrial and interior design without compromising her ‘cred’. She can intuit change, meld emotive concept with cool function and cut straight to the essence of another’s identity in her industry, all while investing that elusive something into a sleeper brand. All the big guns of style have tapped her talent. From the tongue-in-cheek fashion experimentation of Fiorucci to the ‘bougie’ classicism of Basile; the trippy interior surrealism of Moooi to the humorous essentialism of Alessi; Bozzoli is acrobatic with her artistry. And it’s on full display — with all the fun of the circus — in…

Bulbous sofas are having a moment and the Camaleonda is certainly no wallflower. Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini — who has had his hand in everything from furniture and industrial design to urban planning and magazine editing — envisioned this curvy number in 1970. The ingenious modular sofa system is tied together by rope, rings and carabiners more at home in the lofty heights of mountaineering than domestic terrain. It’s also a flexible piece, as backs and armrests can be removed to create armchairs, ottomans and daybeds. Beyond mere function, the Camaleonda has a powerful presence, an almost prehistoric aesthetic that is both comforting and joyful. Upon entering its fifth decade, B&B Italia is reissuing the covetable lounge and it couldn’t have come at a better time where comfort…

Restrictions are starting to be lifted all over the globe as we slowly ease back into life after lockdown — to a new world, a new reality, a new normal. Traditionally the July/August issue of Vogue Living has always been a celebration of Italy and our coverage of Salone del Mobile. It’s usually a busy time where our team returns exhausted but invigorated by our annual trip to Milan, newly inspired after experiencing the latest installations and creations from the creative world’s most innovative designers and companies. This year is different. Our hearts broke as we watched from afar the devastation that COVID-19 wreaked upon Italy. I reached out to Emanuele Farneti, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, to write our opening essay (page 33) — a heartfelt tribute to his home…

MILAN. The sight of the five letters together conjures thoughts of craftsmanship intrinsically tied with passion. A celebrated hub for fashion and design, home to both innovative professionals and traditional artisans alike, Milan harnesses creative spirit and runs with it wholeheartedly. Behind the aged façades of the city’s buildings lay an incredible number of enchanting spaces, courtyards and gardens hidden from view. Then there are the one-of-a-kind showrooms and galleries, such as the world-renowned Nilufar Gallery founded by the instinctive gallerist Nina Yashar. And if you happen to be friends with Yashar and are renovating a new home, magic can happen. For Annamaria Enselmi, a former ballerina-turned-pilates-teacher, her home is nothing short of style sorcery. She and her long-time friend Yashar have collaborated on homes in the past but this…

Despite having lived in New York, Melbourne and now Milan, Tommaso Spinzi is from Lake Como, and it explains a lot. Unlike other Euro hotspots of glitz and glamour — St Moritz, Cannes, Monaco — Lake Como possesses plenty of celeb-bedazzled cars racing around cliff edges at full pelt but none of the tat. Spinzi’s new Milan studio is a “container for all my passions”, as he describes it, where fast cars meet refined interior design. The best part? It’s open to visitors. Not just any visitors, though — experiencing the space is by appointment only. Some objects are for sale; others make up Spinzi’s own collection. His business includes interior and furniture design, and he sees himself as a “lifestyle designer” — he looks at how his clients live…