Poetry of the house

Francesco Meneghello designed the interiors of an apartment, located in a newly and eco-friendly context in Bologna, a poetic buen retiro built on the passions of the young couple of owners.

In each room of the apartment you can breathe a modern romanticism and a vital balance - which never admits monotony - between the purity of the architectural details, the artworks’ energy and the scenic valence of the furnishings and the decorative objects. For the furniture, the designer has opted for Italian brands that contribute to harmony and perfect balance within the home. The living area is a wide and airy space crossed by cuts of natural light with Baxter's central huge sofa as the key element of the domestic sociality. In a corner, we also find a small dining area consisting of a sculptural table by Desalto and upholstered chairs embellished with small tone-on-tone quilting by Saba Italia. This refined design is completed by a suspension lamp signed by Davide Groppi which creates a small game with its very thin red thread. The space opens onto terrace that is perfectly visible from every corner, it has an atmosphere of natural quiet away from the city noise. Surrounded by different plants, it brings inside the house all the simple beauty and the scents of Mediterranean nature. On the opposite site of the terrace, we find the kitchen, ideally separated only by a semi-reflective sliding wing dialoguing with the mirror behind, both designed to create visual depth and light effects.

Every element of the kitchen, that has been especially designed and custom made from the essential volumes, to the pop art inspired elements, up to the wine tasting area with the small cellar, is dedicated to the pleasure of hospitality and conviviality, in all its forms. As always happens in Francesco Meneghello's interiors, the lighting plays a fundamental role in defining the space. In this specific project, the light creates special suggestions and invites you to experiment the space and the objects in a notconventional way, emphasising the material strength of the furnishings and the surfaces like bespoke neon light on the kitchen’s wall.

The corridor, interpreted as a transition space, is intentionally essential and characterized only by a distorting mirror, which invites into a different dimension of dreams and introspection.

If the living area reflects the solar and social soul of the house, the private area has a more intimate and discreet atmosphere. The contrast between black and white that outlines the living room, turns towards mild combinations, soft tones and natural materials such as the metal of Bonaldo's coffee table or the wood structure of Flou's bed. The bathroom follows the muted shades of the bedroom. A Salvatori piece of furniture that incorporates marble and wood instills a feeling of comfort and warmth. Note the mirror (also by Salvatori) which, once folded, turns into a work of art.

Photography by Thomas Pagani