Achille Salvagni designs everything from houses, apartments and yacht interiors to furniture and lighting, but what they all have in common is an elegance and wit, resulting in spaces that are at once both impressive and welcoming. Salvagni who has offices in Rome, London and New York (and galleries in the last two) - has now also completed a renovation of a townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
The 1870 seven-storey building, which had been divided up into five apartments, was purchased by a couple, who then hired Salvagni to transform it into a luxurious single-family home, with an exterior that hints at the understated opulence that awaits inside. The front of the house is clad in limestone, and Salvagni added two oval windows, flanking the entrance on the ground floor. The Italian-born designer took inspiration from the architecture of Piero Portaluppi, whose elegant Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan played a starring role in Luca Guadagnino's classic 2009 film I Am Love. 'A lot of the references are from the 1920s and 1930s, inspired by sophistication and simplicity,' says Salvagni.
But function does not take a back seat here. 'I wanted to make much more practical use of the space,' says Salvagni, who notes that, in many townhouses, kitchens are on the ground floor, primary bedrooms are above the living room, media rooms are in the basement. I reshuffled everything.'
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POLE POSITION
A compact Melbourne house with a small footprint is big on efficiency and experimentation
URBAN OASIS
At an art-filled Mexico City residence, New York designer Giancarlo Valle has put his own spin on the country's traditional craft heritage
WARM FRONT
Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics
BALCONY SCENE
A Brazilian island hotel offers a unique approach to the alfresco experience
ENSEMBLE CAST
How architect Anne Holtrop is leaving his mark on the Middle East
Survival mode
A new show looks at preparing for a post-apocalyptic landscape (and other catastrophes)
FLASK FORCE
A limited-edition perfume collaboration between two Spanish craft masters says it with flowers
BLOOM SERVICE
A flower-shaped brutalist beauty in Geneva gets a refresh
SECOND NATURE
A remodelled museum in Lisbon, by Kengo Kuma & Associates, meshes Japanese and Portuguese influences to create a space that sits in harmony with its surroundings
Guiding light
Designer Joe Armitage follows his grandfather's footsteps in India, reissuing his elegant midcentury lamp and creating a new chandelier for Nilufar Gallery