who lives here?
Nicoletta Piazza, a fashion designer and textile craftsman, her husband Riccardo, an eco-builder, their three children Nina, 14, Pepe, 9, and Ravi, 3, along with their four dogs, two cats and pet turtle! Casaditano.it
WHEN NICOLETTA AND RICCARDO Piazza first laid eyes on their historic home in Italy’s Veneto region 10 years ago, they immediately felt at home, despite its almost derelict condition. Nestled within a chestnut tree forest in the Lessini mountains, “the house had been abandoned for around 60 years and was completely overgrown, but it was magic,” says Nicoletta.
STRENGTH AND SPIRIT Before moving in, she and Riccardo, an eco-builder, completed a series of major works, including restoring the property’s main stone house, which was still intact but missing its roof. They used eco-building…