Innholdsfortegnelse for March - April 2015 i Vogue Living

PAUL MASSEY This British photographer captured our beautiful story on Skye Gyngell’s Spring restaurant on page 147. “It was great to see how Skye has energised what was once an old tax office into an exciting, vibrant restaurant,” he says. Although based in London, Paul spends much of his time in an old converted loft in Cornwall. His creative process is to “approach every story with an open mind, to capture the essence and mood”. DAVID NOVAK-PIPER A self-described ‘slashie’, David styled our opulent Exotic Jewels fabric story on page 32 and works across many creative areas. He loves playing with the emotional connection of colour and texture and, he says, “capturing the feeling of movement”. He is inspired by “international design trends” and the Vogue family in particular. “For…

Adventures IN CORAL OUR UNDERWATER JEWELS RISE TO THE SURFACE IN VIVID TRIBUTE. At the bottom of the Coral Sea in Queensland, millions of polyps dance hand-in-hand in tightknit colonies to form a giant, glowing, fantastical rainbow. The Great Barrier Reef is, in fact, Mother Nature’s masterpiece — and the delicate coral forms have danced their way onto textiles with whimsical results at Busatti. Marjorie Skouras’s chair pays tribute to the bold side of reef design while fashion’s Mary Katrantzou hones in on its intricacy with delicate motifs. The creatures that live in such reefs are no less poetically fashioned, and their forms are honoured in chandeliers and jewellery. It’s called sea-lifestyle, a look inspired by the inhabitants of one of the world’s most beautiful homes. For more information on…

making waves To improve on the kayak’s 4000-year-old design, Ben Cooper, right, and Andrew Simpson, left, have used plywood and carbon fabric to create the O Six Hundred, an ultra-light kayak that comes flat-packed so you can assemble it at home; osixhundred.com. POINT TO PROUVE Following the success of their 2011 collaboration, G-Star Raw and Vitra have reunited to put a new spin on Jean Prouvé’s office classics, like the ‘Fauteuil Direction 1951’ chair, above; vitra.com. A STUDY IN FORM Sinuous and sculptural, Giorgetti’s ‘Move’ rocking armchair, left, designed by Rossella Pugliatti, is now available from Space Furniture; spacefurniture.com.au. OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH NORTHERN EUROPE CONTINUES AS THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VI CTORIA’S NORDIC COOL: MODERNIST DESIGN CELEBRATES ALL THINGS SCANDINAVIAN. UNTIL 31 DECEMBER; NGV.VIC.GOV.AU. jam sessions Guy Keulemans and…

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LOUNGE LOVER Clean lines and crisp white rule with the ‘Ari’ sofa (from $4050, left), crafted by Melbourne-based design duo Lisa Vincitorio and Laelie Berzon for Something Beginning With; somethingbeginningwith.com.au. AUSTRALIAN SKINCARE BRAND AESOP HAS CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF ITS 100th STORE WORLDWIDE, IN OSLO, NORWAY. WITH A DOMED CEILING AND WHITEWASHED WALLS AND FLOOR, THE SNØHETTA ARCHITECTS-DESIGNED SPACE, BELOW, IS A SERENE PLACE TO SHOP. PLATE UP At East Coast Lounge in Sydney’s Chowder Bay, patrons can purchase beautiful homewares, such as this palm tree plate ($77, right), while indulging in artisanal grazing platters, carefully selected wines, and teas from New York’s acclaimed Bellocq; eastcoastlounge.com.au. EXTRA SENSORY Designed by Sibling, Dust’s debut store is a vast, gleaming space, above, that’s inspired (like its fashion, fragrance, tea, printed material and…

We drove the neighbours mad,” says Jos White, talking about the three-year renovation of the family’s townhouse on one of the most desirable streets in Manhattan’s West Village. The Whites’ neighbours, Anna Scott Carter and Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair, who live a couple of doors away, were among those who experienced the worst of it. The most embarrassing moment, recalls Jos, was when the street had to be closed to crane in hardware for his rooftop office. “I heard one of the other neighbours mutter, ‘Who are these people?’” Jos is a successful British technology entrepreneur. He and his wife Annabel, the former director of The Rug Company in New York, moved to Manhattan in 2001. After Jos sold his technology company Message Labs for US$695 million in…

The American graphic designer Milton Glaser — co-founder of New York Magazine — once declared, “There are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no and wow! Wow is the one to aim for.” Tommy and Dee Hilfiger apparently endorse that notion. The fashion mogul and his wife have planted their flag on a glorious stretch of beachfront just north of Miami and, teaming up with interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, have created a palace for vibrant art and ‘groovy’ furnishings. It’s defined by spectacular moments, whimsical flourishes and astonishing coups de théâtre. In this case ‘wow!’ might be an understatement. “We’re here for the weather, the Latin flavour, the art and the palm trees. Most of all we’re here for the fun,” says Hilfiger. The residence also…

The kitchen of this harbourside home in Sydney adheres to a semi-industrial aesthetic explored throughout the project by interior designers Hare + Klein and architect Nick Richter of Saturday Studio. The original home, circa 1970s, had seen a number of makeovers — but in the kitchen, designer Meryl Hare was keen to establish a clean, sophisticated look. Contrasts are achieved with minimal colour, and tonal rhythms are evinced in the rendering of light and dark tones, and matte and glossy finishes, rather than bright colours or wild geometries. “The front door opens onto the kitchen, so the impact of the room was very important,” says Hare. The off-form concrete island bench, formed onsite by Class Aggregate Terrazzo & Marble, is the focal point, anchored at one end by the base…

Japan was the inspiration for designer KELLY HOPPEN’S new range for APAISER, including this ‘Origami’ bath and basin made from STONE COMPOSITE; kh.apaiser.com. SHAPE shifter sydney designer Greg Natale has turned his hand to a range of concrete tiles for Teranova. The four designs, below, are true to his signature style and feature a play on geometry in mainly monochromatic colours; teranova.com.au. TURNITON The fully adjustable, lamp-like form of Zucchetti’s high-tech ‘Closer’ showerhead by Diego Grandi, right, combines great design and function; enquiries to Winning Bathrooms; winningappliances.com.au. handy HELP Crafted from solid oak and on-trend marble, Normann Copenhagen’s Craft range, left, now includes a mortar and pestle and a rolling pin; enquiries to BYMR; bymr.com.au. SCENTS APPEAL Byredo Parfum’s new Fleur Fantôme fragranced candle, $95, from Mecca, above, has lovely…

As the guest bathroom in a beach house that ebbs and flows with extended family, the challenge in designing this space was to make the most of its below-ground position, carved into a hill at the rear of the home, while reflecting the surrounding bushland. “The main concern was that it shouldn’t feel cave-like,” says architect Kate Fitzpatrick. “It had to be airy and appealing.” Site and privacy constraints precluded the use of large windows, so Fitzpatrick and her partner, Ben Stibbard, who co-direct Auhaus Architecture, conjured a lofty airiness by giving the room a high ceiling and a strip of wall-top windows. These channel shafts of sun onto sections of wall lined with large, light-bouncing white tiles. The pair amped-up the ‘brightness’ with hand-painted Moroccan floor tiles, the jagged…

Potts Point’s main road is fast-becoming one of Australia’s, perhaps the world’s, greatest dining strips. Here are our highlights: The Apollo A joint venture between chef Jonathan Barthelmess and Sam Christie (Longrain sommelier/co-owner), The Apollo has established itself as one of Sydney’s finest Greek restaurants since opening in 2012. It boasts an early interior by George Livissianis, with stripped plaster walls juxtaposed against classic bentwood chairs and an elegant marble bar. 44 Macleay Street, Potts Point NSW, (02) 8354 0888; theapollo.com.au. Yellow The Yellow House hosted a 1970s artist collective that included Brett Whiteley and Martin Sharp, and is arguably the most significant address in Australian art history. It’s fitting, then, that chef/owner Brent Savage’s lauded menu, alongside Pascale Gomes-McNabb’s award-winning interior make its new incarnation a legend in its…

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1 MY ‘MARRAKESH’ FABRIC, in grey, black and ivory, is my current favourite. It feels fresh yet still exotic and exciting. 2 SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM has to be my favourite private museum. It’s incredible to step back in time and see this virtually untouched regency home in London full of Sir John’s classical sculptures and reliefs — not to mention the mirrors, hidden skylights, stained glass and other much-copied architectural tricks he used to deceive the eye. 3 VETIVER BY GUERLAIN Scent is a personal thing that allows others to see into your soul and know a little bit of who you are. I have worn this since I was 15. 4 ISTANBUL’S TOPKAPI PALACE is the location of my current favourite job — a boutique hotel set in…

Life can be unpredictable for sure, but sometimes the curve balls it throws are precious. Sitting in my London office almost 20 years ago, I loved the easy, fresh-faced authority of the Australian magazines that landed on my desk. It was always a sunny moment when air-freighted copies of Vogue Living arrived. It’s a fair call to say that those seductive magazines lured me to these shores. The siren song, not of flesh and blood or sun and surf, but of print and paper. Two decades later I feel privileged (and not without a touch of performance anxiety) to sit in the editor’s chair of a magazine I’ve admired for almost half my life. I must thank my predecessor, Victoria Carey, for crafting Vogue Living so perfectly and for passing…

So laborious is straw marquetry — in which each piece of straw is opened, flattened and dyed by hand — that it was used to occupy French prisoners during the Napoleonic wars. Any form of marquetry, where thin veneers are pieced together to form geometric shapes or pictures (parquetry) is time-consuming. Fussy puzzles of woods and ivory were in vogue in the 17th and 18th centuries, but re-routing down the minimalist path in the 1950s rendered marquetry unfashionable until the current resurgence. Modern versions include Bethan Laura Wood’s, updated with laminates, and Jonay’s, with its high-contrast colour. Subtle twists are found at Edra and Porro, but the creations of Romanian-born artist and designer Violeta Galan are almost a psychedelic take on this age-old craft. For more information on the products…

IT’S A BEACON OF FACETED BRILLIANCE IN A SCHEME THAT NUANCES THE COLOURS OF AUTOPIAN GARDEN UNDER A NEAR-NIGHT SKY From runway to living-room wall, colour now makes a lightning-fast fashion leap. It’s a truism Dulux makes chromatically clear in its creative partnerships with our top fashion designers. In 2014, Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales of Romance Was Born let their expressive sensibilities loose on the company’s paint chart, in a colour-blocked interior scheme that was ‘marching-girl’ mad — while Lisa Gorman went to ground with a winter-harvest of vegetal hues. Images of these ‘United by Style’ studio sets instantly ricocheted around the web, fuelling conversations about the new ‘culture commerce’ (brands brokering deals with artfuldesigners to bring products to life). The campaign got blogosphere traction, but the question begged…

AUSTRALIAN STORY Opening on 21 March at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, The Photograph and Australia will comprise both fine art photography and private snapshots. Rich imagery such as David Moore’s Migrants Arriving in Sydney (1966, below) will be included in a selection dating as far back as 1845. Until 8 June; artgallery.nsw.gov.au. THE LIGHT FANTASTIC After a sell-out show at London’s Hayward Gallery, 20 light-based artworks, including Carlos Cruz-Diez’s neon-imbued Chromo saturation (1965–2013, below), will make up Light Show at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. 16 April–5 July; mca.com.au. A nod to Ned Adam Cullen’s Unforgiven (Ned Kelly and Constable Fitzpatrick) (2011, left) features in the Bendigo Art Gallery’s group show The Story of Ned Kelly and the Art He Inspires, which also includes work by…

“I wanted a SPACE people are inspired by, so if they don’t WALK OUT with SOMETHING, they walk out with an idea” What drives designer and stylist Sibella Court is not a just-finished design in all of its polished perfection. It’s the small histories behind each object; how they came to be and how they have been used and enjoyed since their conception. Having moved her Sydney store from Paddington to St Peters, The Society Inc reflects these ideas — old objects matched with new; layers of fabric, cushions and unfinished surfaces all brought together in a way that feels effortless and comfortable. “I always use history as the base for my interiors,” says Court. “Every object that I surround myself with, at home particularly, should make me recall where…

Louise Galvin is quick to point out that, although her family’s sumptuously renovated home in London’s Kensington is an important historical building, it is first and foremost a family home. “However, we recognise our responsibility as custodians of a house that holds a special place in the history of London’s architecture,” she says. Galvin, daughter of British hair colourist Daniel Galvin — whose celebrity clients have included Twiggy and Diana, Princess of Wales — is a respected hair colourist in her own right. With her husband, television executive Charlie Bracken, she is also the owner of one of the most extraordinary examples of residential architecture in the city. Home to many a London luminary before falling into disrepair in the early 1980s, the couple has painstakingly renovated the house over…

“THE ONLY THING THAT’S REALLY OF VALUE IS THE ARMOIRE… I THINK YOU CAN DECORATE WITHOUT EXPENSE” While she may be known for Sydney shopping institutions Hampshire & Lowndes and Vintage Cargo, Jilly Hampshire has put down her roots two hours from the city, on the south coast of New South Wales. After 10 months of hunting, she bought a 1972 kit home on about a hectare of land near Berry. “It was meant to be a place where everyone comes together for weekends and holidays,” explains Hampshire of a house that’s often brimming with her four adult children and their families. “My son Jeremy loves surfing and they all love the beach, which is nearby. It’s perfectly situated.” The designer — who shares an innate flair for interiors with…

The outdoor kitchen and dining room is a key feature and point of sanctuary in this inner-city Brisbane home designed by Shane Plazibat Architects. The approach from the street has been carefully orchestrated from the public garden entry into a series of increasingly intimate spaces. The outdoor kitchen is the journey’s finale, and opens onto a private courtyard of green grass. The vaulting, double-height volume (reaching 5.7 metres) is anchored at the corner by a chimney, which is where a pizza oven sits ready to feed family and guests. Banks of motorised solid aluminium casement windows open along the northern and eastern edges of the high walls, bringing in light and breeze while establishing privacy from the neighbours. The clerestory windows act “like big louvre blades”, explains Plazibat. A long…

When Sydney interior designer Tania Handelsmann was asked by her client — one half of a professional couple with separate ‘his and hers’ ensuites — to make over “her somewhat tired bathroom and dressing room”, maximising the space was her priority. “The bathroom was only six square metres but needed to fit a separate bath and shower, as well as a vanity with extensive storage and benchtop space,” explains Handelsmann. “It was also dark, cluttered and awkwardly planned. I wanted to streamline and simplify the space, and brighten it up with light-enhancing surfaces, such as mirror and glass.” The designer added a layer of luxury by using a rich palette of materials, “to create an interior like that of a finely detailed jewellery box”. She chose honed Norwegian rose marble…

VL GET THE LOOK The bathroom of this inner-Sydney terrace had all the charm — and pitfalls — you would expect of a crumbling 19th-century luxury home, according to interior designer Wende Reid. “It looked like a scene from the film The Grand Budapest Hotel,” she jokes, recalling the plethora of old pipes and wiring erupting from walls and ceilings. Creating a clean, chic space that incorporated a laundry cupboard was key to the brief, and Reid was keen to pay homage to the historical aspects of the home while, at the same time, rendering the space modern and functional. The layout has remained the same but most of the interior was rebuilt. The original Calacatta marble bench was retained as the hero piece, incorporating a double basin in the…

“WHEN I WALKED INTO THE ROOM, I FELT THIS COULD BECOME THE RESTAURANT I COULD DIE IN” Spring can be cool, pale and elusive at times, while at others it is warm, glowing and bursting with life. It’s a season of transition, when bare earth hardened by winter’s chill transforms into a garden alive with beauty and promise. Spring is also the name of Skye Gyngell’s new restaurant in London’s historic Somerset House. The Australian expat chef chose it well before opening, as a nod to the seasons that inspire her cooking and because it symbolises optimism and hope. She could never have predicted it then, but the name would also capture the spirit of an extraordinary collaboration with her once-estranged sister, Sydney interior designer Briony Fitzgerald. But after all,…

BASIC INSTINCT Simon Legald's latest collection for Normann Copenhagen is a playful reinvention of apparatus for wine. Called Basic, the range. Left, includes a foil cutter, wine stopper. wine pourer and a corkscrew: normanncopenhagen.com SET WITHIN HERITAGE-LISTED ADELAIDE CASINO, SEAN’S KITCHEN — SEAN CONNOLLY’S FIRST SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT — HAS A MENU THAT CHANNELS A NEW YORK BISTRO, AND AN INTERIOR, ABOVE, BY ALEXANDER & CO THAT’S REMINISCENT OF THE BIG APPLE’S SKYLINE; SEANSKITCHEN.COM.AU. JELLY BABIES We spotted Patricia Urquiola’s collaboration with Kartell at Milan Design Week last year — and now they are finally here. Evoking the look of colourful cut crystal, Jellies Family, below, includes plates, bowls and glasses. From $25; spacefurniture.com.au. A vine romance Taylors' 2010 vintage of The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon. right, is individually hand-labelled and exhibits…

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The chief mistress of King Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour wrote her love letters atop a chinoiserie-lined vernis Martin writing desk at Château de Bellevue on the outskirts of Paris. Chinoiserie sprang from the European notion of Chinese style, based on wild fantasies of a mysterious country that fitted in nicely with Louis’ beloved rococo; he commissioned ‘pleasure pavilions’ at Versailles with walls lined in painted Chinese silks. It was just as popular in Russia, where Catherine the Great remodelled an enfilade of rooms with chinoiserie interiors. Although superceded by the neoclassical look, chinoiserie has never really disappeared, and is rendered contemporary here in a palette of sunny yellow and Delft blue (the Dutch earthenware influenced by Chinese porcelain), juxtaposed with boldly modern furniture and lighting. Bamboo elements lift the…

LONDON KIT KEMP, FIRMDALE HOTELS “I love to call into Rapha Cycle Club Cafe,” says the designer and hotelier. “It’s a place where geeks meet fashion meet cycle eccentrics — an intriguing mix with an aura of delicious coffee beans.” In addition to coffee (from Workshop), the cafe serves hearty breakfasts and dishes stemming from renowned cycling regions. Stores are found in the world’s cycling cities, including Sydney. 85 Brewer Street, Soho, London; pages.rapha.cc/clubs. MEXICO CITY CAMILLA FRANKS, FASHION DESIGNER “I recently fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting The Blue House, where Frida Kahlo was born, lived and died. It’s now a museum with displays of her work [including Viva la Vida, above] and personal effects, as well as recreations of her studio and other rooms. Frida has always been…

There are two books Jason Mowen wants to lend me. One is a history of Flair, a sumptuous American design magazine whose flame burnt briefly but brilliantly over just 12 issues, from 1950 to 1951. The other is a biography of Luisa Casati, eccentric muse to Jean Cocteau and Cecil Beaton — and more recently John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. As we chat in the compact, jewel-box apartment Mowen has decorated in inner Sydney, those books speak volumes of the refined idiosyncrasy of his style. Esoteric, perhaps, but always artfully showcased, as in the showroom he shares with Brazilian artist Eduardo Santos. Mid-century Italian chairs on a tribal rug with totems from central Africa or Papua New Guinea — where Mowen lived as child — and an exquisite French lamp,…

REPRODUCING SCHOLTEN & BAIJINGS By LOUISE SCHOUWENBERG (Phaidon, $120). Two of the Netherlands’ most popular contemporary designers, Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings, open the doors of their studio to reveal their design process, from sketches and prototypes to the polished, final product (such as the ‘Tea with Georg’ teapot, above right). Reflecting the pair’s love of experimenting with colour, this monograph is bursting with vivid accents, making its design almost as captivating as its content. ECCENTRIC HOMES By THIJS DEMEULEMEESTER (Luster, $120). Though Belgian interiors are typically associated with pared-back Scandinavian style, Eccentric Homes proves this isn’t always the case. Author Thijs Demeulemeester has sought out homeowners who have “no fear of putting aside the sacred edict that ‘less is more’”. The result is a curious array of colours, textures and styles,…

Sydney designer Greg Natale’s recent collaboration with American brand Worlds Away has proven a match made in heaven — the resulting furniture collection is a sophisticated combination of 1970s glamour and Natale’s signature bold, tailored style. “I like the refined sexiness and slick lines of the ’70s,” he says. “The materials I’ve chosen, such as glass and marble, deliver that sleek minimalism, while gold leaf suggests opulence.” A shared passion for the Hollywood regency style is also evident in the range, which includes coffee tables, consoles and a stunning étagère. “I love regency’s celebration of indulgence,” explains Natale. “It mixes clean and classic lines with layers of pattern and opulence, casting them through a modern lens; it’s a style that still works perfectly today.” Further influences include architecture and fashion.…

“THERE HAS TO BE THAT ELEMENT OF DELIGHT THAT … ELEVATES IT TO THE REALM OF A PIECE OF ART” Designing more than one house at a time is a rare opportunity for an architect — so when the commission to design three residences in a row, in the eastern Sydney suburb of Bronte, was offered to Walter Barda, principal of Walter Barda Design, he made the most of his passion for integrated landscaping and abstract forms. The Hilltown House is one of the three. Perched on a hill facing south-east, taking in the views of Bronte beach and the sea, it has the strength of a fortress but remains soft and organic where it counts. Many years in the making, the site for The Hilltown House initially attracted its…

PROJECT DETAILS DESIGNER: FIONA LYNCH, VIC; FIONALYNCH. COM.AU. BUILDER: MB CONSTRUCTION GROUP. JOINER: PHELAN INTERIORS. BENCHTOP: ‘ELBA’ STONE, FROM ARTEDOMUS. SINK: ABEY ‘LG200U’ DOUBLE BOWL UNDERMOUNT SINK, FROM ELITE APPLIANCES. CABINETS: MDF IN TWO-PACK 30 PER CENT SATIN FINISH OF DULUX ‘WHITE DUCK’, HALF ‘ROYAL SILK’; ABET LAMINATI IN COLOUR 454. TILES: ‘TGT-SJ-CERMO23’ MOSAICS, FROM SIGNORINO TILE GALLERY. CABINET HANDLES: CABINET KNOB ‘2006’, FROM DESIGNER DOORWARE. FLOOR: EXISTING TIMBER FLOORBOARDS SANDED AND SEALED WITH ‘TRAFFIC’ SATIN FINISH BY BONA. CLADDING: VICTORIAN ASH 88MM WIDTH, FROM ECO TIMBER. TAPWARE: ASTRA WALKER ‘A67.08.LH’ MIXER, FROM ELITE APPLIANCES. COOKTOP: V-ZUG INDUCTION, FROM ELITE APPLIANCES. OVEN: V-ZUG ‘MIWELL-COMBI XSL’, FROM ELITE APPLIANCES. DISHWASHER: FISHER & PAYKEL ‘DD60ST17’ INTEGRATED TALL SINGLE DISHDRAWER. FRIDGE: FISHER & PAYKEL ACTIVESMART BOTTOM MOUNT 519L CURVED DOOR. RANGEHOOD: QASAIR EXECUTIVE…

To see more emerging trends visit www.reece.com.au/trends Make a statement and leave an impression. Bold, dramatic and all about visual theatre. 1 Alape Circa 450 Above Counter Basin 2 Milli Axon Wall Basin Set, WELS 6 Star, 3.5 L/Min 3 The Kado Lure Petite Black Freestanding Bath 4 Sussex Pol Toilet Roll Holder 5 Posh Solus 5 Posh Solus 5F White Rail Shower, WELS 3 Star, 9 L/Min 6 Sussex Pol Bath Mixer Outlet System 7 Milli Glance Shower/Bath Mixer…

Kylie Kwong is a people person. Warmth radiates from her as she talks to you, eyes locked to yours, about one of her many passions. Art — yes; food — of course; but nothing brings forth more enthusiasm from Kwong right now than the new, larger Billy Kwong, in Sydney’s Potts Point. The restaurant had occupied its previous Crown Street, Surry Hills site for 14 years. “It was the right time to leave,” says Kwong. “It was just too small.” Indeed, diners may remember the intimate 69.5 square-metre space, the long winding queues outside — thankfully, it now takes bookings — and those infamous backless stools. But the reason Billy Kwong became one of Sydney’s most admired restaurants, frequented by world-renowned chefs such as Heston Blumenthal, wasn’t just the incredible…

IT IS OUTRAGEOUSLY BEAUTIFUL… AND HAS BEEN HOME TO A SERIES OF VENETIAN NOBLE FAMILIES There’s nothing particularly discreet about Venice’s opulent Villa F, except its location. Even though we arrived at the villa’s precise address on Giudecca island, a short vaporetto ride across the lagoon from San Marco, we were confounded by the unembellished façade of a building with no obvious entry point. After we spent a few moments staring into a large, opaque window, then walked up and down the promenade checking other addresses, we were surprised when Villa F’s sprightly butler, Robin, popped out of a nondescript door to greet us. It may look unimpressive from the street, but inside Villa F is outrageously beautiful, as you might imagine a 16th-century palazzo that has been home to…

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