Leopoldo Cavalli\u2019s first approach with his home on the hills outside Bologna sounds like something out of a novel: \u2018the house had been abandoned by the previous owners for many years, though the household staff had remained in place for nearly a decade,\u2019 the\u00a0Visionnaire CEO explains. \u2018They welcomed us...
by his family owned furniture brand, VisionnaireLeopoldo Cavalli’s first approach with his home on the hills outside Bologna sounds like something out of a novel: ‘the house had been abandoned by the previous owners for many years, though the household staff had remained in place for nearly a decade,’ the Visionnaire CEO explains. ‘They welcomed us with an apple pie fresh from the oven and a delightful tea service, and helped us to explore every corner of the house.
Cavalli and his wife Monica immediately fell in love with the house, which had been designed by architect Enzo Zacchiroli in the 1960s. An exponent of organic architecture and deeply inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Alvar Aalto, Zacchiroli had designed this 12,000 sq m villa as a conversation between brick, concrete and green spaces, paying special attentions to the views across the countryside and forest, which he framed with large windows and thirteen terraces.
Cavalli and his wife have given a contemporary update to the house with a ‘careful selection of low-emission products, finishes and materials’, while the interiors are a celebration of Cavalli’s own family brand, Visionnaire. Iconic pieces from the brand’s meta-luxury collections are found everywhere in the house, from the Bastian modular sofa by Mauro Lipparini to the Victorian kitchen by Alessandro La Spada.
The kitchen, Cavalli notes, is an element that harmonizes both his and his wife’s taste: ‘our two personalities had to coexist in this intimate space: the soft feminine touch of oak and the hard, angular presence of steel.
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