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» Architect Massimo Adario refurbished this 220sqm, three-bedroom Florence apartment, reconfiguring the floor plan and 1950s interiors to make it functional for modern living. » The L-shaped footprint includes two bedrooms and an adjacent kitchen off the central hallway, which Massimo lined in fluted walnut to conceal discreet cupboards with no hardware to appear flush and smooth. » Throughout are rounded motifs with smooth edges and soft curves rimming the flooring, moulded stucco panels of the ceiling and built-in suspended walnut wardrobes. Furniture and fixtures are also soft-edged and textured, with some iconic pieces in Vienna straw. » Collector’s items such as the 1934 crystal table by Pietro Chiesa for FontanaArte and the exotic 1920s cabinet by Otto Schultz sit alongside a custom sofa by Massimo and sculpture by artist Salvatore Arancio. » The material palette includes linoleum in rich, jewel-coloured hues, fern-green marble from the Italian Alps, and lashings of mid-toned timber.
This page, clockwise from above The yellow-tiled main bathroom includes wall-mounted Francesco Ardini bathrobe knobs. Guestroom walls are covered in linoleum and the bespoke bed has a headboard in glossy tubular metal and Vienna straw. The apartment looks out to the Vasari Corridor. In the second living area, suspended walnut cupboards sport handmade ceramic handles by Francesco Ardini. Vintage ‘Cesca’ armchair and footrest. Re-upholstered Scandinavian stool from the 1950s. Swedish Modernist floor lamp. Olive-green linoleum on floors and walls. Riccardo Previdi artwork from Francesca Minini Gallery. The African straw mask and camel-shaped tables are travel finds.