Turin, Italy

This divinely decorative sanctuary in a private house museum in Turin is the work of the late Italian architect and designer Carlo Mollino, who had a passion for skiing and fast cars. He never lived in the apartment but he did design a bedroom featuring a symbolic boat-shaped bed where he intended to spend his fifinal dying moments. Mollino created this bathroom — and the interior of the 18th- century apartment where it is located — as a base for one of his obsessive pastimes: photographing female nudes. The standout feature in the 1960s- designed bathroom is its Maiolica tiles by Vietri, produced using a 15th- century tin-glaze technique and featuring hundreds of brightly coloured suns. Museo Casa Mollino, via Giovanni Francesco Napione 2, 10124 Torino. (+39) 011 8129868.

WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT:

Museo Casa Mollino is an irresistible glimpse into the mysterious world of eternal bachelor and design afificionado Carlo Mollino.

PROJECT DETAILS:

Architect: Carlo Mollino (1905–1973). Tiles: Maiolica tiles by Vietri.