186 ROME OPEN CITY

The multicultural couple lives in the heart of the Eternal City in a 17th century building. Inside, go on the Grand Tour 2.0. Roman architectural traditions blend with Japanese abstraction. An open, airy, cosmopolitan home that the owner calls her «gem»

A 17th-century building in the heart of Rome, twelve windows peering out onto church domes, rooftops and cobblestones, and a «mix of Japan and Italy, two worlds we adore». At least that’s how the homeowners describe it. And they truly are an international couple: the bride was born in French-speaking Switzerland (but her father was born in northern China) while the groom is English, born in Cambodia and raised in Japan. So, it comes as no surprise that their apartment is an artistic treasure chest, with a vast number of the spoils of their travels, interests