England – London
Interior designer Francesco Meneghello expresses his creative vision through this industrial loft in London, which intertwines the languages of art and design.
This raw space, sculpted with shadows and light, explores new possible connections. The living space, illuminated by large arched windows typical of industrial architecture, is organized around a central axis to create visual continuity. The vintage leather sofa embraces the lounge area, as do the objects defined by artistic expressiveness, such as the wall hanging inspired by… The origin of the world by Courbet.
Its curved shape creates a separation from the large marble table, emphasizing rationality. As for the kitchen, the Milanese designer has transformed it into a geometric abstraction where the functional elements become invisible. In the background, the olive tree, framed by seating, underscores the sacred nature of the space.
A mystical aspect of meditation and contemplation, reinforced by a distorting "non-mirror" effect. The staircase with its detached elements, a tribute to Carlo Scarpa's Olivetti showroom in Venice, leads to a mezzanine with a museum-like atmosphere, adorned with two armchairs and a painting that opens a dialogue with art.
Upstairs, the large dressing room is inspired by avant-garde boutiques in Berlin, while the bedroom has a monastic character, somewhere between a shelter and an alcove. The bed, overlooked by a post-war work by Alberto Burri, draws on Japanese aesthetics.
The whole thing acts as a counterpoint to the marble washbasin in the adjoining bathroom. Francesco Meneghello thus reveals himself to be astonishing in his ideas, having fun staging his domestic vision between fullness and emptiness, symmetry and asymmetry, contrasts and monochrome, reflections and transparencies.
