CASA_upstairs
The sofas: I did like the shape of Vlady’s ones but not the texture, so I dyed few hemp linen bed in charcoal grey and made a new dress for them. I actually started with a toile, then made the paper pattern and then sewing. At that time I asked a seamstress to help me with the finishing.
On the floor, there is my cashmere patchwork blanket: I made it a long time ago with the washing trials of a beautiful 1/16 cashmere I took from a company I was working for, still love it!
The light is coming from antique shop in Antwerp, one of the best places ever to buy vintage furnitures.
CASA_floor
A friend recently came to see us for the first time and said: “Marina, this HOME is YOU in every single detail!”. This feedback actually inspired me to write about our HOME and to share with you the stories behind things.
Welcome to our creative space where we hope to inspire you with our style, with our concept, with our creative lifestyle: our CASA.
CIRCUS Collection – Event
October 21st I turend 40! I thought it was the time to celebrate with a big party and launch my first hand crafted home decoration Limited Edition: CIRCUS COLLECTION.
From great grandma dowry trunk, antique homespun hemp Italian fabric from 1800s: 25 unique pieces clashed with colorful tassels and military stencil hand painted graphics.
MY CHAIRS ARE THE SAME COLOR OF SANTA MONICA’S OCEAN
Summer 2015. Whilst renewing our home we took and holiday in California, a land we love for its colors and for the feeling of freedom we can experience. Free to be ourselves (as usual!!!). One morning we were sitting on a bench, reading in front of the ocean in Santa Monica. The railing was exactly in tone with the water and in that precise moment, we decided to bring that blue home.
WOOD WOOD WOOD
Talking about heritage, we received a major gift: raw wood boards. So I asked to my friend Giorgio how to keep them raw whilst clean, I mean we do like raw effect but we wanted to use the boards as main part of our interior throughout the whole house.
My heritage
Zia Bianca, Zia Florice, Zia Ventina: are all my grand aunties who did not get married. In addition to that, grannies and their mother’s dowries.
Since I was I child I love opening the trunks, touching, feeling and smelling those fabrics!
A rooted gift
A PRESENT FOR YOU = MADE WITH HEART + HANDS
When hands and heart are connected creativity is just flowing.
My heritage is my treasure: trunks full of antique homespun made in Italy hemp canvas. It is hard to explain with words what I feel when I touch this material and when I hear the soft sound that produces when rubbing it within my fingers. I even smell them and simply feel connected.
