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ancient meets modern

LIVING ROOM

Statement pieces, such as the gilded mirror and vintage chandelier, share the limelight.

LIVING ROOM

Teal walls provide a distinctive backdrop to the exceptional artwork and furnishings.

It takes courage, and a connoisseur’s eye, to intermingle such a diverse blend of styles, eras and colour combos. Ginevra and Giulio’s Italian apartment is a dedicated testimony to its ancient beginnings (built in the 12th century and once home to King Alboin), but there is another contemporary layer that adds an enchanting modern

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