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Creative Direction Studio

Working Internationally

Spaces
with Soul.

Private interior consultancy for homes, villas and hospitality projects. Every consultation is written from scratch around the client's project.

Warm minimal villa interior in travertine, linen and dark timber

Approach

  • 01Intention
  • 02Atmosphere
  • 03Budget
  • 04The people it is for
  • 05Functionality
  • 06Design language

Every project begins with understanding.

No two properties are the same. A villa asks different questions than a family residence or a restaurant. We begin with the intention, the people it is for and how the space should be lived — never with a moodboard.

Every proposal is written from scratch. There are no standard furnishing packages, no catalogue lists, no repeated interiors. Direction comes first; product follows.

Luxury is not decoration — it is coherence, atmosphere, craftsmanship and care held together over time.

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Travertine, bronze, oak and linen material samples

Mission

Interiors with purpose.

Materials chosen for how they age. Light considered before furniture. Atmosphere treated as an asset, not an afterthought.

01

Coherence

02

Atmosphere

03

Craftsmanship

04

Intelligence

Process

How we work.

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01

Consultation

A private conversation about the property, the objective and the people it is intended for.

02

Strategy

We define positioning, atmosphere and the decisions that will carry the most value.

03

Personalised Proposal

A written direction and quotation built specifically around your project — never a package.

04

Design & Sourcing

Materials, furniture and craftsmanship selected for coherence, longevity and character.

05

Project Support

Coordination and creative oversight until the space reads exactly as intended.

Conceptual Direction

A language, not a catalogue.

Direction is not tied to a type of space. It is light, matter, air, quiet, tradition and authenticity — read differently in every property we are asked to work on.

How a room is read before anything is placed in it.
01

Light

How a room is read before anything is placed in it.

What is left out, and why it matters.
02

Quiet

What is left out, and why it matters.

Surfaces chosen for how they age.
03

Matter

Surfaces chosen for how they age.

The threshold between inside and outside.
04

Air

The threshold between inside and outside.

Gestures and techniques inherited, not invented.
05

Tradition

Gestures and techniques inherited, not invented.

Materials that are what they appear to be.
06

Authenticity

Materials that are what they appear to be.

In Their Words

Conversations that became spaces.

They understood the villa before we did. The atmosphere they created is the reason guests write to us after they leave.

Elena M.

Private Villa — Lake Como, Italy

Every choice was explained, every material justified. Nothing was decorative for its own sake, and the result feels effortless.

Marc D.

Boutique Hotel — Puglia, Italy

We expected a design service. We received a conversation that clarified what the house was supposed to be.

Sarah & Tom R.

Private Residence — Tuscany, Italy

They understood the spirit of the house immediately. Real listening, honest materials, nothing forced.

Giulia F.

Family Home — Lake Como, Italy

Clear and very elegant direction. The restaurant found an atmosphere our guests recognise.

Lorenzo B.

Restaurant — Tuscany, Italy

The consultation alone was worth the project. In two meetings we understood what to do and, above all, what not to do.

Chiara V.

Country House — Umbria, Italy

Their advice saved us from three expensive mistakes before a single order was placed. Honest, precise, unhurried.

James & Anna P.

Villa — Amalfi Coast, Italy

They listened more than they proposed. The result looks like us, not like a catalogue.

Alessandro T.

Historic Apartment — Venice, Italy

Every recommendation came with a reason. The consultation was the most useful part of the whole project.

Nadia K.

Relais — Val d'Orcia, Italy

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Let's Talk About Your Project.

Every engagement starts with a confidential conversation — no packages, no assumptions.

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