The small penthouse in Turku, Finland, designed by Maurizio Giovannoni, Which the designer himself has sent us some pictures.
“The apartment is a small penthouse in Turku (about 65 sqm.); before the renovation too many doors closed the spaces and the passage of light, moreover the bedroom “enjoyed” the most beautiful view on the historical emergencies of Turku; bringing light and creating a relaxing living space where my client could read were my goals.
The partial demolition of the walls was a natural consequence as was the inversion in plan between the bedroom and the living room. Once this was established, together with my client we chose the "concept", we organized all these details that would color the spaces bianca while he was in Rome and in the subsequent 400 emails: the result is what I now consider my style, a union between different cultures, there is nothing that stimulates me more than studying the countries and becoming a recognizable part of them, a 'added I would say but never intrusive. The floor is covered in white lacquered ash, the shelves are in birch and the table is also in birch but "burnt", wood is a constant presence in the project and for the Finnish people, but the real attention is catalyzed by the nature represented on the wallpaper, with colors and contrasts and that typically "Mediterranean" courage, the supplies themselves are a mix of the two cultures of the past and present; Grandma's armchair is a vintage piece from the 60s as is the red lamp, the arch that frames the wallpaper is the famous Twiggy by Foscarini and the pendant lamps are the Olimpia model by Ideal Lux, also Italian. .everything coexists in perfect harmony.”









Photo by Mikko Ala-Peijari