An apartment in the Italian city is transformed into an elegant home and showcase for natural stone interiors
n the early noughties, Gabriele Salvatori was still enduring a long commute between Tuscany, where Salvatori, the family business was launched, and Milan where the opportunities for growth lay. He was looking for a pied-à-terre and also a showroom for the company, which specialises in stone for interiors. When he saw the first-floor space he was initially hesitant because of the cramped entryway.
“Aside from the natural light in the apartment, I also fell in love with the original floors which are from the 1800s,” Gabriele says. The natural stone floors follow a wave-like pattern similar to those on the pavements in Copacabana or Ipanema beach. “The colours of these mosaics were so modern – and I love the landscape artistGabriele’s floors are slightly concave because the building is old and when you walk on them there’s some movement.
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