The striking red, along with a zebra-print
rug and a marble-topped coffee table featuring
hues of golden brown and white, turns a mere
foyer into aspace that makes a bold statement
on its own, even if you aren’t there to linger.
Anotherfoyer area in the home—the
entrance—offers a different vibe, with
the walls covered in exquisite De Gournay
wallpaper featuring a flowering tree and
birds on a pretty blue background, as Osorio
wanted the area to resemble a winter garden.
“It is because of this wallpaper that my
collaboration with De Gournay started,” says
Osorio, referring to the Amazonia wallpaper
print on. “It all came about naturally as they
happened to see pictures of my house and we
got to know each other.”
Osorio’s first foray into the field of home
and interior design was an enticing one
both for him and fans of De Gournay and
Aquazzura. “I would love to branch out to
interiors and homeware. I created Aquazzura
thinking of making it into a lifestyle brand,
and apart from natural extensions for the
brand like sunglasses, perfumes, and bags, I
would love to do things for the home; things
that encompass a lifestyle.”
In the meantime, Osorio continues to
add to his home treasures found in antique
markets, auctions, and art and design fairs
around the world, making it a design narrative
of his life and travels.
“I’m passionate about art, design, and
antiques, so it has been a process and it has
taken years to collect all the special items
you see around, as they have been sourced
personally by Ricardo, me, and Casa do
Passadiço,” says Osorio. “Every year I add
maybe a different painting or I add more
sculptures. It tells a story of the things that
I like, of my trips. There are corals that I
found from different places or things that
I bought. It is a story of the last few years
of my life in a way.”“I’m passionate about art, design
and antiques, so it has been a
process and it has taken years to
collect all the special items you
see around”
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