Boat International - May 2018

DESIGN REPORT

PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES; ANDREA MARIANI, COURTESTY OF SALONE DEL MO

BILE, MILANO

Salone special

s president of the Luxury Living Group – a high-

end interior design firm whose brands include

Fendi Casa, Bentley Home and Trussardi Casa –

Salone del Mobile is key to helping Rafaella Vignatelli keep

her finger on the

pulse of the latest

design trends.

Headquartered at

the Palazzo Orsi Mangelli in Forlì, near

Bologna, the group has had a presence at

Salone del Mobile for more than 40 years.

The best things about Salone?

There is an energy and excitement born

of the intensity of the show that makes it

such an engaging and inspirational

environment for new ideas

What happens after Salone?

I like to stay with my family and spend

some time at the company offices.

Everyday contact with employees is one

of the things I love most about my job.

Their passion prompts me to do my best

and turn their ideas into results

Rafaella Vignatelli

President, Luxury Living Group

Salone del Mobile veteran with over a decade’s worth

of shows under his belt, Nerio Alessandri, founder of

Technogym, regards the fair as a key opportunity for his

business. After celebrating the opening of Technogym’s flagship

store on Via Durini in Milan during 2017’s edition, the brand will

return this year to showcase its Personal line of high-tech home

gym equipment designed in collaboration with Antonio Citterio.

Stay: Palazzo Parigi

Eat: Salumaio for a traditional bite; Seta at the Mandarin Oriental

for a more sophisticated menu

Visit: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Cenacolo Vinciano (The Last Supper)

and Pinacoteca di Brera gallery

Unwind: With a late spring weekend at the seaside

Nerio Alessandri

Founder, Technogym

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Alessandri suggests a stay at the

Palazzo Parigi, above, and an outing to

the Pinacoteca gallery in Brera, top

Above: the stunning Palazzo Orsi Mangelli, is a

fitting headquarters for the Luxury Living Group

“I’m an industrial

designer so what I

really like is to get lost

within the pavilions and

discover what’s new and

cool. Over the years,

it has evolved into a

multifaceted cultural

and lifestyle event

showcasing Italian

lifestyle at its best –

I love the energy”

For 2018 Fendi Casa will present

new designs created in collaboration

with architect Thierry Lemaire and

introduce the new ONE sofa, the

first from the brand to come with

fully removable covers. In another

first, the Luxury Living Group will

also announce Bentley Home’s first

kitchen, designed by Carlo Columbo.

Luxury Living

at Salone

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