Britt Moran and Emiliano Salsi may be famously reserved, but the Milanese masters behind Dimore Studio are always busy. Their presence was felt throughout the city during Milan Design Week, and not only at his two recently closed restaurants, Trattoria del Chiumbia and the glamorous Caruso Nuovo at the landmark Grand Hotel ede Milano.
What attracted the crowd was the usual conversion of an apartment on the historic Via Solferino, where the duo was completely decked out in dark fabrics to create the atmosphere of a pitch-black tent on a star-studded night. I covered it. Placed throughout are bits and pieces of studio furniture, and the lack of any real home environment or context gives it space to really shine. The mood for the evening is set perfectly with a leopard-print daybed, scarlet velvet armchair, and gold-plated room dividers that shimmer in space and exude a sense of 70s decadence.
Interni Venosta, the duo’s new bespoke furniture collection in partnership with Tuscan manufacturer Fabbri Services, has a feel of the era. Reflecting the visionary spirit of the late Italian designer Carla Venosta, the timeless Milanese elegance and straight lines of seminal American artists Donald Judd, Carl Andre and Walter De Maria It combines minimalism.
The first line includes seven objects, from a classic framed glass coffee table to a space-age ceiling lamp, all made from premium materials such as brushed steel and walnut. The film quickly became one of his most anticipated debuts of the past week, thanks to its photogenic location. It’s his Gipsoteca Fumagalli e Dossi’s quaint plaster workshop in Brera, where several work-in-progress maquettes are on display, highlighting Dimore’s exacting touch.
All photography by Andrea Ferrari.