The glitter of a bygone century. The Liberty Quarter and Villa Necchi Campiglio.
Europe is entering a new 20th century.
Everyone is looking forward to unclouded happiness, justice and abundance. Milan is changing before your eyes, luxurious mansions in the new and very fashionable Art Nouveau style (in the capital of Lombardy this style will be called Liberty) are appearing on the city’s main streets.
But soon it will all be over, the First World War will begin and the openwork wrought iron grilles and exquisite mosaics will become too expensive.
You will walk through one of the city’s most beautiful neighbourhoods, where the Milanese nobility still live. By the way, Dolce & Gabbana’s penthouse and Trussardi’s flat are also here.
And then you will find yourself in the 1930s and visit the elegant villa of Necchi Campiglia, where even the crowned personages often stayed.
The historic residence is a house museum in the city of Milan. It was founded in May 2008. It is located on Via Mozarta in a building built in 1932-1935 of Italian rationalism, designed by Piero Portaluppi; the architect Tomaso Buzzi is the author of the interiors.
In the early 50s, the Necchi, returning to their home, hired the famous decorator Tomaso Buzzi. He brought 19th-century classics into the villa and hung the tapestries he loved. Some rooms, surprisingly, have not undergone any changes and have been preserved as they were designed by Portaluppi. For example, in the film “I Am Love” you can see the famous corner room of the conservatory. Everything remains as it was before – the asymmetrical travertine floor, the emerald upholstery of the upholstered furniture, the neat coffee table…
If you haven’t seen the film, now you have a reason to get to know not only the work of director Guandonini, but also the extraordinary Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan.
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