Three areas of work, each done with the same attention to material quality and long-term thinking.
For residential and hospitality clients who want a complete service from concept to handover.
Start a conversationThis is our core service. We take a project from an initial brief — often quite vague — through space planning, material selection, furniture specification, contractor coordination, and final installation. We act as the single point of contact between the client and everyone doing the physical work.
We work on projects of 60 m² to around 800 m², residential and boutique hospitality. Our projects have been in Milan, Amsterdam, Florence, Bruges, Porto, and the German Rhine region. We don't have a geographic limit, but we do have a practical one: we need to be able to visit regularly, so anything more than four hours from Milan or Amsterdam needs a good reason.
Typical project duration is eight to eighteen months, depending on scope and the speed of construction. We charge a combination of design fees and a transparent markup on procurement — we'll explain the structure in detail when we talk.
For clients, architects, and studios who need direct access to Italian artisan production.
Discuss your needsWe've spent six years building relationships with stone quarries, fabric mills, ceramic workshops, and cabinetmakers across Italy. These aren't distributor relationships — we know the people who cut the stone and weave the fabric. That means we can specify materials that aren't on any standard price list, negotiate minimum quantities that work for single-residence projects, and catch quality issues before shipment.
This service is available to other architects and designers, typically on a project-by-project basis. We charge a sourcing fee rather than a hidden markup, which we've found leads to cleaner relationships with everyone involved.
We can help with: marble and stone (Carrara, Bardiglio, Botticino, Tivoli travertine), terracotta floor tiles from Impruneta, handmade ceramics from Sicily and Puglia, linen and wool textiles from Prato and the Casentino, and custom cabinetry from workshops in Brianza and the Veneto.
We can't source contemporary Italian furniture brands (Cassina, Poliform, Minotti — those have regular distribution). Our network is for production that doesn't come with a standard catalogue.
Strategic and technical input for developers, property owners, and other studios.
Talk to usThis typically takes one of three forms. First: design direction for property developers who want a coherent interior brief before going to market with a larger studio. We help define the material palette, quality targets, and spatial principles that will guide the eventual fit-out. Second: independent review for projects already in design, where another studio or the client wants a second perspective on material choices or space planning decisions.
Third — and least glamorous but often most valuable — specification support. We'll review a contractor's proposed material substitutions and tell you honestly whether they're acceptable or not. On a large project, this service pays for itself quickly.
Consultancy engagements are priced by day rate or fixed-scope agreement depending on what makes sense. We can sometimes accommodate short engagements (two to four days) within a few weeks; longer projects need to be scheduled into our project calendar.
Every project starts with an honest conversation about scope, budget, and fit. There's no pressure and no commitment in the first meeting.
Use the contact form or email directly. Tell us as much or as little as you know about the project.
A 30-minute call to understand the project and see if there's a fit. No slides, no pitch deck.
If there's a fit, we write a straightforward proposal: scope, fees, timeline, and how we structure the relationship.
Before any design work, we visit the space. Everything starts from what we actually see.