My idea of a home is that homes should resemble
the people who live in
I think it was uninhabited for at least 15 or 20 years
so when it came I loved it
because it was still in its original conditions
There is a mixture of furniture, antique furniture existing
that I inherited from my parents
because they were antique dealers
and I also introduced some pieces
that I produced for my galleries
so those are additions
I always lived with that fish at home
In Italian it's called the "luccio"
The painter was a local painter here
so I think it has a relationship
and it's something quite logical to be here
The size corresponded to what I wanted
I wanted a nice living room
a few bedrooms
I didn't want anything big
The floors are made in the same place
with the same clay
where they made it for centuries
here on the lake
The frescoes are original to the house
and they had those corners with flowers
so I thought from there work on the wall sconces
on the same theme of flowers
which I made myself, with my own hands
and painted, and tried to imitate the color of the ceiling
There is some humor, definitely, yes
some playfulness in my work
It's not always there, not systematically
but there is, there is, definitely
Mainly, I always wanted something on the water
because I swim every day of my life
Water is an element I need to live with
and to be near to
To be frank, I never really worked here
I usually work in places that are very anonymous
almost gloomy
whereas when the scenery is being so beautiful
I can't work
Unfortunately, I think that there is
a big uniformity all over the world
that makes everything very, very similar
and very impersonal
very little imagination, I think
I guess it resembled me, this house, somehow
I can dream