Winning at art-level fashion, furniture and cars since Brunelleschi was a lad, Italians absolutely do it better. It’s the small things – Bottega’s signature intrecciato woven details – plus the big things (Marni’s sense of colour, Prada’s serious intent) and the sheer swagger that rule. Even the craziest-seeming ideas end up as classics: Memphis Studios’ postmodernism, Mario Bellini’s voluptuous 1970s sofas for B&B Italia. And to balance out the quirky Fornasetti, here comes the soothing, expensive understatement of Armani, Armani, ah ah Armani… 
photography RICHIE TALBOY
art direction CAMILO GONZALEZ
styling ADRI LACAITA
makeup KATE TIGHE
hair ELVIRE ROUX
production CUBE COLLECTIVE
project management ANNA HOLMFELD
writer SOPHIE DENING
assist SABINA WESTON
layout CAMILO GONZALEZ
retouch ALE JIMENEZ
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