When Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin— the duo behind Formafantasma– returned to Italy in 2022 after more than a years in the Netherlands, they commence remodeling not one but 2 kitchens in Milan. The couple, who established the studio in 2009 after meeting at the Style Academy Eindhoven, now divide their practice between Milan and Rotterdam; their Milan base comprises both a remodelled studio and a nearby apartment or condo, each with its own unique kitchen.
The first lies within their studio on Via Assab, a former commercial complex the designers refurbished to consist of workspaces in addition to a living area, bed room, and kitchen. Furnished with modules from Really Simple: Cooking area, the room pairs fade yellow cabinetry with a countertop using tiles from the ExCinere collection the designers developed for Dzek– a quiet interaction of surface area and tone. Soon after completing the space, the set turned their attention to their home: a third-floor apartment or condo in a 1930s structure near Stazione Centrale. In a 1970s-inflected dining-room provided with a Marcel Breuer chairs, a stainless-steel kitchen by Extremely Easy: Cooking area anchors the area– another study in restraint, however with a different edge. Join us for a take a look at the two areas.
Photography by Chiara Quadri from Very Simple: Kitchen area.
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Above: Farresin and Trimarchi sit in their apartment or condo refurbished in a spectrum of yellow. The duo is flanked by lighting from Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni(left)and Isamu Noguchi(right). Above: Tile from the ExCinere collection is carried out as flooring and table. Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs surround the table. Overhead is the Noguchi Akari 15A Pendant.
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In your home, the designers incorporated the stainless-steel design of Really Easy: Kitchen in addition to custom-made cabinetry in cherry and yellow-painted wood. On the counter are containers from Bordallo Pinheiro. Studio Above: Set up in the Formafantasma studio is a cooking area module in pale yellow-painted metal. Trimarchi and Farresin dealt with the ExCinere tile as counter top material and incorporated on wall-mounted cabinets. Above: A Franke faucet and stainless-steel sink. Above: A closer look at the volcanic ash-glazed tiles. Above: A larger view of the galley kitchen area. The kitchen is lit by a Taccia Light created by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni on the counter top and a Jasper Morrison Glo-Ball Wall Lamp. For more in a similar scheme, see our posts: Cooking area(s)of the Week: 13 On-Trend Sunny Yellow Spaces 10 Easy Pieces: Architects ‘Favorite Yellow Paint Picks 10 Easy Pieces: Architects’Favorite Butter Yellow Paint Chooses