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Italian designer Andrea Dall’Olio’s home is a carnival of texture and colour

This Milanese home is an exercise in Baroque beauty.

Experimental textile and furniture designer Andrea Dall’Olio’s Milanese home is testament to his creative spirit. It’s an expression of his life, his passions and his love of travel against the dark-grey backdrop of a former factory, which has been reconfigured to allow as much light to enter as possible. Here, the designer’s exuberant fabrics are highlighted and complemented by a selection of his contemporary creations.

Located not far from Milan’s historic centre, the 1950s building occupies 2,150sqft around a lush tropical courtyard. Each room within the enchanting abode, some of which boast soaring 13-feet-high ceilings, has been carefully considered to play with spaces and objects, and to preserve a sense of privacy. In order to enhance the richness of the appointments, adornments and embellishments, a palette of neutral, unobtrusive greys ranging from light to dark has been applied to the walls throughout.

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As an aesthete, Andrea blends styles, superimposes images and collects objects.

The living room in the atelier embraces Italian heritage and gives it a modern edge with mid-century silhouettes upholstered in silk brocade from Andrea's collection, IKEA sofas and scenes of ancient Rome.

Andrea's office space defies expectations and echoes the verdant courtyard beyond, creating an inspiring and inviting ambience for the designer.

Appearances are not always quite as they seem, with custom-made gold cabinets cleverly concealing kitchen appliances. Andrea in his study.

The living room extols opulence with sumptuous silks and velvets from Andrea's own collection, intricate wood panels and antique Bohemian crystal chandeliers.

A daybed draped in exquisite floral fabrics and embroideries, as well as animated paintings of flowers, echo the garden beyond.

The spare bedroom is an ode to Northern African exoticism with Berber rugs, Moroccan vases, evocative paintings and cushions designed by Andrea, all united by a resonant palette of opulent violet.