How to interpret through a contemporary lens the sum of art, beauty, luxury, history and heritage that the mythical Villa Medici has stood for since its foundation? Contemporary design might have an answer… or three. The Re-enchanting Villa Medici project will redesign the historie interiors of the villa with the help of contemporary creators of the first order: India Mahdavi is the designer behind their most recent project.
Sometimes, in fairy tales, the characters fall asleep for a hundred years and wake up again as if nothing had happened. That's the thing about charms. The Villa Medici, home of the French Academy in Rome, has launched a vast renovation and refurbishment project with the aim of promoting contemporary design andis the very word that has been chosen to give it its name:
