Dimore Studio design art deco-inspired Lagrange12 in Turin

Lagrange12, a new luxury multi-brand boutique housed in a 17th century Palazzi in the centre of Turin, was designed by in-demand interior designers Dimore Studio

(Image credit: Dimore Studio)

By Ali Morris

last updated 31 October 2022

in Features

Dimore Studio, the Milanese interior designers led by Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, are much in demand with fashion’s finest. Their ability to harmoniously fuse the past and present into one timeless package has seen them create interiors for everyone from Hermès to Maison Kitsune. Joining their client list this month is Lagrange12, a new luxury multi-brand boutique housed in a 17th century Palazzi in the centre of Turin.

Spread over two floors with grand high ceilings and generously proportioned rooms, the 800 sq m space layers Art Deco-inspired materials with classic furniture from the 1940s and 1950s. 'We wanted to underline the important proportions of the space while creating a welcoming and elegant environment,' explain the designers. 'We were inspired by the language of Italian design from the 1930s and 1940s, reinterpreted in a modern way.'

Floor-to-ceiling brass-edged Alcantara panels line the walls, while the floor is divided up into angular sections of carpet, grey polished cement, black resin and black granite that define the store’s layout. Overhead, a series of large abstract ceiling ‘chandeliers’ layer geometric shapes that reference the building’s grandiose architecture.

Snaking across the shop floor is a maze of custom made display rails made from black-painted iron and stainless steel that display creations from every major fashion house under the sun. These sculptural beasts, the designers say, were inspired by the works of American artist Oscar Tuazon, and as well as Louise Bourgeois’ monumental ‘spiders’. In order to showcase smaller items and accessories the Milanese duo commissioned a series bronze clad trunk containers – another reference to the 1920s and 1930s – which are opened up around the store to reveal silk-lined interiors equipped with shelves and small hanger rails.

In contrast to the darkly atmospheric main spaces, a brighter mood prevails in the store’s corridors where Ming green marble lines the floors and ceilings, and walls are painted in a glossy yellow. Here a brushed steel staircase connects the ground and first levels illuminated by lamps that were custom designed for the space.

Spread over two floors with grand high ceilings and generously proportioned rooms, the 800 sq m space layers Art Deco-inspired materials with classic furniture from the 1940s and 1950s

The Turin store boasts no less than five entrances of which three are on Via Lagrange and two on Via Giolitti

The Art Deco period — Materials like green glass, black painted iron, oxidised and polished steel reference the Art Deco period

Floor-to-ceiling brass-edged Alcantara panels line the walls, while the floor is divided up into angular sections of carpet, grey polished cement, black resin and black granite that define the store’s layout

Large abstract ceiling ‘chandeliers’ layer geometric shapes — Overhead, a series of large abstract ceiling ‘chandeliers’ layer geometric shapes that reference the building’s grandiose architecture

Snaking across the shop floor is a maze of custom made display rails made from black-painted iron and stainless steel that display creations from every major fashion house under the sun

Vico Magestretti’s ‘Lambda’ sconce lamps, Studio B.B.P.R. 'Euterpe' scones and floor lamps and table lamps by Stilnovo sit alongside furniture classics such as an original LC4 chaise longue by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, and armchairs by Giò Ponti and Paolo Buffa

In contrast to the darkly atmospheric main spaces, a brighter mood prevails in the store’s corridors where green ming marble lines the floors and ceilings, and walls are painted in a glossy yellow

INFORMATION

For more information, visit the Lagrange12 website

ADDRESS

Via Lagrange 12
10123 Torino, Italy

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Ali Morris is a UK-based editor, writer and creative consultant specialising in design, interiors and architecture. In her 16 years as a design writer, Ali has travelled the world, crafting articles about creative projects, products, places and people for titles such as Dezeen, Wallpaper* and Kinfolk.

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